Could you please evaluate my profile, advise me on target schools & help me point out my strengths & weaknesses?
India/Male/29 years
GMAT : 710 (Q49, V39, IR7, AWA: Awaited).
Education :
1. MBA from IIT Madras (one of the top tech schools in the world) with GPA - 8.01/10
2. Engineering from Nagpur University (from one of the top 100 schools in India) with GPA - 7/10
Professional Experience:(5 years as of today. 6 years at the time of beginning school in 2015).
1. Currently working for one of the largest media companies in the world as Sr. Product Manager in the consumer internet space. Responsible for a business - both product side as well as business. A team of 10 reports directly into me. Have been working here for the past 7 months.
2. Was Founder and CEO of a startup that raised two rounds of funding from HNIs. Led a team of 40 employees at one point of time. Made some bad mistakes and had to eventually shut the whole thing down. This business was a very popular portal in the consumer internet space in India. Worked here for 3 years.
3. Was a Product Manager with one of the big mobile operators in India. Led the business of mobile VAS products. Was responsible for new product development and revenue from across India. Worked here for 1 year 1 month.
4. Worked as Business Manager for a start up for only 4 months. Was waiting to find the right job after my first MBA and therefore the short stint.
Extra-curricular:
1. Led a startup/club of engineering students during college. We printed monthly student newsletters (10000 circulation). Funded the operations using advertiser money. Led a group of more than 30 students. We did a lot of other activities which I can talk about.
2. I own a Product Managers meetup in my city. 20 PMs from 18 companies are a part of this community.
3. I am a life coach and NLP Master Practitioner. I have coached about 20 people in the last 1 year. I am also working on a business plan to take it to the next level with a partner who is an internationally certified coach.
4. Involved with one of the leading Startup incubators as a mentor in New Delhi.
Career goals:
Short Term: I want to work for a cutting edge tech company as a product manager preferably in the consumer internet or mobile domain. I am dying to get some international exposure and changing geography is also very important.
Long Term: I want to be a leading tech entrepreneur.
Target schools: Stanford, Haas, Anderson,Sloan, INSEAD Singapore, UNSW Australia, Schulich & Rotman
I will need financial aid. My priority is to work in the Silicon Valley and therefore California is where I want to be. Thats my dream. I have shortlisted the last four options because of easier visa laws and higher chance of getting a scholarship. Please correct me if I am wrong.
Thank you for your help.
India/Male/29 years
GMAT : 710 (Q49, V39, IR7, AWA: Awaited).
Education :
1. MBA from IIT Madras (one of the top tech schools in the world) with GPA - 8.01/10
2. Engineering from Nagpur University (from one of the top 100 schools in India) with GPA - 7/10
Professional Experience:(5 years as of today. 6 years at the time of beginning school in 2015).
1. Currently working for one of the largest media companies in the world as Sr. Product Manager in the consumer internet space. Responsible for a business - both product side as well as business. A team of 10 reports directly into me. Have been working here for the past 7 months.
2. Was Founder and CEO of a startup that raised two rounds of funding from HNIs. Led a team of 40 employees at one point of time. Made some bad mistakes and had to eventually shut the whole thing down. This business was a very popular portal in the consumer internet space in India. Worked here for 3 years.
3. Was a Product Manager with one of the big mobile operators in India. Led the business of mobile VAS products. Was responsible for new product development and revenue from across India. Worked here for 1 year 1 month.
4. Worked as Business Manager for a start up for only 4 months. Was waiting to find the right job after my first MBA and therefore the short stint.
Extra-curricular:
1. Led a startup/club of engineering students during college. We printed monthly student newsletters (10000 circulation). Funded the operations using advertiser money. Led a group of more than 30 students. We did a lot of other activities which I can talk about.
2. I own a Product Managers meetup in my city. 20 PMs from 18 companies are a part of this community.
3. I am a life coach and NLP Master Practitioner. I have coached about 20 people in the last 1 year. I am also working on a business plan to take it to the next level with a partner who is an internationally certified coach.
4. Involved with one of the leading Startup incubators as a mentor in New Delhi.
Career goals:
Short Term: I want to work for a cutting edge tech company as a product manager preferably in the consumer internet or mobile domain. I am dying to get some international exposure and changing geography is also very important.
Long Term: I want to be a leading tech entrepreneur.
Target schools: Stanford, Haas, Anderson,Sloan, INSEAD Singapore, UNSW Australia, Schulich & Rotman
I will need financial aid. My priority is to work in the Silicon Valley and therefore California is where I want to be. Thats my dream. I have shortlisted the last four options because of easier visa laws and higher chance of getting a scholarship. Please correct me if I am wrong.
Thank you for your help.
