Profile evaluation for ISB, NUS, Finance: Diversified Financial Services background, from India

11 days ago

Hi! You missed the main part, how has your career progressed in the last three years? Have you been awarded accolades, promotions or incremental responsibilities due to your initiative/ contributions. Have you shown any leadership? Also, what do you want to do post MBA and how does that align with your work experience. Incomplete CFA levels, may or may not do much to support your goals therefore discussing the goals is critical to your profile evaluation. I would strongly recommend to first understand what fundamentals drive admissions decisions- for eg. most importantly your career growth progression and goals strategy, write them down yourself and only then use any AI tool to polish your profile pitch. The community work should be sustained, ideally and a one odd engagement during college may not have the impact you think it would. Feel free to reach out for a discussion to understand what B schools look for.

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Aanchal Sahni (INSEAD MBA alumna, former INSEAD MBA admissions interviewer)
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MBADecoder

8 days ago

Do give more details about your work experience. What kind of organizations do you work for, what do you do, what impact have you achieved and why do you want to pursue an MBA? Private equity roles are most difficult to crack as they are very few - but more than that, it will be important to figure whether you have relevant experience for this career pivot.
While the Coursera certifications are noteworthy, I'd suggest you direct further energy towards GMAT/ GRE prep, as achieving a high score will be more beneficial than completing another certification, if you are doing these to strengthen your profile.
The social impact experience is dated if you were involved only during college and not since the time you have graduated. This can be another area you wish to improve upon.

Namita Garg,
Founder, MBA Decoder
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ARINGO

7 days ago

Hi Jared
Priyanka here from ARINGO. Speaking about your profile, you have a decent profile with a strong finance foundation, especially with CFA Level I & II (and strong percentile), that’s a big positive and aligns well with your PE goals. Your 3 years of experience as a Senior Analyst is also a good start.

Your GPA could be a concern, so your GMAT becomes very important. You should aim for a 700+ score to balance that out. Your certifications and NGO experience add some depth, but going forward, focus more on clear impact at work like- deals, analysis, outcomes, leadership.

I’d be happy to offer you a free profile review for your target programs to see where you stand and how to boost your chances, happy to help!
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MBAandBeyond

5 days ago

Hi @Jaredjacob93511. We’d be happy to learn more about your academic background, extracurricular activities, work experience, and personal journey so that we can provide a tailored profile evaluation and an honest school assessment. Feel free to book an evaluation session.

Cheers!
Shantanu Sharma, INSEAD Alumnus
Founder and Admissions Consultant, MBA and Beyond

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