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ThatIndianGuy

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12 Aug 2021, 23:48

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Hi Mausam

How much did you improve in verbal after joining Sandeep sir’s class?

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They provide online classes also ?

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But i took in person classes in jan 2020

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13 Aug 2021, 04:45

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What does the "Employer Activity" field mean in the ISB application form ? Does anyone have idea about what are we expected to enter there?

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What does the "Employer Activity" field mean in the ISB application form ? Does anyone have idea about what are we expected to enter there?

what business / industry your employer into. A generic description.

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13 Aug 2021, 08:07

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Can someone help with my profile evaluation
GMAT score 710

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Coule you give us some tips plss

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13 Aug 2021, 12:49

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Hi little out of context question regarding your thoughts on working full time remotly and doing full time MBA, does it impact your employability when you are trying to change your job

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Hi little out of context question regarding your thoughts on working full time remotly and doing full time MBA, does it impact your employability when you are trying to change your job

it won’t impact the employability but it will be very very difficult to manage both. At ISB, it gets difficult even managing your ELP (experiential project) with studies and all the activities around, a full-time job will be a bigger cherry on top. If you are able to pull it off, you have my utmost respect

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Updated on: 14 Aug 2021, 00:32

Originally posted by Roshan1411 on 14 Aug 2021, 00:31.
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Profile evaluation:
GMAT score : 710
WE: 4 years
UG CGPA : 9.84
UG University : Amrita Vishwa Vidhyapeetam
Current role: senior analyst
Company: Caterpillar India, Research and development (engine software)
Achievements and awards:
1. Gold medal in undergraduate
2. Won tech fest events
3. Won multiple innovation events at work
Key achievements at work
1. Generated savings of 280k dollars per year using automation
2. Lead matlab based development migration and architect for ethernet protocols
3. Responsible for innovation imperatives and learning goals for a 20 member team
4. Leading a team of interns for a core innovation project to help validate engine software in a remote setting.
3. As an intern at CDAC Bangalore designed and developed a sensor to measure TDS parameter water quality.

Extra curricular activities
In college
1. Coordinator for swatch bharat initiatives and cleaning sabrimala temple premises
2. Participated and lead multiple social awareness programs in amrita schools.
3. Coordinated in sports events

At work
1. Coordinated multiple CSR events and tech competitions for economically backward schools and colleges and mentored teams. participating in the events
2. Conducted multiple employee engagement events and quizzes.
Hobbies
Sketching, meditation, automobile enthusiast, long rides (completed manali leh circuit in winter).

Can some one please evaluate my profile ?

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14 Aug 2021, 00:34

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Does the evaluator for the isb application need to submit the evaluation at one go? Or they can save their evaluation and edit in multiple sessions and submit? MananS4G, Nikhil,

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Does the evaluator for the isb application need to submit the evaluation at one go? Or they can save their evaluation and edit in multiple sessions and submit? MananS4G, Nikhil,

It can be completed in multiple sessions.It works on Auto save Mode

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14 Aug 2021, 11:47

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Hi. I’ve been working for my family business since Feb’21. However, I’m really confused as to what to show as proof of income because it’s a small firm and I take my salary in cash. What would count as proof of income?

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Hi,

While filling up the application form, I came to know that we’re required to provide details like name, designation, contact number and email id of the HR manager in my organization.

My company can only provide the HR support team’s email id, due to data privacy policies. Can anyone explain what should I fill in the remaining fields as they are mandatory.

Thanks

You can mention the switchboard number/common ID. ISB usually doesn’t reach out to the HR.[/quote]

Ok, and what should I fill in the remaining fields, like Mobile number and Designation?

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15 Aug 2021, 09:20

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Guys, any idea on the number of applications ISB receives or the conversion rate for ISB ? btw, iIn this group alone, I can see that there are 2840 members.

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15 Aug 2021, 14:41

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Hi Roshan,
Below is my take on your profile:
GMAT: Average
Academics: Average (While your undergrad college is Tier 3, High GPA shows that you developed good subject matter expertise in your related branch of studies).
Work Experience: Average. You will have to distinguish yourself from the hundreds (if not thousands) of other software engineers who will be applying for the ISB CO23 cohort. Some of the potential ways to do this would be to:
a. Demonstrate the business impact of your work in the short and long run. Ex. if you have developed a system that would help M2M connectivity / improve performance etc.
b. Showcase some of the initiatives you took as a leader – the challenges you faced in the journey – how your overcame them - and what were the outcomes of those initiatives.
c. Bring across stories that are atypical of a conventional software engineer.
Extra Curriculars: Good. It does seem from the examples you have mentioned that you have contributed beyond work. While this shows that you have multiple dimensions to your personality, it would be better to highlight what motivated you to take up these initiatives, how will you pursue them in future, and how will you leverage some of these experiences to add value to your immediate cohort in business schools.
Goals: Would be interesting to know what are your career plans post MBA, and how you believe you will be able to utilize your current and past experiences to add value to your future role.
I am an ISB alum, CO15, and have been guiding applicants for last 5+ years. Feel free to reach out to me at [email protected].
Cheers
Arijit

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15 Aug 2021, 18:47

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Hi guys, while filling the form, when I select state of my firm in Work Experience, the page refreshes and brings me back to the login page

Anyone else faced this issue? Trying since last 3 days but its not moving ahead

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Guys, any idea on the number of applications ISB receives or the conversion rate for ISB ? btw, iIn this group alone, I can see that there are 2840 members.

ap060597

I wouldn't count the number of people in the chat group as any indicator to the number of applicants. The chat group has people from previous years too. Also, from a quick google search, I see that the acceptance rate is around 20% You can also play around with the data from the ISB decision tracker https://gmatclub.com/forum/isb-204/deci ... acker.html

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Hey Guys!

Hope you're all deep in preparing your application now as less than 1 month remains for Round 1. For all of you struggling on how to approach ISB's essays, here is my advice -
https://linktr.ee/edusimplified

Hope this helps.
Best,

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Hey guys,

I had a few doubts regarding the application form for ISB. We’re required to mention the CTC at which we joined the company and the current CTC.

My question is, how is CTC calculated, given that my company provides RSU’s also, which are not given initially, but vest over 4 years starting from the end of the first year.

So, in my first year, I didn’t get any stocks, and my Form 16 for the same also does not contain them. So, should I mention the amount in the form 16 for the first year as the joining CTC, or add these stocks and then fill?

Also, how will I caculate the current CTC, considering that I have some stocks still left to vest in the current FY, and don’t have the Form 16 for the same available...

Thanks

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jodieFoster are you from Amazon? If yes then go to people portal and fetch your PCS document from there. It should have your "projected compensation" for the given financial year. Use that value as CTC.