Please evaluate my profile

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Could anybody please Evaluate my profile:

Nationality: Indian
Age: 28
Educational Qualification: B.E.in Electronics & Telecommunications
B.tech Score : CGPA 8.43/10
GMAT Score: 690 (IR : 6, Quantitative: 49, Verbal : 34)
Work Experience: 5 years, 3 months with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), an Indian IT company
International experience : 15 months of onsite experience in Japan
Role: Module leader, where in I am leading a group of 5-6 persons
Domain : Engineering and Industrial services (EIS), where my client is a car one of the biggest car company.
Extra Curricular: Trekking. I have not involved in much of extra-curricular activities in the past, but plan on doing so in the immediate future
Social service : Taking part in blood donation drive, helping poor with collection of materials for them etc.

I want to pursue and Executive MBA in finance want to start my MBA career, preferably in the next 6 months
Colleges : I have not done much research on colleges, but would like to get in a college which offers good MBA course in finance and where I have a good chance of getting a good job.

Could you please suggest some schools?

Also, if any more information is needed, please let me know.

Thanks
Vimal

mbaMissionJenK · Answer

Hi Vimal,

Thanks for your post. You have a respectable GMAT score and strong academics, and your international experience is a plus I would be sure to highlight in any applications. Your work experience is a little tough to decipher exactly what you do? And you are competing with a large group of Indian applicants from IT/engineering backgrounds. Very generally off the top of my head I'd suggest investigating schools like Fisher, Georgia Tech (Scheller), Jones, maybe Marshall, Boston College... but for more on choosing schools, you can also check out our free download at https://info.mbamission.com/Selecting-Yo ... ram-E-Book.

I'm not clear on you stating you are looking at an Executive program though? Maybe that was a mistaken description? EMBA programs are generally for those with 8-10 years of experience, often who will continue to work during the program and often are sponsored by their company. Let us know how else we can help, and definitely lots of good research out there to look into! Each school's website has lots of great info!

vimal096 · Answer

Thanks Jen,

Thanks for the reply.

Here is the answer to some questions, which you might want to know of to evaluate my profile.

1. What is my motivation to pursue an MBA? As with 5 years of work experience, few schools will accept my profile in their Executive MBA programs?

I will be very frank here. I decided to go for an MBA when I realized that there is lot of crowd at the level and post at which I am working. I want to separate myself from the crowd. The other reason and in fact the bigger one at that is that I wanted to multiply my earning potential. I have been working with the same company with the last 5 years and even if I switch jobs, I will probably get 40-50% hike but my salary will be in the same bracket as what an engineer gets. It will never reach to what a manager gets. So If I invest 1 or 2 years of my life in pursuing MBA, it will probably fulfill my twin goals of separating myself from the crowd and multiplying my earning potential.

As far as question of doing an executive MBA is concerned against doing Full Time MBA, I am still in the research phase. I don't know which one will be better for me. I asked about EMBA because, I thought I will have to invest only one year of my life and can start earning again as soon as possible. However, if you suggest that going for and EMBA will not fulfill my above mentioned twin goals, please suggest me what to do. I am open to going for Full Time MBA, if it will fulfill goals better.

2. Do l want to pursue a career in Finance, after spending 5 years in IT?

Am I ready to change my career path after spending 5 years in IT. If this is the question then my answer is yes, provided it fulfills my above mentioned twin goals. As far as asking about MBA in finance is concerned, I mentioned that because I think, I am good in maths and I like money, So I thought finance would be good choice. I have not done much research this either. Again, if you you have any other options for me, which better fulfills my goals, I am open to that. Please suggest what to do?

Thanks
Vimal

mbaMissionJenK · Answer

Hi Vimal,

With 5 years of experience my suggestion would be a full-time MBA degree. In fact many, though not all, Exec programs have a requirement of more work experience than 5 years. But you may want to research one year full-time MBA degrees, as there are a number of schools that do offer them, both in the US, and quite a number in Europe and other countries. That might make the most sense if you are focused on getting the degree done more quickly. As for a focus or major (such as finance), it is not critical to choose right now per se, BUT if you know for sure an area you are most focused on, then it does make sense to look at schools well known in that area.

vimal096 · Answer

Hi Jen,

Thanks for reply again.

As I have spent some time on net visiting forum and asking questions, I now realize that there are also 1 year full time program. 
BY the way, Nyenrode Business University in Netherlands is offering 1 year full time Intentional MBA Program. I searched the net and couldn't find much about Nyenrode Business University, except their own website and some websites here and there.

So, Could you please advice me on 
1) How good a college is Nyenrode Business University.
2) Will doing 1 year full time Intentional MBA Program, suit me or my IT background.
3) Whats kind of jobs do Intentional MBA Program grads get?
4) How does and Intentional MBA Program fair against programs like product management, project management, program management, and IT consulting, business development, which are much closely related to IT.

Thanks for your time again.

mbaMissionJenK · Answer

Hi there,

To get a feel for the global reputation of schools around the world, you could use the Financial Times MBA rankings as a starting point, perhaps. https://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolra ... nking-2014. As for Nyenrode, it is not part of that top 50; to get a feel for the reputation among the types of companies YOU are interested in working for, you may want to contact recruiters at those companies and discuss with them. Or professionals working in the type of role you see yourself in. I have heard of the school, when I was working with b-school applicants in London.

I believe you are asking about "international" MBA degrees? As opposed to 'intentional'? I'm not 100% sure I'm following all of your lines of questioning... keep in mind that an MBA is a fairly standard degree. Yes you can choose a 'specialization' within the degree, at most but not all schools... but it's generally expected that you have studied general management an a common group of subjects in business & management if you have the MBA degree. The option to specialize is just that-- an option at a lot of schools, and then you can list that and focus on that in your resume and job interviews if you choose to, OR you can just leave it as "MBA" and that is fine too. At various schools, 1 year or 2, you can still choose from a variety of specializations again if desired, and I encourage you to research the programs through their own websites. Hope that helps some!

vimal096 · Answer

Hi Jen,

Thanks for the reply again. 
I want to know, do you guys, provide guidance and support to candidates for admission purpose?
If yes, How to avail that opportunity?

mbaMissionJenK · Answer

Hi there,

Yes we offer admissions consulting services. Most of our clients choose a package, for guidance on a certain number of schools, and are matched with an experienced admissions consultant who can advise you throughout the process, from school selection to brainstorming for essays, to providing feedback on the essays and how you are presenting yourself in the application, to resume reviews, to mock interviews and feedback. We also offer some hourly help options. For more on our services, visit https://www.mbamission.com/services.php.

The best way to start is with a free 30 minute consultation, or you can enroll right away if you are ready. But the free consult option is at https://www.mbamission.com/consult.php.

Keep me posted!

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