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sailormarine
25 Jun 2019, 07:07
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Good day y'all. I am a Marine Engineer and my work involves sailing onboard foreign going container ships. I am responsible for keeping the engines and various machinery that power a ship, in good state. I have altogether a 3 years work ex with the world's biggest shipping company.
Profile highlights:
Work ex: 3 years
Extra Curriculars: leadership roles at undergrad maritime college, published a paper pitching a business idea for online booking of shipping containers
Undergrad school / major: BITS Pilani (India), B. tech. Marine Engineering
Nationality : Indian
Age/Sex: 25/Male
GMAT: plan to undertake soon
Undegrad score: 8.36 on 10 gpa
Since I want to venture into Management roles (somewhat related to my industry) hence I have decided to pursue a General MBA specializing in Logistics or Supply Chain. I wrote to NTU (Nanyang) in Singapore and the recruiter at Nanyang replied :
"I am afraid based on your current profile, it would be difficult for you to transit into a role in logistics even if you have completed the Nanyang MBA with us. This is due to the largely technical side of your career so far. You may therefore wish to accumulate some years of experience in the logistics industry before embarking on an MBA or you may wish to consider a specialised Masters that focuses on logistics in order to gain the credentials necessary for you to gain a understanding and footing in this industry."
This has depressed and confused me at the same time. I have the following questions that I am looking for answers to:
1. If Nanyang rejected my profile then it means all other top schools would also reject it because my career aspiration would not relate to their course. Right? If yes then how am I supposed to make this switch from sailing career to Management role?
2. What do typical engineering profiles list their primary reasons as for doing an MBA? I believe the major one is change of industry. If yes, then how do they get into B-Schools?
3. I am confused to the state that I feel like I will need managerial experience to go for an MBA. Is this true?
Please share your valuable feedback. Thanks in advance!
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Profile highlights:
Work ex: 3 years
Extra Curriculars: leadership roles at undergrad maritime college, published a paper pitching a business idea for online booking of shipping containers
Undergrad school / major: BITS Pilani (India), B. tech. Marine Engineering
Nationality : Indian
Age/Sex: 25/Male
GMAT: plan to undertake soon
Undegrad score: 8.36 on 10 gpa
Since I want to venture into Management roles (somewhat related to my industry) hence I have decided to pursue a General MBA specializing in Logistics or Supply Chain. I wrote to NTU (Nanyang) in Singapore and the recruiter at Nanyang replied :
"I am afraid based on your current profile, it would be difficult for you to transit into a role in logistics even if you have completed the Nanyang MBA with us. This is due to the largely technical side of your career so far. You may therefore wish to accumulate some years of experience in the logistics industry before embarking on an MBA or you may wish to consider a specialised Masters that focuses on logistics in order to gain the credentials necessary for you to gain a understanding and footing in this industry."
This has depressed and confused me at the same time. I have the following questions that I am looking for answers to:
1. If Nanyang rejected my profile then it means all other top schools would also reject it because my career aspiration would not relate to their course. Right? If yes then how am I supposed to make this switch from sailing career to Management role?
2. What do typical engineering profiles list their primary reasons as for doing an MBA? I believe the major one is change of industry. If yes, then how do they get into B-Schools?
3. I am confused to the state that I feel like I will need managerial experience to go for an MBA. Is this true?
Please share your valuable feedback. Thanks in advance!
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25 Jun 2019, 09:13
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sailormarine
Hi, Don't worry about Nanyang reply. There are lot of B-schools looking for the deversified applicants. I know one of the alumni from ISB, who is from the Merchant Navy profile. He got admission with 660 GMAT score, and Post-MBA, he switched his industry. all the best
25 Jun 2019, 11:09
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Ahoy, sailormarine,
First, I have a doubt. Are you in merchant navy, who I believe sail for only 6 months a year? If that's the case, then what do you do for the other six months when you are not sailing?
This aside, I don't agree with the feedback you were given by NTU. I guess someone was having a rough day there. If you knew it all about a particular industry or function, then why would you need an MBA to make that career change? The purpose of an MBA for most students is so that they are able to change their careers- this could be either industry or function or geography or all three dimensions. Let this feedback not deter you from applying to other MBA programs.
What you should demonstrate is your leadership skills and good career trajectory. Its perfectly alright to have attained skills that can be transferred to your next role after the MBA. We have worked with applicants with your profile who mentioned getting into operations and even logistics/ supply chain as career goals. Infact I remember MBA students being hired in Amazon for the Pathways program (its an operations leadership program) and in other operations roles.
With 3 years of experience under your belt, b-schools will not expect you to have managerial responsibilities. However, they will evaluate you for your leadership skills. Think of the times you took initiatives, challenged the status quo, improved processes, handled difficult situations and difficult team members, and you'll have some good stories to tell.
