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23 Jul 2006, 18:37
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Hello Hjort,
My ultimate goal is Venture Capital, my GPA was 3.8, my GMAT is 750, and so my intermediate goal is getting into Harvard or Stanford.
I’m 23 and only have a year of work experience (and I couldn’t find normal work for a year after graduation), so I would assume it is too early to apply (please correct me if I’m wrong). However, my concern is whether the quality of my job experience will be sufficient when the quantity will be…
Right now I am working as a Logistics Analyst in a young distribution company supplying cables to the US wind farm industry. The company is doubling its turnover every year while maintaining a relatively small staff, so I had to do all of the following (my resume cited):
(*) Maintained efficiency of logistics operations by establishing new and supporting existing relationships with freight brokers and warehouse management
(*) Ensured timely deliveries by planning and executing all operations, including procurement, import/export arrangements, storage and shipping
(*) Processed both purchasing and selling transactions: issued PO’s, invoices, received merchandise, etc.
(*) Was responsible for communications with clients and customer support
(*) Supported Sales team by performing engineering analysis as per customers’ specifications and providing technical information to the customers.
The job is extremely high pressure and fast-paced with some overtime (about 45-50 hrs/week). The company is not widely known, but is doing remarkably well. The pay is relatively low, I’m not sure if this is a factor the schools will look at. There is no room for promotion in the near future, so I will probably be doing more of the same over the next 1-2 years.
Is this experience of interest to the Ultra Elites? Or should I rather try to get into consulting, for instance, using my GMAT scores?
Thank you very much in advance.
My ultimate goal is Venture Capital, my GPA was 3.8, my GMAT is 750, and so my intermediate goal is getting into Harvard or Stanford.
I’m 23 and only have a year of work experience (and I couldn’t find normal work for a year after graduation), so I would assume it is too early to apply (please correct me if I’m wrong). However, my concern is whether the quality of my job experience will be sufficient when the quantity will be…
Right now I am working as a Logistics Analyst in a young distribution company supplying cables to the US wind farm industry. The company is doubling its turnover every year while maintaining a relatively small staff, so I had to do all of the following (my resume cited):
(*) Maintained efficiency of logistics operations by establishing new and supporting existing relationships with freight brokers and warehouse management
(*) Ensured timely deliveries by planning and executing all operations, including procurement, import/export arrangements, storage and shipping
(*) Processed both purchasing and selling transactions: issued PO’s, invoices, received merchandise, etc.
(*) Was responsible for communications with clients and customer support
(*) Supported Sales team by performing engineering analysis as per customers’ specifications and providing technical information to the customers.
The job is extremely high pressure and fast-paced with some overtime (about 45-50 hrs/week). The company is not widely known, but is doing remarkably well. The pay is relatively low, I’m not sure if this is a factor the schools will look at. There is no room for promotion in the near future, so I will probably be doing more of the same over the next 1-2 years.
Is this experience of interest to the Ultra Elites? Or should I rather try to get into consulting, for instance, using my GMAT scores?
Thank you very much in advance.
24 Jul 2006, 21:08
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Many of the ultra elites accept students with little work experience. However, the one year gap is an issue. I'm not sure that I see the connection between your current work and venture capital. It might help to draw this connection.
Hjort
Hjort
25 Jul 2006, 19:29
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Hjort, thank you for the response.
Unfortunately, this connection is far from being evident and far from being competitive with, say, investment banking experience. That's why i'm trying to decide if I should try to switch careers. I thought that an HBS diploma and networking by themselves will give me some chance of getting into VC, so I mainly thought about whether this experience will get me into HBS in the first place.
However, when I joined the firm, it was a 3-year-old start-up, so I participated in growing the company to its present size (twice the size a year ago). I witnessed and understood dynamics of a rapidly growing company, participated in a very wide range of operations, and much of this experience is probably universal for most young companies. Also, I understood importance of certain personal qualities, such as ability to motivate oneself and lead others, which is crucial for smaller companies. I believe all this is important for being a VC person, who does this "understanding of dynamics" full time. But that's pretty much it.
Can this fly?
Unfortunately, this connection is far from being evident and far from being competitive with, say, investment banking experience. That's why i'm trying to decide if I should try to switch careers. I thought that an HBS diploma and networking by themselves will give me some chance of getting into VC, so I mainly thought about whether this experience will get me into HBS in the first place.
However, when I joined the firm, it was a 3-year-old start-up, so I participated in growing the company to its present size (twice the size a year ago). I witnessed and understood dynamics of a rapidly growing company, participated in a very wide range of operations, and much of this experience is probably universal for most young companies. Also, I understood importance of certain personal qualities, such as ability to motivate oneself and lead others, which is crucial for smaller companies. I believe all this is important for being a VC person, who does this "understanding of dynamics" full time. But that's pretty much it.
Can this fly?
