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Hi,
Would appreciate if you can give a true picture of my profile as it would help me take important career decisions.

Background.
29 years old; Indian; Male

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- 5 years of work ex in Quality assurance Manufacturing/automotive industry
- Have some good certifications Six Sigma Black belt from ASQ, Lead Auditor ISO9001, ISO14001
- Have Lead 4-5 six sigma and Lean projects in the company with significant financial returns

GPA
- Have done MSc in Hong Kong from Hong Kong Polytechnic University - 73% (Topper in class with Distinction)
- B tech Mechanical Engineering from Uttar Pradesh technical University - 68.3%
- X & XII - 82% & 80%

GMAT: 730

Extracurricular:
- Organised many events in College
- Actively participant in College

I am considering a degree in Finance/Consulting

Can you also plz comment on this - I want to pursue MBA in finance and am thinking of a career switch now to Finance in Hong Kong.

Thanks in Advance
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Hi,
Would appreciate if you can give a true picture of my profile as it would help me take important career decisions.

Background.
29 years old; Indian; Male

WE
- 5 years of work ex in Quality assurance Manufacturing/automotive industry
- Have some good certifications Six Sigma Black belt from ASQ, Lead Auditor ISO9001, ISO14001
- Have Lead 4-5 six sigma and Lean projects in the company with significant financial returns

GPA
- Have done MSc in Hong Kong from Hong Kong Polytechnic University - 73% (Topper in class with Distinction)
- B tech Mechanical Engineering from Uttar Pradesh technical University - 68.3%
- X & XII - 82% & 80%

GMAT: 730

Extracurricular:
- Organised many events in College
- Actively participant in College

I am considering a degree in Finance/Consulting

Can you also plz comment on this - I want to pursue MBA in finance and am thinking of a career switch now to Finance in Hong Kong.

Thanks in Advance
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Hey Apoorv,
Well if you drop the idea of finance, you will have a good shot :).


I mean you have a nice profile, good leadership, a great GMAT, and a Masters degree!

So things look pretty good (although to be honest on all of them, I would need more detail to REALLY know where you stand).

The one weakness I see is that you did not go to an IIT/NIT, and that your undergrad grades are average.

The reason for you NOT to apply with finance goals is that they are unrealistic, un-attached to your career history, and way way way too common (Everybody wants to make more money, after all). Instead I'd say continue in manufacturing, or maybe your alternative idea of consulting (again in industry) makes a LOT more sense.

I would roughly guess that your "Sweet spot" would be in the "10-20 rankings.

I hope this helps, and if you have any more questions, just let me know,
Best,
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Hi,
Would appreciate if you can give a true picture of my profile as it would help me take important career decisions.

Background.
29 years old; Indian; Male

WE
- 5 years of work ex in Quality assurance Manufacturing/automotive industry
- Have some good certifications Six Sigma Black belt from ASQ, Lead Auditor ISO9001, ISO14001
- Have Lead 4-5 six sigma and Lean projects in the company with significant financial returns

GPA
- Have done MSc in Hong Kong from Hong Kong Polytechnic University - 73% (Topper in class with Distinction)
- B tech Mechanical Engineering from Uttar Pradesh technical University - 68.3%
- X & XII - 82% & 80%

GMAT: 730

Extracurricular:
- Organised many events in College
- Actively participant in College

I am considering a degree in Finance/Consulting

Can you also plz comment on this - I want to pursue MBA in finance and am thinking of a career switch now to Finance in Hong Kong.

Thanks in Advance

Hey Apoorv,
Well if you drop the idea of finance, you will have a good shot :).


I mean you have a nice profile, good leadership, a great GMAT, and a Masters degree!

So things look pretty good (although to be honest on all of them, I would need more detail to REALLY know where you stand).

The one weakness I see is that you did not go to an IIT/NIT, and that your undergrad grades are average.

The reason for you NOT to apply with finance goals is that they are unrealistic, un-attached to your career history, and way way way too common (Everybody wants to make more money, after all). Instead I'd say continue in manufacturing, or maybe your alternative idea of consulting (again in industry) makes a LOT more sense.

I would roughly guess that your "Sweet spot" would be in the "10-20 rankings.

I hope this helps, and if you have any more questions, just let me know,
Best,
JF
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Hi JF,

I get it but i was thinking whether i have good opportunities in consulting/manufacturing post-MBA as my concentration is mostly limited to doing projects in Six Sigma, Lean, etc. and also very much restricted to in-house ISO9001, ISO14001 audits typical Quality activities.
The second path is applying quality, project management and six sigma experience in finance industry - basically in financial services. Because manufacturing is on a decline, so i think switching to service sector would be more appropriate. I have been recently getting opportunities for these kind of jobs..

Require your comments on that..

Thanks & Regards,
Apoorv
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Hi,
Would appreciate if you can give a true picture of my profile as it would help me take important career decisions.

Background.
29 years old; Indian; Male

WE
- 5 years of work ex in Quality assurance Manufacturing/automotive industry
- Have some good certifications Six Sigma Black belt from ASQ, Lead Auditor ISO9001, ISO14001
- Have Lead 4-5 six sigma and Lean projects in the company with significant financial returns

GPA
- Have done MSc in Hong Kong from Hong Kong Polytechnic University - 73% (Topper in class with Distinction)
- B tech Mechanical Engineering from Uttar Pradesh technical University - 68.3%
- X & XII - 82% & 80%

GMAT: 730

Extracurricular:
- Organised many events in College
- Actively participant in College

I am considering a degree in Finance/Consulting

Can you also plz comment on this - I want to pursue MBA in finance and am thinking of a career switch now to Finance in Hong Kong.

Thanks in Advance

Hey Apoorv,
Well if you drop the idea of finance, you will have a good shot :).


I mean you have a nice profile, good leadership, a great GMAT, and a Masters degree!

So things look pretty good (although to be honest on all of them, I would need more detail to REALLY know where you stand).

The one weakness I see is that you did not go to an IIT/NIT, and that your undergrad grades are average.

The reason for you NOT to apply with finance goals is that they are unrealistic, un-attached to your career history, and way way way too common (Everybody wants to make more money, after all). Instead I'd say continue in manufacturing, or maybe your alternative idea of consulting (again in industry) makes a LOT more sense.

I would roughly guess that your "Sweet spot" would be in the "10-20 rankings.

I hope this helps, and if you have any more questions, just let me know,
Best,
JF

Hi JF,

I get it but i was thinking whether i have good opportunities in consulting/manufacturing post-MBA as my concentration is mostly limited to doing projects in Six Sigma, Lean, etc. and also very much restricted to in-house ISO9001, ISO14001 audits typical Quality activities.
The second path is applying quality, project management and six sigma experience in finance industry - basically in financial services. Because manufacturing is on a decline, so i think switching to service sector would be more appropriate. I have been recently getting opportunities for these kind of jobs..

Require your comments on that..

Thanks & Regards,
Apoorv
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Hey Apoorv,
Well firstoff, I'd say if you are getting offers in the finance sector and that is where you want to end up after an MBA, take them!

If you have 1-2 more years of experience in finance BEFORE you go to an MBA, it will be much easier for you to pull a great finance job at the end of your MBA.

But maybe let me clarify one thing - What I am writing you about is the effectiveness of your strategy as far as an application strategy, and not your potential to actually do the job. And from an MBA AdCom perspective I still think going for project management in finance is a far weaker goal than going with your industry. I mean look at it from their perspective: If they have a dozen candidates who all propose to go into finance, and 2 of them have five years in a very good firm, and the other 10 are hopefuls from other industries, you can bet that they will feel more secure in going with those who are most guaranteed to get the job in their target industry.

And ultimately, you can always change your target industry once you get in,


Hope this helps,
Best,
JF
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Hi JF,
Thanks for your advice!!
I have decided to do MBA in operations management.
Can you please suggest me something i am giving you my updated profile. I also took GMAT and scored as below, previous one was my estimated score.

Background.
29 years old; Indian; Male

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- 5 years of work ex in Quality assurance Manufacturing/automotive industry
- Have some good certifications Six Sigma Black belt from ASQ, Lead Auditor ISO9001, ISO14001
- Have Lead 4-5 six sigma and Lean projects in the company with significant financial returns

GPA
- Have done MSc in Hong Kong from Hong Kong Polytechnic University - 73% (Topper in class with Distinction)
- B tech Mechanical Engineering from Uttar Pradesh technical University - 68.3% - Have one year gap between completed B Tech and job as it was time for recession and cannot find a job after declining offer from campus placement (as it was in construction sector) - I did some social work in this time and prepared for some exams
- X & XII - 82% & 80%

GMAT: 750 (Q50, V41, IR6)

Languages - Hindi and Basic Mandrin
Extracurricular:
- Organised many events in College
- Actively participant in College

Need some suggestions from your side
1. I am targeting top colleges in US in operations field
2. Should i retake GMAT to make my profile stronger?
3. Should i apply in 2015 or 2016?
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GMAT: 750 (Q50, V41, IR6)

Need some suggestions from your side
1. I am targeting top colleges in US in operations field
2. Should i retake GMAT to make my profile stronger?
3. Should i apply in 2015 or 2016?
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1. Okay good. With a 750, just aim for schools in top 20 with some in the Top 10, and some in the next 10, and then simply go to the best school you can get into (regardless of whether the have an operations specialization)
2. Dude, you have a 750!!!! You should just enjoy it. :)
3. If you are ready now, I don't see any reason for you not to go for it. But get started NOW so you can make at least 2-4 schools in R1.

Best,
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Hi,

Please advise me about my chances at Kelley,Carnegie Mellon,ISB,McCombs

Indian female engineer
GMAT Score-740 Q-50 V-39 IR-4(1st attempt)
B'Tech-69.89%[from an average college in Haryana,India]
Class 12th-91.2%
Class 10th-94.6%

Work Experience:Three years of experience in a mid sized product based company(2000 employees) India as Software Engineer for two years and Senior Software Engineer since the past one year.I have mostly worked in the banking domain for two clients in the Middle East[Abu Dhabi,Muscat] and one client in the manufacturing domain in Europe[Greece].No onsite experience.Though have two Performance Awards and one certification in company's products.Not much in the name of extra-curricular activities.


My targetted field is IT consultancy.
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Hi,
Would appreciate if you can give a true picture of my profile as it would help me take important career decisions.

Background.
29 years old; Indian; Male

WE
- 5 years of work ex in Quality assurance Manufacturing/automotive industry
- Have some good certifications Six Sigma Black belt from ASQ, Lead Auditor ISO9001, ISO14001
- Have Lead 4-5 six sigma and Lean projects in the company with significant financial returns

GPA
- Have done MSc in Hong Kong from Hong Kong Polytechnic University - 73% (Topper in class with Distinction)
- B tech Mechanical Engineering from Uttar Pradesh technical University - 68.3%
- X & XII - 82% & 80%

GMAT: 730

Extracurricular:
- Organised many events in College
- Actively participant in College

I am considering a degree in Finance/Consulting

Can you also plz comment on this - I want to pursue MBA in finance and am thinking of a career switch now to Finance in Hong Kong.

Thanks in Advance
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Now, I'd LOVE to help you out and get down with your profile.

The thing is I am missing detail.

I need a LOT more info from you - school name, employer name, titles, promotions, greatest achievements, volunteer work, sports, community service, religious involvement, leadership.. etc. before I can give you a real evaluation.

It will also be very helpful if you can elaborate upon your goals.

Now, if you don't feel like posting here, you can drop us a line here: https://bit.ly/mbafcGC

Otherwise, from what I can see here, things look pretty good. You aren't from IIT, and your GPA could be a touch higher. But all is good.

The one thing that I would recommend against is taking Finance as your post MBA goals - lacking the prior experience, it doesn't make for such convincing goals.
JF