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Hey,

It will be great if someone could help me in evaluating my profile for ISB.

I'm working as a software engineer at the Adobe. Been a part of Adobe Acrobat Team for 4 years and worked on PDF (Both in Quality and Development) and its related solutions. Have worked cross-functionally with other teams within my company and outside my company.

Academic Stats -

USICT Btech CSE(Class of 2015) - 78%
Class 12th - 92.6%
Class 10th - 89.6%

Why MBA?
Interested in changing my vertical to Product Management and also have an interest in Business Analytics.
Also, it would great if someone could share and guide me regarding my further steps for the GMAT prep and its timeline. :)

Thanks in Advance!
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I hope you all are doing well. Could you please help me evaluate my profile.

Target Colleges -

1. India- ISB, IIM-A,B,C (PGPX)
2. INSEAD
3. NUS and HEC

Nationality- Indian, Male, Age-28

Undergraduate- Vellore Institute of Technology, VIT University, India (CGPA-9.00) Completed in May 2013
12th- 78%
10th- 90%
GMAT SCORE- Scheduled on 1st Sept-19

Professional Experience:-
1. 74 months of Total Work experience- 38 months in Turkey ( Managing the European and African Operations)
2. Organisation -Leading Water and Waste Water Treatment Company
3. Current Role - Executive Assistant to Group CEO & Managing Director
4. Previous Role - Operations and Civil Works for European Union Projects in Turkey and Europe

Key Highlight :

National Champion of Public Speaking Turkey-2018 & Rank 3rd at World Championship (TOASTMASTERS- was invited to Chicago to receive the Plaque)

Current Industry
1. Environmental Sector
2. EPC - Engineering-Procurement & Construction

Current Certifications:-
1. Leadership Programme from XLRI Jamsedpur
2. Build India Scholarship from IIT Madras

Achievements:-
1. Best Employee Award
2. Extra Miler Award
3. University Best Academic Performance
4. Winner of several tech fest competitions.

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2. Chief Event Coordinator at Tech and Cultural Fests
3. Most Emerging Speaker Award at Club with members of over 10 nationality.
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Hello All,
Please help me to evaluate my profile for ISB

Nationality- Indian, Male, Age-24

Undergraduate- National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur, India (CGPA-8.46) Completed in May 2017
12th- 94.6%
10th- 10 CGPA
GMAT SCORE- Scheduled on 30th July-19

Professional Experience:-
1. 25 months of Total Work experience- 2 months in South Korea
2. Organization -Leading Mobile electronics company
3. Current Role - Engineer, Involved in RnD
4. Experience in handling RnD projects from concept to market launch
5. Experience in working with multi-cultural and multi-national teams

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1. Best performance award
2. Spot Award
3. Winner of several inter-university dramatics competitions

Co-curricular Activities
1. President of Students' Council of university
2. General Secretary of Students' Council of university
3. Joint Alumni Secretary of Students' Council of university
4. First Year Representative of Students' Council of university
5. Member of Alumni Relations Cell in University

Please suggest the minimum GMAT score for eligibility.
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Ok, this might be an odd one. I have 13 years experience in the Indian IT industry and with international exposure in London for the past 5 years. Been working with a leading Insurance client for the past 8 years in various roles and have good exposure in the insurance market especially in Europe. I also am a Certified member of the Chartered Insurance Institute, United Kingdom and hold an Executive Certificate in Management from the University of Virginia. Post MBA I plan to transition into a Consulting role in Insurance. Other information on my profile as follows

Undergrad Information- Mechanical Engineering from Biju Patnaik University of Technology, graduated in 2005 with 73.33%.

GMAT:750

No major extra curriculars to talk about but have been involved in long distance running since 2012 and participated in half marathons in India and UK.

Looking for a feedback on profile and if it makes sense to apply to the ISB PGP program this year.

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Post MBA I plan to transition into a Consulting role in Insurance.
Wouldn't this goal be really niche? Do you know for sure that Consulting companies, at least the major ones, do have such roles to offer?
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Please suggest the minimum GMAT score for eligibility.
Hi Neel, while no one can lay out any objective criterion for the absolute minimum, 700+ will be good; obviously the higher, the better.

Good luck!
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Hi aankursingh10, are you a Civil Engineer?

Also, what is your motivation for MBA?
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Hi radheykulkarni, so you've done both a Diploma and graduation in Mechanical Engineering?

GMAT score is slightly on the lower side. Any chance you can try pushing it up by at least 20-30 points?

Also, what's your motivation for MBA?
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Hi Neel, while no one can lay out any objective criterion for the absolute minimum, 700+ will be good; obviously the higher, the better.


Good luck!

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Thank you for reply. Can you please tell my chances of acceptance if I score 700.
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Post MBA I plan to transition into a Consulting role in Insurance.
Wouldn't this goal be really niche? Do you know for sure that Consulting companies, at least the major ones, do have such roles to offer?

Hi,

Deloitte, Bain & Co, Accenture all have Insurance practices and roles do open up occasionally. Deloitte I believe has a larger presence than the others in the Insurance space.
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GyanOne Product Management role outside , to be more specific i am keen on e-commerce industry

Hi TurningPages

May happen, but Category Management is going to be more your game with the profile you have.
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Please evaluate my profile for ISB. Thanks in Advance. :please

GMAT: 680 (Q45, V39)
Work Ex: 7 years working in M&M with 2 Promotions
Academics: Degree in Mechanical Engineer 69% from Pune university. Diploma in Mechanical Engineer: 83% 10th: 81%

Career:
- From the past 3 years, i am working as an Innovation Facilitator, facilitating innovation projects with business teams & working on innovation culture practices in the organisation,
- Before that, i was part of technical capability building team and was responsible to drive technical development program for all fresh recruits every year and also program management of developing e-learning modules for the R&D centre.

Extra-Curricular:
National Core committee member of A World in Motion SAE events for schools kids.
National level Jury member for SAE Baja an international off-road vehicle building competition for College students
Part of Social ambassador group in which we reach out to public schools and provide career counselling to students of 9th & 10th.
Several accolades from Vice Presidents (Senior management)
President at college for Mechanical Association
Head Boy at school

Hi radheykulkarni

Looks fairly good here. Given that your undergrad was only 69% (yes, we know - Pune University!), you should try and improve the score by 20 points if possible. Other than that, start focusing on your app now. You should have a good chance with a decent app.
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I hope you all are doing well. Could you please help me evaluate my profile.

Target Colleges -

1. India- ISB, IIM-A,B,C (PGPX)
2. INSEAD
3. NUS and HEC

Nationality- Indian, Male, Age-28

Undergraduate- Vellore Institute of Technology, VIT University, India (CGPA-9.00) Completed in May 2013
12th- 78%
10th- 90%
GMAT SCORE- Scheduled on 1st Sept-19

Professional Experience:-
1. 74 months of Total Work experience- 38 months in Turkey ( Managing the European and African Operations)
2. Organisation -Leading Water and Waste Water Treatment Company
3. Current Role - Executive Assistant to Group CEO & Managing Director
4. Previous Role - Operations and Civil Works for European Union Projects in Turkey and Europe

Key Highlight :

National Champion of Public Speaking Turkey-2018 & Rank 3rd at World Championship (TOASTMASTERS- was invited to Chicago to receive the Plaque)

Current Industry
1. Environmental Sector
2. EPC - Engineering-Procurement & Construction

Current Certifications:-
1. Leadership Programme from XLRI Jamsedpur
2. Build India Scholarship from IIT Madras

Achievements:-
1. Best Employee Award
2. Extra Miler Award
3. University Best Academic Performance
4. Winner of several tech fest competitions.

Co-curricular Activities
1. Former Board Member at Istanbul Toastmasters
2. Chief Event Coordinator at Tech and Cultural Fests
3. Most Emerging Speaker Award at Club with members of over 10 nationality.

Hi aankursingh10

Very interesting profile, and with a 680+ you should have a solid chance at the Indian schools. Aim for 720+ for INSEAD though. Also keep in mind that you will have little time to prepare the INSEAD app after getting your score, so work in parallel on that (if targeting R1) and other apps as well to your GMAT prep.
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Ok, this might be an odd one. I have 13 years experience in the Indian IT industry and with international exposure in London for the past 5 years. Been working with a leading Insurance client for the past 8 years in various roles and have good exposure in the insurance market especially in Europe. I also am a Certified member of the Chartered Insurance Institute, United Kingdom and hold an Executive Certificate in Management from the University of Virginia. Post MBA I plan to transition into a Consulting role in Insurance. Other information on my profile as follows

Undergrad Information- Mechanical Engineering from Biju Patnaik University of Technology, graduated in 2005 with 73.33%.

GMAT:750

No major extra curriculars to talk about but have been involved in long distance running since 2012 and participated in half marathons in India and UK.

Looking for a feedback on profile and if it makes sense to apply to the ISB PGP program this year.

Cheers..

Hi nvdmurty

While the GMAT score is solid, the lack of ECA and 13+ years of experience may be a bit much for ISB. Maybe look at IIMA/B as alternatives. You can still apply to ISB, but your goals and need for an MBA at this stage need to be super clear, and even then, chances are relatively low (owing to the experience factor)
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GMAT score is slightly on the lower side. Any chance you can try pushing it up by at least 20-30 points?

Also, what's your motivation for MBA?

Hey,

Thanks for the evaluation.

Yes, instead of 12th i did my diploma in Mechanical engineering and then pursued a Degree in ME.

Yes, 680 was a bummer, I am working on my second attempt for GMAT.

My motivation:
- As a facilitator for innovation projects, i have realised that the business acumen and innovation acumen both are essential to accomplish set aspirations. But at the same time business teams and innovation teams often have very different perspectives on the solution directions.
- With MBA i want to better understand the business perspective and then move into managerial positions to drive projects with these two perspectives blended together.
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Please evaluate my profile for isb.

Age 32
Last gmat score was 680 in 2014 now targetting 720.

Graduation: btech electronics and communication. 80%.

2 years of work ex in ericsson, with 3 months of international experience ( USA ).

Self employed running the family manufacturing business ( small scale ) for the past 6 years.

10th standard 88%
12th standard 86%

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My motivation:
- As a facilitator for innovation projects, i have realised that the business acumen and innovation acumen both are essential to accomplish set aspirations. But at the same time business teams and innovation teams often have very different perspectives on the solution directions.
- With MBA i want to better understand the business perspective and then move into managerial positions to drive projects with these two perspectives blended together.
Hi Radhey, these are currently coming across as very generic!

Need to put more meat into this, though a thorough brain-storming.
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