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Hello WishuSinha

Scores are decent and work experience is the stand out feature of your profile. International work ex is cherry on the cake.
Extracurricular are strong too, many relevant stories can be identified here.
Career goals need to be debated and made more specific instead of 3 different directions.
I'd recommend you to apply in R2 if you are already in advance stages of your application/essays.

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Hello,

I would really appreciate if someone can help with my profile evaluation for ISB PGP (round 2 this year).

Profile
Background:
31 years, Male, Indian (with unrestricted right to work in UK)
Academics:
B.E. – 7.42 (2010- 2014) – Instrumentation & Controls Engineering
MSc – Distinction, The University of Sheffield (2015-2017) – Control Systems Engineering
10th: CBSE 89.8%
12th: CBSE 79.8%
GMAT: 700 (V40 Q47 IR5 AWA6)

Work Experience: around 5 years
Volkswagen Group, UK : Feature Systems Engineer (September,2021 – till date)
- Current Role as Feature Owner for new features to be implemented on VW vehicles (Globally). The responsibility includes system conceptualization, implementation (system design) and testing the new features in the cabin. These implemented features are delivered to all the commercial vehicle programs of VW (worldwide).
- Responsible for regional divergence resolution of a feature (depending on the local laws of the regions) and regularly interacting with various stakeholders at different ford sites across the globe to come to a mutual agreement.
- Working within a team in which members are located across USA and Europe.

Rolls-Royce Plc, Derby, UK: Control Systems Engineer (Nov, 2017- August,2021)
- Worked as Systems engineer for designing control systems for wide body aircraft engines. (example of control system can be Engine Autopilot etc)
- Extensive knowledge of designing and developing safety critical system and software for electronic engine controller of the engine of an aircraft.
- Regular interaction with test aircraft team of customers such as Airbus, Boeing and gather engine system behavior of the test aircraft.
- Managing support engineers (dividing work etc, during plan phase of the IP) from external suppliers.
- Functional team lead for system verification for business aviation.
- Worked as part of Scrum team in capacity of system designer for a business aircraft engine.
- Experience in Model based software development and verification using Simulink.
- Working in diverse team of colleagues with more than 15 nationalities.

JSW Steel Ltd., India: 12 Months as Graduate Engineering Trainee (2014-2015)
- Worked as Junior Manager (Trainee) for Electrical & Automation maintenance in reheating furnace of hot rolling mill.
- Undertook a project by forming a quality circle with the technicians and modified transducer in the walking beam of furnace, reducing mill time by 50mins . This saved around 20 lakhs.

Internship/Industrial Placement:
- As part of my post graduate course in UK, spent 9 months in R&D department of a consumer electronics manufacturing company.
- Worked on a new boiler to be introduced in the European market.
- Involved in development of a timer feature for maintenance of boiler. This included development of an embedded system accessory that can be attached to the boiler for additional functionality.

Extra Curricular:
- Member of IET working towards chartership.
- Mentor for new graduates who joined Rolls-Royce.
- Published a paper on development of a wireless stethoscope during my final year of engineering.
- Handled operations of a subway restaurant during my Masters (part time job).
- Certified Subway Sandwich Artist , part time job during master's in UK(can make authentic subway sandwiches )
- Member of managing committee of technical club in college. Helped to organize tech fest.

Post MBA Goals:
Strategy, Program Management, Product Management

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Hello akshaytikoo

Yours is a tricky case, as the GMAT does not inspire confidence but the work history has potential that might just compensate.
The career goals still need more introspection. Not sure if you have enough time to build a strong application in the limited time left, so you also have the option of retaking the GMAT and applying later with an improved profile.

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Hey guys!

I wrote GMAT thrice - first in 2018 and then twice in November, 2021 but wasn't able to score more than 660(Q49/47,V32/34). I know it is a below par score but given my profile, I thought to get a second opinion. So, I would really appreciate if someone can help me with my profile evaluation.

Below are my details :
- 31, Male, India
- B.E. : 2008- 2012, Computer Science, VTU, Bangalore 76%
- 10th: CBSE 87%
- 12th: CBSE 87%
- GMAT: 660 (V34 Q47) 640(V27, Q49)
- WE: 9 years

Work Experience :
1. Aricent Technologies (now Capgemini): 2012- 2014, Software Engineer
Used to work on Base-station (BTS) for the client - Nokia Solutions Network. Key responsibilities were to enhance & debug legacy modules for a new 3G BTS and build new features for Packet Abis(NSN's proprietary interface).
Was awarded with best project award during the training period.
The only fresher in my batch that was hand picked for NSN's project and sent onsite within 6 months on floor.
Was awarded with best performance for 2 consecutive years and got promoted to senior software engineer in less than 22 months.

2. Bugfree Travel: 2015-2018, Founder
So I got bit by entrepreneurial bug and thus, left Aricent to start my first startup called Bugfree Travel- a marketplace for travel agents. The idea was to make travelling and travel booking really easy & seamless for travelers, remove the middle agents as well as the unwanted commissions and markups, and reduce the total travel cost as well as burden of planning.
Received some traction in the beginning but things got harder with time, especially after months of low revenue and thus, eventually we failed miserably and ended up shutting it down. Major reasons of shutting down were, of course the low revenue, lack of funding, not so credible team and most of all lack of planning, vision & execution.
During those 3 years, I managed to create several strategic alliances with domestic & international travel operators, attended several OTMs that gave a lot of exposure, travelled to 15 states in India & met the real players on the ground level that actually manage the most basic of a travel itineraries.
Pitched the idea to several VCs but wasn't successful in raising funding.
In a nutshell, it was a bittersweet journey but except knowledge & exposure, I couldn't really get anything out of Bugfree

Before I talk about my next experience, I need to tell you that this was the time when I had applied for ISB for the first time. My score was just 640(Q49, V27) but I had spent a good amount of time in the application. So, I thought let's just apply. So what I mean to really say is that this time I will be a re-applicant!

3. Foreignerds: 2019-Current, Founder
After being dejected and heartbroken because of my failed startup, low GMAT score and rejection from ISB, I had just lost my way and starting thinking to join a company but one fine day, during a conversation with another startup founder, I realized that I have few sales & marketing skills that got built because of my journey in Bugfree and the same skills could be put to a better use and thus, Foreignerds, a digital transformation agency, was born.
I had a decent idea about software development and digital marketing, and thus, I thought I could help other startups to avoid mistakes that I did and may be earn a decent living. That was my only goal at that point of time but little did I know about what God had in mind for me. Within first year we clocked revenue of $80,000 USD and increased the team size from 4 to 12. This was small but gave me enough motivation to continue.
Next 2 years, we worked smart and created several partnerships with accelerators, incubators, PR agencies, consulting firms, marketing & development agencies in US, UK and Canada. These partnerships gave us access to a huge pool of funded startups and stable white label work every month and thereby, increased our revenue to $450,000, team size to a whopping 78, and our service offerings to 12.

Why MBA & ISB?
I have a great offer at hand and I am 99% convinced to take an exit. Major reason being I think I have got the maximum I could get out of Foreignerds! Given that it was bootstrapped with virtually zero investment, it has reached to a stage where the number of challenges have also increased exponentially, for most of which my plans have failed repeatedly, and it has become absolutely hard to maintain the same level and cross a certain level, I feel that after doing & learning things the hard way, now it is the time to learn things from the experts.

ISB's PGP program is really compact, pretty immersive and can have a really big impact on someone's personality. The amount of diverse exposure that ISB offers alone can impact the way one thinks, perceives a situation or handles it. Moreover, ISB has a global appeal as well as reach that can help one to build a network and leverage it if there is an opportunity.

Extra-curricular: Not much to say in that area
- Have been an active participant in drama & theatres since school. Haven't really won anything though!
- A lot of awards and certificates for volleyball (district, state, zone level) and cricket (club level)
- Active member of a pet care NGO

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Hi! I would really be interested to know more about the start up you have been working on since last 1.5 years (if possible). While you may be aware that your GMAT and UG GPA will definitely challenge the success of your application, can you balance that with the impact you have made through your own startup?

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Hey I plan to apply to ISB in round 2. Pls evaluate my profile.

Age:24(female)

GMAT:660

Academics- 8.6 CGPA(10th) , 88.8%(12th) , 6.9 GPA (UG)

Education:- CIMA (level 3),b com from (delhi university)

Work experience:- total of 3.5 years of work experience.
2 years with EY, 1.5 years working on my own startup.

Work achievement:- Raised funding from investor for the startup.

Extra curricular:-
active member in college dramatics team.
Performed at National school of drama.
Founded and headed entrepreneurship cell in college.

Post MBA goals:- expanding startup operation. Taking the business international with the knowledge and insight that I'll gain from the program.

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Hi,

I am planing to apply for ISB Round 2 and have already started working on the essays. Requesting your feedback on my profile summary mentioned below :

- 28, Female, India
- GMAT: 720 (V40 Q49)

- B.Tech. : 2012- 2016, Electrical and Electronics Engineering (UPTU -Lucknow) 71%
- 10th: ICSC 89%
- 12th: ISC 80%

Work Experience: Total ~5 years of work experience (in India only) at Tata Consultancy Services (IT industry). Worked 3 years for USA telecom client as developer and received awards for contribution in automations. Worked next 2 years as technical lead for South African telecom DevOps project, received best team award.

Extra-Curricular: Bronze medal at National level dance competition and miscellaneous dance related achievements at state/local level, regional video songs, organizing college events etc.

Post MBA Goal:
Short Term: Program management at tech based firm
Long Term: General Management role in Leading tech based firm.

Thanks in advance!

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Hi,

Please evaluate my profile for ISB as I am applying for R2.

GMAT - 720 (Q50 V38)
CBSE 10th - 95
CBSE 12th - 94.6
Grad - 7.73, Chemical Engineering NIT Durgapur

Work Ex - 2 Years 4 months in IT Consulting
- Worked on CRM (Customer Relationship Management) products from Microsoft, Oracle and Salesforce.
- Worked on Automation tools to reduce manual efforts of 7 hours by client to 20 mins using automation scripts.

Extra Curriculars
- Ranked top 0.1% in the world in a computer game.
- Made, Owned and Managed South Asia's number 1 game server in a computer game, a non-profit initiative for the country.

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Hi! You have a decent GMAT score, but you belong to the most over represented group- the Indian IT applicant. You must have really strong essays and stories to be able to differentiate yourself. Over the last 5 years, did you lead projects, resolve conflicts, influence decisions and achieve exceptional growth opportunities due to your "stellar" work and stakeholder management skills? Think deeply, how did you transition from a techie to a project manager given the challenges that you faced in all the projects you did. I also urge you to have a really strong recommendation to make your application stand out. Grabbing ad com's intrigue is key to landing an interview! Can a senior manager from one of the client companies you worked for make a strong recommendation for you?
Use your dance pursuits and achievements to underline commitment to your love for this art. Do you specialize in a specific dance form? Do you wish to make something of this hobby eventually?
Post MBA Goals- simple and attainable, but having a central theme to your narratives (what are you truly passionate about?) that smoothly transitions into your goals would be beneficial.

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Dear All,

Kindly evaluate my profile for one year MBA program at A/B/C

I did not get a shortlist from ISB Last year

Age: 28
Undergrad: NIT Jalandhar
GMAT: 680 (V:34, Q:49)
Xth : 94.4%
XIIth : 90.17
Graduation: 7.62 CGPA
Work Experience: 6.5 years in operations and maintenance in city gas distribution. Got two promotions in these years and have consistently delivered in the company.

Industry: City Gas distribution

Extra-Curricular:
1. Placement coordinator in college
2. Silver medal in TT in the college sports event
3. U-19 regional level cricket player during School
4. Won 3rd rank in Youth parliament of KV Region
5. Maintain a blog

Post MBA Short term goal: Operation consultant

Long term goal: Own venture in the field of logistics

Is the GMAT lacking?

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Hi, for ISB, your GMAT score is definitely a drawback to what otherwise seems like a decent profile. You must backup a 700+ GMAT score with strong leadership stores and narratives. In case you are interested on getting a feedback on your ISB essay you can send Essay1 to me for review.

With a 680 GMAT score you could get borderline success at A/B/C.

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GMAT 1: 610 Q47 V27 Verified score

GRE 1: Q169 V154 Verified score

GPA: 3.6

WE:Information Technology (Consulting)

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Hi Experts,

Appreciate it if you could provide some feedback.

Age/Gender/Nationality: 27 (Male-Indian)
X - 9.6 GPA out of 10
XII - 92.9%
Undergraduate - 83% - Bachelor of Technology in Electronics & Communication Engineering (Tier 2 university)

GRE - 323 (Q 169 / V 154/ AWA 3.5)

Target School - ISB

Work experience:
• 5 years in management consulting (1 of the Big 4)
• Currently working as a consultant and functioning as data management & automation subject matter expert.
• Lead consultant in designing and developing data management models and reducing data model complexity by 30%.
• Collaborated with business stakeholders and vendors to manage project deliverables.
• Developed automation for a pharmaceutical client finance domain resulting in significant cost & time savings with accurate results and faster processing SLAs, reducing the processing time by almost 50%.
• Coordinated with business SMEs and project directors dispersed across China, Europe, and the US across geographies.

Other notable activities
• Social Impact Programs - Part of 3 yearly social impact programs. Conducted classroom teaching sessions and designed study material for government primary school students.
• Quality Review Board - Leading team of volunteers responsible for ensuring quality delivery according to the firm standards, in the automation space comprising of almost 20 project teams.
• Designed and steered multiple PowerPoint presentations for the office of CTO, one of which was presented in Member Firm Summit comprising of country heads.

University Extra-curricular:
• Captain, Badminton team in the college.
• Organising committee member of college sports fest.

Volunteering:
• College Alumni Mentor - Mentoring pre-final year and final year students for their campus placements.
• New Hire Boarding - Assist new hires in a smooth transition into the organization. Help the profession in explaining the work and communicate the unwritten rules of the company's culture.
• Digital Marketer - Planning and managing marketing campaigns to promote an E-commerce company's brand and products. This is a freelancing activity, and my sister & brother-in-law's newly launched company.

Miscellaneous:
• Multiple automation certifications
• Data Management certifications
• Business English certifications
• 1 time Special Eminence Award -
• 3 times Applause award - For designing and delivering solutions to the clients.
• 1 time Spot award - For volunteering for an Annual IT Business Continuity Plan to test the IT infrastructure

Why MBA:
The field that interests me is consulting. I like to solve problems and believe that my technical and analytical skills help me find optimal solutions.
An MBA will help me refine various strengths like business problem solving, communication, corporate strategy, and analysis of business situations and issues.
Short-term goal is to get into one of the MBB firms, and long-term goal is to ultimately open my own consulting firm.

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Hello adityassai

Most elements are strong- past scores, consulting background and some of the extracurricular activities are notable.
The GRE is just slightly below par, but may not be a concern in your specific case.
What the school will be curious to know is the need of an MBA as you are already in the industry why can't you grow organically here.
If you can present that strongly, you have a decent shot.

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Long Term: General Management role in Leading tech based firm.

Not really a big fan of General Management role dividixit3.

Specific Management role would be better.

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We (3 recent ISB PGP admits for Cohort of 2023) reflect on the phase of past couple of months. With our understanding of the difficulties faced for applications/ interviews and propensity to help people out, we have decided to solve the doubts on a one-to-one basis of wiling candidates. Please note that this initiative is only on a pro-bono basis but be assured for advice to the best of team's knowledge and belief.

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Unravelling ISB PGP Application Essays (R2/R3 Applicants pay attention!)

Essay1: Describe with examples the most important personal quality that you possess, which significantly enhances your prospects of being successful as a leader? (400 word max)

MBAGuide Tips:
A personal quality is an aspect of your personality, it is who you are and how you interact with others. Unlike personal skills that are learnt over a period, personal qualities are mostly intrinsic. In order to attack this question, applicants can retrospect on the qualities they have shown repeatedly (as children, adolescents, and adults in a professional set up) and that have helped them to bring stability or take control in the face of adversity, resolve conflicting situations, and alleviate problems significantly. In order to answer this question, this single quality (or a set of similar qualities) must be tied to 2-3 instances where the applicant consistently delivered positive results reinforcing his/her belief in the power of possessing this personality trait. In order to support the narrative, always mention the value created by the applicant, as well as feedback and response received from people and stakeholders involved in every problematic scenario. In addition to bind the application essays together, the applicants can highlight their passion in at least one of the instances mentioned which will help transition the narrative to their short term and long-term goals in Essay2.

Essay2: What are your short term and long-term career goals? How will Post Graduate Program at ISB assist you in achieving your goals? (400 words max)

It is best to treat the narrative in this essay in continuity of Essay 1, where the applicant would have explained about his/her professional undertakings in some detail. Keep goals specific, realistic, and tangible. Mention the source of inspiration for your choice of career goals, and how you plan to persevere to attain your goals- in the short term as well as long term.

Expert Tip: What differentiates a stellar leadership profile from an average profile is the ability to demonstrate in one’s stories that he/she is set up for tremendous success and achieving long term goals even without an immediate PGP admit, only it will take a little longer than the PGP path.

Avoid Red Flags- Not recommended to opt for goals that are a 180 degrees transition from your current career path (For Example. From Tech to Investment Banking). Avoid opting for goals that may not get understood well by the evaluator (For Example. Career titles with complex new age terminology not related to your current career track).

Show that you have taken time to interact with ISB alums and understand ISB PGP curriculum. Mention the subjects that interest you and extra activities that will enable you to develop connections and contribute towards peer-to-peer learning. Reinforce the strength of ISB Alumni network as the acme of corporate knowledge and mentorship in India.

Essay3: (Optional) Please use this space to provide any other information not covered elsewhere in the application that could significantly impact your candidature at ISB.

Use this essay only to provide some additional context in case you had a significant career break or are a re applicant to ISB PGP. Make sure to address the areas such as how you improved as an individual over your career break or during your additional year at work in case of re application. What undertakings did you pursue (if you were able to pursue any), what learnings did you gather and how have your strengths evolved?

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Hello
I have two queries related to the ISB R2 application and it is quite urgent as the deadline is tomorrow. Please address if you have an answer.
1. I have a gap of 2.5 months b/w two organizations because of a job switch. So the gap is merely because of early resignation from old and late joining to the new org. Does this count as a gap? If yes, please let me know what reason should I give.
2. My Passport has got expired and I have already applied for a renewal which is in progress. Shall I upload the old passport copy in the docs section?

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09 Dec 2021, 12:45

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Hi

I would really appreciate a profile evaluation.

Background: Indian
Age 28, Female

Education: B.Tech in Computer Science & Engineering, NIT Allahabad GPA: 9.04/10
Graduation: 2015
10th: ICSE 91.71%
12th: ISC 93.33%

GMAT: 710 (Q50,V35)

Work Experience:

Total 6.8 years in Indian Power sector

Worked in Tata Power Trading Company Limited in Power trading domain for 3 years 10 months out of which 1 year I worked as Graduate Engineer Trainee.
Job role:
1. Shift In charge of Power Trading Operations handling more than 200 clients across India.
2. Undertaking activities such as bidding in Power Exchange(s) and processing applications for short-term Bilateral tenders.
3. QCA (Qualified Coordinating Agency) coordinator for supervising the scheduling activity of up to 100 Renewable generators across India.
4. Providing Power market Consultancy support to all the Power Trading customers.
5. Undertaking the bidding of REC (Renewable Energy Certificate) for up to 100 green energy customers across India.
6. Facilitating the Registration process as per the Standard Operating Procedure of Power Exchanges for Power Exchange customers.

Achievements:

1. A 100% track record of Error free Power Exchange bidding for Power Exchange customers.
2. Achieved over 95% Customer Satisfaction Index for the Power Exchange customers.
3. Developed and implement the automation tool for REC (Renewable Energy Certificate) Bidding.
4. Co-ordinated and supervised the development and implementation of Software for QCA Operations.
5. Business Continuity Management System coordinator to facilitate the internal and external audits.

I switched in an Energy Consultancy and I am working in it since as Senior analyst in Energy Trading and Risk Management.

Job Role:
1. Portfolio Management of a Hydro generating station with the revenue turnover of up to 40 billion INR.
2. Demand Forecasting and Dispatch Optimization for the major Power sector Utilities of India by using Dispatch Optimization Software (PSR-NCP).
3. Performing extensive market analysis and undertaking Trading Activities such as Day Ahead Market/Term Ahead Market/Real Time Market Bidding in Power Exchange(s) to assist client accrue maximum profit through Power Sale and Power Purchase.
4. Risk assessment and analysis for various Bilateral (Short term, Medium term and Long term) tenders.
5. In depth analysis of key Regulatory developments and analyzing their impact on customers.
6. Business development and Market analysis to develop efficient client acquisition strategy.
7. Short term Day Ahead and Intraday Price forecasting by using in-house Price forecasting tool.

Achievements:

1. Implementation and Operationalization of Tenders with a revenue turnover of more than 15 billion INR.
2. Assisted Central Electricity Regulatory Commission of India in framing and drafting of Power Market Regulations 2021.
3. Developed in-house Generation forecasting model for a Hydro Generating station.
4. Revenue savings of up to 1 billion through development of DSM model and strategy.
5. Risk analysis and Long-term (25 years) Tariff Projection for Uttar-Pradesh, Haryana and Maharashtra.

Extra-curricular activities
1. Part of event organization team in Tata Power Company Limited to organize event at Group level.
2. Western Dance Co Ordinator in Cultural events organized at university level.
3. Event Co-Ordinator in inter college Technical Fest – Avishkar organized in MNNIT Allahabad.
4. Participated as Volunteer in inter-college Cultural Fest-Culrav organized in MNNIT Allahabad.
5. Participated as Volunteer in an event organized by NGO Sanskritik Manch – an NGO involved in promotion of Indian art and culture.

Awards
1. Awarded for being School topper in 12th grade (ISC Board) by School.
2. Award for Recognition for UAT completion and implementation of QCA Software in Tata Power Company Limited.
3. Awarded Certificate of Achievement Silver Standard - 5S Auditor Certification by TQMI.
4. Awarded Certificate of Merit for receiving Consolation Prize in College Technical Fest organized at inter college level.

Short term goal:

To make a transition into managerial role in an organization working towards clean technology in power sector. Mainly working in techno-commercial role

Mid term goal:

Working in international organizations such as World bank working in area of clean energy.

Long term goal:

CEO/CXO of some leading organization working towards evolving technologies

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Hello AnkitaGahlot

Work profile is interesting, is there a story behind transition from Comp Science (graduation) to power (work)?
Career goals look organic, GMAT is decent too, but most extracurricular and awards seem dated.
Don't see any evident weakness if you put together a decent application, good shot at receiving an interview invite.

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Hi,

I plan to apply for ISB Round 3. Request for a profile evaluation please, and chances considering I am applying Round 3:

Age: 25 (Male)

GMAT: 720

Education: B.A., L.L.B. (Hons.) from a top NLU (CGPA: 5.94/7), also did a semi-funded semester exchange at a Top 20 Law School in US (GPA 4/4), XIIth- 92.8%(CBSE Science), Xth- 9.8/10(CBSE)

Work Experience: Total 25 months of work experience worked at a Tier I corporate law firm in India in their PE/M&A team. Work primarily entailed diligences, assisting in drafting of transaction documents and corporate advisory. I have worked on several USD 100m+ transactions from both buy/sell side, restructuring a co-op bank and generic commercial contracts like leases, NDAs, supply/distribution agreements, license agreements etc.

Internships (pre work-ex): 5 (4 week) Internships with top corporate law firms in India, in their corporate practices.

Extra-Curricular: Member of Recruitment committee, acad committee and moot court committee, these are all elected positions of responsibility. Also was part of research centres and assisted in published research ((specifically in IPR (Patents and SEPs) and Indian Bankruptcy Code) and organized (as head of a student committee) seminar courses, moot court competitions etc. I have speaker and memorial awards at national and international moot court competitions.

Referral: Partner at a Law Firm. However, I am wondering to ask a Senior Associate to write my LoR as the LoR requires decent time input and partner may not have the time to do justice. I can ask my College Professor for LoR also, I was his TA also and helped him with his research centre.

Post MBA Goal: Consulting

Request your feedback & suggestions please!

Thanks in advance!

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Hi XATG11,
Below is my take on your profile.

GMAT: Above Average

Academics: Very Good; the international exchange program definitely adds color to your profile and should be highlighted in some way or the other.

Work Experience: Good. While the number of years of experience is on the lower side, the fact that you have been part of hardcore deal-making, capital raising, etc. adds value to your experience. Most of your work seems to be in a silo capacity where you have coordinated with different internal and external stakeholders to drive project objectives. Thus your leadership skills and team management skills are not coming out intuitively.

EC: Average; most of your extra-curricular participation seems to be limited to the time when you were in undergrad. It will be good if you can show some continuity post that at work – it can be anything – helping with recruitment of new employees, preparing onboarding material, organizing events etc. (Note: These are just examples to give you some direction)

Goals: Why consulting and what type of consulting would you want to pursue needs to be clearly stated along with a logical explanation of why you want to move into consulting when it seems that you have been learning a lot and also contributing significantly in your current role.

Summary:
- Focus on leadership skills
- Demonstrate a clear relationship between your experiences to date and a consulting career
- Bring out how you would be able to add value to the classroom based on your experiences and knowledge. Don’t just assume that ad coms will give you some leeway because there are not a lot of people from the legal fraternity who apply to ISB.

I am quite curious to know why you want to apply in R3 and NOT in R2 especially considering you seem to have all the application materials ready. And yes, chances of admission are better in R2 compared to R3.

I am an ISB alum, CO15 and have been guiding applicants in their admission journeys for the last 6 years. Please feel free to get in touch with me at [email protected] and/or +91-9701215544 in case you want a detailed discussion or need professional assistance.

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Hello XATG11

Certainly a diverse profile. Past scores are decent, so it GMAT, and your work/academic background will really help you stand out from an avg applicant. A couple of Extracurricular also show good story potential.
Career goals is something that needs to be debated considering your motivation behind this goal and how you can be a good fit.

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Originally posted by goalgmat2019 on 18 Dec 2021, 15:03.
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Hi Guys!

I plan to apply for ISB Round 3. Request for a profile evaluation please, and chances considering I want to apply in Round 3:

Age
26 (Male)

GMAT
Yet to take

Education
B.Sc (H) from St. Xavier's College (GPA - 7.4/10)
Class XII (ISC) - 89%
Class X (ICSE) - 89.4%

Work Experience
Generalist with 5 years cross-functional experience in client-handling, strategy, operations, product, and analytics across different sectors.

•Program Manager (International Expansion), CEO's Office at a leading Edtech startup (6 months - currently working)
Building the 0 to 1 journey as part of CEO’s Office in the US market by managing an 18-member cross-functional team and owning various workstreams such as Sales Ops, Performance Marketing, Capacity Building, and Strategic/Product Initiatives increasing the L2E to ~9% from ~5%.
Soon to be promoted (Associate Director) based on performance.

•Political Consultant (1 year)
Worked as a Consultant for the State Assembly Elections (selectivity rate <3%) which comprises a Client-facing role consulting and working closely with one of India’s biggest political parties (national and state-level politicians and bureaucrats), designing campaign strategies, preparing and operationalizing strategic long-term election plans, and analyzing quantitative and qualitative data, impacting 50 million voters.
Top 5% of the employees in the entire organization with ‘Exceed Expectations’ performance rating.

•Deputy Manager, CarDekho (2 years)
Client-facing role which involved suggesting business strategies to the Client, analytically synthesizing data to create performance and funnel reports for identifying bottlenecks, single-handedly managing the entire process design-operations-tech-product teams for various top two and four-wheeler manufacturers in India.
Top 10% of the employees to be promoted during the COVID-19 pandemic with an ‘Exceeded Expectations’ performance rating; was also a recipient of the ‘RockStart Rookie’ award.

•Associate, ZS Associates (~2 years)
Handled independent work-streams which involved calculating the Incentive Compensation, Goal Setting, targeting, and segmentation, along with rigorous reporting for US pharmaceutical clients using analytical tools.

Positions of Responsibility
• Vice President-Elect at Gurgaon Orators Toastmasters Club for two consecutive terms
• Founding Member at Entrepreneurship Development Cell, St. Xavier’s College (right now its the most sought after society in college)
• Organiser of several events in college and school with a total footfall of 0.2 million
• Elected Vice President, Leadership Training Service (LTS) at school

Extra-Curricular Activities
• Selected as an Impact Scholar at Global Governance Initiative (selectivity rate <5%)
• Delegate for the Public Policy Program by Vision India Foundation (selectivity rate <10%)
• Avid Toastmaster winning numerous awards at club and area-level; mentor at Gurgaon Orators Toastmasters Club
• Selected for the 2nd Chinese Student Exchange Program between St. Xavier’s Collegiate School, Kolkata and Shida Fuzhong High School, Yunnan, China on the basis of merit and interview (This exchange program was the first of its kind in India)

Projects
• Studying and Defining the ‘Press Freedom Index of India’ under Shri Atul Kumar Tiwari, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India. Also working on getting this published.

Social Work
• Volunteer at various events at a leading NGO
• Engaged in fundraising, plantation, and awareness activities at an NGO a long time back

Post-MBA Goals
Short term - Strategy Consulting (Although I have worked as a generalist throughout my function has always been consulting and working on strategic projects is what I enjoy the most)
Long term - Either I want to start something of my own in equating education access to students from disadvantaged backgrounds/or in the social impact space concerning governance and upliftment of education

Concerns
1. My working hours are very taxing and also include work during weekends. Keeping that in mind I may end up getting a below-average GMAT score before the R3 deadline. Should I try for this year or R1 next year? If I am not able to take admission this year and join next year, my work ex will be above 6 years (with a leadership role and good growth), hence will I be an outlier in terms of cracking MBB/placements in general/peer learning/age?
2. Is ISB the right place for my goals? Also, which top MBA schools abroad are within my reach (provided I get a decent GMAT score)?
3. Any suggestions/areas of improvement on my overall candidature.

Any help will be highly appreciated. Thanks!