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Hello Everyone

Can some one please help me evaluate my profile.

This is Vibhav Dwivedi from New Delhi, age 26.
I am Engineer by degree in computer science and engineering.

Education:
10th - CBSE
12th - CBSE
Engineering - Computer Science and Engineering. Apeejay College, Rohtak university.

Percentages:
10th - 76.8%
12th - 62%
Graduation - 67.3%

Job Profile
i worked as Calc Automation Specialist at AON Hewitt.
The job included the calculation of retirement benefit for the employees , I have handled three client at same time, with two being primary and one being secondary. total experience is off 3 years and 3 months.

After AON I started my own startup and was a co founder of online start up that deals with deals and discounts and other tie ups with restaurants.
i was taking care of the business development, taking care of all the expenditure done, cash inflows, preparing the prototype model, contacting the restaurants through emails and phone calls, documenting the work etc, in nut shell all the back end operation work along with business development and finance work.

Extra
Social work: I was a team member with one of the profit organisation/trade union that work for the benefit of daily wage workers. my work included documenting all the details and creating record in excel (data entry) . because of my good work i was promoted to the post of secretary, and i have some field experience for that, where i have visited couple of construction site to talk, explain and convince them about the benefits they will get after becoming the member wit our trade union. Also this trade union is affiliated by the state and central government

Currently i am also working as a free lancer for the brand marketing of various restaurants, i have a good database of food bloggers in Delhi and work along with the PR of the restaurants for their promotions, majorly social media marketing.
this again involves th marketing and managing work of around 12-15 people at a same time.

Others
1. when at office i was main host/co-host of 3 floor events which included over 300 employees of the same floor.
. have basic idea of LSIP (large scale interactive program) that was done by Aon to get to know about the engagement of employees. Also, i was a part of the logistic team, when an event was conducted 40 KM away from the office building so i took care of that, along with my team.
2. i have my own food blog on wordpress and a good running instagram account with 3500+ followers all organic and gained in last 4-5 months.

GMAT score
i will be writing my exam either on 26th December and aim to score above 650. Though i am targeting 700++ but i am finding it a bit tough to go to that level. so while evaluating plz consider it to be in between 630-660.

Thanks. looking forward for response, from the qualified and experience ppl over here.

Hello All -

Could someone please help me evaluate my chances at ISB?

I gave my GMAT a couple of days ago and got a score of 720(Q50/V38). Below is a brief on my profile:

Graduation: Mechanical Engineering(Passed out in 2013) - GPA: 3.5(according to WES)
Work Experience: 39 months in sales and marketing at ExxonMobil Corporation and currently working as an operations manager at NEED(Network for Economic and Entrepreneurship Development ; It's a non-profit organization based out of Lucknow, India)
Extra-Curriculars: school and college Football team, Squash and Swimming school teams ; Acted in and directed Choreos during college ; Part of organizing committee of a number of college fests and led the marketing team during a couple of fests.
Volunteer work: Part of a number of volunteer activities during college and work at EM(house building, teaching, roadshows etc).

Interest: Marketing and Strategy

Thanks.

Hello All -

Could someone please help me evaluate my chances at ISB?

I gave my GMAT a couple of days ago and got a score of 720(Q50/V38). Below is a brief on my profile:

Graduation: Mechanical Engineering(Passed out in 2013) - GPA: 3.5(according to WES)
Work Experience: 39 months in sales and marketing at ExxonMobil Corporation and currently working as an operations manager at NEED(Network for Economic and Entrepreneurship Development ; It's a non-profit organization based out of Lucknow, India)
Extra-Curriculars: school and college Football team, Squash and Swimming school teams ; Acted in and directed Choreos during college ; Part of organizing committee of a number of college fests and led the marketing team during a couple of fests.
Volunteer work: Part of a number of volunteer activities during college and work at EM(house building, teaching, roadshows etc).

Interest: Marketing and Strategy

Thanks.

Hi, I'm a CWA (Cost Accountant from India) having a Dip IFRS from ACCA UK, with 7 years of work ex out of which 6 years relate to a state owned PSU.
Now, my academic scores aren't very high.
X-75%
XII-70%
BCom -51%
Master of Financial Analysis (ICFAI-Distance)-60%
ICWAI-51%

I request for honest & objective opinion abt my chances in ISB or any other top bschool for that matter.

Regards,
J.Bis.

Deepds,

If you submit a competitive application, you have nothing to fear, atleast for ISB.

Explain the reason for your low GPA. Your profile has more depth to it because of the adversities you overcame and still managed to pull up your grades through the CFA, the acturial science course and the GMAT score. Take the CFA if it helps you now or later in your career- not to supplement your education.

Adcoms like to see leadership experience, at the work place and outside. EXtracurricular activities give you a chance to showcase leadership outside work. Its great to have it, but in case you do not, still go ahead and apply. ISB does not place so much importance on extra curricular activities as the American b-schools do.

Changing three companies is not such a huge number in 7 years. DOn't worry about it, but if you think its a concern, you can address it in the optional ISB essay.

Hope that helps.

Rohan,

On assumption that you will submit a good application, everything looks good to me. DO explain in the application, what led to the transition to the non profit, and how have both your experiences together informed your career goals.

Have you taken your GMAT ? If not, aim for a high score- 730+

Hi Rohan,
You have a good GMAT score for ISB. How much leadership experience do you have on the work front? If you can show good leadership and team management experience in your application along with a clear reason on why MBA, why marketing and strategy post MBA and how it ties up to your past experience, you have a fair shot at getting admitted.

Hi,

Pls evaluate my profile.

10th 73%
12th 52%
Undergraduate from Gujarat university
B.E electrical 2009passout with 60.35%
Aggregate

Work ex: 7 years in service industry(technical service)

Currently in coffeeday global ltd as a Manager Service with team strength of 45+ ppl ( promoted from asst manager to manager during march-16)

GMAT 1: 640
GMAT 2 : 660
Still going for 3rd attempt before 2nd round

Extra curricular:

1. marathon finisher in 2009
2. Have done fashion modeling for couple of years (around 2 yrs back) and have done few modeling assignments
3. 3-4 additional service work related training from jobs only
No other such NGO experience




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Hi,

Please evaluate my profile for ISB.

Here is my brief Profile:

Indian Female , 24 yrs

UG : B tech(Electronics & Telecommunication Engg) 2013 Passout , Symbiosis International University
UG - CGPA : 3.027/4
12th: CBSE, 64%
10th: CBSE, 81.4%

Certifications :
ITIL

Work Exp :
3+ yrs in Product Support. I got a double promotion within 8 months as a recognition for my performance. Consistently top rated among my peer group. Rated best among my peer group almost every quarter.
Have played an instrumental role in setting up of new cloud infrastructure- delivered the project before deadline and was awarded with company excellence award - this was appreciated by the Senior Vice President, Global Innovation & Managing Director of the company.
I have worked on site and have international exposure.

Selected for two leadership programs under India office. Details:
(1) Women leader program- 22 women leaders were chosen among all India offices. I was the only one chosen from my regional office. We were trained on leadership, communication skills. Conducted guest lectures at various universities & were associated with NGO at the same time. I was also a mentor for one of my colleagues.
(2) Future leader program- 40 employees were shortlisted as future leaders of the company who will be groomed by the higher management. I am the youngest of the lot and also, was selected to represent my group(everyone apart from me has 10+ year of work-ex & is a manager by designation).


Extracurricular:
Won robotics completion in west zone.
Have won multiple debate & painting competitions( National, compay & university level).
Member of Toastmasters.
National level Korfball player. (silver medal).
Head of placement cell- BTech
Head of creative team for college fest.
Been part of recruitment team at work.


GMAT attempt 1: 690 ( Please suggest, if I need to appear for GMAT again).


Thank you!

Though I'm not an expert but retaking GMAT would help.
Since this was your first attempt I see no reason why you can't improve another 20-30 points.
High GMAT will also balance your relatively weak acads.
Hope it helps...Feel free to let me know if I could be of any help..

Thank you Rohit for the feedback. I will try to attempt it again( given my work schedule, it gets really hard to find time to study).
Also, apart from my GMAT, how does my overall profile come out to be? Do I have a chance at ISB?

Hi Chitrangda,
I think your profile is descent, biggest positive is you're a female. I'm not sure if your work is IT, but the IT competition pool is really competitive.
Your work accolades look good but again what'll matter more is the repute of the company you work for...Another thing that strikes me is that you're already in a "leadership program", so think hard for the "Why MBA" and "Goals" question...
Again, a lot depends on how you present yourself...My interview was all about my hobby and it seemed they had already made up there mind.
A good application should surely get you in...

PS: As I said before, I'm not an expert. I'm just an applicant and an ISB admit this year.


Cheers,
Rohit

Hi all,

I gave my gmat today, scoring 690.
V34
Q49
IR 5

Should I take gmat again, I am aiming to apply for ISB in round 2, so i have a month to prepare again.

Post MBA I want to work as Operations Consultant, and will opt for MBA in operations domain.

What are some other b-shools with good reputation of MBA in Operations Domain.

10th - 81 %
12th - 77 %

B.Tech - 85.4 % in Production and Industrial Engineering.
From National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur (NIT's are considered among prestigious institutes in India)

Age: 25 Years

Work experience: 3 years 2 months
Manager Operations in Manufacturing Plant.
• coordinating and commissioning of two RCL (Recoiling and Inspection Lines) in collaboration with FAGOR spain, L&T, NSSMC and TATA Steel.
• Trained under Japanese operations experts for line operations; and then trained a manpower of 4 officers and 31 technicians for Operations of RCL lines to produce high quality final products
• Independently studied plant technology and authored 71 Standard Operating Procedure and 8 Technical Standard documents
• Responsible for various Kaizen (continuous improvements) such as redesigning the path of sample carts in order to reduce cycle time
• Went to Spain to assist FAGOR with the designing of Level-2 (automatic manufacturing execution system) to improve process automation
• Planned and successfully executed the Performance Guarantee Tests for RCL lines
• Responsible for preparation of PFMEA, SPC and Control Plan and other documents for RCL as per requirement of ISO TS 16949
• Responsible for shop floor safety and was commended for the same by my Managing Director
• Designing various spares in CATIA-V5 as per specification and identified suitable vendors to manufacture them
• Developed a software using VB.NET and SQL for easy and efficient daily management – this was publicly appreciated by my general manager


Awards:
• First prize in college tech-fest for the innovative idea of using TEG module in automobile exhaust
• Second prize in college tech-fest for designing a four cylinder Internal Combustion Engine
• First prize in Rubik’s cube solving contest organized by the Computer Society of India
• Third prize in case-study challenge in the college tech-fest

No Extracurricular
(which is the point where I think I lack)

Also I have no shinning significant achievement to show off.

Beside ISB what are other schools I can consider, with the given profile

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Hi Vaibhav,

The decision to retake GMAT is a good idea. 660 on GMAT is quite low, although people do get in with this score. I'd like to know more about your work related experiences, achievements and career goals to really understand your profile. These are always the key elements in your application.

Hi Chitrangada,

You have some great stuff going for you! You have a few things that will help you differentiate yourself - these will make good essay material. Ofcourse, you will have to present that info properly and show it as a consistent personality trait and not one-off recognitions.

You are good with your current GMAT score. If you can retake with minimal effort, then go ahead, otherwise use this crucial time to build your application instead. At 690, you are not in bad shape at all.

Also, there is little time left for 'profile enhancement'. I think you have some great points to talk about in any case. So, just present the best picture of what you already have.

Hope that helps

Dear MBA Decoder,

Thanks for prompt reply.

Below are the key points regarding my work ex

Initial 3 yrs as service engineer in US valve manufacture "Tyco Flow control" where I used to handle on-site activities like maintenance , irrigation, installation etc.

2nd company was exide industries Ltd (Battery manufacturer) as a Sr. Service officer and was heading service operation of Gujarat state with team of 9 . Worked there for 1 and half year

Current company is coffeeday Global Ltd ( CCD, vending machine manufacturing division ) and heading technical service operation of corporate clients for both Gujarat and MP states with team strength of 45+ ppl (more than 1500 clients ).
Joined CCD in June 2014 as an asst Manager Service and got promoted as manager service in March-16 (in just 20 months' tenure)
Have vast experience of team handling and after sales service .
Have taken the service levels of Gujarat and MP to top 5 states across India in CCD

About career goals :
Would like to go ahead with operations and learn the business management skills with the help of MBA

Specifically would like to be into the lead position of revenue generation based operation immediately after MBA & 5 years down the line would like to start own operation consulting , kind of small start up.

Hope this will help.

Do revert if you need any additional info



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