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19 Jun 2014, 12:03
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Hi Everyone
First of all thanks to GMAT Club, which helped me a lot while my GMAT preparation.
As I gear up for the next task that is application process, I would require your help to evaluate my profile and suggest the B-schools I should target.
Profile:
GMAT - 710 (Q- 50, V - 36, IR - 7, AWA - 5.5)
Work experience till date - 24 months (3 years by the time a school starts in next Jul / Sept)
Education:
• Bachelor of Technology in Electronics and Communication engineering
• CGPA – 8.55/10
Experience:
1. Business Operations Associate in a big Sales and Marketing Consultancy firm (Past 1 year)
• Devised Incentive & Compensation (IC) plans that include target determination and estimation, payout-curve modeling and performance evaluation strategies for sales representatives of prominent US pharmaceuticals companies
• Performed market segmentation, node analyses and clustering to help our client target the right physician universe
• Developed benchmarking automation tools and SOPs that were highly appreciated by senior management team and adapted to be leveraged across multiple project streams within the firm
• Led a group of six people and got involved in end-to-end process execution from initiation of client communication to final delivery
2. Business Analyst - (Previous job - 1 Year)
• Performed decision support functions using mixed and predictive modeling, simulation and optimization, performance metrics design and drivers analysis, presentation formats, and business insights
• Communicating effectively with clients/onsite personnel and ensuring high-quality outputs to clients
Entrepreneurial Experience:
1. Career Counselling Workshops (Past 1 year) (I work on this on weekends)
• Organized career counseling workshops across various schools, conducted aptitude tests and helped students choose appropriate careers for them
• Developed go-to-market strategy involving pilot testing, location prioritization and entry strategy
2. Small Consultancy firm (Past 3 months) (I work on this on weekends)
• Helped small restaurants, boutique outlets to grow further and Leveraged my consulting job experience and strong statistics skills to perform data analyses and facilitate insight generation process
• Performed situational analysis and company analysis involving both primary and secondary research
• Provided resource optimization solutions and strategies to improve top line and bottom line
Cross-culture work-experience:
X- Culture, an international case study competition (Aug, 2013 – Dec, 2013)
• Successfully completed the project for Daimler’s Mercedes Benz that involved proposing a new truck design for developing markets such as South Africa and India
• Identified strengths and weaknesses of existing Benz trucks by carrying out extensive market opportunity analyses
• Worked as a team lead and managed co-ordination among the team members from different countries such as US, Ukraine, China and Ghana
Achievements:
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) – Certified course on Innovation and Commercialization, 2013
• National Merit Scholarship by Ministry of Human Resource Development Government of India
• Student Placement Coordinator Head at my university
• Organized group discussions & mock interviews for students to prepare for company interviews
• Non-technical events organizer and Marketing head of a club at my university
• Won national level robotics competitions
• Won an inter-institute gaming event
• Served as a cricket captain of my batch at university
• Published poems and non-technical articles in journals at institute level
COMMUNITY SERVICES
an NGO Group – An organization for Women’s Development (6 months)
• Initiated the utilization of social media to collaborate with other non-profit organizations
• Developed a data management system to help the group manage its bulk information
• Volunteered in educational training to under- privileged women
another NGO Foundation – A non-profit organization working for child education (Past 2 months)
• Provided volunteer services to under-privileged children of a School owned by the foundation
• Organized photography exhibitions to help the foundation in fund-raising
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I feel the need to improve my knowledge beyond just consultancy domain and to have a holistic view of finance, marketing, HR etc. to better manage my future goals.
However, my post MBA goal is to remain in consultancy field only.
Target Schools: Please help me select a balanced list of schools for myself. I believe MBA is once and want to pursue from some of the best colleges across the world.
My target list : Kellog, Wharton, ISB, INSEAD, Yale, Tuck, darden, Duke (Let me know to add and remove which of the schools from the list based on your profile evaluation)
Should I apply in R1 or R2 is also fine?
Thanks in advance for your valuable time and let me know if you need any further information.
First of all thanks to GMAT Club, which helped me a lot while my GMAT preparation.
As I gear up for the next task that is application process, I would require your help to evaluate my profile and suggest the B-schools I should target.
Profile:
GMAT - 710 (Q- 50, V - 36, IR - 7, AWA - 5.5)
Work experience till date - 24 months (3 years by the time a school starts in next Jul / Sept)
Education:
• Bachelor of Technology in Electronics and Communication engineering
• CGPA – 8.55/10
Experience:
1. Business Operations Associate in a big Sales and Marketing Consultancy firm (Past 1 year)
• Devised Incentive & Compensation (IC) plans that include target determination and estimation, payout-curve modeling and performance evaluation strategies for sales representatives of prominent US pharmaceuticals companies
• Performed market segmentation, node analyses and clustering to help our client target the right physician universe
• Developed benchmarking automation tools and SOPs that were highly appreciated by senior management team and adapted to be leveraged across multiple project streams within the firm
• Led a group of six people and got involved in end-to-end process execution from initiation of client communication to final delivery
2. Business Analyst - (Previous job - 1 Year)
• Performed decision support functions using mixed and predictive modeling, simulation and optimization, performance metrics design and drivers analysis, presentation formats, and business insights
• Communicating effectively with clients/onsite personnel and ensuring high-quality outputs to clients
Entrepreneurial Experience:
1. Career Counselling Workshops (Past 1 year) (I work on this on weekends)
• Organized career counseling workshops across various schools, conducted aptitude tests and helped students choose appropriate careers for them
• Developed go-to-market strategy involving pilot testing, location prioritization and entry strategy
2. Small Consultancy firm (Past 3 months) (I work on this on weekends)
• Helped small restaurants, boutique outlets to grow further and Leveraged my consulting job experience and strong statistics skills to perform data analyses and facilitate insight generation process
• Performed situational analysis and company analysis involving both primary and secondary research
• Provided resource optimization solutions and strategies to improve top line and bottom line
Cross-culture work-experience:
X- Culture, an international case study competition (Aug, 2013 – Dec, 2013)
• Successfully completed the project for Daimler’s Mercedes Benz that involved proposing a new truck design for developing markets such as South Africa and India
• Identified strengths and weaknesses of existing Benz trucks by carrying out extensive market opportunity analyses
• Worked as a team lead and managed co-ordination among the team members from different countries such as US, Ukraine, China and Ghana
Achievements:
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) – Certified course on Innovation and Commercialization, 2013
• National Merit Scholarship by Ministry of Human Resource Development Government of India
• Student Placement Coordinator Head at my university
• Organized group discussions & mock interviews for students to prepare for company interviews
• Non-technical events organizer and Marketing head of a club at my university
• Won national level robotics competitions
• Won an inter-institute gaming event
• Served as a cricket captain of my batch at university
• Published poems and non-technical articles in journals at institute level
COMMUNITY SERVICES
an NGO Group – An organization for Women’s Development (6 months)
• Initiated the utilization of social media to collaborate with other non-profit organizations
• Developed a data management system to help the group manage its bulk information
• Volunteered in educational training to under- privileged women
another NGO Foundation – A non-profit organization working for child education (Past 2 months)
• Provided volunteer services to under-privileged children of a School owned by the foundation
• Organized photography exhibitions to help the foundation in fund-raising
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I feel the need to improve my knowledge beyond just consultancy domain and to have a holistic view of finance, marketing, HR etc. to better manage my future goals.
However, my post MBA goal is to remain in consultancy field only.
Target Schools: Please help me select a balanced list of schools for myself. I believe MBA is once and want to pursue from some of the best colleges across the world.
My target list : Kellog, Wharton, ISB, INSEAD, Yale, Tuck, darden, Duke (Let me know to add and remove which of the schools from the list based on your profile evaluation)
Should I apply in R1 or R2 is also fine?
Thanks in advance for your valuable time and let me know if you need any further information.
20 Jun 2014, 09:34
Kudos
Bookmarks
Hi there,
Thanks so much for posting! Also, I LOVE all the information - absolutely fantastic. Definitely helps me give you a better set of answers! So, without further ado, let's do this!
Academics
You have a fantastic GPA in a difficult major. But you haven't mentioned where you went to school? I assume, however, with your GPA that was first class distinction, so that's great no matter where you went. But if you tell me that was at an IIT, well, that'll seal the deal! Your GMAT is pretty average / bit below average for your peer set. Also, your verbal is concerning. You clearly rocked Quant but a 36 is a low raw and percentile score. Do you have plans to retake the exam? I'd love your GMAT to be a bit higher overall, but I'd really just like a higher Verbal in particular! Of note, you were really involved in undergrad and that's great to see. It'll matter a lot because you're only a couple of years out. How that comes together to establish trajectory will be important!
Professional Experiences
2 years of experience is a bit on the low side but you have consulting experience which can be ok as long as you're outperforming your peer set. If you haven't gotten high rankings, then that's something to discuss. But you're working for a large firm and you're clearly doing some great work. You have leadership, design, implementation, etc. experience and that's always a rich playground for showcasing strengths and pulling out awesome stories.
What I really like is your entrepreneurial section but I'd love some more information. The Career Counseling Workshop - did you launch it? Was it your brainchild? Did you have a team of cofounders? How much did you grow it and what are your plans? The other consultancy shop - is this your business or are you a part of a small enterprise? What kind of impact have you had? Have you grown? This is a really fantastic aspect to your professional profile and how this all comes together will be what determines if your profile has "stickyness" power (if folks will remember it, in other words)!
Involvement
As I mentioned, you were very involved in undergrad but it seems your involvement activities post-graduation are a bit more recent in nature. But that's ok - you have the entrepreneurial ventures to help offset that. You weren't just sitting on your hands - actually, I'd put the Career Counseling in this section which would really bolster this part of your profile. You're passionate and you walk the walk, so you have this covered.
Goals & Schools
Your goals are...pretty boring
. But that doesn't mean they're bad! It just means you're going to have to work really hard to help the admissions committees understand why an MBA makes sense, why NOW, and why THEIRS. Getting a general management foundation and going into consulting is a dime a dozen story so you'll have to dig MUCH deeper.
From a school perspective, if you're going into top tier consulting, you need to hit the top 16 schools. Within that, it comes down to what is important to you. Teaching styles, location, network, culture, etc. Give this page a read to figure out what you should be keeping in mind: [How to Choose MBA Programs]. To be honest, without a much deeper conversation, it's difficult to tell you which schools you should target. But, from a range perspective, you should extend it a bit. A couple of stretches are great but apply to a couple of 6 - 12 schools and add in a few of the 12 - 16 schools (McCombs, Johnson, etc.). None of these are safety programs, BUT, you're young. So if they ding you, you can reapply.
That, of course, assumes you are applying this year. Waiting a year might be a good option too. But that's up to you. I think you could make a run this year but understand reapplying might be necessary. Also, some of it comes down to the questions above (e.g. retaking the GMAT? Where'd you go to school, etc.).
As for which round, depends on how many schools you choose to apply to and what might change between the rounds. For example, if you're retaking the GMAT but not until September, might make sense to wait. Or if something big is coming along at work. If not, then you should apply R1 to as many programs as possible. We wrote a blog post about this a little while ago that might help you: [here].
I hope this helps answer your questions - if you have any others, don't hesitate to ask! If you want to chat in greater detail or need a hand with your applications, [sign up for a free consultation]!
Good luck!
Bhavik
Thanks so much for posting! Also, I LOVE all the information - absolutely fantastic. Definitely helps me give you a better set of answers! So, without further ado, let's do this!
Academics
You have a fantastic GPA in a difficult major. But you haven't mentioned where you went to school? I assume, however, with your GPA that was first class distinction, so that's great no matter where you went. But if you tell me that was at an IIT, well, that'll seal the deal! Your GMAT is pretty average / bit below average for your peer set. Also, your verbal is concerning. You clearly rocked Quant but a 36 is a low raw and percentile score. Do you have plans to retake the exam? I'd love your GMAT to be a bit higher overall, but I'd really just like a higher Verbal in particular! Of note, you were really involved in undergrad and that's great to see. It'll matter a lot because you're only a couple of years out. How that comes together to establish trajectory will be important!
Professional Experiences
2 years of experience is a bit on the low side but you have consulting experience which can be ok as long as you're outperforming your peer set. If you haven't gotten high rankings, then that's something to discuss. But you're working for a large firm and you're clearly doing some great work. You have leadership, design, implementation, etc. experience and that's always a rich playground for showcasing strengths and pulling out awesome stories.
What I really like is your entrepreneurial section but I'd love some more information. The Career Counseling Workshop - did you launch it? Was it your brainchild? Did you have a team of cofounders? How much did you grow it and what are your plans? The other consultancy shop - is this your business or are you a part of a small enterprise? What kind of impact have you had? Have you grown? This is a really fantastic aspect to your professional profile and how this all comes together will be what determines if your profile has "stickyness" power (if folks will remember it, in other words)!
Involvement
As I mentioned, you were very involved in undergrad but it seems your involvement activities post-graduation are a bit more recent in nature. But that's ok - you have the entrepreneurial ventures to help offset that. You weren't just sitting on your hands - actually, I'd put the Career Counseling in this section which would really bolster this part of your profile. You're passionate and you walk the walk, so you have this covered.
Goals & Schools
Your goals are...pretty boring
. But that doesn't mean they're bad! It just means you're going to have to work really hard to help the admissions committees understand why an MBA makes sense, why NOW, and why THEIRS. Getting a general management foundation and going into consulting is a dime a dozen story so you'll have to dig MUCH deeper. From a school perspective, if you're going into top tier consulting, you need to hit the top 16 schools. Within that, it comes down to what is important to you. Teaching styles, location, network, culture, etc. Give this page a read to figure out what you should be keeping in mind: [How to Choose MBA Programs]. To be honest, without a much deeper conversation, it's difficult to tell you which schools you should target. But, from a range perspective, you should extend it a bit. A couple of stretches are great but apply to a couple of 6 - 12 schools and add in a few of the 12 - 16 schools (McCombs, Johnson, etc.). None of these are safety programs, BUT, you're young. So if they ding you, you can reapply.
That, of course, assumes you are applying this year. Waiting a year might be a good option too. But that's up to you. I think you could make a run this year but understand reapplying might be necessary. Also, some of it comes down to the questions above (e.g. retaking the GMAT? Where'd you go to school, etc.).
As for which round, depends on how many schools you choose to apply to and what might change between the rounds. For example, if you're retaking the GMAT but not until September, might make sense to wait. Or if something big is coming along at work. If not, then you should apply R1 to as many programs as possible. We wrote a blog post about this a little while ago that might help you: [here].
I hope this helps answer your questions - if you have any others, don't hesitate to ask! If you want to chat in greater detail or need a hand with your applications, [sign up for a free consultation]!
Good luck!
Bhavik
20 Jun 2014, 13:23
Kudos
Bookmarks
Bhavik
Is there a better word for saying 'awesome', because that's a kind of profile evaluation I have received from your side!
Thanks a ton for your detailed analysis.
To answer your questions:
1. I am not from IITs; however, I do belong to one of top 30 engineering colleges in India.
2. Retaking GMAT - Surely not possible for at least next 3-4 months. I am currently working on multiple projects simultaneously, which won't allow me to study further for GMAT. I knew that the work was coming and that's why had given GMAT earlier. If I don't get through my targeted list this year, I may probably retake GMAT early next year.
3. Entrepreneurial experience:
a. Career counselling workshops: Yes, this was my idea and I along with my other partner started working on the same since the time I graduated. To validate my idea and thinking, I had to carry out a lot of hypothesis testing for about 3-4 months; the results of which pushed us to launch the start up finally in Apr'13. I had to design software to take aptitude tests for students, employ a team of 4 to carry out school-to-school marketing and set up my meetings with school principals and deans etc. I and my partner conduct a 2 day workshops for the students, in which we share all the information about various career opportunities available in India and conduct aptitude tests along with personalized student / parents interviews.
As I had to carry out these activities during weekends, I could only cover around 15-20 schools in the last one year; however, the experience was quite enriching. I developed a lot of confidence to talk to clients, created marketing strategies - failed on some of them and kept revisiting until I got some good ones, and most importantly, understood the nuances of doing a business.
b. Consultancy to small restaurants and businesses: This is again a weekend activity that I have started on my own. My strong statistics base along with consultancy experience helped me to identify right tactics for these people. I just started on this and have currently 3-4 clients. I carry out data analyses for them, generate useful insights and help these clients in implementation of my recommendations. One of the clients used to suffer a huge loss every month; I have already helped him reduce the loss to half. The next step is to break even!
Other information I had already listed in my previous post.
4. Goals: Yes, you are right. I need to re-phrase my goals in a more engaging manner. I would work on this and will ask you if I need any consultation from your side.
5. School list: I know my work ex is a bit low, but I see no harm in applying this year except the time and efforts! (What do you think?) As you suggested, I am planning to have a couple of stretch such as Kellog and Wharton / Haas, a couple of 6-12 ranking schools such as Ross and Tuck, and the final three schools - Fuqua, Mccombs and ISB.
After all of these, please tell me the realistic chances for the list mentioned.
Once again, kudos to you for your amazing feedback.
Thanks.
Is there a better word for saying 'awesome', because that's a kind of profile evaluation I have received from your side!
Thanks a ton for your detailed analysis.
To answer your questions:
1. I am not from IITs; however, I do belong to one of top 30 engineering colleges in India.
2. Retaking GMAT - Surely not possible for at least next 3-4 months. I am currently working on multiple projects simultaneously, which won't allow me to study further for GMAT. I knew that the work was coming and that's why had given GMAT earlier. If I don't get through my targeted list this year, I may probably retake GMAT early next year.
3. Entrepreneurial experience:
a. Career counselling workshops: Yes, this was my idea and I along with my other partner started working on the same since the time I graduated. To validate my idea and thinking, I had to carry out a lot of hypothesis testing for about 3-4 months; the results of which pushed us to launch the start up finally in Apr'13. I had to design software to take aptitude tests for students, employ a team of 4 to carry out school-to-school marketing and set up my meetings with school principals and deans etc. I and my partner conduct a 2 day workshops for the students, in which we share all the information about various career opportunities available in India and conduct aptitude tests along with personalized student / parents interviews.
As I had to carry out these activities during weekends, I could only cover around 15-20 schools in the last one year; however, the experience was quite enriching. I developed a lot of confidence to talk to clients, created marketing strategies - failed on some of them and kept revisiting until I got some good ones, and most importantly, understood the nuances of doing a business.
b. Consultancy to small restaurants and businesses: This is again a weekend activity that I have started on my own. My strong statistics base along with consultancy experience helped me to identify right tactics for these people. I just started on this and have currently 3-4 clients. I carry out data analyses for them, generate useful insights and help these clients in implementation of my recommendations. One of the clients used to suffer a huge loss every month; I have already helped him reduce the loss to half. The next step is to break even!
Other information I had already listed in my previous post.
4. Goals: Yes, you are right. I need to re-phrase my goals in a more engaging manner. I would work on this and will ask you if I need any consultation from your side.
5. School list: I know my work ex is a bit low, but I see no harm in applying this year except the time and efforts! (What do you think?) As you suggested, I am planning to have a couple of stretch such as Kellog and Wharton / Haas, a couple of 6-12 ranking schools such as Ross and Tuck, and the final three schools - Fuqua, Mccombs and ISB.
After all of these, please tell me the realistic chances for the list mentioned.
Once again, kudos to you for your amazing feedback.
Thanks.
