avik2312 wrote:
Hi All,
Request you to evaluate my profile and chances with the details provided below:
Name:Avik Banerjee
Age:25+
Nationality: Indian
Languages: English, Bengali, Hindi, French (achieved the 3rd level(B1) of proficiency as per the Alliance Francaise institute)
GMAT score: 760(99%) {Verbal: 42 (95%) and Quantitative:50 (92%)} and AWA score of 5
TOEFL score: 113
Undergraduate Qualifications: B.E in Computer Science with a GPA of 3.4/4
Certifications: 1) Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Level 1
2) Certificate in Trade Finance by the Indian Institute of Banking and Finance,Mumbai
3) Certificate in Interest Rate Derivatives by the National Stock Exchange,India
4) Certificate in Equity Derivatives by the National Stock Exchange,India
Work Experience: 35 months (as of 24th July,2012)
Current Job Description:
1) Module leader in the technical and functional support for International Trade Finance operations of a global bank. This involves analysis of the myriad intricacies of trade finance involving trade finance instruments such as Documentary Credit, Clean Collections, Bank Guarantees and the various roles performed by banks like "Advising Bank", "Issuing Bank", "Confirming Bank", etc.
Also involved in the onboarding of a high revenue client from Kuala Lumpur for the bank.
2) Subject Matter Expert of Lean Initiative: Only member from the trading portfolio to be selected for analysis of bottlenecks and inefficiencies and devise an operation workflow to reduce costs through automation, improved efficiency and streamlining.
Extra-curricular:
1)School and College Cricket captain. Awarded for excellence in cricket in school and appeared in the daily news journals for my performances in the sport. Played the 3rd division cricket league too.
2)Soccer, Swimming, Basketball, Table Tennis.
3)Member of the NGO, CRY (Child Rights and You) that aims to improve the living conditions of under-privilege children and ensuring that they get the education that everyone deserves.
Target Business Schools:
1) Columbia
2) Wharton
3) Chicago-Booth
4) NYU Stern
5) MIT Sloan
6) Harvard
Future Career Plans: Private equity and Venture Capital.
You have an impressive profile and are applying appropriately given your qualifications and goals. Obviously these are all very tough schools.
If you would like
help with your MBA applications, please keep Accepted in mind.
Best,
Linda