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Dear Team,

May I request you to review and advise of my eligibility for PGP ISB 2017 Intake. I am currently pursuing GMAT and aiming to give the tests by 1st week of August. What could be the best possible score i should look at for a R1 intake?

A short description of myself:

A 25 year old commerce bachelor from Loyola College Chennai with total work experience of 44 months.


Academics:
Undergraduation - B.Com - 6.2 CGPA
82% - X Std matriculation board
89.5% - XII Std matriculation board.

Work Experience:

22 months - Goldman Sachs India - Operations Analyst - Risk and Control Division
22 months (continuing employment) - Bank of New York Mellon Chennai - Operations Analyst - Alternative Investment Services.
International Experience - With Bank of New York Mellon, Dublin Ireland - 6 months.

Work Achievements:
Worked with senior management and revised internal books and records exceptions appetite, affecting all major operations group.
Was part of successful system migration team, with core experience in end user requirement documentation and output validation.
Successfully did 2 international migration projects independently, focusing on offshoring business processes and stabilizing daily operations of a newly formed team of 15 members.
Supported onshore client services initiatives during my tenure in our Dublin office and focused primarily on delivering solutions to the firms platinum clients group.

Extra-Curricular Activities:
Various school and college level achievements in Tamil Poetry, Oratory and Debate Competitions.
Took part in various inter/intra school dance competitions.
Was the event secretary of commerce department in final year of college and have organized multiple academic and cultural department events.
Active participant in all CSR activities of my employer.

Looking forward to your response.

Many Thanks
Karthik Srinivas

A few reflections on your profile Karthik

1. While your employers have good brand in general, it will be important to understand the nature of your work itself. Operations Analyst is a very broad term and can mean several different things. The other thing that will be worth knowing is your post-MBA plans. Bear in mind that ISB isn't really you classic finance recruitment heavy school - so important to understand what you are aiming for.
2. One way to assess the target GMAT is to aim for say at least 20-30 point higher than a given school's average. That will at least make the GMAT a hygiene factor if not an asset.
3. College level ECs have marginal impact. The CSR thing can be pretty generic unless you are able to articulate some real impact. So think about that some more.
4. Finally, the international experience can be a big plus. Make it count in your application.

Hope this helps some

Cheers,

Hi Karthik,

Your candidature is good. You have good brands, international experience and diversity of role. Honestly, college level extra currics wont help much.
Try to do some research on the kind of roles you can target post MBA. Talk to alumni with similar background to build up a coherent story. Channel your goals towards operations rather than finance to keep post MBA options open.

We would recommend that you target a 710+ on GMAT.

Feel free to contact us for any queries.

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Thanks
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