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Kindly review my profile and provide your valuable suggestions -

Profile Summary - 30 year old Indian working as an Senior Consultant in Big Four; GMAT: 710. As my GMATPrep scores were higher than than my actual GMAT score, planning to retake the exam in the next 15-20 days.

Education (Provided Chronologically)
1.) 10th Standard - 93% CBSE (Gold Medalist)
2.) 12h Standard - 84% CBSE
3.) B.Tech. from an Punjab University with 81.80% - Mechanical Engineering (Gold medalist)
4.) PG Diploma in Finance - IMT Ghaziabad with 8.37 CGPA

Work-Ex
1.) Post B.Tech. worked with a manufacturing firm as Deputy Manager maintenance for 1 year
2.) Have been working with one of the Big fours for the last 4.5 years post PGDM, as Senior Consultant
-As a SC in consulting firm, have been assisting clients in Valuations and Mergers & Acquisitions. Handling a team of 15 consultants.
-Have worked on a couple of international projects with good international exposure (have worked directly with client for valuation concerning the biggest oil and gas IPO)

Positions of responsibility -
1.) Have been leading Telecom & Media industry Valuations for the valuation team in India
2.) Have been leading the operational arm for development of tool that differentiates the firm as a valuation leader in market; helps identify valuation business opportunities in challenging times like these (Covid-19)
3.) Was the class representative during B.tech

Post-MBA Goals
I am strong believer in growing by learning. Post MBA, I want to join a top management consulting firm such as McKinsey, BCG or Bain to learn and make impact on diverse portfolio of client engagements. In the long-run, I will work my way up to become a Partner, while building knowledge and relationships that transcend borders/companies and ultimately help grow the firm, future generations and me.

Why 2nd MBA?
Although, doing an MBA from top tier institute institute helped get me where i am today, my experience in the consulting world has helped me realize that to grow your brand equity, one must be connected to global educational brands. In addition, i believe that my second MBA stint would provide me opportunities to connect and work with a mature and diverse peer group, which will equip me with skills that would make me a better people's leader.

Extra-Curricular -
1.) Believe in "Health is Wealth" Mantra. An avid runner and sports enthusiast. I play Lawn tennis, Badminton and Squash almost daily.
2.) A huge huge Formula 1 fan (Ferrari of-course!

)
3.) A decent Sketch artist.

Hello nitis330120,
You have a decent profile. Just two things: 1) be prepared to answer questions around why second MBA
2) You may want to talk about EC wherein you contributed to the community. A good profile should exhibit positive impact beyond self-development.
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16 Jul 2020, 03:34

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Hi, posting my profile again based on prior feedback to provide more details and with an updated gmat score.

Age: 25 yrs

GMAT 1: 680 [Q47, V36]
GMAT 2: 710 [Q50, V35]

Educational Qualifications:

Graduation: BE in Computer Science from Chitkara University 2013-2017 with 7.15 CGPA.
H.S.C: secured 87% from Science stream from CBSE in 2013.
S.S.C: secured 9.2 CGPA from CBSE in 2011.

Work Experience:
Completing 3 years with IT MNC in November 2020.
Joined as software analyst/engineer, received two promotions till now
current position: Associate Consultant
My everyday job is to collaborate with our ecommerce client's marketing team in the US and code the jpeg design that we get from them for the day-to-day updates to their website and email marketing campaigns.

Extra Curricular:
Worked as part of the marketing team during college fests.
Active participation in quiz competitions and sports events in College.
Blogging- My match previews/analysis and other articles have been published on a sports website Ranked 100-150 in India by Alexa, With a monthly average readership of over 30 million.

Goals: My whole purpose of pursuing an MBA is to switch to finance and work in financial markets.
Long term career goal: Financial Analyst -> Hedge Fund Manager or any similar role as long as its in financial markets it works for me.

Extra info- Planning to take up financial certifications from udemy and national stock exchange to add to my resume before applying in R1
Not interested in any other MBA field.

Thanks

Hi piyushh19,

There aren't many sparks in your profile and you'd have very strong competition from the largely-represented IT pool. Your goal to transition into financial services doesn't link with any of your past experiences. Hence, there isn't enough evidence to demonstrate your passion for the sector. While the switch is possible post MBA, you should spend more time in understanding the sector and maybe take-up a role in one of the FS firms / or FS vertical within the MNC you're working at. Otherwise, it'll be difficult to stitch your goals for the application and more importantly during placements. While ISB will provide great exposure to the sector through ELPs, courses, projects, etc. you should do some groundwork before taking the leap.

Hope this helps

Regards,
Manan

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16 Jul 2020, 04:02

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nitis330120 wrote:

Kindly review my profile and provide your valuable suggestions -

Profile Summary - 30 year old Indian working as an Senior Consultant in Big Four; GMAT: 710. As my GMATPrep scores were higher than than my actual GMAT score, planning to retake the exam in the next 15-20 days.

Post-MBA Goals
I am strong believer in growing by learning. Post MBA, I want to join a top management consulting firm such as McKinsey, BCG or Bain to learn and make impact on diverse portfolio of client engagements. In the long-run, I will work my way up to become a Partner, while building knowledge and relationships that transcend borders/companies and ultimately help grow the firm, future generations and me.

Why 2nd MBA?
Although, doing an MBA from top tier institute institute helped get me where i am today, my experience in the consulting world has helped me realize that to grow your brand equity, one must be connected to global educational brands. In addition, i believe that my second MBA stint would provide me opportunities to connect and work with a mature and diverse peer group, which will equip me with skills that would make me a better people's leader.

Extra-Curricular -
1.) Believe in "Health is Wealth" Mantra. An avid runner and sports enthusiast. I play Lawn tennis, Badminton and Squash almost daily.
2.) A huge huge Formula 1 fan (Ferrari of-course!

)
3.) A decent Sketch artist.

Hi nitis330120,

You have an impressive profile. The work experience spans across core consulting and consulting support and you'd have a fair idea of how the entire end-to-end engagement works. Hence, you'd have an advantage against the folks who're starting afresh / moving to consulting. Apart from the projects, the experience to develop the valuation tool also stands out.
The key question to cover would be the need for a 2nd MBA, especially when you're already within a type of role where a few ISB grads start with. The reasons you outline cover it to some extent but you'd need to put more thought in explaining in the 2nd essay.
For the level and type of experience, your GMAT is good enough. However, if you still feel the need to re-take, it shouldn't come at the cost of diverting your attention from the application. You should focus more there.

Your hobbies section is good and you should link it to the experience of the class. For e.g. we had formed an Automotive Special Interest Group at ISB through a group of F1 enthusiasts back in 2013.

All the best!

Cheers,
Manan
PS: +1 for Ferrari

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16 Jul 2020, 04:37

nitis330120 wrote:

Why 2nd MBA?
Although, doing an MBA from top tier institute institute helped get me where i am today, my experience in the consulting world has helped me realize that to grow your brand equity, one must be connected to global educational brands. In addition, i believe that my second MBA stint would provide me opportunities to connect and work with a mature and diverse peer group, which will equip me with skills that would make me a better people's leader.

Hi nitis330120, in which year did you do your first MBA?

p.s. Re-attempting GMAT is a good idea, since you were scoring high in mocks.
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16 Jul 2020, 04:41

piyushh19 wrote:

Goals: My whole purpose of pursuing an MBA is to switch to finance and work in financial markets.
Long term career goal: Financial Analyst -> Hedge Fund Manager or any similar role as long as its in financial markets it works for me.

Hi piyushh19, this is going to be a tough cookie to crack brother, since your academic qualifications and professional experiences do not suggest anything even remotely connected to Finance.

Your goals do need some brainstorming.
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16 Jul 2020, 04:51

Zaw2511 wrote:

short-term goal: To take up a Management Consulting role with a leading management consulting firm.

Hi Zaw2511, the term management consulting is very broad based and might be perceived as lack of sufficient depth/thought to career goals. Also, based upon your work as a software programmer so far, how do you plan to justify this career transition?

p.s. Congratulations on your brilliant 760 on GMAT! This will definitely help you in loads.
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16 Jul 2020, 05:59

Hi please review my profile for ISB MBA program:

Back ground: Indian, Male, 29
Education: B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from JNTU-K university , Andhra Pradesh
Bachelors: 69%
12th: 92%
10th: 90%

Expected GMAT Score: 650 - 680

Domain: R&D Dept - Automotive Sector
Experience: 8 Years
No. of companies : 2 (including the current one)

Job description:

Working in Mercedes-Benz R&D India as Senior Design Engineer

Job Profile : Design components for high performance division (sports cars)
Working on next generation technologies for electric sports cars

Professional Achievements:
1. Best employee (Quarterly based awards)
2. Co-Author for a Patent
3. Youngest employee to represent my (previous) company auto Expo (International Exhibition)

Extracurricular:
1. Participated in international workshop organised by IIM-B
2. Won some competitions during college in singing
3. Worked as Automotive Journalist (passion based work - no pay - no certificate)

Hobbies :
1. Long distance touring on motorbikes
2. Test riding of cars and bikes

International Exposure:
Professional: I have international exposure, in terms of deputation. I have worked with various clients across the globe.

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16 Jul 2020, 06:27

nishg13 wrote:

Hi please review my profile for ISB MBA program:

Back ground: Indian, Male, 29
Education: B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from JNTU-K university , Andhra Pradesh
Bachelors: 69%
12th: 92%
10th: 90%

Expected GMAT Score: 650 - 680

Domain: R&D Dept - Automotive Sector
Experience: 8 Years
No. of companies : 2 (including the current one)

Job description:

Working in Mercedes-Benz R&D India as Senior Design Engineer

Job Profile : Design components for high performance division (sports cars)
Working on next generation technologies for electric sports cars

Professional Achievements:
1. Best employee (Quarterly based awards)
2. Co-Author for a Patent
3. Youngest employee to represent my (previous) company auto Expo (International Exhibition)

Extracurricular:
1. Participated in international workshop organised by IIM-B
2. Won some competitions during college in singing
3. Worked as Automotive Journalist (passion based work - no pay - no certificate)

Hobbies :
1. Long distance touring on motorbikes
2. Test riding of cars and bikes

International Exposure:
Professional: I have international exposure, in terms of deputation. I have worked with various clients across the globe.

Hello nishg33,
You will have to target a higher GMAT score than what you currently expect for a better chance at ISB. Your profile will help you distinguish, but you will have to talk about the impact you created and demonstrated leadership potential at work.
Most of your hobbies and EC are closely related to what you do. As an automotive journalist, you may not have a certificate, but will definitely have articles published in your name. Also, think of EC, wherein you helped contribute to the community.
I get no sense of your post-MBA goals from your profile, which makes it difficult for me to comment any further.

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16 Jul 2020, 06:39

Hey,

Please evaluate my profile for ISB:

Age: 30 yr

GMAT Score: 710

Educational Qualifications:

Graduation: Completed B.Tech from NIT jamshedpur-2013 - 82.90%
H.S.C: secured 80.00% CBSE Board
S.S.C: secured 91.80% CBSE Board

Work Experience:
1.Currently working as Audit Officer(Defence Audit,Air Force),Comptroller and Auditor General Of India(C&AG) for past 1 year.Leading a team of 20 persons . It involves audit of various GOI capital and revenue procurements.
2.Worked in bank as credit officer for 1.5 year
3.Worked in IT Industry (R&D) for 4.5 years

Extra Curricular:
1.Member of "Sankalp" an initiative for teaching poor children
2.Vice Captain College Cricket Team
3.Lead Coordinator for training of newly recruited officers in Defence Audit Department.
4.Head of Computer Science Organizing Committee in college for all technical related events.

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GMAT 1: 710 Q49 V39 Verified score

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16 Jul 2020, 06:42

Hey,

Please evaluate my profile for ISB for intake of 2021:

Age: 27 yr(28 this october)
Work ex: 6.5 years.

GMAT Score: 710 [Quant:49 , Verbal:39, I.R.:7]

Educational Qualifications:

Graduation: Completed B.E in Computer Science from Thapar University in 2014 with 6.93 GPA.
H.S.C: secured 75% from Science stream from CBSE in 2010.
S.S.C: secured 82.5% from ICSE Board in 2008.

Work Experience:
Working as a Senior software developer at a major MNC since 2019. Role involves software development as well as track lead responsibilities.
September 2016- April 2019: Worked as co-founder and tech lead at a startup in Gurgaon
July 2014- Sept -2016: Worked as Associate Technology at a major MNC.

Extra Curricular:
Was a founding member of Greentech society in college. The role of Greentech was to provide innovative tech solutions to different problems faced by nearby villages. Presented seminars in multiple villages for spreading awareness regarding safe use of water.
At my current company, have been part of multiple hackathon events and other group activities.

Thanks for your help.

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Updated on: 16 Jul 2020, 08:18

Profile:

Age: 24, Male

GMAT score: Not yet attempted, targeting around 710 (would like suggestions on this if you can share more info about a suitable score for my profile)
X percentage: 93.1 (CBSE)
XII percentage: 94.2 (CBSE)
Graduation: Completed B.E in Manufacturing from BITS Pilani,Pilani in 2018 with 9.01 cgpa along with a minor in Finace.

Work Experience:
Working as a Business Analyst at Flipkart for 24 months now.
(6 month intern at FK > PPO as Associate Bussiness analyst > Fast track promotion in 1 year to Business Analyst)

3month intern - Axis bank mumbai, business intelligence unit, was offered ppo.

3 month software dev intern during undergrad at a startup in mumbai.

Extra Curricular:
Have lead a training charter at flipkart for internal Learning and development (trained an incoming batch of about 40 people)
Have pitched in campus hiring program of flipkart at my college.
few awards at Flipkart related to best projects.
Have volunteered at a covid related hiring startup for a month few weeks ago
and a few others from college related to the technical department of cultural fests organized by college.

Post MBA : want to transition into Product management , have worked closely with PMs as my time as an analyst and it really excites me to work towards building products

Edit : Applied for EEO last year with GRE 319 and didn't make it to ISB Interviews.

Originally posted by deveshgombar on 16 Jul 2020, 07:02.
Last edited by deveshgombar on 16 Jul 2020, 08:18, edited 1 time in total.

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mikaku wrote:

Hey,

Please evaluate my profile for ISB for intake of 2021:

Age: 27 yr(28 this october)
Work ex: 6.5 years.

GMAT Score: 710 [Quant:49 , Verbal:39, I.R.:7]

Educational Qualifications:

Graduation: Completed B.E in Computer Science from Thapar University in 2014 with 6.93 GPA.
H.S.C: secured 75% from Science stream from CBSE in 2010.
S.S.C: secured 82.5% from ICSE Board in 2008.

Work Experience:
Working as a Senior software developer at a major MNC since 2019. Role involves software development as well as track lead responsibilities.
September 2016- April 2019: Worked as co-founder and tech lead at a startup in Gurgaon
July 2014- Sept -2016: Worked as Associate Technology at a major MNC.

Extra Curricular:
Was a founding member of Greentech society in college. The role of Greentech was to provide innovative tech solutions to different problems faced by nearby villages. Presented seminars in multiple villages for spreading awareness regarding safe use of water.
At my current company, have been part of multiple hackathon events and other group activities.

Thanks for your help.

Hello mikaku,
You may want to improve your GMAT score to compensate for your below average academic grade in undergrad.
It is interesting and also adds to your leadership profile that you founded a firm and operated it for three years. You may want to talk about these experiences in your essays.
Talk about more recent EC in your application.
I do not have a sense of your post-MBA goals, so would not be able to comment any further.

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16 Jul 2020, 07:07

chimpu303 wrote:

Hey,

Please evaluate my profile for ISB:

Age: 30 yr

GMAT Score: 710

Educational Qualifications:

Graduation: Completed B.Tech from NIT jamshedpur-2013 - 82.90%
H.S.C: secured 80.00% CBSE Board
S.S.C: secured 91.80% CBSE Board

Work Experience:
1.Currently working as Audit Officer(Defence Audit,Air Force),Comptroller and Auditor General Of India(C&AG) for past 1 year.Leading a team of 20 persons . It involves audit of various GOI capital and revenue procurements.
2.Worked in bank as credit officer for 1.5 year
3.Worked in IT Industry (R&D) for 4.5 years

Extra Curricular:
1.Member of "Sankalp" an initiative for teaching poor children
2.Vice Captain College Cricket Team
3.Lead Coordinator for training of newly recruited officers in Defence Audit Department.
4.Head of Computer Science Organizing Committee in college for all technical related events.

Hello chimpu303,
Your GMAT score compares with the average GMAT score for ISB. I do not get any sense of your post-MBA goals from your profile. What jumps out to me is that you have moved industry from IT. Again, I won’t be able to comment further without an understanding of your post-MBA goals and an understanding of your accomplishments at work.

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16 Jul 2020, 07:10

chimpu303 wrote:

Hey,

Please evaluate my profile for ISB:

Age: 30 yr

GMAT Score: 710

Educational Qualifications:

Graduation: Completed B.Tech from NIT jamshedpur-2013 - 82.90%
H.S.C: secured 80.00% CBSE Board
S.S.C: secured 91.80% CBSE Board

Work Experience:
1.Currently working as Audit Officer(Defence Audit,Air Force),Comptroller and Auditor General Of India(C&AG) for past 1 year.Leading a team of 20 persons . It involves audit of various GOI capital and revenue procurements.
2.Worked in bank as credit officer for 1.5 year
3.Worked in IT Industry (R&D) for 4.5 years

Extra Curricular:
1.Member of "Sankalp" an initiative for teaching poor children
2.Vice Captain College Cricket Team
3.Lead Coordinator for training of newly recruited officers in Defence Audit Department.
4.Head of Computer Science Organizing Committee in college for all technical related events.

Hi chimpu303, I am assuming your BTech was in CS. How did this transition from IT Industry to credit officer at a bank happen and why? Why did it take you 4.5 years to make this transition? Currently, you're working as a credit officer, which again seems to be a drastic career change. You need to be very adept at putting all these pieces together, in the application.

Also, I don't get a sense of your post-MBA goals and motivation for MBA.
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16 Jul 2020, 07:12

nishg13 wrote:

Expected GMAT Score: 650 - 680

Hi nishg13, unfortunately with 650, you are very unlikely to make the cut; with 680, there is some chance.

So, focus on your GMAT over the next couple of months, to see how much you can pump it up.
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16 Jul 2020, 07:54

deveshgombar wrote:

Profile:

Age: 24, Male

GMAT score: Not yet attempted, targeting around 710 (would like suggestions on this if you can share more info about a suitable score for my profile)
X percentage: 93.1 (CBSE)
XII percentage: 94.2 (CBSE)
Graduation: Completed B.E in Manufacturing from BITS Pilani,Pilani in 2018 with 9.01 cgpa along with a minor in Finace.

Work Experience:
Working as a Business Analyst at Flipkart for 24 months now.
(6 month intern at FK > PPO as Associate Bussiness analyst > Fast track promotion in 1 year to Business Analyst)

3month intern - Axis bank mumbai, business intelligence unit, was offered ppo.

3 month software dev intern during undergrad at a startup in mumbai.

Extra Curricular:
Have lead a training charter at flipkart for internal Learning and development (trained an incoming batch of about 40 people)
Have pitched in campus hiring program of flipkart at my college.
few awards at Flipkart related to best projects.
Have volunteered at a covid related hiring startup for a month few weeks ago
and a few others from college related to the technical department of cultural fests organized by college.

Post MBA : want to transition into Product management , have worked closely with PMs as my time as an analyst and it really excites me to work towards building products

Hello deveshgombar,
I see in your bio you mention that you were denied ISB admission to Class of 21. Is it because you hadn’t attempted GMAT or is it by mistake that you have mentioned this in your bio as I see no mention of it in your profile. I will stick to commenting based on your profile.
You seem to have a very competitive profile. If you could talk about your role at Flikpkart, including accomplishments, leadership, it will help me better gauge your competitiveness.
Your EC is ok and post-MBA goals are in line with your WE and also you present a very good reason to be interested in you post-MBA goals.
710 is competitive, but aim higher even better your chances.
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16 Jul 2020, 08:18

RUCHIPCONSULTING wrote:

deveshgombar wrote:

Profile:

Age: 24, Male

GMAT score: Not yet attempted, targeting around 710 (would like suggestions on this if you can share more info about a suitable score for my profile)
X percentage: 93.1 (CBSE)
XII percentage: 94.2 (CBSE)
Graduation: Completed B.E in Manufacturing from BITS Pilani,Pilani in 2018 with 9.01 cgpa along with a minor in Finace.

Work Experience:
Working as a Business Analyst at Flipkart for 24 months now.
(6 month intern at FK > PPO as Associate Bussiness analyst > Fast track promotion in 1 year to Business Analyst)

3month intern - Axis bank mumbai, business intelligence unit, was offered ppo.

3 month software dev intern during undergrad at a startup in mumbai.

Extra Curricular:
Have lead a training charter at flipkart for internal Learning and development (trained an incoming batch of about 40 people)
Have pitched in campus hiring program of flipkart at my college.
few awards at Flipkart related to best projects.
Have volunteered at a covid related hiring startup for a month few weeks ago
and a few others from college related to the technical department of cultural fests organized by college.

Post MBA : want to transition into Product management , have worked closely with PMs as my time as an analyst and it really excites me to work towards building products

Hello deveshgombar,
I see in your bio you mention that you were denied ISB admission to Class of 21. Is it because you hadn’t attempted GMAT or is it by mistake that you have mentioned this in your bio as I see no mention of it in your profile. I will stick to commenting based on your profile.
You seem to have a very competitive profile. If you could talk about your role at Flikpkart, including accomplishments, leadership, it will help me better gauge your competitiveness.
Your EC is ok and post-MBA goals are in line with your WE and also you present a very good reason to be interested in you post-MBA goals.
710 is competitive, but aim higher even better your chances.
Hope this helps. Feel free to post any other queries.

Hi, thanks for the evaluation. actually I had applied for early entry option last year with gre 319 and was denied. Forgot to mention it in my profile.

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16 Jul 2020, 08:32

Hey,

Please evaluate my profile for ISB:

Age: 30 yr

GMAT Score: Yet to Appear

Educational Qualifications:

Post Graduate: MBA Finance from LBSIM in 2013 with 66.80%
Graduate: B.Tech in Computer Science from PTU in 2011 with 75%
XII: 66.80
X: 70.40

Work Experience:
Work Experience of more than 7 year as on date in Banking Domain
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16 Jul 2020, 08:51

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Hi deveshgombar

Flipkart is a good brand to have on your CV and your goals are in line with your work experience too. With 24 months of work experience, a higher GMAT score can make your profile more competitive. Therefore while 710 is close to class average, a higher score will definitely help.

If you had applied to EEO last year with the same profile, we would also recommend that you introspect and go over your application again. While a GRE of 319 could have played a role, you should also see if you are articulating your experience, leadership potential and achievements well in your essays.

deveshgombar wrote:

Profile:

Age: 24, Male

GMAT score: Not yet attempted, targeting around 710 (would like suggestions on this if you can share more info about a suitable score for my profile)
X percentage: 93.1 (CBSE)
XII percentage: 94.2 (CBSE)
Graduation: Completed B.E in Manufacturing from BITS Pilani,Pilani in 2018 with 9.01 cgpa along with a minor in Finace.

Work Experience:
Working as a Business Analyst at Flipkart for 24 months now.
(6 month intern at FK > PPO as Associate Bussiness analyst > Fast track promotion in 1 year to Business Analyst)

3month intern - Axis bank mumbai, business intelligence unit, was offered ppo.

3 month software dev intern during undergrad at a startup in mumbai.

Extra Curricular:
Have lead a training charter at flipkart for internal Learning and development (trained an incoming batch of about 40 people)
Have pitched in campus hiring program of flipkart at my college.
few awards at Flipkart related to best projects.
Have volunteered at a covid related hiring startup for a month few weeks ago
and a few others from college related to the technical department of cultural fests organized by college.

Post MBA : want to transition into Product management , have worked closely with PMs as my time as an analyst and it really excites me to work towards building products

Edit : Applied for EEO last year with GRE 319 and didn't make it to ISB Interviews.

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16 Jul 2020, 08:56

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Hi sauravmandhotra

Please elaborate on the nature of your work experience for us to have a better understanding of your profile. Also, we see that you already have an MBA. What are you hoping to achieve from PGP and what are your short term and long term goals?

sauravmandhotra wrote:

Hey,

Please evaluate my profile for ISB:

Age: 30 yr

GMAT Score: Yet to Appear

Educational Qualifications:

Post Graduate: MBA Finance from LBSIM in 2013 with 66.80%
Graduate: B.Tech in Computer Science from PTU in 2011 with 75%
XII: 66.80
X: 70.40

Work Experience:
Work Experience of more than 7 year as on date in Banking Domain
Certified FRM, CFA L2 Candidate

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