Thanks for your inquiry. I think that you are really stretching yourself by applying now, with just one year of experience and a poor GPA. Why not get some solid work experience, take some supplemental courses and present yourself as a student who has matured, as opposed to an inexperienced candidate with problems? Further, R3 will be extremely prohibitive. I would really reconsider. Sincerely, Jeremy Shinewald MBA Mission www.mbamission.com 646-485-8844 Skype: MBAMission Read: MBA Mission's Complete Start To Finish Guide
Hi Jeremy and all,
Thx to all u PG guys for all the help!:satisfie::thumbsup:
Short profile : 21, female, born and lived for 19 years in Ro, went to college in Germany, int University. work exp - 2 years as a student assistant - clerical issues, customer care stuff like that - 1 year sales manager
leadership - started and running 2 clubs ( 1 has 4 years1/2 and 2 offices - rethorics for highschool kids, 1 has 1 and 1/2 - sports club) got finances for both ( about 1000 $ )
community service -scout since I was 9 and other activities for at least 2 years each.
So far, so good. the bad part comes now : i am doing so many activities, including college fuuuun, thus my gpa is not perfect --> about 2.4 US gpa... yeah :((( and it might get better this semester - if I am really good --> 3 US. GMAT.. there is the only thing that I can improve - planning to take it in February 2008, and I want to apply for R3 at Harvard, Columbia, UPenn and I am not sure about the 4th one, but probably East Coast US. Even though... my globetroter side tells me to go for India 😁
Thank you for your inquiry. It seems to me that you have some solid fundamentals - a 770, strong grades, strong career progression with awards and teaching the underprivileged for two years. I think that your candidacy will hinge on if you can differentiate your story. You will need to focus on offering your managerial qualities, not your technical qualities, if you want to be competitive at your target schools. Wharton, Chicago, Kellogg, Sloan and Tuck will all be challenging, but they may be in reach if you can successfully position yourself as a professional. NYU should be competitive. Sincerely, Jeremy Shinewald MBA Mission www.mbamission.com [646-485-8844 Skype: MBAMission Read: MBA Mission's Complete Start To Finish Guide
Hi Jeremy,
I went through the entire thread and found your posts truly insightful. I would like to present my profile to you for your careful scrutiny.
Academics X- 90.8% (CBSE) XII- 86% (CBSE)
B.Tech. (Information & Communication Technology) - 3.1/4 (81%)
GMAT Score : 770 (V:44 Q:51)
Experience Worked for more than 2 years (3 years by fall 2008 ) in semiconductor industry in Circuit Design in India. Have been pretty successful at work, earning top grades at office and also a promotion. Seen significant increase in work responsibility over the past 2 years as well as have done mentor ship of new trainees. Recently, won an award for my work at office.
Have held a teaching assistant post for a course in Interactive Design in my final B.Tech semester. This opportunity was given only to the brightest in my undergrad school.
Extra-curricular activities - Not a lot during college. But was a member of various communities at college. - Wrote a couple of papers at work and a paper at my undergrad school which was selected at the IEEE student paper contest from R10SPC area (ASIA) - Am the champion of the hardware community at my organization which is a community of 250 members - Taken up courses in Japanese language and plan to write a certification exam in Dec, 07 - Am involved in teaching under-privileged refugee children through the community service efforts of my organization for the past 2 years.
In my profile, what I see as my most weakest links are the extracurriculars, especially at my undergrad. Also, the number of years of work experience is a little less. I hope to write good essays.
I plan to apply to following schools: Wharton, Chicago, Kellogs, Stern, Sloan and Tuck.
I wanted to know if my list of schools is realistic and if I have a decent chance of getting through any of them.
I am looking for a MBA and have an interest in the consulting domain. I am not sure whether my past background can be a hindrance and whether my list of schools accurately mirrors my needs and is realistic.
Hope to see a an insightful reply from you soon! :)
I dont think that I am the best judge of the economic conditions in the UK versus the U.S.
With respect to your schools of choice, I like your extras, especially your rather unusual (at least for business school) journalism experience and your work with the blind. Both of these are standouts, but your work is somewhat cloudy IT and then finance and marketing? Further, your GMAT is unknown, so that further muddles the picture. Assuming you do well on your GMAT (700+) and you can spin a story via your journalism background, you should be competitive at Manchester and Cranfield. Oxford would probably be in reach as well, but I would need to learn more about you.
I am really impressd with the kid of replies you give people. Detailed and very helpful as i see.
Had a few doubts regarding MBA and what comes after that :) First of all, is it very difficult to get a job in the UK after an MBA course? Would US be a better choice that way?
Secondly, if i am looking at a school in UK would my profile (detailed below) be strong enough to be accepted by good schools like Manchester, Said, Cranfield etc...?
Age: 25 years, assuming i join by Aug 08 Education: BE Acads: Decent. Aggregate of 78% in BE. Work ex: 1 Year in an IT company and 1 year 10 months in a finance and market research firm, assuming i join by Aug 08 (experience in only India) Extra Curricular: Represented India in the 14 International Youth Leadershoip conference held in Prague, Czech Republic in July 2007 Social: Actively involved in teaching blind students at an orphanage every alternate weekends. Have been involved in one or the other social activity for the past 8 years. Again no certificate. Extras: I also work as a part-time journalist and write weekly articles to a local weekly. This is beacuse I have a flair for writing. (Okay, right now i am in a hurry and am not sounding my best) GMAT: HAve to take the exam. Date in September.
Clearly, you have a great GMAT score, but what else? You are an Indian male in IT and you have no community service! If you plan to apply in 2009, get involved now or suffer the consequences! I like the fact that you are part of an entrepreneurial environment that should help you. Make sure to really contemplate your leadership experiences within and even document them do not hesitate to ask and take more responsibility. It will be important for you to break the typical mold.
If you can add a significant community dimension in the next year, you should stand a chance at NYU, Yale, Virginia and Duke. HBS, Stanford and Wharton seem like long shots. Chicago and Columbia might be in reach if you can spin a good story clearly, there could be a lot more than meets the eye, especially on the personal side. Sincerely,
Hello Jeremy, I would to like to know about my chances of getting into good B-schools(Global Top 20,
which should be good/well known for Finance). I'll be highly obliged to you.
Here is my brief bio-data, if I need to put something more, please let me know.
Indian - Male - VLSI Design Engineer - Age 25, will be 27 at the time of application (planning to apply in 2009) -----------------------------------------------------------------
X - 77.4% XII - 75.4% B.Tech(EE), Kurukshetra Univ - 66.7%~ 2.9/4.0 (percentage seems to be low but was in top 15%) M.Tech(EE), IIT Roorkee (one of the leading engineering college in the country)- 8.52/10 (top 5% of the class) ~ 3.4/4.0 GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) -99.26%, All India Rank - 40 (qualifying examination for M.Tech in India)
Work-Ex (would be 4+ by the time I apply. No international experience till now) After Bachelors -------------- Wipro Technologies Graduate Engineer Trainee - 11 months - VLSI Design - Design & Verification
current employer Tejas Networks (India's first product company) - R & D Research & Development Engineer - 30+ months by the time I apply. Doing/Learning quality work on cutting edge technology in present company.
moved to this coz it's more or less like a start-up, product company, fewer employees (less than 200 when I joined, now 300), more responsibilty, work in research & development
Extra-Curriculars: Sports (College level: Chess, Atheletics(1500m, 5000m), Placement coordinator during
Masters at IIT Roorkee and organizing member of sport events) -------------------------------------------------------------------
MBA Area of interest: Finance (Asset management) but hav no relevant experience -------------------------------------------------------------------
Community Service Active Blood donor nothing else (will it help if I start community service now, I'll apply in 2009) -------------------------------------------------------------------
Looking for top 20 B-schools from US and UK with some financial aid. Can I challenge a seat
in any of the following colleges, if not plz tell me where I can. My first preference is
LBS, Chicago, Columbia and Yale.
UK colleges: LBS, Cambridge's Judge BS and Oxford' Said BS
US colleges: Chicago, NYU, Columbia, Yale, Kellog, Tuck, MIT, Michigan, Virginia, Duke. and Harvard/Wharton/Stanford...but I think that my profile isn't good enough for them.
Thanks for your inquiry. I am always surprised when someone asks me whether a certain career makes sense at a certain school. For example, Can I pursue finance at Kellogg? Can I pursue marketing at NYU? These schools see themselves as being broader than their stereotypes and they want to attract a broader class. If Kellogg truly wanted to be a marketing school, they would market themselves as such why not? They want some outliers to make the class interesting. So, your goal of product management is not outrageous! These schools certainly would not mind if you pursued this field and some might even find it appealing, as they may have read dozens of other consulting or finance applications.
Be yourself dont try to anticipate what the AdCom wants!
Hi Jeremy, I am interested in General Management in one of the top schools. My profile - 25/M/Indian/770/3yrs of work IT ex.
My work experience has been in a software products company, with a techinical role, except mentoring & cross deptt communications. With the product development experience and with close interaction with the product managers, I want to link my experience with my aspiration for an MBA saying that in the short term, i am looking at a Product management role, and gradually move on to Strategy/Senior management of such a software products company.
My list of schools: INSEAD, Tuck, Chicago, Darden, Duke, UNC(KF), ISB.
Now, how much sense does it make to say that i looking for a career in Product management from one of these schools?? I guess that Product management is not a very sought after profile as say Consultancy or Finance or Marketting, etc. Am i right?? Or does a General Management/Strategy covers what I am referring as Product Management??
Thanks for your inquiry. Well, with a 650, a 3.4, typical work experience and some non-descript community service, I think that Duke would be a reach. I can't really comment on Iowa, Illinois, etc., but I would guess that you would still be competitive. You will have to do some homework - these are not our specialty schools. Sorry! Sincerely, Jeremy Shinewald MBA Mission www.mbamission.com 646-485-8844 Skype: MBAMission Read: MBA Mission's Complete Start to Finish Guide
Hi Jeremy, I am Raj. Gave my GMAT today and scored 650 :-(
GMAT - 650 (Q 49 V 2 GPA - 3.4 extra curri - active member of NGO in chennai work exp - 3.5 yrs in VLSI field. (in three diff. 3 companies)
I am looking f IOWA Illinois Indiana DUKE NUS
What are my chances that I would make any one of these.... I am not sure whether I can retake gmat.. Please adviceThanks.
I think that you have long odds inconsistent work experience, a 640, no extras and an existing rejection letter. I think that you are targeting the right tier, but this is a tier with which we are not all that familiar. You might consider Indiana, Iowa and Ohio State, but I am not sure that these schools are connected with banks and I am not sure that you will be able to make that transition anyway. Further, I think that you will find it challenging to get a scholarship.
Finished my schooling from J&K; state board of school education. Passed SSC with 71.4% and HSC with 83.83%. Finished Mechanical Engineering on 15-Jun- 2003 with distinction in final year and first class throughout (61.2% or a GPA of 3.12/4 when compared with the university toppers score). Joined a manufacturing company on 13-Jul-2003 as a Graduate Trainee and worked there for 13 months. My role in the organization was to do a market research for a product that company wanted to launch in the market. Competitors already had this product in the market. Company wanted to position the product in premium quality segment. Cost of the product was higher than competitors product, but the payback period for product was much lower than competitors product. So I had to collect all the technical/non-technical data about the competitors product installed in client sites of the company and then enlighten the client what all benefits they could reap using our product in the long run. Joined a small scale business with my uncle on 15-Aug-2004. It was a small grocery based business and I had to handle all day-to-day operations. Handled the business for around nine months when I finally decided to quit. Joined a reputed Indian IT company as a software engineer on 16-May-2005. Have been working in this organization till date. However, my role has changed from being a software engineer to that of Team Lead. Our team won the best project award for my last assignment. I have taken part in knowledge base building activities in organization. I also keep participating in knowledge sharing sessions Total experience: 49 month as on 13-Aug-2007 Extracurricular Activities: oJoined NCC in second year of my engineering and finally earned B and C certificates before completing my term in senior division of NCC. I was also involved in social and cultural activities in NCC. I was involved in adventure sports like trekking and paragliding during this period oTook part in cultural activities at inter-college level and inter-University level competitions and won laurels all the times oPresented technical paper at national and state level during my engineering and won a third prize at both the levels oTook part in sport events held at Hostel level and came out winner in most of the events that I participated in. Hobbies: oReading oListening to Music oStock market investing GMAT score: 640 TOEFL (iBT) score: 107 Nationality: Indian Applying for fall 2008 Want to take up Investment banking, Finance or Consulting as a major Other considerations: Want complete financing for my MBA using loans, assistanceship, scholarships and by working part time Please suggest me 5-7 colleges where I can apply and stand a very good chance of getting in. Last year I applied to just one college (Olin: St. Louis, Washington University) but my application wasdenied. Also let me know if I should re-apply to Olin.
Your publication is a real feather in your cap and we have definitely helped candidates form Cognizant get into top-schools, but what have you done at Cognizant that stands out? How have you differentiated yourself? Further, with limited extras, your GMAT alone can't save the day. If you are targeting, Wharton, Columbia and Chicago, you will need more than a hig-GMAT score. You will need a storyI think that this will be a rough road for you, especially if you are applying in R2.
Undergraduate CGPA-6.74/10( it is considered low or rather pretty low)
Other Undergraduate Academic Achievement:-Published a research paper in a reputed intl. journal("Marine Georesources and Geotechnology", published by Taylor and Francis). The paper was based on my final year project work and my project guide was the co-author.
Work Experience- 2.5 years since June 2005, Organisation:-Cognizant Technology Solutions
Nature of Work- Software developer(No international experience)
Carreer interests post MBA: Finance. I don't plan to work for a long time in US and plan to return to India as soon as I pay off a siginficant portion of my b-school loan.
Extracurricular: Nothing special, was an NCC cadet for 1 year during my stay at IIT, Was with NSS(National service scheme) for another 1 year at IIT. However, this is mandatory for every student of IIT and everybody has to join either NCC or NSS in their first and second year. So, can I even count them as ECs? GMAT: Planning to take it in December this year.
Schools:I want to targert Wharton ,Columbia and Chicago among the top B schools. What score would be OK to have a shot at these schools given my profile?
Recommendation: I am not sure whether I will be able to secure a good recommendation from my immediate boss. This is because I moved to this new assignment in February only. How much of a drawback is it to not have recos form your current magagers?Should I secure one reco from my IIT professor?
Please let me if there is a hope for me at these schools given my profile. If not then let me know as then I will focus on CAT for getting into Indian mgmt. schools.
The substance of your job is what is most important. You will have ample opportunity via your essays, resume, recommendations and short answer forms (within the application itself) to establish that you have managed at a high-level. Your title will not matter what you have accomplished will.
Many IT people like me (and possibly people in other area too) perform a role of manager while their official designation is say, a consultant.
In colleges where they ask for job titles if I mention I am a Senior Consultant but then in the job description essays and the career goals essay if I say I have been performing a project manager's role, is that ok? If not, how do I handle this?
My recommenders (current superviser and his boss) recognize this and are ready to say that I am the project manager in the recos but I just feel it may not be the right thing to do since it isnt my official designation.
Thanks for your inquiry. It feels good to be positive again! I like your odds at the schools that you have listed - you have a solid GPA and GMAT, international work experience, not just community experience, but social entrepreneurial experience and leadership at work via your 8 member team. Further, you expect solid recommendations and you seem fairly articulate, so you should be able to craft reasonable essays. I think that Darden and Ross will be competitive and that McCombs and Emory should be, only more so. You will have to be careful to pursue some strategies which allow you to differentiate. I will actually be publishing a piece on this issue next week remind me and I will send you a draft. Sincerely, Jeremy Shinewald MBA Mission Read: MBA Mission's Complete Start to Finish Guide
Hi Jeremy,
First of all, accept my heartiest thanks on providing useful insights on various facets of application. I need your opinion on my profile and chances of admits in the schools that I will mention in the post. My profile is as follows:
* 5 Years in IT( A big name in Asia). * 3.8 GPA from NIT,Surathkal * GMAT(740/49/42) * 2 years of work-ex in USA. * Currently the team-lead of a 8 member team.
* Average community works( Volunteer community activities in US , Worked with CRY in India , Founded a relief fund for Orissa flood during my engineering, organized two blood donation camps during engineering, Volunteered for Kargil-Martyr fund)
* Okie extra-curriculars( District Champion in Badminton, College Badminton Team Captain, Club President during my engineering, University Champion in Chess)
* Short term career Goal : Strategy Consulting * Schools shortlisted till now: Darden, Ross, Mccombs, Emory * Will manage good recommendation
Please give me your opinion about my profile and which area do you think could be a potential stopper. If you can also put some light on the the essays of Darden/Ross and their expectations, it will be a great help.
Your GPA really does not concern me because your work experience is sufficiently differentiated and strong. You should be able to leverage your entrepreneurial experience, existing management experience (and the diversity among them) and even your youth, to capture the imagination of the AdCom. Of course, your 720 GMAT wont hurt.
In terms of top-ten schools, Ross and Tuck should be competitive; thereafter, MIT and CBS may be in reach, but the elite of the elite will be a stretch.
hi jeremy Please look at my profile and assess my chances of getting into a top10 school. PersonalBackground Age 23, Male Born in a business family and first in my family to graduate as an engineer. Educational Background I am a Mechanical Engineer. I graduated in 2005 from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) GPA 3.15 Recipient of Merit-cum-Means Scholarship Award for B. Tech. Session GMAT 720 (Q50-99%, V36-80%) Overall - 95% Work Experience 2 yrs in Fortune 500 MNC in Oil and Gas Sector in India. Currently, I am a Marketing Executive looking after channel sales and marketing of lubricants. Lots of initiatives taken at job to highlight leadership. I supervise sales of 3 distributors and over 100 Dealers under me. Two sales assistants and one trainee officer report directly to me. I am in-charge of one operating storage location. Given additional responsibility of one metro and one urban area thereby doubling the volume handled for FY 2007-08 as a result of excellent past performance(record double-digit sales growth for 2 consecutive years) Extra-curricular Represented my company at National Management Games-2007, a competition for young managers organized by All India Management Association. Worked as Student Advisor of SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) collegiate chapter at IIT. I acted as Coordinator of Library Committee at IIT. Community work Worked as student ambassador for School of Deaf at Roorkee. Member of Green Peace India. Sports, Hobbies I am a certified NCC and Karate Cadet. Driving is one of my favorite hobbies. Entrepreneurship Background. Assisted my father in running family-owned small scale Iron & Steel business. Successfully managed the production and marketing of different iron and steel products. Successfully implemented 3 projects in production to increase the productivity in plant and one project in marketing to liquidate excess inventory during slack season. Career Goals I want to shift my career from marketing to entrepreneurship. I have developed good networking with my current business partners (Dealers and Distributors), direct clients and colleagues at work. I have learned technical skills during my engineering, and marketing and man-management skills during my professional work experience. I am interested in learning more about entrepreneurship aspects such as opportunity recognition, risk taking, fund raising etc and about financial and HR perspective of business. These skills together will help me in expanding my family owned business. I also want to look at global business opportunities available(for diversification) and global networking through International MBA. Target schools Looking for Full time MBA from top 10 US B-Schools. Your advice on schools will also be helpful. Primary concerns: Low work experience(quality of WE has been very good and also entrepreneurship background has provided me good exposure ), Low age (donno wat to do abt it, How can i convince Ad com on that ) and low GPA. Thanx
Your work experience seems quite interesting and unique -- conceiving and managing a start-up that has international aspects and then using the business as a tool for social good, by taking on students. Your story has appeal. You are right, there are far fewer Pakistani clients than Indian clients, a relative advantage. Your academics particular your scholarship seem strong, but I am concerned by your GMAT. Is 610 really the best you imagine? If so, I think that a school in the 20-25 range may be competitive for you and everything else would be a reach. Within that range, financial aid may be a possibility, but get that GMAT score up!
Hi jeremy, I am posting my profile in a hope that you can guide me , I am from Pakistan and compare to India in my research i found very little number of pakistani's applying to US B-Schools, is that an edge that i can take advantage of ?
My profile is :
10th : 84%
12th : 82%
Under Grad : BS ( computers ) - 16 yrs education
CGPA : 3.24 - > 75%
IELTS : 7.0
Expected GMAT : 570-610
Work exp:
I am an entreprenuer, Founded and running a software development company ( Welcome To Evizsolutions ) - I passed out in 2004 and since then i am involved in my own business. I started as a freelancer during my university days and was doing 5$ projects 😃 now i am having a team of 5 full time employees working for me + few part timers and have formed solid partnerships with a couple of small level companies in usa , canada, uk, thailand, UAE etc etc.
I am involved with the entire process of running my business more specifically, Communication with clients based in US , UK and Thai etc etc , New Business Development , Bids & Proposal writing, Project Management and employees management , Hiring, Firing 😃 , Managing Finances etc etc. Also, i am invlolved in STOCK business and do take regular part in IPO's and stock listing subscriptions.
Morover i am also involved in orgranizing low budget Summer Internship program for UNI students and i take 2-3 students every summer to do projects with us. Also mentoring and helping a group of students in establishing thier own software house facility.
I hold BS in computers and was awarded 4 year FULL TUTION FEE waiver for my entire BS degree by Ministry of Science & Tech , Pakistan, it was a national level competition and high scorers were awarded this honour- Besides that i partcipated in school level quiz shows, debate contents and got 1st and 2nd positions in them and was also 1st position holder during my entire school life.
I am looking for MBA in Management, Marketing type of thing.
My basic problem is finances and i am looking for a very large scale waiver, Or TA/GA , scholarship etc etc.
So in your opinion where can this kind of profile can lead me ? If not in TOP -10 , can i make it to something like B-Schools ranked 15-25 or any good Uni's where finance aid chances are very bright
I will be thankful if you can kindly help me out , I am very nervous and don't know what to do now.
It had top 30 US business schools and comments on them. I noted down the -ve comments for he few universities in my list
Kelley: Kelley is praised for general education but is found lacking in specialties like consulting and investment banking. Strong regional bias limits recruiting options.
Texas Austin: Complaints include unresponsive administration and poor career placement for international students. Variety of classes and other resources balance equation.
Rochester Simon: Quality of education, analytical skill development, and personal attention from faculty is highly rated, but poor showing by recruiters frustrates students.
Reading all this and keeping in mind the possibly impending economic crisis in the US, I am a little confused to apply to these schools or not. Can you plese throw some light on the same ?
My Profile : GMAT: 710 4 years work Ex, Presently in Oracle,
Well, right off the bat, your career description caught my eye, as I would expect it would catch the eye of the AdCom. Between your CFA and working for ZS, you have very American credentials and that is a good thing! If you can score a 750+ as you propose, you might add NYU to the mix as you want to spread yourself across two of your five schools. I would not worry about your work experience quality is more important than quantity.
10th Std 90% 12th Std 96% BTech Electrical Engg IIT Madras 8.38/10 CFA Level 3 Candidate Registered for FRM in Nov 2.2 years of wrk ex as of now with leading consulting firm(ZS Associates) in India,got promoted once.When I join in Aug07 I will have 3 years of wrk ex Planning to take GMAT in Oct end...hoping 750+(I know its tuf)
I am only keen on applying to any 2 of top 5 B schools in finance. I want to save the three in case I dont get thru this time.I reasearched abt wharton and found that min wrk ex of there 2006 batch is 46 months.:( Is this tru?..Please suggest which top B -schools would be eager to take me given that I don't screws essays/GMAT and which have past history of taking ppl with 3 yrs of wrk ex
Thank you for your inquiry. Well, you seem like you have a lot going on and yet you also face the "trap" that is being part of an over-represented group. So, you will need to really be careful to present your management competencies before your technical competencies. I am afraid that your certifications will not be that relevant - but your interests and community service are important and will help you stand-out. Finally, your GMAT is low and especially low for your peer group. So, with this mixed bag, I think that the top 10-15 could be in reach and it will all come down to your story. You might consider Duke in particular, if you are interested in Marketing. I would ensure that you have safety schools, but I think that 10-15 as a reach is reasonable. Sincerely, Jeremy Shinewald MBA Mission mbaMission - Boutique MBA Admissions Consulting | Home 646-485-8844 Skype: MBAMission Read: MBA Mission's Complete Start to Finish Guide
Hello Jeremy, I would to like to know about my chances of getting into top 15 US BSchools. Appreciate your assistance. Indian male - 26 year old, aiming for fall 08 Class X - 88% (CBSE) Class XII - 84% (CBSE) Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Science) - 77% GMAT - 670, (V 35, Q 47, AWA 5) Work Ex - 4+ (including 3+ years' international experiences) Employed at India's leading Consulting and Services Company. Working for a leading American Bank as Business Analyst Consultant. Fast track career growth - starting as a junior developer, becoming senior developer, then tech lead and currently a business analyst. Played key role in getting business for the company in a totally new line of business. Certification in Banking Competency Certification in Investment Banking Competency. (Both certifications were part of certification program internal to the company I am employed at) Certified in French Language A1 in oral, A2 written, by Alliances Franaises Extra curricular NCC A Certificate. NCC scholarship (NCC is the Indian Military Cadet Corps for school and college students) College Tennis Team Captain College ISTE Treasurer Company Tennis coordinator Amateur Photographer - online portfolio with some of my stunning photographs. Also includes post processing using photoshop. Self motivated Economics student - online blog recording my understanding of economics Community Service Teaching destitute children via a local NGO Regular contributor to toy drive, book drive, clothes drive.
Post MBA Aspirations :Marketing, Analyst Relations Management.
1. We advise virtually all candidates to stick with one page the idea of a resume is that it is brief and that the reader can get to know you quickly and easily. If you are at 2 pages, it likely means that you have left in a lot of clutter.
2. An awards section should be fine make sure that they are relevant to an external audience.
3. You should stick with your undergraduate years. Your high-school years are not relevant!
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I am in the process of applying to some of the US b-schools and was preparing a resume for submitting along with the applications. However I have a few doubts.
By Fall 08, I will be completing 3 yrs of work exp. Considering this, will a resume that spans 1.5 pages (font size 11) considered excessive? Should I restrict myself to a strict one page?
At my workplace, I have got quite a few performance awards. Should I mention them in the resume, maybe under a section called 'Achievements'? I researched on the net and came across a few sample resumes. But none of them had any kind of award listed.
Also, should I talk about any academic achievement before my undergraduate degree (i.e., achievements in 10th and 12th std)? Again, no sample resume covered anything prior to the undergradauate degree.
Columbia prides itself on its entrepreneurial program and its international programs, as well as its real estate program and more! CBS may have a reputation as a finance school, but you have to get past that! There is a lot more to a school than its stereo-type! If you do your own research you will discover also sorts of nuggets that will help you make an informed decision.
Before I put forth my query, here's a thanks for responding to our queries!
Well, I am in the process of finalising the schools where I am going to apply and was gathering information about Columbia GSB and MIT Sloan. I am still reading more about these schools, however, I was wondering if you have any info which will help me in my process. From what I've read till now, it seems Columbia is for Finance guys.
Any pointers or factors which I should be considering to make my decision? Excuse me if this is coming as a generalised query but I guess, its because of the mess in my brain!
Thank you for your inquiry. I am afraid that I would need more information on your professional background and community experience, before I can offer you any useful insight. Please feel free to post a more detailed description. Sincerely, Jeremy Shinewald MBA Mission www.mbamission.com 646-485-8844 Skype: MBAMission Read: MBA Mission's Complete Start to Finish Guide
Hi Jeremy ,
Thanks in advnace ! This is ravi . I have few very basic questions ! My profile is GMAT 700 (a 50/v 34):( Work Ex 7 Years in BARC (Scientist, R&D;) acads averagge (First >70%) M.Sc. From IITR (Phy) Please suggest me which colleges should i target ? I always got much higher GMAT score in mocks , thats why i opted for MIT, Tucks , Columbia, ISB and Stern. Now i feel that with this score, it will be too optimistic to target these colleges. now kindly advice me with this profile what should i do ? Shall i target 15-20 ranked schools in us or make a try for europe or else rewrite gmat (please note i am nontechi:)). Most importantly , being an average salried man , cost is the crucial factor. Kindly make a comment on the financial prospects (fees/loan/scol etc) waiting for ur reply regards urs sincerly ravi arora
Thank you for your inquiry. I am afraid that I would need more information on your professional background, before I can offer you any useful insight. I do suggest that you read the long term planning section of our website in order to gain some insight in the meantime. mbaMission - Boutique MBA Admissions Consulting | Blog Long Term MBA Planning
Please feel free to offer me more information on your profile as well.
i m in third year of my graduation (engg.) i have below average acads,please suggest how could i mould my profile so that i can land up in a bussiness school of some repute. Please guide me ur advise will direct my future.
What is the old saying, "a stopped clock is tells the time perfectly twice a day"? Well, we are seemingly up to date with the energy on this message board twice a year. Finally, I believe (and i don't want to jinks it) we have answered our entire backlog of questions. So, fire away again! We will catch up in time! Sincerely, Jeremy Shinewald MBA Mission www.mbamission.com 646-485-8844 Skype: MBAMission Read: MBA Mission's Complete Start to Finish Guide
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