Profile Evaluation Request: GMAT 680 (44Q/39V)

[henryjejo]

Hi,

Could you please help to evaluate my profile....Below are my details.

GMAT: 680 (44Q/39V) (4th Attempt. Previous attempts ended up with 580/590/590 - 44Q/23V)

Nationality: Indian
Total Yrs of Exp: 7.5yrs (2+ Yrs India / 5+ Yrs Singapore)
Career Progressions: 4 promotions and 1 International Transfer with current organization.
Management Experience: Currently Managing Team of 6
Role: HR Systems Implementation for APAC (Internal)
Key Contributions: Setting Up HR Shared Services in APAC, Process Re-Engineering (HR processes), Merger & Acquisitions, HRMS Rollout in APAC

Education:
CFA Level 2 Candidate
Master of IT in Business (Singapore Mgt University) - Part Time
Bachelor's (Electrical Electronics) - 85%
School - 10th 92% / 12th 86%

Extracurricular:
Long Distance Running - 21 K, 10 K runs (From 2008)
Represented College in Cricket Tournaments
Represented School in Tennis/Cricket tournaments
Member of Scouts & National Service Scheme(NSS)

Community Service:
-Fund Raising for Old Age homes - Singapore/India
-Old Age Home in India is family-run non profit organization.
-Member of Green Earth Club - Initiative to reduce Styrofoams in Office

Post MBA Goals:
Long Term: Move into general management roles-> Corporate Planning and Strategy
Short Term: Move to IT Consulting, IT Transformation, Process Orchestration roles in a Tier-1 consulting firm.

[mili]

Hello,

Thanks for sharing your profile. Let's break it down:

Academics: Your GMAT is much improved over your previous scores - congratulations! It's still not quite past the 700 mark, but it's a decent score. Your undergrad scores are high, so that is good.

Professional: Unfortunately, you come from the Indian Male IT demographic. That said, you seem to have more a business-oriented and mgmt role within IT, so that is good. I would very much focus on your leadership and business experience in your application. I think you're more advanced professionally than many of your peers who are appearing with only a few years experience, so this could be an advantage.

Community: It seems like you are active in the community, though perhaps not in a leadership capacity. Still, consistent involvement is a plus.

Extracurriculars: You were more active in college, it seems, but the racing is more recent and is good. Nothing stellar here, but still not bad.

Overall, I'd say your profile is a bit above the average Indian Male IT applicant, especially because of your management experience.

Best of luck,
Mili

Mili Mittal
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[henryjejo]

Hi Mili,

Thanks very much for your detailed analysis. Really helpful and encouraging.

I am targeting Insead, Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial, IE, ESMT and HEC Paris. I am not looking for US programs since most of them are 2 years. Will update the forum on the progress with applications.

Thanks to you and your team:)

Regards
Jerry

[mili]

No problem - good luck!

Mili

Mili Mittal
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