Hi rewant12, this is a mistake that applicants often commit.

The goal that you've mentioned is actually not a goal; in fact, getting a holistic view of all aspects of the business is a means to achieve some goal (some examples of goals would be occupy strategic position in the automobile industry, pursuing a career in Operations Management etc.).

Great domain related work in Maruti and decent work experience, are all good starting points. Make sure that the application is immaculately crafted too, to further enhance your chances.
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Hi Satvik098, this might be a bummer for multiple reasons:

i) Your educational and professional experience (in EXL) do not suggest anything with respect to Event Management/Sports

ii) ISB could also spot an employability issue with this goal

Satvik, you seem to have a very decent profile otherwise. Make sure that your goals manifest some continuity with your professional experiences so far.
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You still have a month for your GMAT hopefulmba2021. See if you can push your score to at least a 680.
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Hi ISBeacon,

Short term goal-Go in the product management field. Have worked on multiple tech projects in college and at my workplace. Have build couple of websites and android apps . Motivation is to continue in the same field and solve customer problems using technology.

Long Term Goal- Want to start my own tech venture. Not quite sure in which domain, but coming from a family business background(Manufacturers of Cosmetics products),have seen quite closely a business environment. Currently, also helping my family business to go digital. Have developed business website by my-self and working with a social media marketing firm to promote our digital ads and maintaining social media accounts.

Hi SiddharthaBan, glad you have Finance as the last option (looks untenable anyway:)).

Since you are working in sales, I would prefer marketing as the first choice, based upon a preliminary assessment of your profile.

Having said that, sales is just a subset of the overall marketing function (which includes brand management, advertising, and pricing, among others).

So, the entire storyline about the feasibility and coherence of your transition from Sales to Marketing function, needs to come out seamlessly in the essays.
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Product management should work VinamraMaliwal, since you have a CS background and are working in the Tech field. Having said that, in your essay, do highlight your product related experiences and also articulate how Product Management is not just about technology but about the overarching Product management lifecycle, strongly interfacing with multiple business functions (and hence the need for MBA).
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I think I can manage that. Even if I can achieve that, is it advisable to apply in Round 3 or wait for next year?

Don't believe there is a R3 this year. You already have 5 years of experience. So, I don't see any point in waiting for another year.
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Hey, I'd like to get my profile evaluated as well.

Academics:

10th- 9.6 CGPA (91.2%)
12th- 95.6%
College & Course- Maths Hons, Lady Shri Ram College For Women (LSR), DU; 8.1 CGPA

Work Experience: Sr. Analyst at GEP Worldwide
Job Description:
✓ To work on global client consulting projects with GEP teams based across Americas,
Europe, Asia Pacific
✓ Responsible for project deliverables through comprehensive research, insightful
analytics and support overall project management.
✓ Perform Market Research
✓ Support multiple projects concurrently
✓ Perform complex data analytics
✓ Create compelling presentations

Internships:
1. Associate Intern at Airblack
2. Social media marketing intern, Utterstock Lifestyle
3. Social media Marketing intern, Eduperience

Social Service:
1. Member, National Social Service, LSR 2018-19
2. Social Change fellow, Yes Foundation

Academic Achievements:

1. Secured 3rd position in AISSCE- 2017- Commerce stream ( School level)
2. Subject Topper- Mathematics, AISSCE-2017 (School level)
3. Obtained 91.8 percentile in International Commerce Olympiad-2015 conducted by Commerce Teachers’ Foundation (CTF)
4. School Topper, 5th National Interactive Maths Olympiad (N.I.M.O) held in Aug-Sep 2010; National rank: 107, State rank: 13.

Extra- Curriculars:

1. core team member of the Sponsorship Team, Tarang’20, LSR'S Annual Fest.
2. actively volunteered in the department as well as in the annual fests of the college- Member, Logistics Team, Nexus'19;
3. Volunteer, Security Team, Tarang'18; Volunteer, Math Department Fest'18
4. a part of The MUN society of LSR (2017-18) and The Web Team of The College Magazine
(2017-18)
5. a volunteer in the Women’s Development Cell of my college in 2018-19.
6. Was the President of The Theatre Club of my school and won many competitions during my tenure.

GMAT Score: 660 ( quant:50, verbal: 31)

I have cleared the first round

Hi Iti24,

You have a compelling profile for YLP- LSR is a great brand. Your acads are good and so is your overall extra-curricular experience. For e.g. having seen the scale of Tarang, I can imagine the kind of work which goes behind it.
The role at GEP is interesting and offers a lot of opportunities for working within Consulting in future.
However, the GMAT is on the lower side. Majority of the YLP admits have a ~700 score and almost as good a profile mix as yours.
Hence, ensure you have a very compelling essay and resume. Here's my analysis of the essay.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/isb-ylp- ... anan-puri/

Hope this helps. Feel free to reach out in case of queries.


All the best!

Cheers,
Manan
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Hi. Could you please evaluate my profile (going by the comments on some forums/blogs, high years of experience might lower my chances?)

Age: 35 (Male, Married, 1 Kid)
Work Experience: 12+ years

GMAT score: 730 (Q50, V38, IR8)

10th: ~85% (CBSE)
12th: ~75% (CBSE)

B.Tech Chemical IIT Bombay - 7.51/10 (AIR 714)
Took CAT in 2010 and 11 (not sure how relevant it is for the application) and got ~99.5 percentile both the times.

Work Experience overview
First 2.5 hours in Analytics in Bangalore with one of the biggest Data Analytics organization
Next ~2 years in Consulting/Analytics with the same company but onsite with Microsoft as client, worked out of Seattle for ~2 years
Next ~5 years with US based price comparison company as Digital Marketing Manager, office in Gurgaon (4 promotions in 5 years)
Next ~1 year as Senior Manager Marketing Analytics with Dubai based e-commerce, office in Gurgaon
Current ~2.5 years as Director Product Management with a German based price comparison company, office in Gurgaon

Extra curriculars
Core group member of Asia's largest technology festival in college (led many volunteers and managed lakhs of budget)
Represented school in State/District TT championship
Hostel (College) cricket team captain, Received sports citation
2 years volunteering with NGO to teach underprivileged children
Advance certificate in Drums
Beginner level certificate in Scuba Diving

MBA Goal (Still need to work on it for more detail):
Having worked in Analytics (Data), Digital and Product Management world, I want to focus on gaining a Technology and Data driven business aspects. The short term goal is to learn the art of identifying business opportunities, risks and growth potential in Technology and Digital world.
Long term goal is to build a social impact focused business proposition

Planning to apply in R2

Please give an idea of the chances with above profile, specially on the fact that I have 12+ years of work experience

Thank You.

Hi MayankMM, I went to ISB with a similar profile . So, definitely possible.

Is ISB the only school that you're applying to?
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Regards,
Ashish.
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That's great to know. Thanks
I actually prefer to continue working in India so ISB is my preferred option. Along with it, I plan to apply for IIM A,B,C 1 year programs, although it might be tougher as I will be applying in their R3.
Maybe couple of outside India schools like INSEAD or IMD, though have not finalized the list, work in progress

Hi Mayank,

Nice profile overall. I see a lot of leadership aspects in your work profile, which is a key eligibility criterion for someone at your level of work experience. That should help in the application process.
I agree that you should not solely be looking at ISB, but also do apply to other programs such as the IIMs. You have an excellent GMAt score and that would help you in every application.
Among the programs abroad, you'd still be an outlier for INSEAD that prefers candidates within 10 years of work experience. IMD could be a good choice and also some other programs such as the Sloan Fellows programs that take place at LBS, MIT SLoan and Stanford.

Your short term goal is realistic and well aligned with your work experience so far. Your long term goal needs rethinking- if you wish to utilize your analytics skills for the social sector, nobody's stopping you from doing that right away. You can do this as a side project, in parallel with your job (many of our applicants already do that- they put their technical skills to use in an NGO, and I think that makes their profile doubly stronger). The need to earn will not become any lesser as you grow in your career, so getting into the social sector in the long term sounds a little far-fetched. Moreover if the passion is so strong for it, then you would be pursuing it now- probably in the short term. Additionally, heavy ECAs in volunteering should be supporting this goal.

Hope that helps, and do reach out for a more detailed discussion
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Bachelors in Management Studies (Finance specialization)
Shaheeed Sukhdev College of Business Studies, University of Delhi (First Division)
10th: 10 cgpa
12th: 92.4%
Work ex: 2 years 11 months (Investment Banking KPO), Received the Chairman's Award at workplace. Rich understanding of Healthcare M&A.
5 internships across the areas of valuation and advisory
GMAT score: 650
Extracurricular activties: Led a national level event in college and served as a member of a student-run consulting cell
Close to 2 years of pro-bono startups and MSEs advisory experience during college
Awards: Multiple academic awards
Female, 22 years

Aiming for ISB. Any suggestions will be deeply appreciated. Thank you !

Bachelors in Management Studies (Finance specialization)
Shaheeed Sukhdev College of Business Studies, University of Delhi (First Division, ~75%)
10th: 10 cgpa
12th: 92.4%
Work ex: 2 years 11 months (Investment Banking KPO), Received the Chairman's Award at workplace. Rich understanding of Healthcare M&A.
5 internships across the areas of valuation and advisory
GMAT score: 650
Extracurricular activties: Led a national level event in college and served as a member of a student-run consulting cell
Close to 2 years of pro-bono startups and MSEs advisory experience during college
Awards: Multiple academic awards
Female, 22 years

Aiming for ISB. Any suggestions will be deeply appreciated. Thank you !

Hi,

I have posted my profile details below.I'd be really grateful if you can give me an assessment of of profile and my fit for ISB.

1) Gender: Male

2) Nationality: Indian

3) Age: 30

4) GMAT Score: 690 (Q50, V33, IR 5)

5) Education: Btech. in Mechanical engineering

6) UG Grade: First class (74%)

7) School Grades: X: 86%, XII: 88%

8) Work experience: As of now, I have a total of 8 years of work experience. I am an analytics manager at Merkle and have had extensive experience in data analytics. I also have significant international exposure in countries such as Singapore,Dubai (lived as a permanent resident), US and Canada.

EC's - Actively involved in theatre and have performed various plays across India. Also, involved with an NGO in teaching kids about a contemporary Indian theatre style and Improv.

Hi saksh12,

Very impressive profile overall. CBS is the best brand for BMS (erstwhile BBS) and BFIA courses at the University of Delhi. I understand the scores go above 80% at CBS as S4G's Co-founder is a CBS + ISB alum and incidentally worked a KPO immediately after CBS . Hence, it's more important to note if you were in the top 5 there (can be highlighted somewhere in the application).
Your extra-curricular complement your profile really well. I feel that even a 30-point increase in your GMAT along with a highly impactful application would sail you through. Happy to chat about your profile and more importantly your goals.

All the best!

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Manan
Co-founder, S4G | ISB Class of 2013
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Hi Arvind90,

While the acads are on the average/lower side, you have a rich work experience especially if you are associated with DataSource and cover various industries (my assumption, let me know otherwise). The extra-curricular are good as well. Do cover your potential contributions to the Theatre Club at ISB in your application.
I couldn't get a sense of your goals. Could you please share?
With this profile, you can also target the IIMs, especially A which gives a lot of importance to international exposure.

Cheers,
Manan
Co-founder, S4G
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Hi Manan,
Thanks a lot, this is very insightful. I will get in touch with you regarding my overall profile. Thanks again.