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sj0070
Joined: 16 Aug 2015
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Concentration: Strategy, Technology
Schools: Smeal Penn'18 (A$) Fisher '18 (WL) Duke '18 (WL) Scheller '18 (WL) Kelley '18 (D) Simon '18 (A$) Olin '18 (S)
WE:Consulting (Consulting)
Schools: Smeal Penn'18 (A$) Fisher '18 (WL) Duke '18 (WL) Scheller '18 (WL) Kelley '18 (D) Simon '18 (A$) Olin '18 (S)
Posts: 91
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01 Oct 2015, 12:26
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Hello Everyone,
Just took my first every GMAT, 1 Month of preps, a rather intensive work schedule and managed a score of 690(Q49/V35/IR3/ AWA-Awaited).
After being out of touch from books for almost 6 years, I think this was the max I could go to. And hence had realistic expectations from the exam.
So with GMAT out, the bigger battle is yet to begin, and I need your assistance on profile evaluation and Retake comments.
As everyone says, GMAT is just a part of the puzzle, so does the below content complete the puzzle?
Profile-
Work Experience- 5.2 years now (6 at the start of the program- Fall 2016)
Work Experience Summary-
Company1
- Airtel (World's 3rd Largest Telecom) (June'15 Onwards)
- Profile- Manager- Business Solutions
- Job Desc- Account Management, Business Development, Consultative Selling and Revenue Management, Client Relationship Management. Working on building new
business lines in Digital Technologies as a part of 'Digital India' push. Revenue based role.
-USP- Architected a large merger for building a new business line with a potential revenue generation possibility of $50 Million. (In process)
Company2
-Trafigura (One of the world's largest commodity traders) (Aug'14 to Apr'15) (Career Exploration)
- Profile- Senior Consultant- Business Consulting
- Job Desc- Global business consulting, Business Strategy for new markets in Europe and Americas, Worked across group functions in Energy and Logistics domains.
- USP- Worked on the business strategy for a $6 Billion company's new market entry.
Company3
-Accenture (Jul 2010 to Aug 2014) (Career Start)
-Profile- Team Lead- Business Development and Tech Consulting
-Job Desc- Business Development, Technology consulting, Global business consulting. Industry exposure- Aviation, Logistics, Telecom
-USP- Promoted 3 times in 3 years (A rarity in an Big 4 type org's), Numerous Awards, Worked on one of the largest roll outs for cloud business for a European Telco.
Worked with a spectrum of clients in Telecom, Hi Tech, Aviation space. Great international experience. Vertical exposure- Procurement, Finance, Operations,
Consulting, Technology. Too good to be true, but it is, and anyone who has worked in Accenture would know how tough it is to do it all in such orgs.
Education Summary-
Undergrad- B.Tech Computer Science (4 year program)
Tier 2 College in India, GPA 7/10, Equivalent to 75% Indian Standard.
Extracurricular- Lead the Finance and Marketing committees for university board. Various societies like, Debating, Dramatics etc.
Research Papers- 1. Carbon credit market potential (Published in Local Indian Conference)
2. VLSI something (Published in IEEE)
Social work Summary-
Well, I actually never did it thinking I would use it for applying to a B-School. But in case it adds some merit, here it goes.
Organization- Teach for India
- Was the Young Professional Ambassador for Teach for India (2011-2013) [Parent Org- Teach for America]
- Setup a City Chapter for the same, aided fellowship growth, organized events for promotion, setup corporate tie ups for sabbatical based fellowships.
- Adjudged the Best YPA
Entrepreneurship Experience-
To capitalize on the growing eCommerce boom in India, founded a company in 2011, called https://www.sprinkolors.com (Still Exists)
-The intent was to promote merchandise for social organizations, and make this as a For Profit Model.
-Ran the company for 2 years, made mistakes, barely made money for operations and in the end pivoted it to bulk manufacturing and integrated with the family
business. All this was done while I was working, so probably the biggest mistake was not quitting the job. But nevertheless, although the online business
collapsed, the company survived.
Other Interests-
- Working in the stock markets in a personal capacity since the last 10 years (eligible age), made lots of money, lost lots of money during sub prime. Follow
financial markets and business economics closely.
- Photography- as a passion, do it on a professional level, have a body of work to showcase.
- Swimming, Basketball, - Not at pro levels, but decent enough to give anyone a decent game.
- Blogging- via Medium.com, any and everything from politics, to economics etc.
Recommendations-
- Top Industry Leaders (C Suite Execs)
- Past clients
Why MBA and Expectations-
- Specialize, add run rate to the profile, prepare for a marathon.
- Post MBA Expectation- Strategy Consulting in Tech Space, Operations. Important to note here is that although we brag about post MBA goals, given a choice I
would prefer to be flexible. Since, I might pick some extremely new and valuable skills during the program which might alter my interests. Businesses evolve \
faster than we think today.
Target Schools- (I have researched less on schools, so kindly help me put perspective to this)
Ross, Kelley, SDA, HEC, Broad, UTD, Vanderbilt, Fisher
Feedback appreciated.
Just took my first every GMAT, 1 Month of preps, a rather intensive work schedule and managed a score of 690(Q49/V35/IR3/ AWA-Awaited).
After being out of touch from books for almost 6 years, I think this was the max I could go to. And hence had realistic expectations from the exam.
So with GMAT out, the bigger battle is yet to begin, and I need your assistance on profile evaluation and Retake comments.
As everyone says, GMAT is just a part of the puzzle, so does the below content complete the puzzle?
Profile-
Work Experience- 5.2 years now (6 at the start of the program- Fall 2016)
Work Experience Summary-
Company1
- Airtel (World's 3rd Largest Telecom) (June'15 Onwards)
- Profile- Manager- Business Solutions
- Job Desc- Account Management, Business Development, Consultative Selling and Revenue Management, Client Relationship Management. Working on building new
business lines in Digital Technologies as a part of 'Digital India' push. Revenue based role.
-USP- Architected a large merger for building a new business line with a potential revenue generation possibility of $50 Million. (In process)
Company2
-Trafigura (One of the world's largest commodity traders) (Aug'14 to Apr'15) (Career Exploration)
- Profile- Senior Consultant- Business Consulting
- Job Desc- Global business consulting, Business Strategy for new markets in Europe and Americas, Worked across group functions in Energy and Logistics domains.
- USP- Worked on the business strategy for a $6 Billion company's new market entry.
Company3
-Accenture (Jul 2010 to Aug 2014) (Career Start)
-Profile- Team Lead- Business Development and Tech Consulting
-Job Desc- Business Development, Technology consulting, Global business consulting. Industry exposure- Aviation, Logistics, Telecom
-USP- Promoted 3 times in 3 years (A rarity in an Big 4 type org's), Numerous Awards, Worked on one of the largest roll outs for cloud business for a European Telco.
Worked with a spectrum of clients in Telecom, Hi Tech, Aviation space. Great international experience. Vertical exposure- Procurement, Finance, Operations,
Consulting, Technology. Too good to be true, but it is, and anyone who has worked in Accenture would know how tough it is to do it all in such orgs.
Education Summary-
Undergrad- B.Tech Computer Science (4 year program)
Tier 2 College in India, GPA 7/10, Equivalent to 75% Indian Standard.
Extracurricular- Lead the Finance and Marketing committees for university board. Various societies like, Debating, Dramatics etc.
Research Papers- 1. Carbon credit market potential (Published in Local Indian Conference)
2. VLSI something (Published in IEEE)
Social work Summary-
Well, I actually never did it thinking I would use it for applying to a B-School. But in case it adds some merit, here it goes.
Organization- Teach for India
- Was the Young Professional Ambassador for Teach for India (2011-2013) [Parent Org- Teach for America]
- Setup a City Chapter for the same, aided fellowship growth, organized events for promotion, setup corporate tie ups for sabbatical based fellowships.
- Adjudged the Best YPA
Entrepreneurship Experience-
To capitalize on the growing eCommerce boom in India, founded a company in 2011, called https://www.sprinkolors.com (Still Exists)
-The intent was to promote merchandise for social organizations, and make this as a For Profit Model.
-Ran the company for 2 years, made mistakes, barely made money for operations and in the end pivoted it to bulk manufacturing and integrated with the family
business. All this was done while I was working, so probably the biggest mistake was not quitting the job. But nevertheless, although the online business
collapsed, the company survived.
Other Interests-
- Working in the stock markets in a personal capacity since the last 10 years (eligible age), made lots of money, lost lots of money during sub prime. Follow
financial markets and business economics closely.
- Photography- as a passion, do it on a professional level, have a body of work to showcase.
- Swimming, Basketball, - Not at pro levels, but decent enough to give anyone a decent game.
- Blogging- via Medium.com, any and everything from politics, to economics etc.
Recommendations-
- Top Industry Leaders (C Suite Execs)
- Past clients
Why MBA and Expectations-
- Specialize, add run rate to the profile, prepare for a marathon.
- Post MBA Expectation- Strategy Consulting in Tech Space, Operations. Important to note here is that although we brag about post MBA goals, given a choice I
would prefer to be flexible. Since, I might pick some extremely new and valuable skills during the program which might alter my interests. Businesses evolve \
faster than we think today.
Target Schools- (I have researched less on schools, so kindly help me put perspective to this)
Ross, Kelley, SDA, HEC, Broad, UTD, Vanderbilt, Fisher
Feedback appreciated.
05 Oct 2015, 18:26
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sj0070
Hey dude!
Nice profile!
So I hardly ever say this, especially to Indians with low GMATs, but you can probably even aim higher!
You have a few things in your profile that tell me (and the B-school) that you will make a great manager. First if your quickness in adaptation and change, but more importantly the rapidity of your progress in an industry in which it basically doesn't happen. (I mean big 4! super quick promotion schedule).
Yes, the schools see way too many Big 4 applications, and even lots of folks with far better GMATs than you. But they do NOT see 3 promotions in 3 years a lot. Nor do they get a lot of candidates who are getting LORs from C-suite folks.
And these things are really a sign of potential.
The rest of your profile is fine, and I'd suggest you add 2 Top 10 schools to your list.
Best,
Jon
sj0070
Joined: 16 Aug 2015
Last visit: 02 May 2016
Posts: 91
Own Kudos:
Given Kudos: 10
Concentration: Strategy, Technology
Schools: Smeal Penn'18 (A$) Fisher '18 (WL) Duke '18 (WL) Scheller '18 (WL) Kelley '18 (D) Simon '18 (A$) Olin '18 (S)
WE:Consulting (Consulting)
Schools: Smeal Penn'18 (A$) Fisher '18 (WL) Duke '18 (WL) Scheller '18 (WL) Kelley '18 (D) Simon '18 (A$) Olin '18 (S)
Posts: 91
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06 Oct 2015, 10:32
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Hi Jon,
Thanks a lot for the feedback. I just hope that the adcoms see the same value in the profile, and do not discount me based on my GMAT.
Rest, your feedback has made me decide not to retake GMAT, and will now try to break the myth that only high GMAT's from India are accepted.
Now onto essays and stuff, you stay happy, and will keep you posted on how much I can sell myself!
Regards
Sj
Thanks a lot for the feedback. I just hope that the adcoms see the same value in the profile, and do not discount me based on my GMAT.
Rest, your feedback has made me decide not to retake GMAT, and will now try to break the myth that only high GMAT's from India are accepted.
Now onto essays and stuff, you stay happy, and will keep you posted on how much I can sell myself!
Regards
Sj
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