Hi ThinkISB,

Please evaluate my profile .

Work Experience : 10 years in IT industry in india ( working in Top 3 IT companies ) with 4 years as a managerial experience and 4.5 years international experience in USA .
Degree : BE in Computer Science from reputed state engineering college in North India
GMAT Score : 730-750 ( to be taken in a month )
Academics :
10 : 80% CBSE
12 : 78% AISSCE
College : 68% ( 60-70 % percentile )
Extra Curricular : Sports freak right from school time . Have medals in athletics , was a state level football player , participated in declamation , quiz contests , School Vice captain and House captain .
In college focussed on organizing fetes and handling of stalls for 2 years out of 4 years .
In company , used to be member of cricket team .
Social Activities : Nothing significant , working on this area .

Nationality is not Indian , but studied and worked in india .

Joining ISB for career progression and for opportunity to explore other areas of work in IT Services industry .

Thanks for the input .. I am providing some more details of my work experience for your reference .

I am a technical project manager having managed teams of various sizes , ranging from 2 to 15 at client side to 30 folks in India . My domain is in the area of Media and Telecom .
My career progression has been like this
Developer -> Module Lead - > Project Lead -> Project Manager .

In my most recent project at client end , the client was very hostile and was not very convinced with the idea of outsouring work . But after letting an entry in his area , I along with my team worked bottom up to win the confidence of his team and later on his attitude towards us changed 180 degrees .
I also played the role of business analyst in which I used to interact with the heads of various organizations .

I am also doing pre sales work for getting new work and building teams for new projects .

Also am anchor for some initiatives taken for employee mentoring for the vertical that I am part of .

Hope this helps you in evaluating my work ex better .

Thanks
Sandy

i have put in 5 years in the indian army . i am yet to appear for the gmat but i hope to score at least 690 going by my current performance in the diagnostic tests. what are my prospects of making it to the isb.?

a brief about me.......

I am a Chartered Accountant and a Company Secretary working in a corporate finance division of a PSU bank as manager since last 4 years. I have been engaged here since 2007 when the division started with a 15 member team. We have skyrockted our business from scratch to Rs26000crores and profit of RS650 crores in 3 years time.

Prior to above I was selected by IBM as consultant but opted to quit and joined bank to pursue my interests in corporate finance. My JOB entails financial analysis, legal documentation, large credit appraisals, industry analysis , RISK analysis etc.

I have also been certified in financials module of SAP (erp) from SAP AG Germany and am a certified associate from Indian Institute of Bankers.

I did my articles (CA) from a well renowned firm (Big4) and an industrial training with a BSE listed industrial product manufacturing company (1yr).

My Gmat score is decent (680) but I plan to retake before applying in round1. There was some technical problem during exam and GMAC has permitted me to retake.

I have my business of investing in stock markets as well wherein I have earned some serious good millions in last 2 years. I have employed 3 graduates under me to get the work done. All decisions are taken by me.

I have some decent ECs as well but most of them pertain to school time.

Apart from above I have had some unique experiences such as
1. Faught a divorce without a marriage
2. failed without a failure

Would love to hear from you about my profile. I am interested in M&A or PE post MBA.

Thanks

Sandeep
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Hey ThinkISB,

My profile is as below,

GMAT-610(44,33)
BE Mechanical from Pune University

Distinction ( above 66% ) and GPA of 3.4

Work Exp - Total will be 4 yrs till 2011

2 yrs with Larsen & Toubro in the International Sales and Marketing division for Downstream Oil & Gas Sector

Handled the African region, Traveled extensively throughout East African countries like Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda etc.

Handled a pool of 3 Service Engineers strategically located in the East Africa region for providing After Sales Service- reporting directly to me.

Key member in the introduction of Low cost pumps designed to target the African Market.

Introduced Petrol Pump peripheral equipments like Automation, Flexible piping and thus handled the complete product basket necessary for managing the Downstream Retail Oil Business.

Spares management and minimizing the expenses on warranty support.

Worked with Independent Oil Companies as well as National and Multinational Oil Companies. Besides these handled the Channel Partners in different East African Countries and ensured Business expansion in Volumes as well as Profits.

Maintaining and releasing MIS Reports for reporting to the Top management.

Ensuring regular follow up and ensured better Debtor Management.

2 yrs- Started my own venture aimed at providing Consultancy to SME's (Managing Director)

Roal Associates Pvt Ltd is a start up providing Sales & Marketing Consultancy Services to SME's in and around Pune.

Presently, we are working as Business Development Partners for a Organic Fertilizer Manufacturing company and handling their business development operations in Satara & Pune district of Maharashtra state in India.

Currently we are working on introducing the concept of "Sustenable Farming" and promoting the same in the Indian Villages

The goal of the company is to be a top management consulting firm for SME’s at global level.
The goal to align technology to agriculture and revolutionize farming in India
Investing in Africa for practicing Sustainable Farming .

Please evaluate my profile..

Thanks,

Sushant

Dear Sushant,

You have your international exposure and the entrepreneurial experience as 2 huge spikes in your profile. I am sure that there would be few candidates with sets of experiences like those of yours. The focus on agri and sustainable development through entrepreneurship is something ISB would be interested in as the WCED is very seriously working on agri business incubations. So, the adcom will definitely be interested in you.

The only negative thing is the GMAT score. 610 is too low a score for an engineer and you stand a chance of getting rejected.

My suggestion to you is to retake the GMAT.

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hi ... thinkISB
i'm planning to give gmat in august and expecting 700+ score ...

i have completed my engineering in 2009 from rajasthan university with agg. 69% (75-80 %le ) . now I am working (full time) with a NGO which works for the rural development and by the time of the start of the program my work ex will be about 2 years ...
and apart from this i also took a subcontract of road construction during my final year. and solely handled it .. everything from buying raw material to tackle the 15-20 workers and all other stuff related to this project.. and completed the project before the given time line (within 3 months) ... will adcom also gonna consider this... ???

ECs.. i have lots of certificate in this area.... I was state level player( junior category) of vollyball .... also won a district level competition of chess.
and in college i was captain of both vollyball and cricket team for two year... i was also art and cultural secretory of my college and also win several awards in collg and inter college competition for sketching and painting ...

apart from this i was also the head of the organizing committee of cultural fest of my collg in which students from 20 colleges were present ....
i also have certificate of yoga and worked as assistant yoga teacher for 2 month in a NGO

please evaluate my profile and tell me should i apply??? and how much gmat score would be appropriate ???

regards
surya

Hi Think ISB,

Please evaluate my profile for ISB application 2010 - round 1-

GMAT - Scheduled on August 2 (expecting 720+ (got a 690 on GMAT prep before starting preparation))
Graduation - Mechanical Engg. fom IIT Guwahati (2008 batch) - 7.48 CPI

Work ex - will be 2 years in August 2010.Working in a government maharatna PSU - NTPC Ltd. since last 2 yrs as a power engineer.Responsible for correct working of the power plant and for handling emergency situations and preventing the plant from tripping.

E.Cs - 2nd runner up at a Professional circle convention (a technical competition) at NTPC
One of the 5 core members of Publicity team of annual cultural fest at IIT Guwahati
Completed a mountaineering course with A grade

Interests - A very keen interest in philosophy, spirituality,thinking and deciding about the ethical ways of life and business/work

Hi thinkISB,

I took GMAT yesterday and got a 650 . So not sure what to do next. I am targeting ISB. Here is my profile:

1. Indian female with 4 years of work ex in software industry.
2. No oversees exp. yet but will be going in a month.
3. B.E. in computer science from a reputed college in M.P. and degree of 67%.
4. Extra curricular- decent. Founder of Pune chapter of one NGO.

Could you please evaluate my profile.

Thanks,
Prax

Hi Prax,

650, although is a decent score but is below the ISB average, especially for applicants with software background. You might have tough time to excel in the academic and analytical horsepower area.

Having said that, there still are people who have made it to ISB with this score since GMAT is just one of the many criteria. We have little knowledge of your work-experience, your leadership and team experiences and your career growth, so it will be difficult to comment on that. But with the limited information, we feel that you can elaborate on extra curricular part of your profile, because that looks interesting.

If you can answer the following questions to yourself, we're sure an interesting story will emerge:
How did you start the Pune chapter of the NGO? and why?
Did you face any challenges?
How did you form your team?
What was the impact? Who and how many people were benefited?
And finally, what did you learn?

We, at ThinkISB believe that everyone has an interesting story to tell. It is just a matter of the amount of introspection one has done. All the best for your application.

If you want a detailed feedback on your application, do avail ThinkISB's ProEval service.
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