Re: Free MBA profile evaluation
Posted: February 24th, 2012, 12:43 am
Hi Sameer,
First and foremost,that is one awesome profile you have ..
My profile in brief:
Ajmal Ali Haneef,
CBSE 10th - 89%
CBSE 12th - 82%(best student awards at school..donot know if that is relevant)
Btech CSE - 64%(from one of the Top 3 engineering colleges in Kerala),
University was pretty tough,so have 3 backlogs.Actively inolved in campus politics(another reason for the backlogs)
Infosys(Campus recruitment) - 3 years and counting(Domain- Banking , Retail)
6 months onsite stint at Nigeria.(as far as international exposure is concerned)
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I had initially joined the company to gain experience to get into a proper MBA/MS(management) program abroad. And now i think it is time to work towards that.I have not fixed on any particular destination as such but i am slightly biased towards europe(france/spain/germany) and US.I found operations/supply chain management specialisation somewhat to my liking after reading about it.And there are some very good companies that i would like to end up working for in that domain.
ait would be very helpful if you could give me some idea about these questions ...
1)I came upon a list of Triple Accredited B-Schools. Is this triple accreditation over rated?If not, is it very hard to get into one of those?I found some schools in france like "ROUEN" with triple accreditation. I found the course fees there within my budget but have not heard any mention of the school anywhere in my circle.
2)Though i know that a masters should not be approached with just the ROI in mind, which do you think is a worthwhile course MS in supply chain or operations / MBA with specialisation in operations or supply chain. I come from a middle class family and could do with a few less zeroes in the educational loan.
3)It would be helpful if you could recommend a few b-schools that offer very good courses in operations or supply chain(preferabaly middle-tier universities,as i cannot afford the elite ones and also because my chances are slim there).I read that Krannert School(Purdue) is great for operations/supply chain specialisation.Is it too ambitious for my profile?
4)Which destination do you think suits my preferred course- Europe or US.I read somewhere that germany(specifically hamburg) is a major hub for supply chain /logistics companies.
5)Am looking for a 2013 admit.I am confused whether to take the new revised version of GMAT after June or the older one before that somewhere around May .. Is 3 months a good enough time for gmat prep?
6)I am actually biased towards doing a masters program now and then later on do an MBA if required after gaining significant experience in the chosen field.But most of the people i know discourage doing a masters in operations/supply chain.I am not entirely convinced by their reasoning though.What is your opinion regarding this?
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If it is of any help, i have tried to answer some of the basic questions...
5 years from now...
I would like to work for 2-3 years post study at the place where i graduate from and then plan to move to the middle east(preferably in the oil/gas or retail domain).Just mentioned to give you an idea about my future plans.
10 years from now...
I would like to see myself starting up a venture.
Why MBA?
I have always wanted to be an entrepreneur.I even tried to start up something,but all along i could feel that i lacked a proper business knowledge and experience.
I would to do an international mba for the exposure,networking and the credibility that it gives. Apart from that as i told you, international degrees are really valued in the middle east where my family plans to settle.
Why operations?
It was partly a decision made by elimination as well as a bit of reading on the subject. I had worked in banking and never liked it.I donot want to stick with IT.Marketing though its interesting is not something i want to do.
Please feel free to give an honest opinion.
Regards,
Ajmal
First and foremost,that is one awesome profile you have ..
My profile in brief:
Ajmal Ali Haneef,
CBSE 10th - 89%
CBSE 12th - 82%(best student awards at school..donot know if that is relevant)
Btech CSE - 64%(from one of the Top 3 engineering colleges in Kerala),
University was pretty tough,so have 3 backlogs.Actively inolved in campus politics(another reason for the backlogs)
Infosys(Campus recruitment) - 3 years and counting(Domain- Banking , Retail)
6 months onsite stint at Nigeria.(as far as international exposure is concerned)
=====================
I had initially joined the company to gain experience to get into a proper MBA/MS(management) program abroad. And now i think it is time to work towards that.I have not fixed on any particular destination as such but i am slightly biased towards europe(france/spain/germany) and US.I found operations/supply chain management specialisation somewhat to my liking after reading about it.And there are some very good companies that i would like to end up working for in that domain.
ait would be very helpful if you could give me some idea about these questions ...
1)I came upon a list of Triple Accredited B-Schools. Is this triple accreditation over rated?If not, is it very hard to get into one of those?I found some schools in france like "ROUEN" with triple accreditation. I found the course fees there within my budget but have not heard any mention of the school anywhere in my circle.
2)Though i know that a masters should not be approached with just the ROI in mind, which do you think is a worthwhile course MS in supply chain or operations / MBA with specialisation in operations or supply chain. I come from a middle class family and could do with a few less zeroes in the educational loan.
3)It would be helpful if you could recommend a few b-schools that offer very good courses in operations or supply chain(preferabaly middle-tier universities,as i cannot afford the elite ones and also because my chances are slim there).I read that Krannert School(Purdue) is great for operations/supply chain specialisation.Is it too ambitious for my profile?
4)Which destination do you think suits my preferred course- Europe or US.I read somewhere that germany(specifically hamburg) is a major hub for supply chain /logistics companies.
5)Am looking for a 2013 admit.I am confused whether to take the new revised version of GMAT after June or the older one before that somewhere around May .. Is 3 months a good enough time for gmat prep?
6)I am actually biased towards doing a masters program now and then later on do an MBA if required after gaining significant experience in the chosen field.But most of the people i know discourage doing a masters in operations/supply chain.I am not entirely convinced by their reasoning though.What is your opinion regarding this?
================
If it is of any help, i have tried to answer some of the basic questions...
5 years from now...
I would like to work for 2-3 years post study at the place where i graduate from and then plan to move to the middle east(preferably in the oil/gas or retail domain).Just mentioned to give you an idea about my future plans.
10 years from now...
I would like to see myself starting up a venture.
Why MBA?
I have always wanted to be an entrepreneur.I even tried to start up something,but all along i could feel that i lacked a proper business knowledge and experience.
I would to do an international mba for the exposure,networking and the credibility that it gives. Apart from that as i told you, international degrees are really valued in the middle east where my family plans to settle.
Why operations?
It was partly a decision made by elimination as well as a bit of reading on the subject. I had worked in banking and never liked it.I donot want to stick with IT.Marketing though its interesting is not something i want to do.
Please feel free to give an honest opinion.
Regards,
Ajmal