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Hi Team,

I hope you are well in these unprecedented times.

Can you please review my profile for Executive MBA course? Sharing the profile in detail for different sections. Please find below.

DEMOGRAPHICS
- Indian
- 28 yrs

EDUCATION

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (BHU) | B.Tech. | Civil Engineering | Distinction, GPA 4.0 | Varanasi, India | 06/11 – 05/15
- Founder, Ad Cloud 360 | Social media advertising firm
- International finalists (Top 10/2000 teams) in Google Online Marketing Challenge 2013
- Sponsorship Head, Technex 2014 | IITBHU’s Annual Science & Technology Fest with a footfall of over 10K
- Other
• Selected from 10K+ applicants for JY 2013, a 15-day entrepreneurial journey across India, backed by Google for Entrepreneurs, Coca Cola and Rolls Royce to learn from various successful firms such as Mindtree, Flipkart, Goonj, Barefoot college etc. in technology, agriculture and more

EXPERIENCE - Total of 66 months till date

Hi Team,

I hope you are well in these unprecedented times.

Can you please review my profile for Executive MBA course? Sharing the profile in detail for different sections. Please find below.

DEMOGRAPHICS
- Indian
- 28 yrs

EDUCATION

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (BHU) | B.Tech. | Civil Engineering | Distinction, GPA 4.0 | Varanasi, India | 06/11 – 05/15
- Founder, Ad Cloud 360 | Social media advertising firm
- International finalists (Top 10/2000 teams) in Google Online Marketing Challenge 2013
- Sponsorship Head, Technex 2014 | IITBHU’s Annual Science & Technology Fest with a footfall of over 10K
- Other
• Selected from 10K+ applicants for JY 2013, a 15-day entrepreneurial journey across India, backed by Google for Entrepreneurs, Coca Cola and Rolls Royce to learn from various successful firms such as Mindtree, Flipkart, Goonj, Barefoot college etc. in technology, agriculture and more

EXPERIENCE - Total of 66 months till date

RECKITT BENCKISER INDIA PVT. LTD. | (Consumer goods producer of health, hygiene and home products) | Gurugram, India | 07/18 - Present
Product Manager | Measurement & Analytics Lead, Europe | 07/20 - Present
Key achievements
• Earned accelerated promotion from Sr. Business Analyst in 2020 and Data Scientist in 2019 against the company avg. of 2 yr for one promotion.
• Received highest performance evaluation (Top 1%) in 2020 and awarded “Strive for Excellence” award in Q3’2020
Results
• Saved over XXX media spend & generated XXX incremental net revenue in YEAR in 5 countries by measuring sales effectiveness across audiences & creatives and applying media learnings as regular business working in a cross functional team of XXX
• Country teams globally launched XXX A/B tests on digital media channels in 15 markets, covering XXX of global digital media investment, with overall ROI of XXX in YEAR as XX+ people from marketing, brand, media and consumer insights teams were trained on the utilization of product
• Reduced operating costs by over XXX and decreased turnaround time of sales effectiveness measurement of digital campaigns for XXX brands and XXX sub-brands by a big margin, from XXX to XXX months to XXX weeks, for Ecommerce team of country without compromising on quality and accuracy
• Optimized the cost by XXX by expanding the automated data acquisition capability for 4 countries
• Delivered XXX sub products under product in XXX months to support the measurement in the project intended to save XXX media spend and generate globally an incremental net revenue of XXX by year
Capability development | Automation of machine learning models
• Conceived the strategy, led the creation and headed the development team, managing XXX data scientists and XXX data engineers
• Trained a team of XXX data scientists from 7 countries on the capability
• Valued impact of the capability and presented a business case to senior management to assess the competitive effects versus manual capability
Cross functional collaborations
• Improved turnover time of sales effectiveness measurement from XXX months to XXX weeks for each of the XXX campaigns in 2 countries
o Implemented product on Google cloud working in a cross-functional team of XXX (design, engineering, marketing, and sales teams)
• Collaborate with data science, engineering, marketing & brand teams to identify & deliver new product solutions & enhance existing portfolio
Key account management
• Handle business projects across 6 countries working along-side Marketing director, media managers and brand managers
• Prepare, evaluate and summarize monthly learnings and plan reports for EVP & Area Director, Europe & SVP, Global business solutions

AXTRIA INDIA PVT. LTD. | (Management consulting firm specializing in marketing and sales force strategy) | Gurugram, India | 07/15 – 07/18
Senior Business Analyst | 04/17 – 07/18
Key achievements
• Earned accelerated promotion from Business Analyst in 2017 and Associate in 2016 against the company wide avg. of 2 yr for one promotion
Major consulting engagements
• Reduced client’s cost per rep by XXX (from €XXX to €XXX /month) for XXX sales reps in Europe for a global biopharma client ($5B in revenue)
o Instituted and formalized an optimization process to do multi-channel calls against single channel calls used previously
o Implemented SaaS projects on salesforce CRM working in a cross-functional team of XXX (development, business, and testing teams)
• Global healthcare solutions company ($30B in revenue) did a successful $XXXmillion acquisition of a point of care US marketing company
o Spearheaded the financial analysis to value the marketing company, leading a team of XXX business analyst and XXX associates
Product engagements
• Created predictive models and deployed as a software to assess financial impact of drug tier changes in policy for a US client ($2B in revenue)
o Worked in a team of XXX (design, business intelligence and analytics)
• Implemented final territory alignment software to create alternatives for geo deployment of sales force for a leading US pharmaceutical firm
Firm initiatives
• Served as a Professional development manager for two Associates
• Headed recruiting efforts at XXXXX for the Associate position
• Led a team of 15-members of Employee Welfare Club to conduct Axtria Premier League, a cricket tournament, for 3 consecutive years

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
• Captain of the Axtria Cricket Team (team of 15) for 2 years (04/16-05/18) and led to win multiple inter corporate tournaments.
• Working and traveling experience in Europe and Asia
• Entrepreneurship: Founded Suns Out Burns Out (https://www.sunsoutburnsout.com) in July’20 to provide morning online fitness workouts in groups. 300+ hours of sessions have been conducted till date and 15+ people have been benefitted from the sessions
• Avid marathoner (finished 10 till date). Finished Half Ironman and Olympic distance triathlon

GMAT Online : 650 (Q49, V29, IR 7)

Additional questions:
1. Can you please also suggest some scholarships which will be suitable for my profile?

I will be highly obliged to you for your help here.

Thanks in advance!
Pushpendra

Hi GMAT Club community!

I'm hoping to apply to LBS and Oxford Said for an MBA this year (2022 intake)

Could you please share your thoughts on my profile below?

Indian, 23 (turning 24 in Sept'21), Male

Year 10th - 9.8/10 CGPA
Year 12th - 84.48%
Graduation - Engineering, Tier 2 Pvt. college, Information Technology, 8.15/10, Graduated in 2019
GMAT - 750 (Q50 V41 IR3 AWA4)

Extra-curricular activities - led events and teams in college, taught physics and mathematics to students of Class 11 and Class 12 for ~3 years while studying engineering, top 0.25percentile who got an offer from the most competitive and first recruiter that visited our campus

Employment - Analytics Consulting, completing 2 years in June'21
Decent number of achievements at work, took multiple initiatives, one of the youngest members to mentor junior members

Short term goal - Transitioning from Analytics Consulting to Strategy Consulting

Any thoughts on the profile (strengths and weaknesses) would be really helpful

Hi knight2209

Thanks for sharing your profile and MBA aspirations
My name is Shimri Winters, I head the strategy here at ARINGO (I am an LBS alumnus and was interviewing for the school for 7 years)

You have a very interesting profile!

Academics – great undergraduate and GPA

GMAT – WOW! 750 is a great score ! for any school. IR is a bit bothering, but let’s hope your 41verbal dazzles them and they will ignore the not so good IR and average AWA

School wish list – I like your list! Very realistic especially if you add other top EU schools like Cambridge, HEC, or IESE for example

Extracurricular activities – nice!

Work Experience –so, this is your biggest advantage and disadvantage. You have a very good experience so far (I love the youngest person on the team that did X, Y, Z), BUT you are younger than most applicants with (currently) ~2 years of experience

What are your strengths:

ALL the above 😊

What are your weaknesses:

Two years of experience, no promotions to date. no international experience, no direct managerial experience

What I suggest doing:
1. consider adding more schools to your list
2. I would consider waiting for a further round or two (not to say a year), so you have more experience. The things I would like to see are: at least one promotion, some international exposure (either working abroad, or are least working with an international client from another country, or a team from abroad) and direct team management. If these happen in the next 8 months, then your Round 2 chances will be higher than your round 1 chances. Otherwise, just apply in R1, or consider postponing your MBA application by one year…

All in all - sounds like you have a very solid profile!
Just need to decide on the school list, the timing, and write perfect apps.

Happy to help further and perhaps work together on some amazing apps if you send me your CV and any other info to Shimriw@ARINGO.com

GOOD LUCK!

Greetings,

I am planning to apply in round 1 for LBS full time MBA program.

Background: Indian, Male, 27

-10th - 80.46%
-12th - 80.67%
-Bachelors of Engineering (Electronics & Communications, class of 2014) - Four year aggregate of 55% with some arrears which we cleared off during college -itself (I am deeply concerned about this part)
- GMAT scheduled in next month, my mock scores are in the range of 680-720

Work experience: Total 6.4 years

3.5 years --> Boutique cyber security consulting startup in India

- It was a new team with only 3 people. I along with my manager setup their security operations center from scratch. We grew the team from 3 members to 85 members in 3.5 years bringing in 15+ major clients amounting total revenue of more than 1 million $
- Formed and led their new 24/7 team which was part of their security operations center. Carried out and led more than 20 projects with the team.
- Carried out some short term international engagements in middle east
- I received excellence award for 2 consecutive years (Among total 400 employees)
- Received 3 promotions in 3 years
- Started as an intern, left as an specialist

1.8 years --> Big4 Consulting firm in India

- Started as consultant, led the Cyber transformation project for their biggest insurance client.
- Led a team of 4 consultants onsite
- Among >1% to receive early promotion --> promoted from Consultant to Senior Consultant
- Received an award for the project I led
- Left the organization as Senior Consultant

1.1 years --> One of the biggest investment banks in the world --> this is my current role

- Working with global team of highly technical individuals performing advanced cyber operation tests
- Among only 2 people from India to be part of the team (rest of the team is in UK and Poland)

Other than above experience, I co-founded a software development company and ran it for around 3 years part-time with my co-founder. honestly, this was formed to earn external income to pay our undergrad education loans. At the end of 3 years, the revenue of the company was around 35000 USD (25 lakh INR). We closed down the operations to focus more on the individual careers.


Extra-Curriculars
- Worked with local NGO for 1 year helping several people on mental illness
- Was Vice-President for student council in undergrad college
- Have more than 10 global technical certifications in fields like cloud computing, cyber security etc.

Why MBA?

As you must have noticed by now, I have tech consulting experience in highly niche domain of cyber security. Cyber security is a support function in most organizations and there is a glass ceiling to growth. Also being in support role, I won't ever be able to break into business side of things.

Post-MBA goals?

Plan A: I would like to move into strategy consulting role. given I already have a consulting experience i am used to work style in consulting

Plan B: Product Management in FAANG --> here I can utilize my technical skills along with the business skills i would learn during MBA

Long term goal: Start my own tech-product firm

Why LBS
- LBS has a 15 month program unlike 2 years programs in US schools which means I can go back to work early
- LBS is consulting heavy school, so getting into strategy consulting will be easier than other schools.
- Post-MBA, I would like to work in London.

Questions
1. Does my profile look good enough to get into LBS?
2. My undergrad GPA and arrears concern me a lot. How much will they affect my chances?
3. Can you suggest any other programs that fit my profile?

Greetings,

I am planning to apply in round 1 for LBS full time MBA program.

Background: Indian, Male, 27

-10th - 80.46%
-12th - 80.67%
-Bachelors of Engineering (Electronics & Communications, class of 2014) - Four year aggregate of 55% with some arrears which we cleared off during college -itself (I am deeply concerned about this part)
- GMAT scheduled in next month, my mock scores are in the range of 680-720

Work experience: Total 6.4 years

3.5 years --> Boutique cyber security consulting startup in India

- It was a new team with only 3 people. I along with my manager setup their security operations center from scratch. We grew the team from 3 members to 85 members in 3.5 years bringing in 15+ major clients amounting total revenue of more than 1 million $
- Formed and led their new 24/7 team which was part of their security operations center. Carried out and led more than 20 projects with the team.
- Carried out some short term international engagements in middle east
- I received excellence award for 2 consecutive years (Among total 400 employees)
- Received 3 promotions in 3 years
- Started as an intern, left as an specialist

1.8 years --> Big4 Consulting firm in India

- Started as consultant, led the Cyber transformation project for their biggest insurance client.
- Led a team of 4 consultants onsite
- Among >1% to receive early promotion --> promoted from Consultant to Senior Consultant
- Received an award for the project I led
- Left the organization as Senior Consultant

1.1 years --> One of the biggest investment banks in the world --> this is my current role

- Working with global team of highly technical individuals performing advanced cyber operation tests
- Among only 2 people from India to be part of the team (rest of the team is in UK and Poland)

Other than above experience, I co-founded a software development company and ran it for around 3 years part-time with my co-founder. honestly, this was formed to earn external income to pay our undergrad education loans. At the end of 3 years, the revenue of the company was around 35000 USD (25 lakh INR). We closed down the operations to focus more on the individual careers.


Extra-Curriculars
- Worked with local NGO for 1 year helping several people on mental illness
- Was Vice-President for student council in undergrad college
- Have more than 10 global technical certifications in fields like cloud computing, cyber security etc.

Why MBA?

As you must have noticed by now, I have tech consulting experience in highly niche domain of cyber security. Cyber security is a support function in most organizations and there is a glass ceiling to growth. Also being in support role, I won't ever be able to break into business side of things.

Post-MBA goals?

Plan A: I would like to move into strategy consulting role. given I already have a consulting experience i am used to work style in consulting

Plan B: Product Management in FAANG --> here I can utilize my technical skills along with the business skills i would learn during MBA

Long term goal: Start my own tech-product firm

Why LBS
- LBS has a 15 month program unlike 2 years programs in US schools which means I can go back to work early
- LBS is consulting heavy school, so getting into strategy consulting will be easier than other schools.
- Post-MBA, I would like to work in London.

Questions
1. Does my profile look good enough to get into LBS?
2. My undergrad GPA and arrears concern me a lot. How much will they affect my chances?
3. Can you suggest any other programs that fit my profile?

Hi paU1i,

Thank you for sharing a detailed profile. You’ve got a great profile there. Starting with stats, your undergrad GPA is low, and the only thing that compensates for it is a high GMAT score. On the work front, amazing work experience. Starting as an intern with a start-up and then leaving as a specialist (3 promotions in between), you can bring out great stories of career progression, achievements, and learnings. The rest of your work experience also shows your leadership abilities and exhibit you as a high-performing individual. You have international experience as well, which LBS greatly stresses.

The admissions committee will carefully review your application and determine what global flavor you will add to the new class. Internationalism can take many different ways. Have you worked on international projects or communicated with international clients frequently? Do you have experience working with multi-cultural teams? Candidates must have a global perspective and the ability to work in multicultural teams, according to LBS. Be certain that your essays represent all of the values of the business school to which you are applying. Talking about your company and your experiences with it can create an informative conversation with the adcoms.

Your ECs are good. All the certification courses you have done will definitely add significant weight to your academic profile. You can share your experience of working with NGO and why you decided to work with them, and what impact you have created.

Your reasons for doing an MBA and your post-MBA goals make sense. The admissions committee is interested in learning about your interests. They want to know how you think about the future, what issues you've found with modern processes, and how you intend to fix them in order to bring about long-term improvement. So, carefully consider the short-term and long-term objectives.

1. Does my profile look good enough to get into LBS?

Yes, I believe you have a decent chance at LBS. I see some intriguing elements in your profile that are very much in line with the values of LBS. What’s going to matter most about your application is connecting the experiential dots and presenting a compelling narrative.

2. My undergrad GPA and arrears concern me a lot. How much will they affect my chances?

As previously said, a high GMAT score would make up for it. Aside from that, you can include any extra coursework that can help you demonstrate your ability to withstand the quantitative rigor of business school. Your undergrad GPA is a minor component of the application and can help you link the dots. So, even though you have a low GPA, it does not diminish your chances of admission to top MBA programs! You can still ace your applications!

If you’d like, you can read the article on the importance of GPA and how to explain a low GPA to the business school this will instill the right confidence in you

3. Can you suggest any other programs that fit my profile?

You can add INSEAD, HEC, and M7 schools to your list in terms of post-MBA goals.

If you need any direction/guidance over any aspect of your application and have any specific concerns, you can ask us on the forum Ask MBA & Beyond.

Overall, your profile is good. Simply concentrate on your GMAT and strive for a better score. If you’d like, we are happy to hop on a call with you sometime this week or once you have a score in your hand to discuss your profile in length and further chances to the b-school. Feel free to book a free session with us as per your convenience.

Let’s maximize your chances in Round 1 for fall intake

Cheers!
Shantanu Sharma
Founder and Admissions Consultant, MBA and Beyond
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