Candidate:

Ms. CPG To Social Impact

About Me:

27-year-old marketing & strategy professional with 5 years of experience at global FMCG firms. Graduated from a top institution in Turkey with exchange semesters in Europe.

Schools:

Target School: Stanford GSB

Considering: Wharton, Berkeley Haas

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Application Status: Open

Details:

Undergrad School: Top institution in Turkey

Undergrad Major: Business Administration

GPA: 3.26

GMAT: 720

Age: 27, Ethnicity: White

Extracurriculars: Volunteer at a local NGO for providing education to disadvantaged and visually impaired children, Member at a local foundation supporting young leaders, Piano player since age 9, acknowledged by Royal Academy of Music

Work History:

Title: Brand Manager

Industry: CPG

Company: Fortune 500

Length of Employment: 4 yrs

Big Life Wins:

Got 3 promotions in 4 years, acted as brand manager in the absence of two line managers. Launched two award-winning marketing campaigns from scratch for company’s biggest brand. Took responsibility in a purpose-driven marketing campaign to raise awareness for environmental impact. Led inclusion committee of the company working with GM.

Post MBA Goal:

Post-MBA goal is to switch to social impact consulting to help strengthen the link between public and private sector and help companies include environmental & social impact in their agendas.

Odds:

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mbaMission Odds Assessment: 15%

Hi, it’s Nisha from mbaMission. It sounds like you’ve had a very progressive and leadership-driven career in the CPG industry so far. I also love seeing your involvement with children in need and young leaders. And props to you for sticking to the piano for so long – I wish I’d had your discipline way back when I was learning how to play!

From what I read here, it sounds like your community involvement and your experience with the purpose-driven marketing campaign are what have shaped your interest in switching to social impact consulting, which certainly makes a lot of sense. I did want to caution you that it can be challenging to land this role immediately post-MBA, as the number of …

Hi, it’s Nisha from mbaMission. It sounds like you’ve had a very progressive and leadership-driven career in the CPG industry so far. I also love seeing your involvement with children in need and young leaders. And props to you for sticking to the piano for so long – I wish I’d had your discipline way back when I was learning how to play!

From what I read here, it sounds like your community involvement and your experience with the purpose-driven marketing campaign are what have shaped your interest in switching to social impact consulting, which certainly makes a lot of sense. I did want to caution you that it can be challenging to land this role immediately post-MBA, as the number of social impact consulting firms are limited, and the social impact consulting arms of strategy consulting firms (such as BCG) generally don’t hire recent grads. If you are open to it, I think it would be more feasible to state strategy consulting as your post-MBA goal, and then have social impact consulting as a long-term goal. I have worked successfully with a number of candidates to top schools who went down this very career path, and figured it may resonate with you as well.

Regarding your school list – I also recommend adding Kellogg, Ross, and Fuqua due to their strengths in both consulting and social impact. Hope that helps – please get in touch if you’d like to discuss further. I used to work in CPG brand management and have worked with many social impact-oriented MBA candidates, so I would welcome the opportunity to connect with you. In any case, though, very best of luck!

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