Education :- Polymer Engineer from India. Graduated from a tier one university. GPA 3.5
GMAT Score :- 720
WorkEx :- 2 yrs and 3 months. Changed two companies in this time span.
First company :Campus recruited in a Top Petrochemical company in India. Promoted to Export Marketing Analyst within a year. Handled Accounts in Europe and Africa. Responsible for developing business in Central Asia region. Responsible for reviving a sick unit which had to be eventually shut down because of strict company policies. Left this company in 1.7yrs in 2007 because of some family problems.
Second Company :- Project Administrator in a fortune 200 company. The company was setting up a unit in India.I was their first recruit hence i had a valuable experience of working in a start-up.
Left this company in oct 2008 because i found a very lucrative business opportunity in construction industry. My said business could have been a low investment - high payback as their were some construction reforms ( Green Building ) happening during that period of time. There were already some big players but the market was not saturated. Unfortunately, the world market crashed and construction industry in India also took the toll. I was not ready to take the risk of starting the business in such scenario.
I have not been working since oct 2008 but am involved in some NGO work also i am a founder of a small community which educates bird watching skills. Gave my Gmat and now searching for a job ( hard to get because of market condition ).
My problem is I have had couple of years gap in my education as well as this gap in my job. But a very good growth when i was employed.
Extracurricular Activities :- Involved in many college related activities, organized seminars and exhibitions during my employment, reached district level swimming competition in high school, Horse riding , squash , Reading , me and my friend have a small music band, etc etc.
Please let me know where do i stand. I am targeting universities like NYU, UCLA, Chicago Booth , USC , MIT , Stanford. Do i stand a chance in this huge competition ( specially against my Indian counterparts ) ?
Thank you...
GMAT Score :- 720
WorkEx :- 2 yrs and 3 months. Changed two companies in this time span.
First company :Campus recruited in a Top Petrochemical company in India. Promoted to Export Marketing Analyst within a year. Handled Accounts in Europe and Africa. Responsible for developing business in Central Asia region. Responsible for reviving a sick unit which had to be eventually shut down because of strict company policies. Left this company in 1.7yrs in 2007 because of some family problems.
Second Company :- Project Administrator in a fortune 200 company. The company was setting up a unit in India.I was their first recruit hence i had a valuable experience of working in a start-up.
Left this company in oct 2008 because i found a very lucrative business opportunity in construction industry. My said business could have been a low investment - high payback as their were some construction reforms ( Green Building ) happening during that period of time. There were already some big players but the market was not saturated. Unfortunately, the world market crashed and construction industry in India also took the toll. I was not ready to take the risk of starting the business in such scenario.
I have not been working since oct 2008 but am involved in some NGO work also i am a founder of a small community which educates bird watching skills. Gave my Gmat and now searching for a job ( hard to get because of market condition ).
My problem is I have had couple of years gap in my education as well as this gap in my job. But a very good growth when i was employed.
Extracurricular Activities :- Involved in many college related activities, organized seminars and exhibitions during my employment, reached district level swimming competition in high school, Horse riding , squash , Reading , me and my friend have a small music band, etc etc.
Please let me know where do i stand. I am targeting universities like NYU, UCLA, Chicago Booth , USC , MIT , Stanford. Do i stand a chance in this huge competition ( specially against my Indian counterparts ) ?
Thank you...
