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24 May 2016, 00:21
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Dear Team,
Here's my brief profile:
Age: 27.5 years
Gender: Female
Born and Raised: India
Total Years of Exp: 5.8 years
Education: Bachelors in Technolgy and Engineering
Volunteer: Volunteer Leader at an international professional association for 9 years. Travelled extensively for conferences and strategy meetings.
Pre-MBA
Current Location/Function/Industry: India/Service Delivery/Information Technology
Clients Served: One of the top 3 UK based pharma organization, UK based media and publishing company, Australia based airlines company
Post-MBA
Target Location/Function/Industry: UK, Netherlands, Western Europe, USA (California, Texas, New York)/Consulting/Internet or Technology
GMAT Score - 720 (Q49, V39)
Work: IT Service Delivery Operations, Promoted after 3 years of joining an organization. But the promoted role is to handle a huge team of 20 people. The organization I work for is in the top 5 services in India.
School: Not a top tier school, scored 76% - our scores are not calculated in GPAs. Studied computer science engineering. I was the class representative for consecutive 3 years. Volunteer leader at school as well and hosted nation level conference.
Volunteering: Very strong volunteering background. I have led large conferences and also was invited to participate in board level strategy meetings.
Schools I am targetting to apply: INSEAD (Primarily), European schools based on your suggestions about my profile and post-MBA goals.
Also, could you share the eligibility age? Is it too late to apply for a b school now?
Thanks!
Here's my brief profile:
Age: 27.5 years
Gender: Female
Born and Raised: India
Total Years of Exp: 5.8 years
Education: Bachelors in Technolgy and Engineering
Volunteer: Volunteer Leader at an international professional association for 9 years. Travelled extensively for conferences and strategy meetings.
Pre-MBA
Current Location/Function/Industry: India/Service Delivery/Information Technology
Clients Served: One of the top 3 UK based pharma organization, UK based media and publishing company, Australia based airlines company
Post-MBA
Target Location/Function/Industry: UK, Netherlands, Western Europe, USA (California, Texas, New York)/Consulting/Internet or Technology
GMAT Score - 720 (Q49, V39)
Work: IT Service Delivery Operations, Promoted after 3 years of joining an organization. But the promoted role is to handle a huge team of 20 people. The organization I work for is in the top 5 services in India.
School: Not a top tier school, scored 76% - our scores are not calculated in GPAs. Studied computer science engineering. I was the class representative for consecutive 3 years. Volunteer leader at school as well and hosted nation level conference.
Volunteering: Very strong volunteering background. I have led large conferences and also was invited to participate in board level strategy meetings.
Schools I am targetting to apply: INSEAD (Primarily), European schools based on your suggestions about my profile and post-MBA goals.
Also, could you share the eligibility age? Is it too late to apply for a b school now?
Thanks!
25 May 2016, 15:59
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Hello there!
Good to hear from you!
So first of all, very nice GMAT there! A 720 is a great place to start
From your profile, there is definitely some good stuff there, the best being the leadership you currently have. Yet, at the same time be aware that as an IT applicant from India you will be placed in the largest and most common pool, and you will have to work extra hard to make yourself STAND OUT! Which is what you need to do - make yourself unique.
So for starters, it's good that you are a female candidate!
But of course there has to be more to it.As for your goals - IT Consulting is great. And very logical.
What's less logical is if you want to work i the US, you will pretty much have to go to a US school, otherwise there is little hope of you getting a visa from a European school. If Europe is your focus then good.
INSEAD is a good choice, but you can also think of adding a lot more schools - RSM, Manchester, Oxbridge, HEC, etc. There's probably more of a market for you in Northern countries and UK than in French speaking countries.
As for your age, don't worry about it. You're perfect!
I hope I have answered all your questions,
If you have more, do not hesitate to write, or contact us,
Best,
Jon
25 May 2016, 23:53
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Hello Jon,
Appreciate your response to my post.
That was a great input about my profile and I understand the key aspects you are referring to. When you said - "work extra hard to make yourself STAND OUT", could you state examples that can explain it better? What I have in my vicinity is a GMAT retake (scoring as high as 760 may be). I was able to achieve an early promotion to lead a team of 20 within 3 years time, 9 years as a volunteer leader quickly moving up from local roles to leading teams globally. Was an invited participant in board strategy meetings (area of discussion: Engineering & Technolog).
In terms of the schools - as you rightly said the job scenario is specific to the school I join and I am open to it.
Could you shed some light on the areas you think I can look at (pertaining to uniqueness) to be able to achieve entry into my dream schools - World's top 15.
Thanks!
Appreciate your response to my post.
That was a great input about my profile and I understand the key aspects you are referring to. When you said - "work extra hard to make yourself STAND OUT", could you state examples that can explain it better? What I have in my vicinity is a GMAT retake (scoring as high as 760 may be). I was able to achieve an early promotion to lead a team of 20 within 3 years time, 9 years as a volunteer leader quickly moving up from local roles to leading teams globally. Was an invited participant in board strategy meetings (area of discussion: Engineering & Technolog).
In terms of the schools - as you rightly said the job scenario is specific to the school I join and I am open to it.
Could you shed some light on the areas you think I can look at (pertaining to uniqueness) to be able to achieve entry into my dream schools - World's top 15.
Thanks!
