Calling all ISB PGP Applicants - (2022 Intake) Class of 2023

Hai,

I am Naresh. I am planning to do MBA in finance from ISB/IIMs executive program. Pls find my credentials mentioned below for profile evaluation:

1. X - CBSE - 89%
2. XII - state board - 93%
3. BCOM - IGNOU - BCOM (A&F) - 69% - distance education
4. Chartered Accountant - 57%
5. US Certified Management Accountant - 75%
6. Financial modelling course from Wall street journal – Will be completing in next couple of months


At present I have accounting and finance experience of 6 years in an automobile sector.

1. 1.5 years experience in Mid size audit firm (Audit & Assurance department) - During this period handled various assignments such as Lead a team of 10 members for Central Statutory Audit, Aeronautical company audit, several statutory and taxation assignments.

3. Four years of experience in Company “A” as Assistant Manager (TVS group company)- Handled assignments such as GST compliance, Direct Taxation, and other statutory compliances. Responsible for closure of plant accounting and reporting.

Conducted Due diligence audit for acquisition of UK foreign subsidiary and responsible for MIS of foreign subsidiary.
4. One year experience in current company (Motherson group) as Deputy Manager. Handling corporate reporting, Statutory and Internal audits, evaluation of companies during M&A.

I don’t have any certificates for extra curricular activities on my name. Having just NCC certificate and NCC camp participation for 20 days.


I am aiming for a score of 680 - 700 in GMAT.

Long term goal - Looking for roles in corporate finance.

Pls evaluate my chances with ISB. Hopefully will be taking GMAT by year end.

Below is my contact details:

Mail ID: k.naresh.ca@gmail.com

Absolutely confused between “initiatives “/ achievements” in the employment details section and the “awards” details in the awards & hobbies section.

Can both of them have any overlap? If not, where do we mention our significant achievements? I’m thoroughly confused on this.

Any help would be appreciated.

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If there’s an achievement at work for which you won an award then yes, there can be an overlap. Mention the deed in the achievements section and name of the award in the awards section.
If the significant achievements are at work, then there’s space there. Otherwise, extracurricular.

Hello NARESHNAGAPPA

No evident weakness in your profile. A 700+ GMAT will give you a very strong shot at both ISB and IIMs.
CA background, Automobile industry can really help you stand out.
Since you will be applying next year, use this time to build some extracurricular activities and you are good to go.

Best
Varun Sharma
+918452954888 (https://gmatclub.com/chat)
MBAkarma.com
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Hi MBAkarma

Wanted your feedback on my profile:-

Education
GMAT -720
CA (2017)
B.Com(H) from DU - Distance edu
10th / 12th - 86% / 80%

Work ex

Big4 Transfer Pricing (Tax) - 5 years (2017 to till date)

- Dazzling Debut in first year among 6 fresh associates; promotion in 2019
- Multiple client appreciation awards
- handled close to 14/15 clients, all multinationals
- won new client for firm in 2021
- led 15% fee revision for a priority client after 7 years
- consistent top 2 appraisal ratings across all years

ECs / Hobbies
- played professionally during school;
- authored an article at work with partner (unpublished due to regulatory issues)
- investing since 2018, manage PF of friends & family (total 6 to 7);
- infrequently maintain a blog / voracious reader
- participated in multiple not-for-profit events hosted by big4s not-for-profit arm
- freelance consulting to a friends blockchain fintech startup based out of Amsterdam

Goals
Short term - management consulting - get my hands dirty in areas other than finance / tax
Long term - leadership role / C-Suite in some fast growing fintech or other org

Why ISB?
- India (fast growing market and opportunities)
- world class faculty (collab with many overseas colleges)
- alumni reach and diverse cohort (lasting connections)
- numero uno in India

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Hello ravigupta2912

Work ex, acads, extracurricular all are pretty strong.
Just make sure you present the career goals well. Most people ant to go into Management Consulting as it is fancy, but lack research and the ability to show how they will make this transition successful.

Best
Varun
MBAkarma.com

Any suggestions on where to put details of any certifications done? Microsoft Certifications or Coursera courses for example.

Does ad-com look at LinkedIn profile as well? Got some certificates and volunteer work that I want to highlight.

For a self employed person with no reporting HR or Manager, what should we put in Reporting Maanager/HR details in ISB application?

Not applicable

Doubt it. Include everything in your application.

Resume

I don’t think there is a place in the ISB application to upload a resume. There’s a section for extra curricular, awards and hobbies, wondering if we should put it there

No there isn’t. Job responsibilities, achievements, eca, awards, hobbies, etc sections are there. That’s pretty much your resume

Is anybody taking or taken self paced course by Sandeep sir

Yes I did. You can PM me for any doubts. Let’s keep this platform open for ISB related questions.

oh yea. There isn’t. My mistake.

So coming back to the original question , what is the best place to put certifications, such as from Coursera

honestly speaking, the education section seems to be for proper formal training so I don’t see myself putting my coursera certifications there. We can think about putting it in additional information box. Does it say that we can only use it to describe exigencies?

Theres’ a button of Online learning in the education details. You may explore that.