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Dear all,

Please evaluate my profile for ISB 2020 intake.

Personal profile: 25 years, female, Indian

Academic background:
Msc.(Hons.) Mathematics and B.E. Hons(Mechanical) from BITS PILANI PILANI CAMPUS (Tier -1 college)
10th from CBSE: 92.7%
12th from CBSE: 91.4%
GMAT: Total score : 710 (Q50 V35 AWA 4.5 and IR 8)

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Quant Analyst in financial services risk mananagement in one of the big four accounting firms.
Worked as a consultant to major US banks for developing their internal models as per latest FRTB regulations.
Performed annual model review for credit, market models as per SR11-7 regulations.

Total Work experience: 22 months (as on May 2019)

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The ISB PGP (2020 Intake) Class of 2021 thread is live! Please use this thread for discussing application strategies/program updates etc.

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Hello Team,

I am Dr Pulak Mishra. I have a master degree in dental science. my education qualifications:

1. 10th - 89.8%
2. 12th - 82%
3. BDS
4. MDS
5. 7 papers published
6. thesis work under review for publication
7. 6 years of work ex, 1 year of management of my own clinic, currently working with india's largest dental chain and world no.5 as a clinic head and specialist consultant.
8. gmat - on august 8th. mocks - average of 650.

My intent for pursuing MBA is that after practicing dentistry for all these years I have realised that my heart feels for the business aspect of any organisation. Client and customer handling are the part and parcel of my craft and as a dentist I have to be very good at it. I am more inclined towards programs related to international business management and financial aspects. I do not want to opt for hospital management as it does not satisfy my urge for working on a global scale.
kindly advise what should I do to make my profile apt for applying to ISB or IIM's.

Hello Pulak,

We have helped many doctors gain admit into ISB, however none of them were as qualified as you (MDS). I write this because the MD makes you well qualified as a doctor, however in the application, you will also need to demonstrate some business chops. You have written that you are the clinic head, so it would be important to draw from this experience of managing the clinic as a business (and not just treating patients).
Going back to my experience of helping doctors with their applications, I believe it would be impractical for you to not leverage your experience so far in the healthcare industry, and instead talk about something entirely new. Within the healthcare industry, you could be working in a very diverse role/ function compared to what you have been doing until now. That doesn't have to be hospital management maybe, you could be working with a health care MNC, that gives you a chance to work in international teams. I don't have enough info about you to say anything definitive, however, I'll reiterate, your goals should be a logical mix of your work experience and the skills you have gained.

feel free to schedule a consultation with us by reaching out to me on the email address below.

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Hi,

My name is Aditya. Kindly evaluate my profile. I will be looking to apply for the first rounds of ISB and a few other B-Schools.

I have yet to appear for the GMAT, and am planning to give it mid-August. Targeting a score of atleast 730+.

Work Ex. - 24 months as of now

Product Manager for an internal Telecom Analytics Platform developed in house at Jio. Developed several spatial analytics features, managing cross-functional (design, Dev, QA, release) and interacting with network and business teams, gathering requirements and managing the end-to-end process, from ideation to delivery to training. Also possess experience of interacting with CXOs and Leadership teams at Jio.

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Fast-track promotion to Deputy Manager
Top Rating for two consecutive years, awarded to the top 5%ile of employees in the department.
Tangible achievements include developing solutions to plan the deployment of heterogeneous network solutions, resulting in a total CapEx saving of X INR.
Applied for 3 patents in the field of spatial analytics in the telecom domain.

B.Tech - IIT Gandhinagar - 7.95/10

Was a co-founder and director of a startup, a content marketplace, incubated on campus. Handled multiple responsibilities, as part of the founding team, including product, operations, editorial and writer onboarding.

Headed content writing internships for college students pan-india, mentoring around 100 students over three editions.

XII - 79.1% (top 1%ile of Maharashtra Board)
X - CGPA 10/10

Extra-curriculars include being part of the Football Team at IIT Gandhinagar for four years, a black belt in Martial Arts.

Co-curriculars include clearing the Regional Mathematics Olympiad (RMO) from Maharashtra State.

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Short Term Goals -
Consulting Roles in Strategy Or Technology. I'm attracted to the grind and exposure offered by a top consulting role, the connections built and soft-skills gained.

Long term goals -
Leverage my consulting and past product management experience to build agile high-performance guerrilla product teams within large organizations or early stage funded startups looking to disrupt.

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Hello adityaganesh24,

Thanks for sharing your details.

You have valuable leadership experience, strong achievements at work, and start-up experience, all of which will make for interesting talking points. The score you are aiming for sounds great and will give you a very strong chance at bagging an interview call.

The essays will be the most crucial in your case; you need to use the same to weave your story well. The following video will be of help to you as you attempt to frame your essays; we strongly recommend that you view the same:

All in all, if you are able to take care of the above and achieve your target score, you will have a strong chance.

All the best!

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Hello pulak1988,

Thanks for writing in.

You have a diverse profile and the Admissions Committee will certainly appreciate the same. On the basis of our experience with helping successful candidates with diverse profiles albeit slightly low GMAT scores, we can tell you that you will have a good chance provided you portray a set of career goals wherein you leverage your experience in healthcare while avoiding a complete switch. Besides, the management experience at your very own clinic brings in relevant experience from the viewpoint of a business degree.

We would love to have a detailed discussion with you. Should you feel the need for a free profile evaluation, please drop us a personal message with your details and we will get in touch with you.

All the best!

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Hello Sam4u,

Thanks for sharing your details with us.

While your GMAT score is around the ISB average, it is definitely a skewed one. However, considering your strong academic experience, you need not worry too much about the same. On the professional front, your international experience looks very valuable as does your client-handling exposure.

You have not shared any details pertaining to your extra-curricular engagements and it would be important for us to know about the same as ISB evaluates profiles in a holistic fashion and places much emphasis on diversity. Please inbox us with your details so we can complete a detailed evaluation and identify any improvement areas.

Having said the above, you will need to work on a set of well-crafted essays and the following video will be of help in this regard:

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Hi,

I'm a 25yr old- female.
Also, I will be re-applicant this year - need some inputs on my profile accordingly.

PFB my profile in brief:

ACADS
SSC (10th) : 93%
HSC (12th) : 92%
University of Mumbai (BE): 6.4GPA
Current GMAT Score - 690 (retaking in July, aiming for 720)

Work Experience:
June, 2017 – Present: Data Scientist, Danske Bank
1. Sentiment Analysis: Analysed customer comments to gauge its central subject and overall sentiment through NLP techniques
2. Customer Journey Strategizing: Interaction personalization for Denmark Personal Banking customers through customer journey analysis
3. Campaign Target Enhancement for Investment & Savings products: Helped the Sweden portfolio managers achieve the investment BU target for the quarter
4. Campaign Performance Analysis: Streamlined and standardized the campaign evaluation process across bank.
Won a company-wide award for Innovation Challenge.

November 2014 – May 2017: Decision Scientist, Mu Sigma Business Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
1. International Compliance Monitoring: Led a team of 12 analysts into constructing a compliance model for the international compliance team of world’s largest retailer
2. Revenue and Profitability Prediction: Facilitated the CEO of a leading cable manufacturer to better achieve the overall revenue target (23% - 39M USD).Led the team of 4 analysts, while simultaneously functioning as the onsite for the project and traveling to the client locations
3. Customer Journey Analysis: Devised an extensive MIS dashboard on Tableau to showcase the end to end journeys of the strategically important customers

May, 2014 - July, 2014: Summer Intern, WeChat
In charge of testing upcoming features/ applications/games and surveyed 250+ existing and potential users

Extra Curricular:
1. Graduate in Katthak - actively involved in various stage shows and competitions.
2. District Level Basket Ball Player
3. Trekked multiple peaks: Roopkund (16500Ft), Kedarkanta(12,500Ft), Triund(10,380Ft)
4. Head of Events and Public relations for IEEE - student committee in college: Co-headed a team of 30 in organizing 22 events, Raised INR 4Lakhs through sponsorships and memberships
5. Have been a SQL & Tableau trainer at Mu Sigma University: Involved in Curriculum designing and classroom sessions

Community Work:
1. Associated with an NGO for a period of 6 months (October'12 - April'13), helping them teach young students and participated and volunteered in "Educational Awareness Campaigns."
2. Currently, associated with another NGO for elementary dance (& katthak) sessions for young girls

Professional Goals: Get into a Strategic Consultant role.

What do the admission consultants here think about my profile and where do they spot improvement opportunities?

Hello SarojAttal,

Frankly, you have a well-rounded profile; how well you were able to present the same last year is something we cannot quite comment on.

You will have to show a significant improvement in your profile on the following fronts:

-GMAT score
-Professional responsibilities, leadership experience, and achievements
-Extra-curricular engagement

At the same time, you will also need to focus on portraying your career goals in an appropriate manner; in this regard, the following video will help:

Should you feel the need for a detailed discussion, please feel free to reach out.

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Hi pulak1988

Healthcare profiles are welcome at ISB because they add to the diversity. Since you already have some management experience, it would be an advantage over your peers. However, with 6 years of experience, you're above the average work experience and your GMAT score of 650 might pull you down.

As more and more doctors apply to ISB every year, the pool is extremely competitive. To differentiate yourself, you need to show good leadership/business experience, extracurricular involvement in your application. Since there still is time, we urge you to give GMAT a second chance before you start working on your application. A GMAT of 680+ would boost your chances. Also, please consider applying to the one year Executive MBAs from IIM A/B/C.

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Thank you very much .

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Hi all,

Please evaluate my profile for ISB 2020 intake.

Personal profile: 24, Male, Indian
Working with JP Morgan Chase

GMAT score: 700 (Q50, V35)
I gave GMAT in 2016 to apply for ISB YLP program. I was interviewed but didn't go through. I'll be sitting for GMAT again in a month or so.

Work experience (2 years till June,2019):

I have worked with GE Digital as a full stack developer for around 1 year working on a project for GE Renewables' business and on GE-Indian Government locomotive deal project with GE Transportation. Spent a good lot of time in the design, architecture and product planning here. Since September 2018, I am working with J.P Morgan Chase & Co. in Cloud Platform team as a developer. I am working with various cross-functional teams across India and Singapore.

Achievements at work

- During the 1 year time at GE, I received 2 Impact Awards for delivering above and beyond my role.
- I was part of team mentoring the junior batch.
- I also led a project showcase session of all teams of GE transportation - "Digital hangout", meant for increasing the reusability among teams.
- While transitioning from GE to JP Morgan, I also received an early promotion (with work ex of just 1 year 3 months)

Extra-work-related:
Other than this, I am running a consultancy where we involve college students as developers, mentor them and deliver projects to clients. Completed 2 products till now.

**B.Tech Computer Engineering from Thapar University, Punjab - CGPA 8.7
Co-curriculars

- Co-founded a startup, a marketplace for buying and selling items within colleges. Ran it for almost an year.
- Lead 2 student bodies. Team of 50 people. Arranged sponsors, organised various events, handled finances.
- Participated in Startup Weekend Chandigarh. Got offer from an IITian startup to join as a core team member.
- Interned with a startup as a Digital Marketing intern for 2 months. Organic growth from 1500 views to 4500+ views per day.

Other academic Background:
12th CBSE: 92.2%
10th CBSE: CGPA 10

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Hi Abhi,

You have good work experience and impressive extra-curriculars. You should have a decent chance at ISB - obviously a coherent story with logical career goals will be the important thing.

Do get back on the improved GMAT score - that is one area I'd advise you t work upon before applying.

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Would appreciate if experts can evaluate my profile:

Male, 30 years
Total Work -ex : 5 years
B.Tech: MIT, Manipal (EE) GPA 7.2/10
M.Tech: IIT Bombay GPA 6.48/10
GMAT : 710

Post-B.tech worked for a year in an electrical company in sales and marketing (Cutler Hammer)

Post M.tech: Working for an Indian logistics company with a global presence (Allcargo) as part of Chairman's office engaged in strategy, M&A, digital transformation and part of several global projects and worked with C level employees in the organization (4 years)

Extracurriculars:
# Marathon runner (Finished SCMM full marathon, 42k.m )
# Mountaineering & travel blogging

Volunteering: Have volunteered extensively and worked closely with villages in creating an off-grid power source along with an NGO

What are my chances?

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Hello basecamper09,

Thanks for writing in.

Your post grad from IIT, as well as, your involvement in global projects will add value to your profile. On the flip side, though, your GPA is not stellar and a higher GMAT score would have helped prove your academic prowess.

Your GMAT definitely meets the ISB average; however, you need to focus on putting forth a stellar set of essays, which highlight your strengths, articulate a set of logical career goals, and join the dots in your story in your appropriate manner.

The following video will help with the essays:

We would like to offer you a detailed profile evaluation for free; should you feel a need for the same, please feel free to reach out.

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Thank you MBADecoder
I'll get back with the score updates and for future help.

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Hello all, here is my profile!!

Name: Akash Guha, M, 25
GMAT: 720 (Q50, V35)

Academic Background:-
Board: CBSE
Standard X: 9 CGPA/10
Standard XII: 70.2%
B. Tech (Civil Engineering_Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology): 60.9 %

Work Experience: 2 years in a private construction firm based in Guwahati – where i worked as an Office Executive managing the e-tendering bidding process and documentation; and worked as a Site Engineer for 6 months.
I have also started my own firm and is a licensed contractor with the Indian Oil Corporation Limited for transportation of Bulk LPG by road in tank trucks for a period of 5 years starting from November 2018

Extra Curricular activities-

School:
-Was awarded best Percussionist and won several awards in Table Tennis and Football
-Represented N.F. Railway for Table Tennis at the District Level
- Was the captain of Table Tennis team and played two Inter CBSE Cluster I championships.
- Was a member of school music team as a percussionist and played at several charity events and Inter school events.
*Apart from that I have two Degrees (Visharaad) in Tabla from (Bhatkhande and Chandigarh University*
*A Diploma in Fine Arts (Bangla Sangeet Parishad*
*A Diploma in AutoCAD*

College:
- Vice Captain of the winners’ team in Inter Departmental Football Championship
- was a member of the college Photography Club.
- was a participant in the music team.

My career goal after graduation is to transition into Consulting role for a Technology, Engineering or Infrastructure company.

I am also involved in volunteering months for my local community for Specially abled Children.

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Hi Akash,

What I need here is the details of your professional experience. You are involved in two businesses- what are your achievements at both? At the construction firm, how have you improved business? given that its a local firm, have you helped them improve/ streamline processes, decrease their bottom line, bring in more revenues? DO you have any achievements at your own firm? What are the challenges you have faced in setting this up (labour/ logistics)? What is the current growth?

Your work experience is obviously important for a business school, as they would want to ensure you are able to contribute your experiences and the challenges you faced to the class.

The other important thing for them to know is what your goals are and why are these your goals? I haven't understood them so well from your short description here, but would be happy to have a discussion over them You can reach out to me on email. Also, I'd like to bring some clarity on your short goals statement here- id you are looking at working at a strategy consulting firm, then you will not work with one infra or or tech company. You may work in the RE practice or the tech practice, but to begin with consultants join as generalists.

Its crucial you have understanding of the different career paths available. Any lack of knowledge here or irrational goals can easily see application filed dumped into the ding pile, so just a word of caution to really research your career goals.

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Hi Namita, thanks for your reply.
I would like to highlight the following related my work experience with the Private Construction Firm -
Since I joined I steered the Online Bidding Processes for the company - finishing as the lowest bidder in numerous tenders amounting about 220 Crores (Approx) - the e-tendering process is a tedious job and involves a lot of study and documentation. Nevertheless, currently I'm working as a Site Engineer in one of the tenders - the profile of my current job is to look at certain sections of the work, that involves survey, calculations, managing the workers and look into the documentation work involved there. Yes, there are a lot of challenges involved here - managing the labour force is not an easy task, as in most cases people do either of the three things - Either they don't work at the rate at which they are supposed to, or they just flee off or they steal. It hasn't been easy and it'll never be. But, I'm upto the challenge.

Related my own firm and the contract awarded by the Indian Oil Corp. - I networked with a few people and with the help of my uncle, the permission was granted by the Contractors' Union to allow me participate in the 2017 LPG BULK TT Transportation. It was a whole new experience for me as I had to start right from issuing a trade license to ordering purchase of different components of the Tank Truck (TT) to financing a loan .. almost everything! And, after the tender was awarded to me i.e. for a period of 5 years .. I had to manage the running status, cash input-ouput etc. Here also, there are a certain challenges that I faced. Most often the drivers get laid back and don't run on time. So, I need to constantly monitor them through GPS, ensure that nothing gets stolen (which has actually happened initially, but was later tackled).

Career Goal wise I'd like to learn the possible avenues that are escalating in India and try to get insights and knowledge from the MBA experience so that later some years down the line I could come up with something unique, whenever I feel I'm ready.

So, could you please let me know what are my chances of getting through the admission process at ISB for the batch 2020 to 2022.

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Hi Namita, thanks for your reply.
I would like to highlight the following related my work experience with the Private Construction Firm -
Since I joined I steered the Online Bidding Processes for the company - finishing as the lowest bidder in numerous tenders amounting about 220 Crores (Approx) - the e-tendering process is a tedious job and involves a lot of study and documentation. Nevertheless, currently I'm working as a Site Engineer in one of the tenders - the profile of my current job is to look at certain sections of the work, that involves survey, calculations, managing the workers and look into the documentation work involved there. Yes, there are a lot of challenges involved here - managing the labour force is not an easy task, as in most cases people do either of the three things - Either they don't work at the rate at which they are supposed to, or they just flee off or they steal. It hasn't been easy and it'll never be. But, I'm upto the challenge.

Related my own firm and the contract awarded by the Indian Oil Corp. - I networked with a few people and with the help of my uncle, the permission was granted by the Contractors' Union to allow me participate in the 2017 LPG BULK TT Transportation. It was a whole new experience for me as I had to start right from issuing a trade license to ordering purchase of different components of the Tank Truck (TT) to financing a loan .. almost everything! And, after the tender was awarded to me i.e. for a period of 5 years .. I had to manage the running status, cash input-ouput etc. Here also, there are a certain challenges that I faced. Most often the drivers get laid back and don't run on time. So, I need to constantly monitor them through GPS, ensure :
t nothing gets stolen (which has actually happened initially, but was later tackled).

Career Goal wise I'd like to learn the possible avenues that are escalating in India and try to get insights and knowledge from the MBA experience so that later some years down the line I could come up with something unique, whenever I feel I'm ready.

So, could you please let me know what are my chances of getting through the admission process at ISB for the batch 2020 to 2022.

Well Aakash, I really like the details you just shared. here's what I will recommend, you should show the adcom through your essays and recommendation:
1. you are a go-getter, have an entrepreneurial spirit and can do attitude, and you are an achiever.
2. you need an MBA now to do even better in life.

You are a younger applicant, so proving to the adcom that you've already achieved a fair bit in life will be important. It would also help them visualize that you will continue your upward growth after the MBA. And which b-school doesn't want a successful alumnus?

A matured execution of your application will be super important. Reach out if you need help and best of luck.

If another shot at the GMAT will get the score up by 20+ points then I'd recommend that too. An average GPA and an average GMAT can be painful.

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Hi All,

here is my profile. request your specialist review for the application to ISB.
age - 35 ( 13 years work exp)
Position: Senior Manager, mercedes Benz
10th - 88.16
12th - 78%
BE - 78% ( 3.83/4)

GMAT - 630
goal - to get into consulting or strategy role .
co-curricular activities - sports, gym,

Please could you help me with this evaluation ?

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Hi coolnaren

Thanks for posting. Here is our assessment:
- You have a good role already in a top firm, and moving to a consulting role now will not be easy, even with an MBA. A strategy role in your company/industry, though, is certainly possible.
- Your GMAT at 630 will be low for ISB. In addition, you have over 13 years of experience, which may be too much for the ISB PGP (they may prefer you as a PGPMAX student). While ISB does have some professionals every year who are at your age/experience level for the PGP, they are more the exception.
- As of now, focus on increasing your GMAT score. If you can do that, IIMA/XLRI/Nanyang become options for you. You could also consider MBA programs for more experienced professionals like the Sloan Fellows programs.

Hope this helps. Feel free to come back with more queries as needed.