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Reference Weak question trouble

by bissasa » Tue Jan 05, 2016 9:35 am
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I asked for recommendation from my clients . One of my international client , did recommend me strongly in all other parts of the recommendation letter. However he put something -ve on the weakness part. How far do you think this will affect my application ?

' In his desire to deliver solutions on time XXX sometimes was less strong in challenging us ( the customer ) , in terms of why are we operating in a certain way. This is one of the hardest skill of a consultant to push back in the right way. On occasion XXX did do this well, which shows , he has the ability but sometime came up with solutions around the problem which might have been solved by running the business in a different way '

Will this be sarcastic to my application ?

As all of us know generally in a long project( 1.5 year) sometimes something wrong may happen . Also we can't always challenge the client and say that their business process is wrong. And there is pressure from consulting company management as well .

However I am not sure how it will be perceived by the adcom.

GMAT 620( AWA 4 ,IR 5 , Q 50 , V 23) Applying to Alberta business school and john molson business school.
Workex:Indian with 8 years in consulting companies for SAP SCM ( including 1 of big four).
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by Edison@VeritasPrep » Sun Feb 21, 2016 4:58 pm
Thank you for posting your question.

I don't see the weakness answer from the client company to be a major problem.

It would serve you well to see this as a constructive feedback. Either, use it to demonstrate self-awareness on something that you will work on to improve through experiences or seeking out mentors. Consider, if this could be used as another justification on why an MBA would help you. Learning to navigate through organizations, improving communication skills, negotiating skills, among others can be highlighted.

Important not to come across negatively from this feedback as this would be counter to the mature, reflective and open-minded professionals MBA programs are looking for.

Hope this helps!
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by Personal MBA Coach » Wed Mar 30, 2016 1:19 pm
How did you do with your applications?

There was nothing wrong with this weakness as mentioned above. That said, other aspects of your profile may have hurt such as GMAT score. Keep us posted on your progress.

Best,
Scott