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Hello Tanishk1234 thanks for sharing your profile details with us. Hope you are doing well

I like that you have a product development background (non-tech) since this type of role generally brings a lot of exposure in terms of stakeholder management (often international in the automotive domain), production stakeholders, marketing teams, supply chain, R&D, and so on (in my own experience in the automotive sector).
Since in product development you are at the epicenter of all new project initiatives related to the product, it would be impactful to convey in applications, your experience in situations where you were faced with an uphill task of expediting projects, meeting deadlines with limited resources, resolving conflicts between stakeholders, influencing senior management to take suitable decisions, mentoring teams leveraging your subject expertise and so on. Your professional achievements are noteworthy and if presented well, will make a good case to pivot to the most popular industries post-MBA (consulting/strategy, tech, and analytics, general mgt).

Your GMAT is less than impressive for an otherwise very promising profile. How consistently did you perform on the mocks? Do you think you have 20-30 points up your sleeve and can take another shot at GMAT? If you can, your chances of getting an admission would go up drastically especially since you even have LSB and ISB on your list. I am also curious to know why do you have LBS on your list, you may want to evaluate your fit well before you apply.

Feel free to get in touch with me if you want to discuss about your profile in detail.

Warm regards
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Greeting,

I am an ISB Alum, CO15, and have been assisting applicants to get into global business schools since then.

For the ISB program, a minimum GMAT score of 710+ is ideal. You need to focus on your extracurriculars since it seems dated. There also seems to be a lack of leadership roles in your profile. It would be good if you could list the work projects and initiatives you have undertaken in recent years. ISB looks for a strong profile with good extracurriculars and leadership roles Along with the GMAT score. It is essential that you present a strong application with clear indications of what impacts have achieved in your endeavours.

Please feel free to contact us @crackadmission.com for any other queries you might have.


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Hello,

Please evaluate my profile for ISB:

Age: 25 yr

GMAT Score: 710

Educational Qualifications:

Graduation: Completed BTech in Mechanical Engineering from JNTUH in 2019 with 91.2%.
12th: secured 88% from Science stream from Telengana Board in 2015.
10th: secured 92% from CBSE Board in 2013.

Work Experience:

Working as a Policy Specialist / Geo Data Engineer for Google for the last 30 Months. (In a leadership role)

Extra Curricular:

1. Was the President for Indian Society for Technical Education.
2. Was the Head of Marketing and Fund Procurement for BKFCT.
3. Presented papers on "Leadership" and "Green Transportation"
4. Published a paper in an International Journal
5. Won a statewide hackathon
6. Bagged many awards like "Leading icon" and "Fast Learner" at workplace


Hobbies:

I am a very jovial and outgoing chap.
Love talking to people.
Love my guitar and singing.
Also cooking, diving, reading books , research about cars and stuff(An avid petrolhead)

Hi,
From the information that you have shared here you have a strong profile. To stand out amongst equals prepare a strong application. Your achievements and leadership positions will definitely be a plus when you do that.

All the best!


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Hello Shounak16

A brief review of your profile:

1. Your academic % is good, especially your Engineering academic %. A GMAT score of 710 will go well along with your academic %.
2. You have held the office of responsibilities during your college days and display quality leadership experience. Hope this quality did not stop with your college and you have continued to display similar leadership qualities post your graduation when you started working.
3. The Leadership role/experience at work sounds good. Awards won at the workplace justify the quality of your leadership. If presented well, you stand a very good chance of getting the interview call.

Feel free to reach out to us for one to one discussion and a detailed profile discussion. Ex ISB Admission officers and the ISB Alums from similar backgrounds associated with us will help you make a strong application.

Check out our youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiJwHNknheQy6LQChCik7xg to know more about how we have helped prospective applicants applying to the ISB.

Regards
Team ISBMantra
info@isbmantra.com



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Hi Shounak16

Interesting profile. What is your work like as a policy specialist and geo data engineer? Also, what are the goals that you want to achieve through the MBA?
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Hi,
You have a good profile but considering you come from an overrepresented pool of applicants it is recommended you try to up your GMAT score by another 20 to 30 points if possible. Good essays will be a game changer.
All the best!

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Hi, please help with my profile evaluation & do suggest how I can improve my profile to secure an interview call and subsequently a seat at ISB!

Indian
Female
24

School:
ICSE Class 10: 92% in 2013 (math and Econ)
ISC Class 12: 94% in 2015 (humanities)

Undergrad:
BSC Economics (Hons) from Symbiosis School of Economics in 2018.
CGPA: 7.88

Work Ex:
4 years at an international investment bank. Currently working with Credit Suisse as a market risk analyst.

Outside work:
2 internships. One at an NGO (in2016). One at an insurance company (in2017). Both internships were for a month.

Gmat:
720 (Q47,V41)

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Hi Mekhs,
Sharing the feedback on your profile below:

Academics: 10th, 12th and GPA keep you well within a competitive pool.
GMAT score: Also within range - you can try a re take if you feel you can increase the score. However this 720 will not be a road block - in fact will support your application quite well.
Work Ex: 4 years with an International investment bank is also a competitive work profile.
Extracurriculars : Past extracurriculars do reflect a well rounded profile, but the ones given here are not recent. It is understandable that everyone does not have a lot of time to pursue extracurriculars while they pursue their career. However you can add some recent engagement - you can consider continuing any of your extracurriculars/ hobbies to a next level if you have the time. It will be good.
Story: The story that you want to share and your goals post MBA - i.e. essays, application & interview would all be important for the seat that you aspire. Would suggest that you should spend ample time to work on all aspects of your application.

All the best!


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Hello!

Please help me in evaluating my profile for ISB and what my chances for selection might be. Here are my details -

Age/Gender - 28/Male

GMAT - Expected 750 (+/- 20 based on mocks)

Education -

• CA (2021) - First attempt, but 5 years gap in between eligibilty and actually clearing final exams, marginally missed out on an AIR
• LLB (2019) - Government Law College, Mumbai - Ranked top 1% in the University
• B. Com (2014) - Institute of Distance and Open Learning, University of Mumbai - Ranked top 10 in the course of 6k+ students
• 12th (2011) - 81% - Maharashtra State Board
• 10th (2009) - 86% - Maharashtra State Board

Work Ex -

• Founder/CEO of a seed funded mobile gaming startup, since Jan 2021.
• Legal/financial consultant to a few SMEs in the housing and wine industry.
• Co-founded a fantasy sports website in 2018 with IIT/IIM grads. Shut down in 2020. No salary, was paid in equity.
• 3 years CA articleship at a small CA firm.

I'm primarily concerned about -

• quality of my undergrad (since it was a correspondence course)
• no metric for establishing my rank in CA and university courses
• amount of work ex (whether 3 years of CA articleship and 2 years of unpaid startup experience would count)
• quality of my work ex (although with big responsibilities, it has been in small startups)

Thank you!

Hi adityaroongta, the motivation for each course or professional pursuit needs to be clearly portrayed in the essays since as it is depicted now, it appears patchy and impulsive. Your achievements are great, you need to lucidly spell out the reasons for taking up for initiatives for the application to appeal to ISB. All the best and I hope you achieve your target score! In case you need help with essays, do reach out.

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Hello adityaroongta

No real evident weakness in the profile. GMAT is great, work experience really helps stand out and shows immense potential for story telling, education background adds diversity. None of the concerns mentioned by you are deal breaker by any means.
I'll recommend you to also talk about your post MBA goals as that will play a decisive role in admissions. Schools will be really curious to know why MBA after your education and career journey.

You may want to read here on what factors work in a profile and here to add to your research on career goals.

Best
Varun Sharma
+918452954888 (https://gmatclub.com/chat)
MBAkarma.com
info@mbakarma.com



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We get no sense of your post-MBA goals Shounak16. I am not sure I fully understand the role of "Policy Specialist / Geo Data Engineer for Google " (my ignorance).

But make sure that the goals are aligned with your professional and educational experiences so far.
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Ashish.
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Hi,
Please evaluate my profile with regards to the ISB PGP program of 2023-24. I am planning to apply in R1 of the admission cycle.

Age - 33 M

B.Sci physics from University of Pune- 63 %(2009)
GMAT-not given yet, pls suggest a score according to profile if possible.

Work experience - 11 years of experience in Indian Army.

Regards

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Hello AndyBihari

The profile is quite strong as the army experience will really help you stand out. Apart from the GMAT what you should now focus is defining your career goals- what exact roles and companies do you want to target and transition into the civilian life.
Rest all boils down to story telling, but on paper the profile is good- combined with a 700+ GMAT will put you in a strong place.

Best
Varun
MBAkarma.com



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Hi Shounak16 hope this finds you in good health

My two cents
1. Good acads and a strong brand on your professional resume. Since things are looking good from a first perspective, do not go lax on your essays. Deliberate well on the experiences that have shaped your personality and demonstrate through examples the skills that reckon immense leadership potential in your candidacy.

2. What are your post-MBA goals? ISB is known for rejecting applicants who have a weak understanding of their post-MBA prospects.

For some self-reflection do refer to this brief write-up which would help you to think about your MBA profile more holistically

https://gmatclub.com/forum/note-keeping ... l#p2976345

You GMAT is decent but not great. I think your success would ride on the back of your sound professional pedigree and a strong overall narrative.

Should you need help in carving a solid applications strategy feel free to reach out.

Regards
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Hello Mekhs hope you are doing well

For a young applicant at 24 years of age, having four years of experience in the IB industry topped with multiple internships is top tier pre kind of MBA experience. To add to this you have good acads and a decent GMAT score. You have a Q47 which is slightly lower than a borderline elite score of Q49+ (for the Indian demographic), and although this may not at all be a concern for the ad com, I suggest you highlight a sound quantitative aptitude by citing examples from work and school. Make use of anecdotes to convey your leadership traits and an analytical bent of mind.
You have not talked about any ECs or hobbies. Having some would help showcase a well rounded personality.

If you need professional help to chalk a solid applications strategy do reach out.

Warm regards
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Hi AndyBihari,
That's a diverse profile which will make for some great essays to depict your transition, goals, and your leadership story. I would love to have a go at working with you given the possibility of weaving a rich, unique narrative.Do DM for essays help if you so need. As for GMAT, aim in the range of 720-740 if possible; that said, it also depends on the type of schools you want to target. Some may have a lower requirement and some higher - decide your learning goals first. Also, in your case your post-MBA goals would be crucial. How and in which industry you want to transition? That narrative has to be thought out well and depicted just as convincingly in the essays. Again, you have a diverse profile and stand a good chance. Do connect in case of any queries. All the best!

Hi experts,

I am Bhaskar from India. I am looking for some advices to build a strong profile.

Target schools: ISB, IIMs, XLRI.

Education:
10th: 84%
12th : 70%
B.Tech : 7.4

GMAT: Not taken.

Work exp: 5.4 years.
Org : TCS
Industry: IT services.
Role : ERP SCM techno-functional consultant.

Brief on work exp. : Currently working as a SCM track lead for a Saudi client (MOH). Responsible to handle a team of 3 Indian and 2 Arabic resources.

I have worked with clients like Honeywell(US), Etihad(UAE), GAZT(SAUDI), MOH(SAUDI) and KACST(SAUDI).

Honeywell: Not so much to talk about, joined as a fresher stayed there for 8 months. (Peoplesoft was kind of dead thus moved to Oracle)

Etihad: Developed a fully customized HR portal for crew members featuring leave, recognition ,snapshot,PIP etc. This portal have 2 inbound integration (SAP and AIMS) and 1 outbound integration.

Presented the application as a ready made custom solution for aviation industry to my company's pre sales and leadership team.

GAZT: handled the on boarding process from a leaving vendor to my org. Automated components and supported the project and whole HOTO process for 3 months.

KACST: placed as a Technical Consultant with 4 years of work exp. SCM track lead and lead a team of 3 people. Developed custom workflows that automated the whole vehicle and housing booking process. Worked on custom solutions to prevent corruption.

Extra curricular:

2012-15: Co-ordinator of college tech fest - EDGE(second biggest in eastern India after IIT KGP).

2016: Head of gaming committee, Cyber Crusade, and led a team of 25+ people. Cyber Crusade was (probably still is) the tournament with largest prize pool in any college gaming event - 10 lacks+. Teams from Mumbai, Hyderabad, Odisha, BHU, Assam and West Bengal participated.

Participated and won 4-5 counter strike tournaments back in 2013-16.
I had a big passion for gaming and wanted to become an eSport player. We did not get a sponsorship as a team so it didn't work out in the end.

After joining corporate,I have not done such activities that I can showcase. I go to gym know about nutrition a bit and read books.

Family business: I am highly involved in my family's manufacturing business for last 2 years. Developed better quality products, quality assurance, adding machinery and going digital helped me to gain 4% profit margin. We employ ~120 workers and have an annual turnover of ~3 cr inr. This business helped me a lot to grow as a person and added new perspective that also helped me in my IT consulting field.

[People have told me that family business experience actually does not count that much. If you can clarify how to use it to my advantage.]

I am targeting consulting as my post MBA industry.

# Am I lacking leadership exp. in my resume? [Asking as I have seen resumes with great leadership focus exp.]

# I have also completed data analytics course and can join a new project in next 3 months. I personally enjoy analytics and I believe it would be a good to have skill set in Consulting too. What's your opinion?


What skills you would suggest me to acquire if I take another year to build a stronger profile to crack ISB and consulting?


TIA

Can anyone provide an idea of what is the current average GMAT Score for CA's at ISB