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by AmiParik82 » Fri Oct 16, 2009 12:27 pm
Hello

I have a very specific question related to community service. I quit my job 6 months back and since then have been volunteering work in a private hospital (Not a non-profit organization) in Mumbai, India. I decided to volunteer work in a private hospital because i wanted to help people and contribute to my community and at the same time gain some experience in administrative work. I have a 3 years of experience in Information Technology (IT) field and I am interested in perusing MBA in IT or IT related MBA's.

My question to you are:

1> will my volunteer work in private hospital considered community service by admission committee?

2> Can I put my volunteer work experience in my resume while applying to MBA programs?

2> As I took a break from work to do volunteer work will that be taken negatively by the admission committee?

I look forward to receiving your reply.

Thanks in advance.

Best Regards,
Ami
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by Sophia007 » Mon Oct 19, 2009 8:40 am
My question to you are:

1> will my volunteer work in private hospital considered community service by admission committee?
Yes - absolutely. This is considered community service.
2> Can I put my volunteer work experience in my resume while applying to MBA programs?


Yes you can. This will go under 'activities' section on your resume.
2> As I took a break from work to do volunteer work will that be taken negatively by the admission committee?
Nope. As long as you let the committee know in the application i.e. on your 'optional' essay why you have a break you should be fine.
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