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27 Aug 2017, 07:58
Hi!
Please evaluate my profile for ISB PGP (2019 intake)
Female, 36 years, from Hyderabad
Academics X---CBSE ---75% Intermediate - 89.9% B.E (Mechanical - Marine) Engg - 65% MBA (Finance & IT Systems) - 70%
Work Experience Currently I am working as a Senior Manager in a Telecom Company, with an overall of 12 years of experience in the same industry.
I need an advice as to what score of GMAT would help me in applying for ISB? What are the critical aspects that are considered by the adcom when considering the candidates with 10+years of experience? What are the chances for 10+ years of candidates getting placed in campus placements?
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27 Aug 2017, 09:59
Hi All,
I am 29 years old Indian Male. I have experience of 7 years in Project Management in EPC arm of Linde India Ltd, a leading industrial gases company in India. I am planning to apply for R1 (2018 intake). Please evaluate my profile.
GMAT: 740 (Q50, V40, IR6, AWA4.5)
Education B.Tech (Mechanical Engineering) - Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (CGPA: 7.47/10) 12th: 80.6% (U.P. Board) 10th: 79.7% (U.P. Board)
Work Experience Total work experience of 7 years in project engineering division at Linde India Limited (formerly BOC India Limited). This is my first job after finishing undergrad. Manager - Projects (2014 - present) Deputy Manager - Projects (2011 - 2014) Graduate Engineer Trainee (2010 - 2011)
My current role is: - Project Management: Manage end to end execution of multiple EPC projects with complete monitoring and control of cost, time and quality. - Project Procurement Management: Manage entire procurement process for these projects as well as directly handle end to end procurement of various goods and services. - Cost Estimation: Responsible for preparing cost estimates for all in-house non-core business opportunities. - Process Improvement: Initiating and executing six sigma projects for improvement of established processes within the department. - Change Management: Part of GST implementation team; Led a project for codifying all project related goods & services for PAN india GST implementation in ERP system. Consulting project teams for their GST related queries.
International Exposure - Coordinating with Linde Germany's project team for their deliverables under consortium contracts. - Working with Linde Sri Lanka team for a cost estimate for modernization of one of their plants. - Did a 3 months internship in an Australian university during my undergrad. Worked as Research Assistant.
Achievements - Nominated for Linde’s Country Excellence Award in 2016. - Received “excellent” performance rating for last 3 consecutive years. - Was selected for Dream Team 2010 and received personal mentorship from Division Head. - Received a special mid-year appraisal for outstanding performance
Extra-curriculars - Travel coordinator for biannual departmental conference held in 2014 (Srinagar) and 2016 (Bhutan) - Website maintenance secretary for student's association at college. - Led a 5-member team to organize an informal event of one-minute games; made it hit for two years in a row.
Additional Information - Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification – KPMG. - Enrolled in MicroMasters Program in Supply Chain Management – MITx (Completed 3 out 5 courses). - Published a research paper in “International Journal of Hydrogen Energy”. - Languages: Hindi (native), English (fluent), Bengali and French (basic). - Hobbies: Travelling to explore new places, cultures & Cuisines, Landscape Photography, Playing Guitar.
I also have concerns regarding my limited international exposure and no community service on my record. Kindly give your opinions on this also.
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27 Aug 2017, 23:51
N_A wrote:
Hi!
Please evaluate my profile for ISB PGP (2019 intake)
Female, 36 years, from Hyderabad
Academics X---CBSE ---75% Intermediate - 89.9% B.E (Mechanical - Marine) Engg - 65% MBA (Finance & IT Systems) - 70%
Work Experience Currently I am working as a Senior Manager in a Telecom Company, with an overall of 12 years of experience in the same industry.
I need an advice as to what score of GMAT would help me in applying for ISB? What are the critical aspects that are considered by the adcom when considering the candidates with 10+years of experience? What are the chances for 10+ years of candidates getting placed in campus placements?
You've done well so far on academics, and a GMAT of 680+ should keep you safe. With 12 years of work experience, the burden of your application will be more on: a) Demonstrating that you are professionally accomplished. In other words, what makes you better than your peers? b) Since you already have an MBA, you will need to clearly articulate: why do you need another MBA? What are your goals and how does a PGP fit into them? Also, are your goals well-linked to what you have accomplished so far?
As far as placements are concerned, students with 8+ years of work experience are referred to as Senior Executives within ISB and are provided a special focus to help with their placements.
Hope this helps. Feel free to reach out for a discussion.
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Thankyou very much for the feedback... It would be of great help if you can throw some insights on the % of success for the campus placements of senior executive candidates at ISB... it would be of great help if you can share some stats for the same...
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28 Aug 2017, 23:31
N_A wrote:
Hi!
Please evaluate my profile for ISB PGP (2019 intake)
Female, 36 years, from Hyderabad
Academics X---CBSE ---75% Intermediate - 89.9% B.E (Mechanical - Marine) Engg - 65% MBA (Finance & IT Systems) - 70%
Work Experience Currently I am working as a Senior Manager in a Telecom Company, with an overall of 12 years of experience in the same industry.
I need an advice as to what score of GMAT would help me in applying for ISB? What are the critical aspects that are considered by the adcom when considering the candidates with 10+years of experience? What are the chances for 10+ years of candidates getting placed in campus placements?
HI N_A,
Applying as a senior applicant essentially requires a few points to be addressed:
1. why do you need an MBA in this point in life? 2. How has your career progressed so far? (you will have to demonstrate that you were doing really well for yourself and never felt the need for an MBA earlier) 3. How will you add to the overall class experience?
Regarding placements, you will have to be realistic about your career goals. As an individual with considerable work experience in a sector/ function, its difficult to make drastic changes to your career, even after an MBA. And this fact has emerged several times when I have talked to students from ISB's senior executive club - the students who have difficulty finding jobs are the ones who want specific roles or considerable career changes. So do the research right now about what kind of career change/ career acceleration you can expect from the ISB MBA.
And also add the IIMs executive MBA programs in your consideration.
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29 Aug 2017, 00:55
Hi
Thank you in advance for taking out time and helping me in reviewing my applications.
GMAT - 730(Q49,V41)
Profile: Indian Male Age 25
Education - 7.7 GPA - Bachelors in Computer Science from Tier-1 college - Was in top 1% of the students who appeared for engineering exam across India - Graduation Year: 2014
Work Experience: - 3 years work ex, 4 years at the time of starting of the course
Samsung R&D, Delhi - Worked on Tizen OS - Worked on samsung smart TVs - Got promoted within 8 months.
Left Samsung after 1 year and started my own startup. Worked on it for 2 years, before shutting it down. - Raised funding which we eventually returned after we decided to shut down the company
Currently working as Assistant Marketing Manager at a Series B funded ecommerce startup - handling Google and Facebook marketing - handling monthly marketing budgets upto 160,000 USD or 10 million INR.
Extra- Curricular : - Represented college in Nationals of Volleyball - Was elected Sports seceretary in college - Founded first cultural club of the college - Core committee member of annual college fest
Post MBA goals Work with top consumer or FMCG companies in marketing. And in long term start my own company.
Thankyou very much for the feedback... It would be of great help if you can throw some insights on the % of success for the campus placements of senior executive candidates at ISB... it would be of great help if you can share some stats for the same...
You read the placement report provided by ISB here: [url]https://placement.isb.edu/profilebook/2017/PlacementReport2016.pdf[/url] However, if placements are your concern then we recommend that you should do your own research specific to your goals. An easy approach would be to reach out to alumni with your background or those in the roles that you aspire for and then decide if the PGP will help you reach your goals.
Hope this helps.
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29 Aug 2017, 06:45
amdeep wrote:
Hi
Thank you in advance for taking out time and helping me in reviewing my applications.
GMAT - 730(Q49,V41)
Profile: Indian Male Age 25
Education - 7.7 GPA - Bachelors in Computer Science from Tier-1 college - Was in top 1% of the students who appeared for engineering exam across India - Graduation Year: 2014
Work Experience: - 3 years work ex, 4 years at the time of starting of the course
Samsung R&D, Delhi - Worked on Tizen OS - Worked on samsung smart TVs - Got promoted within 8 months.
Left Samsung after 1 year and started my own startup. Worked on it for 2 years, before shutting it down. - Raised funding which we eventually returned after we decided to shut down the company
Currently working as Assistant Marketing Manager at a Series B funded ecommerce startup - handling Google and Facebook marketing - handling monthly marketing budgets upto 160,000 USD or 10 million INR.
Extra- Curricular : - Represented college in Nationals of Volleyball - Was elected Sports seceretary in college - Founded first cultural club of the college - Core committee member of annual college fest
Post MBA goals Work with top consumer or FMCG companies in marketing. And in long term start my own company.
A good profile balanced well professionally and academically. The extracurriculars from college do seem a little dated though, you might want to work on that. Start-up experiences can come across as extremely powerful stories if you can articulate them well and demonstrate some real learnings. Since you're already in a marketing role, do go the extra mile to explain why do you think the PGP is necessary to achieve your goals.
We think that with a good application, you stand a good chance at ISB. You can also have a look at our guidelines for the essays: http://www.apphelp.co.in/ISB-Essays.htm
Feel free to reach out for a discussion.
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29 Aug 2017, 19:28
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amdeep wrote:
Hi
Thank you in advance for taking out time and helping me in reviewing my applications.
GMAT - 730(Q49,V41)
Profile: Indian Male Age 25
Education - 7.7 GPA - Bachelors in Computer Science from Tier-1 college - Was in top 1% of the students who appeared for engineering exam across India - Graduation Year: 2014
Work Experience: - 3 years work ex, 4 years at the time of starting of the course
Samsung R&D, Delhi - Worked on Tizen OS - Worked on samsung smart TVs - Got promoted within 8 months.
Left Samsung after 1 year and started my own startup. Worked on it for 2 years, before shutting it down. - Raised funding which we eventually returned after we decided to shut down the company
Currently working as Assistant Marketing Manager at a Series B funded ecommerce startup - handling Google and Facebook marketing - handling monthly marketing budgets upto 160,000 USD or 10 million INR.
Extra- Curricular : - Represented college in Nationals of Volleyball - Was elected Sports seceretary in college - Founded first cultural club of the college - Core committee member of annual college fest
Post MBA goals Work with top consumer or FMCG companies in marketing. And in long term start my own company.
A good profile balanced well professionally and academically. The extracurriculars from college do seem a little dated though, you might want to work on that. Start-up experiences can come across as extremely powerful stories if you can articulate them well and demonstrate some real learnings. Since you're already in a marketing role, do go the extra mile to explain why do you think the PGP is necessary to achieve your goals.
We think that with a good application, you stand a good chance at ISB. You can also have a look at our guidelines for the essays: http://www.apphelp.co.in/ISB-Essays.htm
Feel free to reach out for a discussion.
Thank you Apphelp for the prompt reply. Definitely will work on my applications.
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29 Aug 2017, 23:17
Dear Team,
Greetings for the day
May i kindly request your feedback on my profile (if you have some spare time). I shall be really thankful to you for your advise.
Profile:
Name : Utsav Jha Nationality: Indian Sex : Male Age : 27
GMAT Score: 680 (Ist GMAT)
Education Background: a. Chartered Accountant from Institute of Chartered Accountant of India (58.6% - First Attempt) [ It is a premier finance course in India, with a passing rate of 5-12% similar to CPA in USA and ICEAW in UK] b. Certificate Course on valuations from Institute of Chartered Accountant of India c. Certificate Course on business Finance from Institute of Chartered Accountant of India d. Bachelors of Commerce , Delhi University (55%) e. 12th Standard (89%) f. 10th Standard (91.6%)
Work Experience: - Total 6 Years (post qualification) as at 20 August 2017 (additionally i have also undergone 3.5 years of internship).
Currently working with Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu as a Risk Consultant, managing a team of 3.
- Started AUKS Associates (during my initial years), a CA Practicing firm
Extracurricular: - Started Orrizen Foundation to support people in need. (also i don't have much extracurricular activities to share, as I have been a reserved person for long)
Work Ex - 2.5~ Years Consultant at Microsoft Hyderabad ( Completing 1 year in October) - Microsoft Dynamics 365 System Engineer at Infosys (1 year and 3 months)
So, I had a few questions to ask -
1. Should I apply with my GRE score in Round 1 ? or give GMAT and apply for Round 2 which would be difficult for me as I dont really have a stellar profile. 2. Also, if I just randomly apply with GRE in round 1. How does being a re applicant hamper my chances for next year with a GMAT score.
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30 Aug 2017, 11:30
Hi Utsav,
Thanks for sharing your profile.
I am an ISB alumni, CO14, and have been assisting applicants in their application journeys for the last 3 years. Below is debrief on your profile.
The fact that you are CA will definitely give you the diversity card. However, off late more and more CAs are applying to ISB. Hence, it becomes all the more critical for you to try to differentiate yourself in the pool of CAs. One way to do this would be to highlight your learnings from the venture you had started – the challenges, how did you overcome them, how did you bring business, what hacks did you employ and similar others. You can make a strong case for yourself by demonstrating the leadership and management qualities you gained in the process.
Another aspect you will need to focus on is your goals and why you need an MBA and that too from ISB. What will ISB give that you already don’t possess and how your current skillsets will complement that learning to get you to where you want to.
As far as GMAT is concerned, 680 is good enough for you to apply and have a realistic shot at ISB PGP.
Hope this helps.
Feel free to get in touch with me at +91-9701215544 or drop me an email at arijit.biswas@crackadmission.com in case you have any further questions or seek professional assistance.
Wish you the best
Cheers Arijit
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31 Aug 2017, 13:45
Hi, I am chartered accountant with 10 years of work experience in oil & gas industry. GMAT Score 660 (Q48/V33). B.Com. 64% What are the chances of admission at ISB?
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31 Aug 2017, 14:29
Hi Mj,
I am an ISB alum and have been applicants in their admission journeys for the last 3 years.
Your experience and academic qualifications are extremely bright spots for the application. However, your GMAT score is slightly on the lower side. You will need to improve your score by 20-30 points to have a realistic shot.
I can share more feedback only after knowing further details of the roles and responsibilities you have handled so far and leadership traits you have demonstrated.
You will also need to be very specific on the topic of why you need a full time PGP program and not an Executive one.
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01 Sep 2017, 00:05
Background: Indian, male, 29 y.o.
Undergrad Information: Delhi University, Bachelor of Civil Engineering, 70.3% marks (top 10% of the batch) - graduated in 2010
GMAT: 740 (Q49 V40 IR7 AWA5.5)
Work experience and leadership: 7 years with the biggest infrastructure company of India. Operations manager for EPC (Engineering Procurement and Construction) projects. Team lead for design and execution of EPC jobs. Have worked in Chicago, IL for one year on a new line of business and in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia as a Design lead.
Community and others - Worked for CRY Chicago Chapter and raised funds worth USD 7500 through various cultural events. Cultural Secretary of a 15 year old Non-profit promoting dance, drama and music events for bringing about harmony in the community. Part time music teacher for under-privileged with 50+ student strength. Founder and Editor of an online Magazine with a 5000+ monthly readers.
Post MBA goals - Short term (Work in operational optimization roles; operation consulting for infrastructure firms) Long term (starting a world class cultural institution in India, helping people deal with stresses through creativity. Bringing about a change in the social harmony and creating value at the same time.) _________________
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01 Sep 2017, 00:44
Hi, Please evaluate my odds of getting an admission and what I can do to increase my chances. I am an electronics engineer from NSIT (Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology) GMAT score: 710 Xth: 91% CBSE Delhi XIIth: 89% CBSE Delhi College: 74% 2.5 year experience as software developer in top companies
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02 Sep 2017, 00:34
aarjain wrote:
Hi, Please evaluate my odds of getting an admission and what I can do to increase my chances. I am an electronics engineer from NSIT (Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology) GMAT score: 710 Xth: 91% CBSE Delhi XIIth: 89% CBSE Delhi College: 74% 2.5 year experience as software developer in top companies
that's too little info! Going by this, your work experience is on the lower side and you have not given any information about what you have done in these 2.5 years, what have you achieved and how is your performance as compared to peers.
Coming from the IT industry it will be super important to differentiate yourself. The details asked above will help you demonstrate that differentiation.
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