Hello,
First and foremost, thank you all for taking the time to provide feedback. It is truly appreciated.
Here's my story:
Multi-ethnic, Female, from San Francisco CA
Languages: Fluent in English and Spanish, intermediate French
Undergrad: UC Berkeley, BA Psychology 2009, GPA 3.45, Clinical Psychology Internship
Work Experience: 6 years, restaurant-hospitality Sector
- Position 1 (~3 years): GM of restaurant in very competitive area in San Francisco, annual revenue $1.5M. Led a team of 30 direct reports, including 2 managers. Increased sales 20-40% monthly. Improved financial performance from -$20K/month to break-even.
- Position 2 (1.5 years): restaurant & beverage manager in 2nd largest hotel in SF, annual F&B revenue $30M banquet, $12M outlet. Led a team of 25 direct reports. Oversaw re-concepting of lobby bar, creating a 40% sales increase year-over-year. Managed beverage procurement and created beverage pricing strategy for the property, bringing total cost down 2-3 points. Also created new job code and partnered with dir. of HR for union negotiation and implementation.
- Position 3 (8 months): restaurant general manager in luxury hotel, annual revenue $7M banquet, $5M outlet. Led a team of 70 direct reports, including 4 managers and 3 supervisors. Acting director of F&B during transition period after ownership change. Led team to navigate contentious labor environment during union contract negotation, demonstrations and strike votes.
- Letters of Rec: most likely dir. of HR from position 2 and executive chef from position 3
After Position 3 I spent 4 months traveling through Western Europe and Morrocco. Prior to that I've also spent time traveling through Southeast Asia.
MBA goal is to attend HEC Paris with a specialization in Entrepreneurship. For the first few years my MBA I would like to work within a company developing and realizing new ventures in global markets, possibly remaining in the hospitality sector.
I absolutely want to work internationally, which is why I have my heart set on completing my MBA abroad.
My biggest concern is my GMAT score. My gut tells me that I should probably take it again, but I guest what I'm wondering is what options I have if I were to go in with GMAT 640?
Thank you for your time and input
First and foremost, thank you all for taking the time to provide feedback. It is truly appreciated.
Here's my story:
Multi-ethnic, Female, from San Francisco CA
Languages: Fluent in English and Spanish, intermediate French
Undergrad: UC Berkeley, BA Psychology 2009, GPA 3.45, Clinical Psychology Internship
Work Experience: 6 years, restaurant-hospitality Sector
- Position 1 (~3 years): GM of restaurant in very competitive area in San Francisco, annual revenue $1.5M. Led a team of 30 direct reports, including 2 managers. Increased sales 20-40% monthly. Improved financial performance from -$20K/month to break-even.
- Position 2 (1.5 years): restaurant & beverage manager in 2nd largest hotel in SF, annual F&B revenue $30M banquet, $12M outlet. Led a team of 25 direct reports. Oversaw re-concepting of lobby bar, creating a 40% sales increase year-over-year. Managed beverage procurement and created beverage pricing strategy for the property, bringing total cost down 2-3 points. Also created new job code and partnered with dir. of HR for union negotiation and implementation.
- Position 3 (8 months): restaurant general manager in luxury hotel, annual revenue $7M banquet, $5M outlet. Led a team of 70 direct reports, including 4 managers and 3 supervisors. Acting director of F&B during transition period after ownership change. Led team to navigate contentious labor environment during union contract negotation, demonstrations and strike votes.
- Letters of Rec: most likely dir. of HR from position 2 and executive chef from position 3
After Position 3 I spent 4 months traveling through Western Europe and Morrocco. Prior to that I've also spent time traveling through Southeast Asia.
MBA goal is to attend HEC Paris with a specialization in Entrepreneurship. For the first few years my MBA I would like to work within a company developing and realizing new ventures in global markets, possibly remaining in the hospitality sector.
I absolutely want to work internationally, which is why I have my heart set on completing my MBA abroad.
My biggest concern is my GMAT score. My gut tells me that I should probably take it again, but I guest what I'm wondering is what options I have if I were to go in with GMAT 640?
Thank you for your time and input
