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Where do I Stand ? ?

by sakthivel.m87 » Wed Nov 02, 2011 10:01 am
GMAT: 680 (Q: 49, V:33 , AWA: 5.0)

Undergrad Major: Electronics and Communication and Engineering

Undergrad College: Anna University, Chennai

Country: India

3 years (36 months) of full time, post graduate work experience as a Software Engineer in Infosys.

6 months of full time experience as Management Trainee in an open air restaurant and a plaza managing 4 vendors and 87 employees (12 months by the time i join the bschool) Shifted the career for a more challenging and versatile work environment.

Extracurriculars:
1. Event organizer of State level symposium.
2. Served as the Cultural secretary in college
3. Have quite a number of awards working with Infosys.
4. Been a member of core member of infosys mcity food committee and cloud9 - an initiative to arrange events/project parties.

Kindly evaluate my profile for:

1. National University Of Singapore - Full Time MBA
2. Nanyang Business School - Full Time MBA
3. ISB

Inputs for any other universities which i can apply is highly appreciated.

Also am planning to land into consulting and for that to improve my profile better, looking forward to retake GMAT and work in the same organization for one more year and apply for 2013 intake if i couldn't make it for 2012 intake. Though i am a bit happy with my present employment. However i have few doubts.

My present organization doesn't have a big brand value compared to my previous organization, does that matter ?
Do the schools accept career shifts ?
Is it better to switch over back to IT or stay in the same organization if i plan to apply for 2013 intake along with a GMAT retake ?
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by throughmba » Wed Nov 02, 2011 10:17 am
Well you are precariously perched.

i can say that you can make it to each one of them but Having said that, I would like to see the branding of the IT guy. Show me how different you are from the thousands of Techies applying to the Asian gems.

You need to go in reflection mode. Search, mould and refine your stories on the lines of showcasing leadership and intellectual maturity. Your goals should make me feel fidgety to accept you. Talk about them with lots of intent.

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by Jon@Admissionado » Wed Nov 02, 2011 11:26 pm
Management Trainee is definitely more interesting than programmer, and given the number of people and places, it looks like you are getting more leadership experience there, so that is good. This too, will make you stand apart. Having a great leadership experience usually wins out of company name (unless you are working for say, McKinsey). If you are content at your job and feel you have room to improve learn, and manage, I would stay.
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