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07 May 2016, 01:30
Kudos
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I am an ISB 2017-2018 aspirant, please access my profile.
Academics:
1. Class X(2007):90% CBSE District topper
2. Class XII:(2009) 94.4% CBSE Kota City topper in science stream;Got scholarship from school for the same. 100% in mathematics.
3. Graduation(2013): B. Tech, Indian School of mines/IIT Dhanbad:8.35 GPA
4. Merit cum means scholarship receiver for 7 semesters at college
Work Ex; 3 years at the time of application
1. Associate consultant at Oracle Financial services(Sep 2013-Present): Working on Flexcube Private wealth management product used in banks. Work is mostly technical with customisation development and product implementation. No awards or promotions but always highly rated in appraisals. Have good idea about business data intelligence tolls like OBIEE and BI Publisher.
2. Assistant venue IT Manager at London Olympics 2012 for Atos: This was a 2.5 months internship at London. I was a coordinator of 3 teams of technicians each with 2 members. Basic work was venue IT infrastructure setup and support. Don't know how much it counts as it was basically an internship during college.
3. Other training at Bhartiya Airtel, pure technical
Extra-Curricular:
1. College football team player and won two tournaments in college.
2. Layout Design team member of Mailer Daemon(Student run newsletter) for three years in college
3. Organised lectures and led undergraduate assistants in conducting lab tutorials in coral draw for 100 undergraduates to select them for Mailer Daemon team.
4. Science exhibition winner at school both at school and district level, also participated at state level.
5. Honoured as 'Rajya Bal Vigyani' awarded by National Children's Science Congress, Uttar Pradesh, INDIA in 2004
6. Recent volunteer at CRY(Child Rights and You)
7. College FIFA 2010 runner up.
8. Regular FIFA online division 1 player
Please tell me how could I Improve my profile. I am looking to do MBA in Operations so I am looking to do some online introductory certification in that from Coursera or edx.
Also trying to get some NGO experience both for profile as well as for moral boost. Will that be a disadvantage as I have read that the ADCOM might think I did this for application only though that is correct marginally.
What kind of GMAT score should I target? Haven't given it yet and planning to give in Mid July.
With a CAT percentile of 99.47 I have covert from IIM K, dumped by B and L, weighing up my chances next year in ISB and IIMs as well.
Academics:
1. Class X(2007):90% CBSE District topper
2. Class XII:(2009) 94.4% CBSE Kota City topper in science stream;Got scholarship from school for the same. 100% in mathematics.
3. Graduation(2013): B. Tech, Indian School of mines/IIT Dhanbad:8.35 GPA
4. Merit cum means scholarship receiver for 7 semesters at college
Work Ex; 3 years at the time of application
1. Associate consultant at Oracle Financial services(Sep 2013-Present): Working on Flexcube Private wealth management product used in banks. Work is mostly technical with customisation development and product implementation. No awards or promotions but always highly rated in appraisals. Have good idea about business data intelligence tolls like OBIEE and BI Publisher.
2. Assistant venue IT Manager at London Olympics 2012 for Atos: This was a 2.5 months internship at London. I was a coordinator of 3 teams of technicians each with 2 members. Basic work was venue IT infrastructure setup and support. Don't know how much it counts as it was basically an internship during college.
3. Other training at Bhartiya Airtel, pure technical
Extra-Curricular:
1. College football team player and won two tournaments in college.
2. Layout Design team member of Mailer Daemon(Student run newsletter) for three years in college
3. Organised lectures and led undergraduate assistants in conducting lab tutorials in coral draw for 100 undergraduates to select them for Mailer Daemon team.
4. Science exhibition winner at school both at school and district level, also participated at state level.
5. Honoured as 'Rajya Bal Vigyani' awarded by National Children's Science Congress, Uttar Pradesh, INDIA in 2004
6. Recent volunteer at CRY(Child Rights and You)
7. College FIFA 2010 runner up.
8. Regular FIFA online division 1 player
Please tell me how could I Improve my profile. I am looking to do MBA in Operations so I am looking to do some online introductory certification in that from Coursera or edx.
Also trying to get some NGO experience both for profile as well as for moral boost. Will that be a disadvantage as I have read that the ADCOM might think I did this for application only though that is correct marginally.
What kind of GMAT score should I target? Haven't given it yet and planning to give in Mid July.
With a CAT percentile of 99.47 I have covert from IIM K, dumped by B and L, weighing up my chances next year in ISB and IIMs as well.
08 May 2016, 19:23
Kudos
Bookmarks
Hi 
Impressive profile there! You tick many of the checkboxes that ISB looks for. Let us go through your profile in some detail. ISB ( and most premier B-schools) look for a combination of the below traits -
1. Academic potential - There are two components to this, your GMAT score and your academic record so far. Your academic record is excellent! Get a GMAT score of 720+ and you'll set yourself up at a definite advantage. Mind you, there are people with scores in the range 650-700 who get through..in fact, there are even a rare few with sub-650 scores. However, the higher the score you get, the less likely you are to be beaten by competing candidates with very similar profiles.
2. Leadership potential - With the information you have provided, we do not see any obvious instances of leadership ( except the London Olympics example and possibly point 3 in extracurriculars). If these are good, meaty stories, you should definitely try and work them into your essays. Can you get any assignment at work in the next few months where you can display leadership? If you'd like a few ideas to jog your mind, read our article on 40 ways to improve your profile - https://applications.crackverbal.com/40- ... l-profile/
3. Diversity - Though there will be a lot of candidates from an IT background, we think you ought to be able to differential yourself with the other aspects of your profile, i.e, your extracurriculars. It is pretty clear that you are not a one-trick pony With a multi-faceted profile like yours, all you need to ensure is that these aspects are clearly articulated in your application.
Specific questions you have asked -
1. GMAT score - Like we said, try for a 720+,to max your chances.
2. NGO experience - Do not worry about this being a disadvantage. If you have started only recently, it will not be a huge advantage. And it is not likely to differentiate you, since a lot of candidates have this on their profile. But it won't hurt your chances. We'd say, continue doing it, because volunteerism always looks good on your resume ( whether for B-school or otherwise), because it also feels good, and because you never know what good may come out of it - you may get valuable experience in running projects and leading people in the NGO sector, much sooner than you would at work.
3. Improving your profile - Your EC and acads are already very good, and the leadership aspect could be improved upon by picking more high-impact projects. One more thing that is very important - OWN your future goals. By this, we mean, make sure you do a lot of research about the post-MBA goal you have chosen, so that you have complete clarity about what to expect.
Overall, in our opinion, your chances of cracking an admit are pretty good! All the best
If you'd like help framing your application, we'd be glad to help. We have helped hundreds of ISB applicants in the past few years, and know very well what it takes to get to ISB. Just email us at [email protected].
Impressive profile there! You tick many of the checkboxes that ISB looks for. Let us go through your profile in some detail. ISB ( and most premier B-schools) look for a combination of the below traits -
1. Academic potential - There are two components to this, your GMAT score and your academic record so far. Your academic record is excellent! Get a GMAT score of 720+ and you'll set yourself up at a definite advantage. Mind you, there are people with scores in the range 650-700 who get through..in fact, there are even a rare few with sub-650 scores. However, the higher the score you get, the less likely you are to be beaten by competing candidates with very similar profiles.
2. Leadership potential - With the information you have provided, we do not see any obvious instances of leadership ( except the London Olympics example and possibly point 3 in extracurriculars). If these are good, meaty stories, you should definitely try and work them into your essays. Can you get any assignment at work in the next few months where you can display leadership? If you'd like a few ideas to jog your mind, read our article on 40 ways to improve your profile - https://applications.crackverbal.com/40- ... l-profile/
3. Diversity - Though there will be a lot of candidates from an IT background, we think you ought to be able to differential yourself with the other aspects of your profile, i.e, your extracurriculars. It is pretty clear that you are not a one-trick pony
With a multi-faceted profile like yours, all you need to ensure is that these aspects are clearly articulated in your application.Specific questions you have asked -
1. GMAT score - Like we said, try for a 720+,to max your chances.
2. NGO experience - Do not worry about this being a disadvantage. If you have started only recently, it will not be a huge advantage. And it is not likely to differentiate you, since a lot of candidates have this on their profile. But it won't hurt your chances. We'd say, continue doing it, because volunteerism always looks good on your resume ( whether for B-school or otherwise), because it also feels good, and because you never know what good may come out of it - you may get valuable experience in running projects and leading people in the NGO sector, much sooner than you would at work.
3. Improving your profile - Your EC and acads are already very good, and the leadership aspect could be improved upon by picking more high-impact projects. One more thing that is very important - OWN your future goals. By this, we mean, make sure you do a lot of research about the post-MBA goal you have chosen, so that you have complete clarity about what to expect.
Overall, in our opinion, your chances of cracking an admit are pretty good! All the best
If you'd like help framing your application, we'd be glad to help. We have helped hundreds of ISB applicants in the past few years, and know very well what it takes to get to ISB. Just email us at [email protected].
09 May 2016, 01:22
Kudos
Bookmarks
Hi ,
Below is my profile ,please tell me the approx score I should have to get into ISB,Hyd (No other college will be opted for)
a) Class X - 92.2%
b) Class XII - 80.2%
c) Graduation - B. Tech (class of 2012) - Jadavpur University - Production and Industrial Engineering
d) Work Experience (4 .5 yrs as of Jan 2017)
Schneider Electric India Pvt Ltd - Supply Chain Operations (Purchasing) - Localization projects - Jul'2012- Aug 2015
Material purchasing /PO generation/Plant material handling /cost optimization for projects Localized in Nashik and Hyd Plant for Schneider Electric
Cypress Semiconductors India Pvt Ltd
a) 2013 Aug - 2015 Dec
Supply chain Operations - Planning.
Back end manufacturing flow control , Logistics, Warehouse management , Shipment , Capacity planning , Resource allocation for different manufacturing sites
b) 2015 Dec - Present
Revenue Forecasting :
Forecasting of 5 yr revenue plan, New product plans, Funnel management
Special Achievements : Best Employee of the year 2014.
Extra Curriculars :
a) Graduation in Indian Classical Vocal
b) Public speaking
Please tell me how much I must score to get an interview call or a convert from ISB hyd.
Below is my profile ,please tell me the approx score I should have to get into ISB,Hyd (No other college will be opted for)
a) Class X - 92.2%
b) Class XII - 80.2%
c) Graduation - B. Tech (class of 2012) - Jadavpur University - Production and Industrial Engineering
d) Work Experience (4 .5 yrs as of Jan 2017)
Schneider Electric India Pvt Ltd - Supply Chain Operations (Purchasing) - Localization projects - Jul'2012- Aug 2015
Material purchasing /PO generation/Plant material handling /cost optimization for projects Localized in Nashik and Hyd Plant for Schneider Electric
Cypress Semiconductors India Pvt Ltd
a) 2013 Aug - 2015 Dec
Supply chain Operations - Planning.
Back end manufacturing flow control , Logistics, Warehouse management , Shipment , Capacity planning , Resource allocation for different manufacturing sites
b) 2015 Dec - Present
Revenue Forecasting :
Forecasting of 5 yr revenue plan, New product plans, Funnel management
Special Achievements : Best Employee of the year 2014.
Extra Curriculars :
a) Graduation in Indian Classical Vocal
b) Public speaking
Please tell me how much I must score to get an interview call or a convert from ISB hyd.
