Thank you in advance for your time and comments.
My Profile:
M/31/Indian
Education:
Bachelor's in Engineering
Major: Instrumentation and Controls
Score: 72%
GMAT:
April 09 / 750: Q49+V42
Work Experience:
Total 9 years diverse
- First year post Bachelor's was in Business Development with a GIS software firm
- Next 5 years was in the BPO industry in Leadership positions(team size ranging from 20-100) in Services Operations managing 7 different projects(technical, sales, financial, customer service) in 3 Multinational firms
Started as a Team Leader and was progressively promoted to Operations Manager position
- 1 year in an entrepreneurial venture representing a US based corporate performance management firm
- Last 2 years were in a Business Process Management and Strategy and Planning role in the largest retail start-up in the country at a Senior Manager level
- Lost my last job in May' 09 due to the slowdown
- Currently working with a telecom research startup as a consultant launching a new business
International Experience:
- Have travelled to US thrice on assignments of duration 3-4 months
- Last time was in 2006 to sign the commercial agreement and get trained for the entrepreneurial venture
Volunteering Profile:
Not the strongest
- Was working as a communications consultant with an Not-For-Profit (home for destitute kids) from '06-'08
- The coordinator needed help in communicating in English with prospective donors and agencies to secure funding
- Also taught him in improving his verbal and written communication skills
Extra Curricular:
Primarily centred on my passion for music
- Was a part time Radio Jockey with state run radio station's English music channel from '01-'07
- Worked with a commercial station for an year from '07-'08
Shifted cities last year, thus last one year has been of low involvement in Volunteering as well as EC's
Post MBA goal:
Obvious available opportunities would in Business Development or Transition/Project Management in an international Outsourcing Firm
However, want to utilize my extensive operations/business process/strategy experience to make a switch into Strategy Consulting/Services Operations practice of a top tier consulting firm that focuses on Services firms in emerging markets
APPLICATION STATUS:
I had applied to Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM, part of Australian School of Business in Sydney) in May for the Jan intake-have been admitted with a 40% tuition scholarship.
I am currently debating on whether I should still apply to a few top ranked US schools. AGSM is an excellent program with a small and mature class and a strong reputation with consulting firms and overall in the APAC region however; I feel that I should at least give other schools a shot.
Schools short listed: Sloan, Duke
QUESTIONS FOR YOU:
- What are your thoughts on AGSM program?
- Is my profile competitive for the US schools I have shortlisted?
- Which other schools can I target?
- Is there anything I can do in the next one month to put together a compelling application
Needless to say, I would really appreciate a perspective on the predicament that I am in as I only have a month to put together applications for the other schools(if at all) in order to meeting R1 deadlines.
Thanks once again for your time and comments,
Regards
Roger
My Profile:
M/31/Indian
Education:
Bachelor's in Engineering
Major: Instrumentation and Controls
Score: 72%
GMAT:
April 09 / 750: Q49+V42
Work Experience:
Total 9 years diverse
- First year post Bachelor's was in Business Development with a GIS software firm
- Next 5 years was in the BPO industry in Leadership positions(team size ranging from 20-100) in Services Operations managing 7 different projects(technical, sales, financial, customer service) in 3 Multinational firms
Started as a Team Leader and was progressively promoted to Operations Manager position
- 1 year in an entrepreneurial venture representing a US based corporate performance management firm
- Last 2 years were in a Business Process Management and Strategy and Planning role in the largest retail start-up in the country at a Senior Manager level
- Lost my last job in May' 09 due to the slowdown
- Currently working with a telecom research startup as a consultant launching a new business
International Experience:
- Have travelled to US thrice on assignments of duration 3-4 months
- Last time was in 2006 to sign the commercial agreement and get trained for the entrepreneurial venture
Volunteering Profile:
Not the strongest
- Was working as a communications consultant with an Not-For-Profit (home for destitute kids) from '06-'08
- The coordinator needed help in communicating in English with prospective donors and agencies to secure funding
- Also taught him in improving his verbal and written communication skills
Extra Curricular:
Primarily centred on my passion for music
- Was a part time Radio Jockey with state run radio station's English music channel from '01-'07
- Worked with a commercial station for an year from '07-'08
Shifted cities last year, thus last one year has been of low involvement in Volunteering as well as EC's
Post MBA goal:
Obvious available opportunities would in Business Development or Transition/Project Management in an international Outsourcing Firm
However, want to utilize my extensive operations/business process/strategy experience to make a switch into Strategy Consulting/Services Operations practice of a top tier consulting firm that focuses on Services firms in emerging markets
APPLICATION STATUS:
I had applied to Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM, part of Australian School of Business in Sydney) in May for the Jan intake-have been admitted with a 40% tuition scholarship.
I am currently debating on whether I should still apply to a few top ranked US schools. AGSM is an excellent program with a small and mature class and a strong reputation with consulting firms and overall in the APAC region however; I feel that I should at least give other schools a shot.
Schools short listed: Sloan, Duke
QUESTIONS FOR YOU:
- What are your thoughts on AGSM program?
- Is my profile competitive for the US schools I have shortlisted?
- Which other schools can I target?
- Is there anything I can do in the next one month to put together a compelling application
Needless to say, I would really appreciate a perspective on the predicament that I am in as I only have a month to put together applications for the other schools(if at all) in order to meeting R1 deadlines.
Thanks once again for your time and comments,
Regards
Roger
