Profile Evalulation - Low Academics with 10 Years of Experience

Question

Dear Sir/Madam,

Request you to review my profile.

DOB: 28-Jun-83

12th with Commerce Background: 45% in 2001

Bachelors in Commerce: 39% in 2004

I have more than 10 years of experience in the service industries including Sales, Business Development and Client Relationship Management.

A middle management career professional in Financial, Outsourcing and Web related services, particularly in Insurance, Credit Cards, Manpower Outsourcing, Team Management and Search Engine Optimization.

Overall expertise domain extends over a detailed knowledge and experience of International Markets, having spent the past 10 years in India and the Middle East.

1.
Sr. CSA - Citifinancial - Personal Loans
Spanco Telesystems and Solutions Ltd. - SPARSH
September 2004 – February 2006 (1 year 6 months)Gurgaon, India

2.
Sales Manager - Personal Loans
Indiabulls Credit Services Ltd
February 2006 – February 2007 (1 year 1 month)Gurgaon, India

3.
Sales Manager - Agency
MetLife
March 2007 – December 2007 (10 months)Gurgaon, India

4.
Relationship Manager - Cards & Bancassurance
Spanco Golden Key Solutions
December 2007 – August 2010 (2 years 9 months)Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Oman

• Looking after the Sales Team (45 Direct Sales Agent + 10 Telesales Agents + 2 Team Leaders) of SAMBA Credit Cards (Saudi American Bank)
• Handling the daily Sales Operations of Bancassurance Products for AXA with National Bank Of Oman, with a team of 10 Relationship Officers and 63 Branches
• Responsible for a Telesales process of NBO Credit Cards along with Direct Sales Team of 35 Agents.
• Responsible for an Outbound Sales process of Mashreq Bank Credit Cards in Qatar.

5.
Head, Global Services
WEBBASIL Technologies Private Limited
October 2010 – January 2013 (2 years 4 months)Gurgaon, India

• Heading the various outbound sales process (Domestic & International) such as Pay Day Loans, Franchise Selling (B2B), Domain & Hosting Services and Various On-Job Training Program.
• Provide end to end learning solutions to various Life and General Insurance Companies through LMS and Online Testing Platform.
• Responsible for New Business Development, existing client operations, new project design and implementation.
• IT Outsourcing in Small and Medium Enterprises.
• Ensuring client satisfaction through continuous feedback and review meetings.
• Franchise Management
• Leadership and People Management.

6.
Senior Manager - Bancassurance
First Gulf Bank
February 2013 – Present (2 years 5 months)Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Currently, I am working in Dubai with First Gulf Bank (FGB) as a Senior Campaign Manager and handling a team of 30 Sales Officers. Also, I am generating a gross revenue of $1.5 Million and its keep on increasing.

My GMAT practice is going really good and I am achieving more than 750 in mock test. I am anticipated in getting the score of 750 in GMAT, but my academics were very low due to some personal responsibilities and lack of resources. Now, I am planning to do my MBA from one of the premiere institute of the world.

Shortlisted Business School:

1. London Business School
2. Insead
3. IE Business School, Spain
4. University of Cambridge: Judge
5. University of Oxford: Said
6. HEC, Paris
7. Cass: City University London
8. IESE Business School, Spain

Kindly evaluate my profile as I want to make my career in Banking & Insurance Industry.

Regards,
Hariom Juneja

VeritasPrepMike · Answer

With your background I'm wondering if you have considered an executive MBA program at all? I think it might be a much better fit for you given your profile. The importance placed on academics is lower in an executive program. At the same time experience and work accomplishments become much more important. For you, the building of a network that you will do in your executive program might be far more valuable and make the difference in why you should go there instead of a full time program.

FortunaAdmissionsMJ · Answer

Hi hariomjuneja,

I agree with Mike, an Executive MBA could be a good fit but I also don't discourage you yet from applying to a full time MBA. Your profile matches quite well for the schools you mentioned... they often take more 'senior' candidates than US schools - though often they take more experienced candidates who are looking to make a major career change i.e. Doctor into a management role. Overall, you've got some great experience, leadership skills/management, international experience which is key for the schools you mentioned, and an amazing (potential) gmat -keep up the good work with a 750!. All schools will be looking at your extra curricular involvement as well which you didn't mention.

Let me know if you want to speak with the expert on our team who can really help you identify which schools and which programs (mba vs emba) could be best suited for you.
Best,
Melissa

WyseGyde · Answer

Hariom,

While you are older than the average MBA applicant, you are still well within the range of a traditional MBA in terms of age, skill set, and near/long-term career goals. Many of my classmates were in the program at your age, and the same goes for other top programs.

That being said, moving into banking is a tougher sell at an older age--in fact, many banks and finance companies are advocating for MBA programs for younger students. I would be aware of this when telling your story in the application and developing your long-term career goals. Schools will evaluate what your career goals are and if it makes practical sense at your age--after all, the schools are making an investment in you and they want to see you succeed.

If you have a low GPA, of course it's a hurdle, but this can be overcome with other elements of your application. A high GMAT score, a clear and achievable career vision, and professional record demonstrating excellence can all help to offset the low GPA. Here's an interesting preliminary analysis of low GPAs and low GMATs available on Poets & Quants (https://poetsandquants.com/2015/11/24/data-guru-analysis-the-low-gpa-challenge/). The sample size is small but it should help you see that it's possible to gain entrance with a low GPA, though admittedly somewhat more difficult.

We invite you to check out our blog on Poets & Quants (https://poetsandquants.com/2015/11/05/how-wysegyde-is-hacking-the-price-of-admissions-consulting/), and if you have any questions or would like an initial consultation, please contact us through our website (https://www.wysegyde.com) or by email directly ([email protected]). The initial consultation is free and our services are only $59/hour after that. And since you're looking to apply in the January round, it's important for you to know that our consultants will still be meeting clients' needs with those timelines for the foreseeable future, with services ranging from strategic counseling and school selection to essay review and interview prep.

We look forward to speaking with you soon. And in any case, good luck!

- WyseGyde

GeneralEducation · Answer

Hi Hariom,

Considering your good number of work experinece, I would definitely recommend you to apply for Executive MBA program. And while applying for Executive MBA program admissions committee gives more weightage to your work experience and extracurricular than your academics. And with 10 years of work experience your Executive MBA networking will be much more valuable then full time MBA networking. As in full time MBA Program the average work experience of candidate is in between 4-5 year.

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Hope this helps.

Cheers,

Admissionado · Answer

Hariom,
For Europe you are gonna be totally fine with a regular MBA if that's what you prefer. For the US you could theoretically speaking aim for either. But it seems you are only interested in Europe anyhow.

So basically: if you get that 750, you are gonna be golden. And between your top 6 choices you should be able to get an admit or two.

Just make sure those essays are passionate and those goals makes sense.

Good luck on your GMAT!
Best,
Jon

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