Pre-MBA industry: Consulting
Post-MBA industry: Consulting
5 months ago
27 Nov 2025 09:11
EDUCATION
York University – Schulich School of Business Toronto, ON
Honors Bachelor of Business Administration, Specializing in Strategic Management and Finance Class of 2025
• GPA & Honors: 3.80/4.00; Dean’s Honor List; Recipient of $21,000 in Merit-Based Scholarships
• Achievements & Activities: Bain Conference (Top 3); IBM Competition (Top 3); JDC Business Strategy Delegate
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Restaurant Brands International (RBI) Toronto, ON
Sales Strategy & Insights Intern May 2025 – August 2025
• Optimized the monthly reporting processes by designing a sales toolkit of dashboards and scorecards, enabling teams to evaluate new product launches more effectively, driving $170K in value through faster decision-making
• Analyzed customer and competitor datasets to identify performance trends and insights, shaping new value propositions and influencing retailer management strategies projected to deliver $220K in incremental sales
• Redesigned the supply chain workflows and forecasting accuracy by automating data aggregation for inventory shortage, giving stakeholders real-time visibility into product availability and increasing productivity by 15%
KPMG Canada Toronto, ON
Management Consultant Intern: Customer and Operations January 2025 – April 2025
• Streamlined a bank’s contact center operations by identifying $900K in savings through process enhancement, optimizing agent utilization and improving queue efficiency to reduce wait times and improve customer experience
• Developed a cost-optimization roadmap on PowerPoint by analyzing vendor spend drivers and prioritizing 16 initiatives based on value and complexity, enabling phased implementation to support client’s digitization efforts
• Advised on organizational improvements by redesigning the HR operating model through documenting end-to-end processes to align roles with workflows, boosting engagement and operational agility for 70+ employees
Risk Consultant Intern May 2023 – August 2023, May 2024 – August 2024
• Drove transformative change by implementing an agile audit approach, through strengthening controls and designing operational guides to improve process health while facilitating change management workshops for a retail client
• Assessed the use of AI for a capital markets client by conducting a root-cause investigation and evaluating 3 vendors, identifying 4 use cases that deliver better customer outcomes by enhancing back-office operations
Scotiabank Toronto, ON
Investigator Intern: Financial Intelligence Unit May 2022 – August 2022
• Developed interactive dashboards on Power BI to monitor investigator workload and transaction alert patterns, enabling better resource allocation and helping the team exceed performance targets by 35% through time savings
• Conducted investigations into potential financial crime by analyzing data from various sources including Oracle, to propose risk mitigation actions, presenting actionable insights to the bank’s senior leaders
• Collaborated with the analytics team to automate case-assignment process by analyzing the time-to-close each case and identifying manual task issues through investigator feedback, improving team productivity by 98%
LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
Catalyst Consulting Group - Pro-Bono Consulting Organization Toronto, ON
Senior Advisor, previously Managing Partner and Consultant October 2023 – April 2025
• Spearheaded growth by increasing member base and client count by 25% through enhancing social media presence
• Delivered three strategic initiatives for a diabetes non-profit by analyzing donor behavior patterns to launch a refreshed fundraising campaign, boosting brand visibility and engagement across Canadian local chapters
Schulich Protégé Program Toronto, ON
Thrive Conference Co-Chair, previously Vice President of Corporate Relations April 2022 – June 2025
• Secured $2,000+ in sponsorships through developing strong relationships by streamlining outreaching processes
• Led cross-functional planning and execution of conference workshops across Marketing and Finance teams, fostering collaboration and clear accountability, resulting in 95% satisfaction from attendees and representatives
Priyanka here from ARINGO. Speaking about your profile, your profile looks strong for deferred programs like HBS, Stanford and the MiM at INSEAD. A 3.8 GPA from Schulich, multiple merit scholarships, top finishes at major competitions, and internships at RBI, KPMG, and Scotiabank give you both brand names and real impact numbers.
Your consulting internships + pro-bono leadership + scaling a student organization show strong initiative and early leadership, which deferred programs value a lot. You also have a clear thread of strategy, analytics, and client-facing work across all roles, which supports your consulting post-MBA goals. Your challenge will be standing out in hyper-competitive pools at HBS/GSB. Your story needs to highlight personal motivation, leadership beyond titles, and any adversity or differentiation you bring. But overall, your trajectory, achievements, and consistency put you in a competitive zone for all three programs.
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!
No pressure, no strings - just helpful insights on where you stand and how you can strengthen your chances.
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