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Hi All,


Please find below a snapshot of my profile
GMAT

Quantitative - 49 -75 percentile
Verbal-35- 76 percentile
AWA-5/6
IR-2/8

Overall Gmat score-690



Engineering graduate from Cochin University( CUSAT) specialised in Computer Science.
Total of 4 years of work experience in Quality analysis in Banking and Finance domain for TCS

Areas of expertise


Domain Expertise: Banking and Finance

Client Servicing
Service Delivery
Stake Holder Management
Vendor Management
Reporting and Analytics
Quality Analysis

*Client Servicing – Understanding client requirement and ensuring service delivery achieves high client satisfaction

*Service Delivery - Managed a team of 5 member in developing automation testing framework which helped the client with USD $143Million savings by reduction of manual efforts and optimized management
*Team Management –Leading a team of five members in Quality Management service and appreciated by the senior management as Most valuable team on evaluation based on project contribution and client appreciation.
*Risk Management - Identify and priorities issues, risks and challenges and escalate to appropriate team members, including management to ensure risk management protocols are aligned and exe
*Reporting -Analysis and Documentation of , Preparation of Daily Status Report ,SIT report to the concerned teams
*Stakeholder Management - Manage multiple stakeholder such as internal team, client and senior management

*Technical Skills
Client servicing
Software Testing:
Automation testing using UFT & Selenium – Cucumber
Web services testing
Soap UI
User Acceptance Testing
Business Analysis

Activities and Hobbies

Dancing, CSR activities at corporate, Volunteering, NGOs

Achievements

Was Awarded the “Star of the Month Award” for contributions and efficient testing and analytical skills at the project level
Received the” Branch Excellence Award FY ‘16 “ for the efficient execution of project at TCS
Received the “The Best Executed project” from client

Languages
Taken up Certification in French Language


What are my chances in ISB? Also , Does ISB give preference for development sector full time work experience? What are the average scores for applicants from that sector?

Hello, experts and fellow ISB aspirants!

I hope you all had a great weekend. Can you take a minute to review my profile and chances?

Indian, Male, 24 years.

Class X - 89% (Andhra Pradesh State Board)
Class XII/Intermediate - 87% (AP State Board)
BBA - 6.9/10 - First Class (KL University, Vijayawada - NAAC A)
(Dropped out of BTech - in 6 months - to pursue my dream career.

GMAT 1 - 660 47Q, 34V, 3IR, May 25th
GMAT 2 - 700 48Q, 38V, 5IR, Oct 5th

Work Experience - 30 months post-graduation work experience (by the time the class commences.) But 5+ years of overall work experience.

Entrepreneur focusing on Entertainment Industry with expertise in e-commerce. Started up at the age of 18 generating a turnover of around 1 crore in the first fiscal year whilst pursuing BBA. Have incorporated a company, with 5 years of good standing as of today, abroad in the same year to meet international business needs.

A crucial part of a shortlived event management startup. Presided over 10s of entrepreneurship meets in UG university. Part of core marketing team of UG university's marketing team for its national level Science andTechnology fest. Have not participated in a lot of social welfare programs apart from those conducted by the college.

Post-MBA goal: To continue as an entrepreneur scaling my business, entering new and superlative layers of the industry with the learnt skill from B School.

Please review the above profile and help me in choosing alternative schools too.

Regards,
Siva.

Hi Sirakri,

Good profile. Start-up experience is valued at ISB. Your GMAT is good, and the profile can come across as well-differentiated. Why MBA becomes extremely important to your application. If you can clearly articulate your journey and strengths, what you have accomplished and why do you feel the need for an MBA now, you have a good chance.

Thanks for your reply Apphelp

I'm trying as much as possible to send out a good application. WIsh me luck!

Dear Experts,

Could you please help me out on the same

Hi AMsac123,

With an IT profile, you might find it difficult to differentiate yourself in a competitive pool. The GMAT of 690 is below the class average and could have benefited by an increase of 20-30 points. The awards at work definitely help and a lot will now depend on how well can you articulate your strengths and goals in your essays.

Hi All

I am a B.Tech graduate from a Tier 2 college in India. I have 2 years experience in UCO Bank as Assistant Manager and along with that I have passed Level 2 exam of CFA Program and I do independent Equity Research. I am targeting for the batch of 2019.
SSS- 87.5%
+2- 75.00%
Btech- 68.50%

Need evaluation on my profile.

Hi Guys,

Can someone please evaluate my profile.

I am an "Indian IT male" (Please don't stop reading )

GMAT : 730 Q49(75 percentile) V41(91 percentile), IR5, AWA : Yet to come, but I expect a "5".

Experience : 4 Years, Currently working as a Technology Consultant.

• I work closely with clients in Banking and Financial Services industry.
• I am part of a group which looks into the requirements of client and then propose an optimal solution.
• Lead a team of 10 Associates.


Education : Bachelor of Technology in Information Technology.
GPA : 7.5/10.

Other's
• A national level Baseball and Softball player.
• Coordinated many national level technical event in my college, represented my college in many national technical events of other colleges.
• Working with an NGO, I am part of many drives which are conducted on 3rd Saturday of each month, drives such as tree plantation, river cleaning, teaching underprivileged children.

Concentration : Strategy/Management Consulting/Innovation.

What are my chances with this profile?

Many parameters are missing. Please mention your age, GMAT details of work exp ( promotion, leadership evidence), community involvement and most importantly your post MBA goals.

You have a very good profile for ISB. More depends upon the evidence of leadership experiences at work. Did you have any promotions and nternational experience and what s the reputation of your firm? Most importantly please be more specific on your post MBA goals and why exactly you need an MBA now.

Can anyone who has submitted his/her application please confirm if they received any confirmation email from ISB post submitting their application? My application portal says application submitted but haven’t received any email. Please advice.


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Thank you very much for your reply Vivek.

I work in world's leading software product and services provider. A US (New Jersey) based MNC, my organization is a Fortune 500 and a CMMI level 5 company.

I had a promotion last year. I got highest ratings twice in my career. Although, I never got a chance to travel onsite/abroad, I have worked with clients from Americas, Europe and Asia. I have always a been a part of a team which hosts visits of potential clients in our organization, so I usually get to interact with people from different cultures and backgrounds.

Now, talking of my post MBA goals. From last 3 years I have been doing technical consulting, my team keeps track of newest trends and technologies in the market and provide innovative solutions to clients. Now my domain is limited to IT and Technology only. I want to expand it further, I want to bridge a gap between a technical consultant and business analyst.

Thanks for your reply

I am 23 years old and planning to give GMAT in December'17.
Right now I am leading a team of 5-6 members involved in performing all operations of the bank, right from handling customers to back office work.

I am a national level badminton player and was the captain of my college badminton team. I was involved in organizing various cultural events in my college and being a member of the placement team, I have organized various placement camps in the college.

I want to move to Equity Research and Portfolio Management post my MBA and for that I am managing a small portfolio as an evaluation of my work.

I want to know my chances and approximate score that I should target.

Thanks for your reply

I am 23 years old and planning to give GMAT in December'17.
Right now I am leading a team of 5-6 members involved in performing all operations of the bank, right from handling customers to back office work.

I am a national level badminton player and was the captain of my college badminton team. I was involved in organizing various cultural events in my college and being a member of the placement team, I have organized various placement camps in the college.

I want to move to Equity Research and Portfolio Management post my MBA and for that I am managing a small portfolio as an evaluation of my work.

I want to know my chances and approximate score that I should target.

Hi pramraika,

You have a good profile to get into ISB. Try and score 700+ in your GMAT and take it as early as possible. With your CFA level 2 you have an edge and I'm sure GMAT won't be an issue. A lot of international schools give a GMAT waiver for CFA certified candidates not sure about level 2 candidates. But you can always check with adcoms.
Focus on your GMAT right now and after that on your application. Hope this helps.

Best,

Hi

I belong to the indian IT male category. I took my GMAT in may 2016 and scored 690(V40,Q44). This was my 3rd and best attempt at GMAT.

My profile is as follows:
1) Total work experience of 5 years with a product based Japanese company in Bangalore as Software Engg. Got 3 promotions in 5 years.
2) Currently working onsite in Japan for approximately last 9 months
3) Current role includes negotiating with Japanese and Australian clients in Japan(working in strategic role, usually done by senior managers) for last 9 months
4) Studied in top 25 engineering colleges in India and got GPA 7.5
5) Got 86% in 10th standard and 84% in 12th standard

Extra curriculars:
1) Played cricket tournaments for company.
2) Played cricket at national level in Japan representing state team. The team was quite diverse with people from 5 different nationalities. Our aim was to promote cricket in Japan and had people from Japan playing in our team too.
3) Learnt N5 level Japanese. I am able to read, write and understand basic Japanese.
4) Worked for approx 2 years for different NGO's
5) Represent my team in office while discussing issues faced by team infront of higher management.

What are my chances in ISB, IIM's in india?
Should I retake GMAT and aim for higher score ?