srishti246 wrote:
Hi,
Thank you for starting this thread!
Request you to please review my profile.
Age - 26 Years (as of Sep'20)
Indian Female
GMAT - 720
X- 9.4 CGPA (~90%)
XII - 95% (majors in commerce and maths)
Under-graduate - Bachelors in Business Economics (BBE) from Gargi College, University of Delhi (one of the three flagship professional courses offered by central government) with 80% aggregate score of all three years. Specialized in Strategy and Marketing.
Professional Certification/ Fellowship in Leadership, Management and Liberal Arts from Vedica Scholars Programme for Women, considered the best fellowship program in India by India Today (
https://www.indiatoday.in/education-tod ... 2019-07-22). With GPA of 3.67 (on 4) ranked second in class of 40 students.
Work Ex (after under-graduation as on Sep'20) - 3 years and 9 months
1. EY-Parthenon | Management Consultant (Jan'18 - Sep'20 - 2 years and 8 months)
Involved in developing corporate strategies and performing commercial due diligence that help companies and private equity firms maximize the value of their investments. Primary focus is in TMT, Education and Consumer sectors across India, South Asia (Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines) and EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) geographies, both remotely and at client location. Got promoted to Consultant role in 10 months of joining after post-grad and now manage team of 2-3 Analysts as part of engagement team. Awarded EYP Kudos award last quarter for exceptional performance.
2. I have briefly (3-4 months) worked as an Investment Associate with OYO PropCo (JV between OYO & Softbank) where I evaluated and executed acquisitions of premium hotel properties in USA and India hospitality markets working out of New York and India office.
3. KPMG India | Risk Consulting Analyst (Jun'15 - Jul'16 - 1 year)
Provided solutions for business risks by performing Enterprise Risk Assessment (ERA) and Internal Financial Control (IFC) procedures across sectors including IT, FMCG, Manufacturing and Trading. Assisted HR team in Workday ERP implementation at GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) India. Recipient of KPMG ‘Kudos Award’; selected among 250 Analysts for demonstrating expertise on projects and constantly receiving positive client feedback
4. Kotak Asset Management Company - Mutual Funds | Master's Internship (2 months)
Mentored by Lakshmi Iyer, Chief Investment Officer (Debt)–Kotak Asset Management Company, designed financial model to analyze recovery of returns for M&A deals worth USD 3.5-90 million in mutual funds industry.
5. Samarth (winner of CSR India Health Impact Award) | Master's Internship (7 months)
A startup for elderly care; designed and developed financial plan to fund future growth of Samarth; identified investment requirements of USD 5.45 million. Performed break even analysis of operating income to identify time required to cover expenses.
Extra curricular -
- Zonal-level Indian Classical Music singer (won multiple awards throughout school and college, participated in Indian Idol (Indian version of the Pop Idol format aired on national television); acquired Senior Diploma with first division in Indian classical music from Prayag Sangeet Samiti, Allahabad
- Elected President and General Secretary of Undergrad college's Commerce Association among a batch of 1,200 students; led 20-member team to organize national commerce festival, raising sponsorship worth INR 2.5 lakhs
- Freelancer with Femoneysta providing one-on-one coaching to women (aged 20-60 years) on personal finance.
https://www.femoneysta.com/Social work -
- Online UN Volunteer at Tanzania Development Trust; enhanced map navigation to protect girls at risk of FGM
- Imparted music education to economically disadvantaged students as an Educator with Becoming I Foundation
- Volunteer Assistant to Secretary General at OECD (as part of Kailash Satyarthi Children's Foundation), Angèl Ghurria, at the 'Laureates and Leaders for Children Summit 2016' held at Rashtrapati Bhawan, aimed to bring together Nobel laureates and world leaders to focus on children's rights
- As a member of the College Leaders Program of ENACTUS, organised waste A-4 size sheet collection drives for corporates, localities and students alike to contribute towards rural empowerment program of ENACTUS (an international not-for-profit organisation)
Interest - Indian classical vocals, Bharatanatyam dance, reading/studying Astrophysics / Cosmology
Post MBA goals - to change geographies and move to one of the three MBBs
Thank you for your time.
Regards,
Srishti Grover
Hi
srishti246,
Your profile looks quite good and promising with a perfect balance between your academic and professional proficiency.
To begin with, your GPA of 3.64 and GMAT score of 720 are quite impressive which shows your academic prowess. Furthermore, you have mentioned that you also got an off-line professional certification in Leadership, management, and liberal arts which again works in your favor since it gives your academic profile an extra edge and showcases the extent of your proactive nature.
Moreover, you can showcase your strong academic front and a holistically developed profile by highlighting your extracurricular participation since you were involved in a plethora of diverse activities where you went above and beyond to create an impact through your leadership roles and other social and volunteering works. Here you can basically talk about your major takeaways and the kind of value you were able to add back to each of these initiatives.
Most significantly, your work experience is surely remarkable as you’ve own around 4 years of work experience from five different companies among which you have two big brands like EY and KPMG under your profile. This definitely sets you at par with your competitors yet you can still further differentiate yourself from others by talking about the kind of projects you undertook, the impacts you created, and what you learned from these experiences. Further, you have also mentioned briefly about your current work experience at EY where you are handling international clients which again works in your favor especially since most of the top B-schools are impressed with the adaptability and broadened perspective that such a candidate can bring along.
Speaking of the weaknesses in your profile, the only minor drawback that is noticeable in your profile is your undergraduate college which though has a pretty decent ranking in the University of Delhi, but when it comes to the selection criteria, these top B-schools always prefer to select candidates that have graduated from the top 10 schools the country.
All in all, you have an all-rounder profile and with a GMAT score of 720, you can target most of the Top B-schools worldwide. You also need to apply as early as possible as there is a high possibility of your acceptance in these top-notch universities. That said, I would advise you to hedge your bets wisely and target a good mix of dream, competitive and safe schools.
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