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22 Jun 2024, 03:42
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Hi Everyone 
I am planning to apply to ISB this year and wanted some help for profile evaluation:
Life story in short: Engineer turned Digital Marketer who's passionate about marketing/brands & solving complex business problems, want to pursue an MBA from ISB to get a hollistic understanding of different business functions & propel my career into core consulting to solve more challenging business problems beyond just digital marketing.
Acads:
10th - 9.8 CGPA (90.8%) (CBSE)
12th - 79% (CBSE)
Undergrad - 7.35 (82%) - Engineering from SRMIST
GRE - 317
Work-ex: (Total 5+ years)
10 months - GREedge (ed-tech startup, worked there as digital marketing executive)
2.5 years - Dentsu (senior business analyst, worked for paid/organic digital marketing for various clients such as STL, IDFC, Extramarks, Croma etc., took 1 promotion & received 2 awards)
2 years - Boston Consulting Group (Senior Knowledge Analyst) (took 1 promotion, multiple accolades from team members, top performer in the team)
Aspiration: Move to management consulting/product marketing role
Why only ISB? - Want to stay in India & work for growing age start-ups. Have close seniors who are alums & can see the intensity & impact they bring to each project.
Any further tips on my essay strategies will also be great! I'm already preparing for my second shot at GRE. Aiming for the first round itself.
I am planning to apply to ISB this year and wanted some help for profile evaluation:
Life story in short: Engineer turned Digital Marketer who's passionate about marketing/brands & solving complex business problems, want to pursue an MBA from ISB to get a hollistic understanding of different business functions & propel my career into core consulting to solve more challenging business problems beyond just digital marketing.
Acads:
10th - 9.8 CGPA (90.8%) (CBSE)
12th - 79% (CBSE)
Undergrad - 7.35 (82%) - Engineering from SRMIST
GRE - 317
Work-ex: (Total 5+ years)
10 months - GREedge (ed-tech startup, worked there as digital marketing executive)
2.5 years - Dentsu (senior business analyst, worked for paid/organic digital marketing for various clients such as STL, IDFC, Extramarks, Croma etc., took 1 promotion & received 2 awards)
2 years - Boston Consulting Group (Senior Knowledge Analyst) (took 1 promotion, multiple accolades from team members, top performer in the team)
Aspiration: Move to management consulting/product marketing role
Why only ISB? - Want to stay in India & work for growing age start-ups. Have close seniors who are alums & can see the intensity & impact they bring to each project.
Any further tips on my essay strategies will also be great! I'm already preparing for my second shot at GRE. Aiming for the first round itself.
22 Jun 2024, 05:11
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Your profile will do well with some 'wow factor' in terms of a stellar extracurricular achievement, perhaps a diversity talking point from a personal perspective, or if not anything else then a very strong value/theme that binds the essays together. ISB essays are quite intense, so take your time to brainstorm and do justice to them.
The GRE retake is a good decision. Fine tune your goals though by keeping a realistic view of your trajectory and the current job market.
Please reach out with more questions, if any. All the best!
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The GRE retake is a good decision. Fine tune your goals though by keeping a realistic view of your trajectory and the current job market.
Please reach out with more questions, if any. All the best!
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22 Jun 2024, 05:20
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This score will really not take you places sachin97singhania. You need to look for at least a 10 point jump. I know that this is easier said than done, but ISB is very competitive and that's a fact that cannot be just brushed under a carpet.
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This is the shining glory in your profile, though you have not provided much detail around your work here. Does it involve doing secondary reseach, to support the front end consultants?
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This aligns with your role at BCG. I am not clear with Product Marketing though.
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Use this content for the third essay. Again, not sure how "work for growing age start-ups" suddently popped in here; didn't you just mention Management Consulting as a goal?
Anyway, all of this can wait; GRE cannot.
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22 Jun 2024, 05:30
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sachin97singhania
Hey! Your work experience is pretty good and your acads are decent too. Focus more on your Dentsu and BCG experience in your application essays. You should build stories around your leadership experience or if you took initiatives that made a significant impact on the organization or how your marketing campaigns helped your customers with conversions, lead gen or other marketing initiatives. In essay 1 you will have to add a bit of personal element, so think of some extracurriculars that you can use to build a storyline and showcase how these activities shaped you as an individual.
While your aspiration is good, you will have to pick 1 between management consulting or product marketing coz there is starc difference between the two
You will then have to highlight how your past experience and ISB/MBA help you in achieving that goal. This is one of the major deal-breakers and this is where a lot of aspirants miss on the admits, so be clear and crisp about your goals and how you plan to achieve them.
We have 40+ mentors from ISB on our platform IvyCrackers and few of them are on ISB admissions interview panel. You can book a complimentary 30-mins call with us and one of the interview panelists will evaluate your profile in detail. In this call, we will delve deep into your profile, help you build an overall strategy for your ISB application, and answer any questions you have about ISB.
