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Hi,

I am primarily interested in applying to ISB Co 2022 and would like your invaluable advice as to how I can improve my profile to increase my chances of a convert.
I'll have to wrap my application till August 31st so as to qualify for R1 submissions.

Please help me with evaluations and further feedbacks -
a) On a scale of 1-10(Low-High), rating and chances of Interview call/conversion as a guess.
b) What could be done in the next 4-5 months to boost those chances?
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My background is as follows:
Age 25, Indian Male with ~37 months of Exp as a Business Analyst across two $1B+ valuation worth companies.
And almost 4 years of Work-ex aged 26 at the time of Class initiation. Hence standing at almost the Average WE of a general class at ISB.

GMAT - 730 (Q50, V39)
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WORK EXPERIENCES: (All offices based in India, but well exposed to global clients/stakeholders and International spheres)

1. Currently employed as Senior Analyst with a leading AdTech company since Jan 2019 (1.5 years before R1), managing and leading the delivery for a Business pod in the whole APAC region that generated $2.5 Mn of Revenue and witnessed consistent growth in QoQ Margins for FY2019.
- High cross-functionality based role, involves skill-sets ranging from Analytics Consulting, Account Management, Product Business Analyst and owning a bit of Strat & Ops(P&L).
- Proven results of scaling up App business models & solving tough KPI problems of the clients from diverse industries, as some of which have also been translated as Case studies, and hence a very solid understanding of Mobile Marketing/Programmatic Trading in AdTech as an industry.

2. Prior to this, I Was employed as a Business Analyst with the owning group of one of the most prominent Print Media brands of the world for almost 17 months soon after my UG.
I was part of the Retail division of the company's offshore Analytics center based out of Bangalore & worked on several projects spanning the Retail Demand Planning, Forecasting, Marketing & Ops Analytics for these popular brands, covering the whole of Supply Chain right from Paper projections allotment till the final Newstands delivery in USA & Canada.
Worked closely with Research and Marketing teams for consulting them with useful insights based on Statistical models.

3. Interned at TCS and a Research-based Internship under a Professor during College summers.

ACHIEVEMENTS AND CAREER PROGRESSIONS SO FAR AT WORK:
CURRENT ROLE-
Being the only member of my BU to be get promoted in FY2019.
Received an Annual Best Emerging team award.
In interim, filled in for leading the regional Delivery consisting of a team of 4. Introduced projects like Traders dashboard and training programme for the associates.
Rated and trusted as an SME of my Business cum Product line. Working closely with the Leadership in key decision makings, Projections and Strategies.

PREVIOUS ROLE-
Was bestowed with the Spot Award for outstanding contribution in Q1+Q2 for FY2018.
Was the only hire out of 200+ candidates for the Recruitment drive with 0-2 years of Work-ex, despite being a Fresher at that point of time.
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EDUCATION-
UG -
B.Tech in Electronics & Communication Engineering Co 2017 from a State Govt college ranked amongst Top 5 in the state. (Not much known at the national level though).
- Very Competitive admission through the State Entrance Exam securing a rank in the Top 3% of the takers.
- 66% GPA, Average position, Gold medalist being at 80%.
+ve is Highest marks awarded for the Final Year B.Tech Project in my Dept out of 60. Also featured in a Hindi national daily and recognized for brilliant innovation by the State Govt.
-ve is repeated an Engg Maths course in 1st year.

+2: 74% from CBSE
10th: 88% (A grades in most of the subjects) in ICSE

No gaps anywhere either during the education or the professional career.
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ECA:
- Attended a weeklong Pre-MBA Bootcamp at FT's Top-ranked Business school in 2019 July. Cohorted with 70 young professionals represented by 23 nationalities, the Bootcamp gave an overview of how it's like to be part of an MBA class with lectures and cases from globally renowned Profs. Also undertook Industry visits to some dream companies and interacting with the Business Heads.
- NTSE State level qualifier (Top 10%), Olympiads School Gold medals, Intl Physics and Chemistry Olympiads Nationwide top 10% appreciation certificates.
- Singing: Performed multiple times on stage as Solo/Band with 500+ audience sizes. Participated in a Kids singing reality TV show.
- IIT Roorkee technical fest runners up in Project Presentation and a Quizzing event.
- Led the Sponsorships and Marketing team for the Regional tech-fest, gathering 120% increments in funds.
- Co-founded a Readers' club in College and scaled into a not-for-profit business model.
- Secretary for the oldest and most selective College council. Led a team of 45, responsible for the overall management and designing Literary and personality development event calendars.
- Partnered with a popular National coaching Insitute, and conceptualized a Career Guidance aimed Aptitude test for College students to help them with the right choice of career based on combinations of test inputs.
- Organized an IEEE regional conference and published my project results in the conference proceedings.

IN PIPELINE:
- Basics in Spanish
- BCG Strategy Virtual Internship
- Six Sigma training certificate

VOLUNTEERING:
- No Substantial Volunteering certificate from any recognized NGOs or Campaigns.
- Pro-Bono consulting and mentoring people on Career post 12th/Engg. Not well recorded!

LORs:
- Alums from ISB, INSEAD, IIM-A, IIM-B, IIM-Kozhikode, IIT KGP.
- Direct reporting managers, Heads, Directors, VP, some of with portfolios ranging from an Annual revenue scale of $5 Mn - $35 Mn.
- Moderate to Strong Recos.
- College Dept HOD (if reqd) very strong.

Why and What At ISB?
- More electives on Marketing, Operations, and Analytics in ISB MBA. Less inclined towards Finance as coursework.
- Want to experience the academic rigor of a B-school, brilliant case method of learning, interactions with best of the best business minds. Finishing in the Dean's list is a scholarly target with at least one publication based on my past practical experiences coupled with theoretical funda.

Post-MBA?
- Long term: Want to startup after 5 more years of Work Ex necessarily needing an exposure of more near to Leadership roles.
- Short term: //IN ORDER//
1) Strategy, Leadership Associates or GM roles in conglomerates.
2) Sales/Product Marketing in Product based fast-paced Tech companies.
3) E-Commerce: Product or Program Managers.
4) Management Consulting outside MBB.
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Hello San95mba!

Our thoughts on your profile,

Academics incl GMAT
Overall, not the strongest aspect of your profile, both in terms of brand as well as performance. While being featured in the national daily is a good achievement, there is nothing much which stands out. You GMAT score is good and clearly shows your forte is more 'on-the-job' than pureplay academics, also reflected through your work ex.

Work Experience
Good brands (assuming from the size of the firms) and rich experience (for e.g. managing P&L, driving growth, cross-functional role, etc) across both the firms. There can be a few stories you could use to highlight your traits in the application. Also, these roles give you enough meat to justify the aspiration of your short-term goals.

ECA
Singing adds a lot to the diversity in your profile and the pre-MBA bootcamps shows the drive to go for a top tier b-school. Pipeline initiatives will also add value.

Overall, slightly above average profile but you'd need a lot of work on how the story comes out in the application. The profile isnt the one which 'jumps out'.

To your questions,
a) 6.5-7/10
b) Focus on getting a couple of big wins/ projects under your belly which add to the story-telling and show more diversity in experience. If you can do more with your singing talent, it could show more recent examples.

Let us know in case of further queries.

All the best!
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Hello everyone ,

please evaluate my profile

I have applied for ISB YLP 2020

Name- nishanth s
Age-21

Education -
10th-93.6%(state board)
12th-90%(state board)

Currently in pre final year -MBBS(KIMS,Bengaluru) with a 66% aggregate(approx 3.2/4,after conversion)

Essay 1- have written about my entrepreneurship- author of a medical book for the first year MBBS students - self published

Awards and achievements (those mentioned in the application )

1)best outgoing student in school
2)winner of state level TT championship- team event (conducted by University )
3)runner up in national level street and stage play competitions (team event)
4)completed two internships at Plexus Md
5) co author of a research paper ,published in international journal,two other will be published shortly


Extra curriculars

1)Represented University in cricket(national level competition)
2)State convener for Karnataka State -Indian medical association- Medical students network
3)music- plays flute - classical and non classical concerts
4)have organised few fests heading PR and finance teams
5)volunteer at CRY for 3+ years

Hobbies- dancing, public speaking, photography

Yet to take GMAT
Can a score less than 700 get me through the second round ??
Hoping that my essays are decent.

Would be happy hear back from you

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Hi Nishanth,

You have a very strong and diverse profile, not just as a YLP but a direct PGP applicant in future (assuming 2 years of good experience). You should aim for 700+ on GMAT to complete the picture considering the fact you're expected to be 'academically updated' at this stage in your career. A lower score shouldn't be a deal breaker, though.
The challenge with you would be on how you'd package all these traits well in your essays. A number of times, great profiles don't make the cut due to lack of structure and story in the application.

Let us know in case of further queries.

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Hi, I would like a profile evaluation for MBA program at ISB in 2021.
I was about to take a test now, but due to COVID-19 ,things are at a halt.
Here are my details:
10th - 85%
12th - 82%
B.Tech- Civil Engg- from VSSUT-, Burla- Govt College of Odisha- 9.1 CGPA
M.Tech- Structural Engg,IIT BBSR- 9.45 CGPA
JOB EXP- 5 YEARS
working in an MNC, have worked in startup as well. Involved in detailed design and project management of projects related to Power Plants and Bridges


I would also like to know a tough estimate of score needed for me to get into ISB

Thanks in advance


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Hello bookthief!

Looks like you have good acads, though not from big brands. Could you shed more light on your achievements, type of firms (names if possible) and about your extra-curricular activities?

As for the score, 700+ you should target. A greater score never hurts :)

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Hi,

I would like a Profile Evaluation for ISB.

ACADS
GMAT : 690
10th : 87%
12th : 75%
B Tech : 7.3/10 GPA in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Biju Pattnaik Univeristy of Technology, Odisha
Certifications :
Certified Energy Auditor & Manager by Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Ministry of Power, Govt of India
Chartered Engineer of Institute of Engineers India
Six Sigma Green Belt by KPMG

Work Experience:
7 Years of Engineering Experience in Plant Electrical Maintenance and Projects
Currently associated with Unilever from past 3 Years as an Engineering Executive responsible for Projects, Maintenance and digital disruptions in Engineering

*Single handed Project Execution as Project Lead of USD 2.6 Mn
* Supply Chain Superstar for 2019 awarded by VP Supply Chain
* Highest Rated Performer for 2019
* South Asia Kaizen Winner

ECA
* One of the Core Committee Member responsible for College Tech-Fest. Handled and Coordinated with in a limited budget, timeline and resource.
* Founding Member of Quiz Club
* Branch Secretary for Robotics Club
* Actively involved with Prabhat a non profit initiative of Unilever for Livelihood Enhancement of Local Diaspora
* Involved with Bakul Foundation which works for Child Literacy Improvement.
* Winner of State Level Numerous Debate Events.
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Hi,
Please help me evaluate my profile for ISB.

Indian, Male, Mechanical Engineer'16 (VIT University)
GPA: 3.3/4 or 8.2/10
GMAT : 720

PROFILE SUMMARY
• Experienced associate in Product / Brand Management, skilled in Business Intelligence and Strategy planning.
• Experienced in driving new launches in FMCG/FMCD industries
• Possess ability to develop, plan, coordinate and contribute in diverse marketing activities and providing insights to improve the product offering


WORK EXPERIENCE

1. 1.5 Year, Product Manager, Godrej (Present)
• Led pan India new launches for Godrej Electronic locks, Door accessories, Furniture fittings & Glass hardware.
• Led end to end new product development (including market study, ideation, price progression, packaging, test market launch and scaled launch) for Godrej’s newly launched Towerbolts, in door accessories.
• Conceptualized & standardised NPI launch process, leading to incremental distribution expansion of new products by ~25%, pan India and achieving YTD ABP sales by 124% for Electronic locks.
• Extracted and analysed market insights by frequent market visits (all regions) and incorporated learning for expansion of glass hardware portfolio.
• Benchmarked competition activities for all 4 categories on monthly basis and taken corrective actions - including trade schemes, price progression, product gap.

2. 2.5 Year, Marketing Coordinator (Brand Management), SC Johnson Products Pvt Ltd. (US Based MNC)
• Managed end-to-end product life cycle management for 3 globally renowned brands – Kiwi, Glade and Mr Muscle
• Drove business metrics and built pricing strategies
• Extensively examined and analysed data to publish monthly reports including heat maps/ deep dives, basis AC Nielsen, providing business insights and identifying growth opportunities across brands.
• Worked closely with customer marketing for GTM planning and BTL assets development and execution
• Executed innovative campaigns to build/grow category, in collaboration with cross-functions
• Vendor management - managed 15 vendors (Global and Local)
• Managed and led (India execution) the launch of Glade HIF, Kiwi Shoe Shampoo and Mr Muscle Kitchen Cleaner - key growth driver for FY19

Achievements:
• Recognized and awarded for speedy execution of GST price drop project with 150%+ efficiency
• Recognized by Finance and Marketing Director, SCJ India, for on-time delivery of launch of Glade HIF project
• Top performance rating for 2 consecutive years


EXTRA CURICULLAR
1. Head of Media and Marketing | Rowing Canyon
Managed the media and marketing department of Rowing Canyon, a registered NGO, which focused on teaching and grooming underprivileged kids, using Info-Graphics.
2.Event Manager | graVITas’15 (VIT University)
Head of Sponsorship division of GraVITas’15, VIT University’s national tech-fest., and led a team of 8 members. With collective team effort, we managed to achieve a sponsorship sum of INR 20M.
3. Freelance Photographer
Worked at Gointhecity, a historical tour agency, in association with Bookmyshow, to host city tours. Taught basic & intermediate photography techniques to participants, in the most interactive way possible
Also, won photography content at Saarang’14, IIT Chennai, under top 10 category (among 7000 participants)


Thanks For your Help! :)
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Hello,

Please evaluate my profile for ISB 2021 intake. I applied for ISB back in 2017, got an interview but didn't make it through.

Background -

Age 29
GMAT 720 - Q50/V38

Education:

Undergrad in Mechanical Engineering (Non IIT/NIT, 2.73/4)
Masters in Supply Chain from University of Michigan

Work Experience: Total 7 years

Job 1 - Manufacturing Start-Up, launched in 2012
Grew the company to more than 120+ employees with 59 products. Led multiple projects during this time in Marketing/Operations domain. Sold the start-up after five years. The entire client base during this time was based out of India while the suppliers were based out of China. Expanded the business across the country by setting up a logistics and warehouse network in 12 different states in India.

Job 2 - Pathways Operations Manager, Amazon
Worked for two years at Amazon in US after my Masters. Led teams of more than 500 associates and 8 managers. Led a bunch of projects, both on a site level as well as network level. Also, helped launch sites in Canada, remotely through US. Led the biggest Peak at Amazon last year, promoted 3 Tier 1's to Area Managers and 1 Area Manager to Operations Manager. Have been the acting Senior Operations Manager for last four months, with official promotion set for Q3. Have led Kaizen workshops and multiple projects across network level to save more than $500K to the site, with the estimated savings > $5M with improvement projects in implementation phase across other sites in the network.

Extracurriculars -

- VP of non-profit Keyan - school, shelter and food for under-privileged - from 2012-2017. Primary role was to raise funds through marketing campaigns and procurement of daily necessities and setting up operations.
- Career Coach at University of Michigan
- Masters Liaison for Tech Club at University of Michigan

Why MBA/Post MBA - Want to enhance my strategic skills to transition to Management Consulting Post MBA
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Hello everyone,

Please help me evaluate my profile :)

Although i haven't appeared for GMAT yet but i still wish to know if my profile has a chance even after scoring good in GMAT.

10th: 8.4 CGPA
12th: 82.3 %
Grad: 63.4 % (B.Tech-mechanical from amity university)
Work experience: 38 Months in sheetmetal manufacturing industry (19months-industrial engineer , 11 months-Product development, 8 months- Product Costing)

Extra curricular:
Participated in national level ATV manufacturing competition SAE baja
Participated in national level Gokart manufacturing competition
Certified in Lean manufacturing from BSI
Certified BasicMOST (a Motion study tool) analyst and practitioner
Completed course in Quality assurance from Automotve skill development council
Worked as Student executive of a automotive training startup for 16 months during under grad
Worked in Helpage India for fund raising activities

Thanks in advance...!!
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Hi all!

Kindly evaluate my profile for ISB admissions -

1. 10th - 88%
2. 12th - 84%
3. B.tech Mechanical - CGPA 82.9%, NIT Jamshedpur
4. Work ex 8 years ( 4 years Ashok Leyland and 4 years Maruti, Sales and Marketing)

Also, kindly guide me on what GMAT score should I target and by when?

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Prashant Prasad
Hi all!

Kindly evaluate my profile for ISB admissions -

1. 10th - 88%
2. 12th - 84%
3. B.tech Mechanical - CGPA 82.9%, NIT Jamshedpur
4. Work ex 8 years ( 4 years Ashok Leyland and 4 years Maruti, Sales and Marketing)

Also, kindly guide me on what GMAT score should I target and by when?

Thanks
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720+ will be secure score to get admission and fund. Best of Luck for your GMAT exam.
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Prashant Prasad
Hi all!

Kindly evaluate my profile for ISB admissions -

1. 10th - 88%
2. 12th - 84%
3. B.tech Mechanical - CGPA 82.9%, NIT Jamshedpur
4. Work ex 8 years ( 4 years Ashok Leyland and 4 years Maruti, Sales and Marketing)

Also, kindly guide me on what GMAT score should I target and by when?

Thanks
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Hi Prashant,

A 700+ score is definitely desirable when applying to ISB. If you are looking for a more indepth profile evaluation, you must give further details about yourself- do mention about your work - what are your key responsibilities and achievements? your extra culrricular actvities? what are your career goals and why do you want an MBA now?
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Hello everyone,

Please help me evaluate my profile :)

Although i haven't appeared for GMAT yet but i still wish to know if my profile has a chance even after scoring good in GMAT.

10th: 8.4 CGPA
12th: 82.3 %
Grad: 63.4 % (B.Tech-mechanical from amity university)
Work experience: 38 Months in sheetmetal manufacturing industry (19months-industrial engineer , 11 months-Product development, 8 months- Product Costing)

Extra curricular:
Participated in national level ATV manufacturing competition SAE baja
Participated in national level Gokart manufacturing competition
Certified in Lean manufacturing from BSI
Certified BasicMOST (a Motion study tool) analyst and practitioner
Completed course in Quality assurance from Automotve skill development council
Worked as Student executive of a automotive training startup for 16 months during under grad
Worked in Helpage India for fund raising activities

Thanks in advance...!!
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Hi Mayank,

This is not a profile which stands out, across all areas- acads (whether its the brand or the scores), work ex (need to know more) or extra-curricular. For making the cut, you need to have a few great projects, top performer tags, etc at work and obviously, the story needs to be projected very well in the application. Aim for a 720+ GMAT.

Hope this helps. Feel free to reach out for further queries.
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Hello,

Please evaluate my profile for ISB 2021 intake. I applied for ISB back in 2017, got an interview but didn't make it through.

Background -

Age 29
GMAT 720 - Q50/V38

Education:

Undergrad in Mechanical Engineering (Non IIT/NIT, 2.73/4)
Masters in Supply Chain from University of Michigan

Work Experience: Total 7 years

Job 1 - Manufacturing Start-Up, launched in 2012
Grew the company to more than 120+ employees with 59 products. Led multiple projects during this time in Marketing/Operations domain. Sold the start-up after five years. The entire client base during this time was based out of India while the suppliers were based out of China. Expanded the business across the country by setting up a logistics and warehouse network in 12 different states in India.

Job 2 - Pathways Operations Manager, Amazon
Worked for two years at Amazon in US after my Masters. Led teams of more than 500 associates and 8 managers. Led a bunch of projects, both on a site level as well as network level. Also, helped launch sites in Canada, remotely through US. Led the biggest Peak at Amazon last year, promoted 3 Tier 1's to Area Managers and 1 Area Manager to Operations Manager. Have been the acting Senior Operations Manager for last four months, with official promotion set for Q3. Have led Kaizen workshops and multiple projects across network level to save more than $500K to the site, with the estimated savings > $5M with improvement projects in implementation phase across other sites in the network.

Extracurriculars -

- VP of non-profit Keyan - school, shelter and food for under-privileged - from 2012-2017. Primary role was to raise funds through marketing campaigns and procurement of daily necessities and setting up operations.
- Career Coach at University of Michigan
- Masters Liaison for Tech Club at University of Michigan

Why MBA/Post MBA - Want to enhance my strategic skills to transition to Management Consulting Post MBA
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Hello!
You have an impressive profile. Good acads + GMAT, rich and diverse work-ex, extra-curricular add to the well-rounded experience you bring to the table. A number of times stellar profiles don't make it either due to the way application is written (problem of plenty) or probably in your case, interview didnt go well.

If you can send across your essays, we'd be able to better advise on the way forward and what couldve gone wrong.

All the best!
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Hi,
Please help me evaluate my profile for ISB.

Indian, Male, Mechanical Engineer'16 (VIT University)
GPA: 3.3/4 or 8.2/10
GMAT : 720

PROFILE SUMMARY
• Experienced associate in Product / Brand Management, skilled in Business Intelligence and Strategy planning.
• Experienced in driving new launches in FMCG/FMCD industries
• Possess ability to develop, plan, coordinate and contribute in diverse marketing activities and providing insights to improve the product offering


WORK EXPERIENCE

1. 1.5 Year, Product Manager, Godrej (Present)
• Led pan India new launches for Godrej Electronic locks, Door accessories, Furniture fittings & Glass hardware.
• Led end to end new product development (including market study, ideation, price progression, packaging, test market launch and scaled launch) for Godrej’s newly launched Towerbolts, in door accessories.
• Conceptualized & standardised NPI launch process, leading to incremental distribution expansion of new products by ~25%, pan India and achieving YTD ABP sales by 124% for Electronic locks.
• Extracted and analysed market insights by frequent market visits (all regions) and incorporated learning for expansion of glass hardware portfolio.
• Benchmarked competition activities for all 4 categories on monthly basis and taken corrective actions - including trade schemes, price progression, product gap.

2. 2.5 Year, Marketing Coordinator (Brand Management), SC Johnson Products Pvt Ltd. (US Based MNC)
• Managed end-to-end product life cycle management for 3 globally renowned brands – Kiwi, Glade and Mr Muscle
• Drove business metrics and built pricing strategies
• Extensively examined and analysed data to publish monthly reports including heat maps/ deep dives, basis AC Nielsen, providing business insights and identifying growth opportunities across brands.
• Worked closely with customer marketing for GTM planning and BTL assets development and execution
• Executed innovative campaigns to build/grow category, in collaboration with cross-functions
• Vendor management - managed 15 vendors (Global and Local)
• Managed and led (India execution) the launch of Glade HIF, Kiwi Shoe Shampoo and Mr Muscle Kitchen Cleaner - key growth driver for FY19

Achievements:
• Recognized and awarded for speedy execution of GST price drop project with 150%+ efficiency
• Recognized by Finance and Marketing Director, SCJ India, for on-time delivery of launch of Glade HIF project
• Top performance rating for 2 consecutive years


EXTRA CURICULLAR
1. Head of Media and Marketing | Rowing Canyon
Managed the media and marketing department of Rowing Canyon, a registered NGO, which focused on teaching and grooming underprivileged kids, using Info-Graphics.
2.Event Manager | graVITas’15 (VIT University)
Head of Sponsorship division of GraVITas’15, VIT University’s national tech-fest., and led a team of 8 members. With collective team effort, we managed to achieve a sponsorship sum of INR 20 lac.
3. Freelance Photographer
Worked at Gointhecity, a historical tour agency, in association with Bookmyshow, to host city tours. Taught basic & intermediate photography techniques to participants. Also, won photography content at Saarang’14, IIT Chennai, under top 10 category (among 7000 participants)


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Nationality :Indian
Age 26 in a month
Education: Chartered Accountant(2018)
                 B.Com-(2016) -St Xaviers College,Kolkata- Aggregate of 63%
Gmat Score: Planning to take it  in a month.

Work Experience : (i)9 months at ICICI Bank in their treasury desk (Back-end Analyst job where one had to pre-
                              dominantly vet the deals executed by the front end desk)
                           (ii)The remaining time (before and after the ICICI Stint) has been spent in my family CA firm,
                                in audit and tax work. - 20 months and counting
Reapplicant profile: Gave a botched Gmat attempt without any practice whatsoever since i wanted to give a shot at admissions -2020.Scored a terrible 600. Applied
anyways (R3) ;got dinged without interview. Suffice to say will try again this year with a score of only 720 and above                     
 
Appreciate any advice on how to improve the profile

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Hi
Please Evaluate my profile for ISB

Bachelor of Design From NIFT (2011-2015)
7.6 CGPA
Work experience as an Apparel designer of 4 years ranging across E-commerce Export and Retail brands in women's western wear.
I have worked with different industry organizations ranging from a startup (Shopninteen) to one of the leading export houses of India (Texport Industries) to a Domestic Retail giant like ABFRL(Pantaloons)
I am experienced in Handling buyers and customers independently as well as making design presentations to both National and International Buyers.
Academics
Class XII(PCM) 87.6 %
Class XII 94.4%
I have not appeared for GMAT though I am planning to take it in the next 1.5 months and am targeting a score of 680-700

Design Accomplishments
1.My Creative Textiles Project at NIFT was featured in DNA, A leading Gujarat Daily newspaper
2.Reached the finale for DLF Emporio Design Awards 2014 and my entry was among the top 10 entries to be showcased at India's only Luxury Mall in Vasant kunj
3.Reached top 10 in D-designer 2013, A pan Gujarat fashion design Reality contest
4.Reached the finale of FDAI Jaipur Design Competition in 2015.

Extracurricular activities and Interests
1.I am a voracious reader with special interest in English and Hindi fiction
2.Passed 3rd year Hindustani classical vocal Music exam with Distinction from Prayag Sangeet Samiti.
3.I Have organized and performed multiple cultural events at my previous organizations
4.A keen debater, have won Best Speaker at All India DAV youth Fest for 2 consecutive years at school level.
5.Participated in conceptualizing fashion shows at NIFT annual festivals and cultural events.
6.Head girl at Primary, secondary and Senior secondary level of my School.

Also Please suggest if my target score is sufficient or should I aim Higher in GMAT


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What would be a practical score on GMAT to ensure a call from preferred B-school?
What improvements are need in the profile?


Age 28 years
Got offers from Lnt and a government undertaking. I joined the latter after my graduation (On Campus Placement)
Professional
7 year experience[/b]
Engineering Consultancy Company in a Government of India Undertaking (PSU)
Aiming for ISB '21
Will be appearing for GMAT in July. Aiming for 700-730

My Brief Profile
10th score – 82.8%
12th score – 78.8%
Math Olympiad – National Rank 77th, state level – rank 1
District level Math & Science Competition– Secured Rank 3
Delhi College of Engineering, 2009-2013: Graduation: 66.9% (Civil Engg.)
• Society for Civil & Environmental Eng. (SCEE) (2011-12)- Vice President
• Innova (2011-12) Head Coordinator technical fest (10000 footfall, 11 lacs budget – arranging sponsorship for budget) (Ques – how did you arrange such a big budget)
• Internship at Delhi Metro
• Winner of many competitions in Technical Fest
• Chess Inter Branch Competition: Gold Medal (Team Game)




Work Experience – GOI undertaking, 7 yrs (joined in July 2013)
International Project Experiences for Developing and under developed countries
Visited few of them but not stayed anywhere for more than a month
4 Years Techncial Experience in Irrigation, Water Supply & Sanitation & Dam Design Projects in India, Zimbabwe, DR Congo, Laos, Cambodia etc
Currently handling Business Development for Road Sector.
17 running projects in road sector from the headd office.
Leading a team 50 people. 5 directly and rest indirectly.

Trainings:
Certified Training on procurement guidelines of world bank at ASCI sponsored by company (participants from 5 countries)
Certified Training on Preparation of DPR for road project in India (Particippants from various Government Departments of India)

Other activities
Noting & drafting in the company - 1st prize
Organising workshop for intertnational delegates from T &T under ITEC program of GOI at various institutes in india – got appreciation letter from delegates

Business Procurement
Got 17 projects through open tendering in a sector where company was lagging behind (INR 70 Crores) got appreciation from CMD

International Conference & Business Meets:
India West Africa conclave 2018 at Abuja, Nigeria
Visit to Dhaka, Bangladesh for business promotion activity
Visit to Dushanbe,Tajikistan for business promotion activity


Other Business Experience
• Online Certificate Programme in Export and Import Business (Niryat Bandhu Scheme)– organised by IIFT Delhi & DGFT, GOI (1 month)
• Business Venture ‘Tanharkrafts India’ for selling Handicrafts items all over the world (Didn't work out much, closed later on due to other engagements)


Main aim for me to join a B-school- Widen the scope/opportunities on long term basis.
If any other detail required for evaluation of profile please let me know

Regards,

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Hi,

I am Bhavya

I am from Infrastructure background with 7.5 years experience in India, TCS.
(Excluding 1.2 year gap for my ML)

Undergraduation

BSc Computer Science -CGPA 8.0
10th- 80% Matric
12 th-73%

Certified in Agile, ITIL


Currently on break for GMAT PREP.
I had been working as an Location Asset Officer in a 3 member team in TCS from Nov 2018 to Dec 2019 handling infrastructure IT assets for a campus with 12000 employees.

Prior to this, have led a 10 member team spread across 2 cities in Audio and Video conferencing first level support across geographies for 3 years.
Have led and successfully completed a transition of audio conferencing for the whole of APAC,EMEA,NOAM,SOAM AND India from a conventional bridge based platform to an integrated web based one.
Have driven automation of audio and video conferencing communicating with vendors and the corporate teams for API implementation.
Was a part of Audio and Video conferencing requirement analysis from the first level.

I was a active member of Interact Club in School.
Have been a part of Consumer club in college.
Am a member of the Personal excellence group in TCS.

I am yet to give my GMAT
(Targeting 2021 admissions)

HOBBIES-Bharathanatyam
District Handball player at schooL

Post MBA plan is to get into project management space and Business strategy planning.

How good is my profile to get into IIMB epgp/ ISB?

What would be the score required?

Please guide me...

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Hi All,

Kindly evaluate my profile for ISB admissions.
I am yet to give GMAT. How much should I target cumulatively?

Profile Summary
Sales and Marketing professional with over 8+ yrs. of deep expertise in sales & marketing planning, channel, dealer management & process optimization. Expert in automotive & ancillary supply chain & sales processes.

Academic Achievements
B.Tech Mechanical, 2008-2012 : NIT Jamshedpur - 8.29/10
Class XII : 84%
Class X : 88%

Achievements in International Automotive competitions
Responsibilities - Vice Captain, Formula SAE Team, NIT Jamshedpur (Founder Member)
• Awarded overall 1st in Cost Report Event in Formula SAE, Australia
• Awarded overall 3rd in Formula SAE design Challenge, Chennai
• Placed overall 5th in Air Bus Team Award Formula SAE Silverstone, UK

Professional Experience

Maruti Suzuki India Limited - 2016 to present

Sales & Marketing planning
• Aligning with India wide Institutional Sales strategy & developing modular regional strategy
• Segment wise & Model wise Target setting & sales review of the dealerships
• Own and drive KPIs at dealership – harnessing & hunting customer trails in Corporates and Government departments
Sales Process Optimization
• Process adherence at regional level to meet Segment wise, model wise, dealer wise & clientele wise targets
• Expertness in data interpretation and analytics in excel to enable the business requirements
• Process audit compliance at dealer level to meet customer requirement as per the norms
• Manpower adherence and recruitment for assigned business scope.
Sales Analytics & Reporting
• Scouting competition model, pricing and sales strategy at regional level to increase market penetration
• Key account Management of Top Corporate & Government departmental clientele for future market readiness such as Coal India, SBI, Police, Defense, etc..
• Developing regional sales analytics & reporting for B2B and B2C purchase behavior
• Developing OEM understanding and reporting of EV market movements through purchase patterns
Digital & Bottom line marketing activities
• Hyper-local marketing implementation, lead management & claim settlement across dealerships
• Mass E mailers and SMS campaigns
• Yearly BTL activation worth 3.5 Cr. through Meet & Greet, Display and Test drive campaigns at Auto shows, Clubs, Malls and potential Institutions
• Em-paneled vendor management and claims settlement on timely basis

Key Achievements
• Promotional performance in FY18-19
• Winner of Rising stars awards to employee, Q1' FY19-20
• Increased Market penetration by 11% and 2% growth on ytd basis
• Establishment of ISL business practices across 37 dealers of east India

Ashok Leyland

Responsibilities & Activities: Sales & promotion of MAV at Jamnagar & Bus Vertical for Ahmedabad AO - 2014 to 2016
Sales Planning
• Analyze market trends and accordingly develop sales plans to increase brand awareness
• Manage sales pipeline, forecast monthly sales and identify new business opportunities
• Coordinate with partners to create and execute business plans to meet sales goals
Channel and Dealer Management
• Identify, recruit and on-board new channel partners within assigned territory
• Manage sales activities of partners to generate revenue
Channel marketing
• Communicate up-to-date information about new products
• Deliver customer presentations and attend sales meetings and partner conferences
• Assist in partner marketing activities such as tradeshows, campaigns and other promotional activities

Key Achievements
• Increased MS by 14% of ICV Pass at Ahmedabad from H1 FY 2014-15 to FY 2015-16
• Increased MS by 4% of ICV Pass at Mehsana from H1 FY 14-15 to FY 15-16.
• Retained MS of MDV Pass in assigned territory from FY 14-15 to FY 15-16.
• Successful seeding of 3/106 IL chassis in all applications at assigned hubs.

Responsibilities & Activities: To ensure Engine Assembly meets its production and budget targets
Monitoring and Control - Assembly Line Analytics & Reporting: Daily/ monthly monitoring of overall production line (OLE) & Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
Cost Management Initiatives - KPI identification, manpower planning, inventory planning, inter department coordination, Streamlining vendor selection and parts procurement
Audit & Compliance - Tracking and implementing of audit SOPs like GEMBA

Key Achievements
• Improved department cost savings by 33% (~45L to ~60L INR) by innovative practices.
• Drafted and Implemented Daily Management SOP’s in 3 phases in P15 Engine Assembly

Hobbies and Extra co-curricular activities
• Arts and craft - Certified Diploma with distinction, Best arts and craft student in schools (awards in 2 years)
• School council member in Class IX
• Multiple awards as winner in Sports

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Hi
Please Evaluate my profile for ISB

Bachelor of Design From NIFT (2011-2015)
7.6 CGPA
Work experience as an Apparel designer of 4 years ranging across E-commerce Export and Retail brands in women's western wear.
I have worked with different industry organizations ranging from a startup (Shopninteen) to one of the leading export houses of India (Texport Industries) to a Domestic Retail giant like ABFRL(Pantaloons)
I am experienced in Handling buyers and customers independently as well as making design presentations to both National and International Buyers.
Academics
Class XII(PCM) 87.6 %
Class XII 94.4%
I have not appeared for GMAT though I am planning to take it in the next 1.5 months and am targeting a score of 680-700

Design Accomplishments
1.My Creative Textiles Project at NIFT was featured in DNA, A leading Gujarat Daily newspaper
2.Reached the finale for DLF Emporio Design Awards 2014 and my entry was among the top 10 entries to be showcased at India's only Luxury Mall in Vasant kunj
3.Reached top 10 in D-designer 2013, A pan Gujarat fashion design Reality contest
4.Reached the finale of FDAI Jaipur Design Competition in 2015.

Extracurricular activities and Interests
1.I am a voracious reader with special interest in English and Hindi fiction
2.Passed 3rd year Hindustani classical vocal Music exam with Distinction from Prayag Sangeet Samiti.
3.I Have organized and performed multiple cultural events at my previous organizations
4.A keen debater, have won Best Speaker at All India DAV youth Fest for 2 consecutive years at school level.
5.Participated in conceptualizing fashion shows at NIFT annual festivals and cultural events.
6.Head girl at Primary, secondary and Senior secondary level of my School.

Also Please suggest if my target score is sufficient or should I aim Higher in GMAT


Regards,
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Hi Soumya,

Its always good to aim high for the GMAT. Be at your best preparation because you dont know what score you will eventually get on test day.

Your profile description sounds interesting, but I'd like to know more about your work - what do you do at work? what are your key achievements, how has your career grown?
Secondly, why do you want to do an MBA? what are your post MBA goals?
Thirdly, what are your current extra curricular activities (outside of what you did at college)?
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What would be a practical score on GMAT to ensure a call from preferred B-school?
What improvements are need in the profile?


Age 28 years
Got offers from Lnt and a government undertaking. I joined the latter after my graduation (On Campus Placement)
Professional
7 year experience[/b]
Engineering Consultancy Company in a Government of India Undertaking (PSU)
Aiming for ISB '21
Will be appearing for GMAT in July. Aiming for 700-730

My Brief Profile
10th score – 82.8%
12th score – 78.8%
Math Olympiad – National Rank 77th, state level – rank 1
District level Math & Science Competition– Secured Rank 3
Delhi College of Engineering, 2009-2013: Graduation: 66.9% (Civil Engg.)
• Society for Civil & Environmental Eng. (SCEE) (2011-12)- Vice President
• Innova (2011-12) Head Coordinator technical fest (10000 footfall, 11 lacs budget – arranging sponsorship for budget) (Ques – how did you arrange such a big budget)
• Internship at Delhi Metro
• Winner of many competitions in Technical Fest
• Chess Inter Branch Competition: Gold Medal (Team Game)




Work Experience – GOI undertaking, 7 yrs (joined in July 2013)
International Project Experiences for Developing and under developed countries
Visited few of them but not stayed anywhere for more than a month
4 Years Techncial Experience in Irrigation, Water Supply & Sanitation & Dam Design Projects in India, Zimbabwe, DR Congo, Laos, Cambodia etc
Currently handling Business Development for Road Sector.
17 running projects in road sector from the headd office.
Leading a team 50 people. 5 directly and rest indirectly.

Trainings:
Certified Training on procurement guidelines of world bank at ASCI sponsored by company (participants from 5 countries)
Certified Training on Preparation of DPR for road project in India (Particippants from various Government Departments of India)

Other activities
Noting & drafting in the company - 1st prize
Organising workshop for intertnational delegates from T &T under ITEC program of GOI at various institutes in india – got appreciation letter from delegates

Business Procurement
Got 17 projects through open tendering in a sector where company was lagging behind (INR 70 Crores) got appreciation from CMD

International Conference & Business Meets:
India West Africa conclave 2018 at Abuja, Nigeria
Visit to Dhaka, Bangladesh for business promotion activity
Visit to Dushanbe,Tajikistan for business promotion activity


Other Business Experience
• Online Certificate Programme in Export and Import Business (Niryat Bandhu Scheme)– organised by IIFT Delhi & DGFT, GOI (1 month)
• Business Venture ‘Tanharkrafts India’ for selling Handicrafts items all over the world (Didn't work out much, closed later on due to other engagements)


Main aim for me to join a B-school- Widen the scope/opportunities on long term basis.
If any other detail required for evaluation of profile please let me know

Regards,

Jatin Mittal
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Hi Jatin,

You have a good profile overall.
Talking about specifics, the GPA is low and thus a higher GMAt score in the 730 range will surely help.
Regarding your work experience, you have some good stuff going. The nature of your work is differentiated from most other ISB applicant's and you must get the best out of it by showing its relevance to the current world, how you have had the chance to work on mega million $$ projects (assumption) and also make an impact. Having goals that relate to your past experience of 7 years will also help to show a coherent storyline. The second thing here is your leadership experience- you have a good chunk of it. Again, this is an important aspect in the b-school application and it must come through via every section in teh application- resume, essays and recommendation.

Your international work experience can be leveraged to say that you have an understanding of your field across several countries and how that gives you a unique perspective to contribute at the ISB classroom.

I dont see much of extra-curricular activities in your recent life and that is an area you can certainly build upon.

Another area where you need to work hard wrt applications is your career goals story. You don't seem to have a plan in place as to what you will do post MBA. Well, b-schools expect a granular plan which includes the short term and the long term goals with mentions of the industry and function where you will join. So you need to do some deep thinking and introspection at your end to know what you wish to achieve through the MBA.
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