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Hi guys, still awaiting a reply on my profile.


I have never written GMAT before, but plan to write it post November after CAT. Please tell me how much I should aim for and when I should apply. I also plan to opt for the early entry option.

2010- 10th - 83.4%
2012 - 12th - 84.4%

Graduation from PES Institute of Technology, bangalore in Electrical Engg. - 8.17 gpa. Not sure how famous the college is outside Bangalore, but its a very renowned one here. Also, shed light on the same.

Just started working in KPMG and pretty sure it's the best part of my profile. I do audit supports and attestations.

Lot of extra curricular activities in school, college and outside. Can definitely make them count.

Also, interned in Siemens and did final year project in a start up based in Bangalore.

Please advise me how to go about to make my application strong for the early entry option as I want the two year experience to my name.

Hello,

I would be extremely thankful if anyone of you could review my profile and let me know what my chances at ISB are.

This is my Profile -

I am a 31 year old ,Indian male working as Sr. Quality Engineer in a leading Fortune 500 US based medical technology Firm in Gurgaon.

GMAT Score : 690 (Quant- 49, Verbal-34,AWA-5.0)

10th - 83%
12th - 72%
B.Tech-Manufacturing Technology-65% from J.S.S Academy Of Technical Education, Noida(Affiliated to Uttar Pradesh Technical University).

Work Experience: Total of 6.5 years of experience.

1st Job: Worked with M/s Satelite Forging Pvt Ltd (A Jay Bharat Maruti Group Co.) as an "Executive" in Quality Assurance since 05 May 2008.(A green field project-Automotive domain )

2nd Job: Worked with M/s Honda Seil Cars India ltd , Greator Noida (U.P) as an "Executive" in Parts Quality Department (Supplier Quality)(Automotive Domain)

3rd Job: Worked with M/s RENAULT NISSAN TECHNOLOGY & BUSINESS CENTER INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED, Kancheepuram Dist, Tamil Nadu as a Senior Engineer in Product Engineering Department.(Automotive Domain)

4th Current Job :Stryker Global Technology Center, Gurgaon , Haryana , as a Senior Quality Engineer.(Fortune 500 medical technology Firm )

Overseas experience of 9 months- USA.
Working on Instrumentation set for Knee surgery (Scorpio NRG Hybrid Instruments).


Extra-curricular - I was the founding member of "Prayoga" the Society of Manufacturing Technology in College . Have conducted home tuition classes and Coaching Classes for class 10th & 12th ,I was involved in event management , publicity, ticket sales, sponsorship activities. Besides this, I was in the publicity committee of a couple of other clubs, took part in voluntary activities.Currently working with the Stryker Women Network Association, a society for the welfare of women.


Was a member of National Cadet Corps(N.C.C.) and attended various camps and a B- certificate holder .Was awarded the Best Cadet Award in the year 2000 in an inter-battalion level competition.

*Hobbies - Playing Football, Follow various European Football leagues, Swimming,playing badminton.


Do these factors make a strong, competitive profile? Do I have the right numbers (GMAT, GPA) otherwise?


Thank you so much for your time and advice

Regards!

Hi Saurabh!

Your undergrad score and GMAT score may not be very encouraging, but your professional experience and exposure are extremely rich. If you do not plan to retake GMAT, you must develop a very strong set of essays. Leverage your extensive automotive experience to demonstrate strong differentiators. It may not be a very smooth road ahead, but focused effort can get you in. Don't hesitate to target some international schools as well. Your profile will come to your rescue.

All the Best!
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sayhi2saurabh wrote:Hello,

I would be extremely thankful if anyone of you could review my profile and let me know what my chances at ISB are.

This is my Profile -

I am a 31 year old ,Indian male working as Sr. Quality Engineer in a leading Fortune 500 US based medical technology Firm in Gurgaon.

GMAT Score : 690 (Quant- 49, Verbal-34,AWA-5.0)

10th - 83%
12th - 72%
B.Tech-Manufacturing Technology-65% from J.S.S Academy Of Technical Education, Noida(Affiliated to Uttar Pradesh Technical University).

Work Experience: Total of 6.5 years of experience.

1st Job: Worked with M/s Satelite Forging Pvt Ltd (A Jay Bharat Maruti Group Co.) as an "Executive" in Quality Assurance since 05 May 2008.(A green field project-Automotive domain )

2nd Job: Worked with M/s Honda Seil Cars India ltd , Greator Noida (U.P) as an "Executive" in Parts Quality Department (Supplier Quality)(Automotive Domain)

3rd Job: Worked with M/s RENAULT NISSAN TECHNOLOGY & BUSINESS CENTER INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED, Kancheepuram Dist, Tamil Nadu as a Senior Engineer in Product Engineering Department.(Automotive Domain)

4th Current Job :Stryker Global Technology Center, Gurgaon , Haryana , as a Senior Quality Engineer.(Fortune 500 medical technology Firm )

Overseas experience of 9 months- USA.
Working on Instrumentation set for Knee surgery (Scorpio NRG Hybrid Instruments).


Extra-curricular - I was the founding member of "Prayoga" the Society of Manufacturing Technology in College . Have conducted home tuition classes and Coaching Classes for class 10th & 12th ,I was involved in event management , publicity, ticket sales, sponsorship activities. Besides this, I was in the publicity committee of a couple of other clubs, took part in voluntary activities.Currently working with the Stryker Women Network Association, a society for the welfare of women.


Was a member of National Cadet Corps(N.C.C.) and attended various camps and a B- certificate holder .Was awarded the Best Cadet Award in the year 2000 in an inter-battalion level competition.

*Hobbies - Playing Football, Follow various European Football leagues, Swimming,playing badminton.


Do these factors make a strong, competitive profile? Do I have the right numbers (GMAT, GPA) otherwise?


Thank you so much for your time and advice

Regards!

Hello,

Thank you for your insights. Please find my profile below.

General Information:
Nationality - Indian
Gender - Male
Age - 25

GMAT - 710 (Q48, V40) (1st and only attempt)

Academics:
M.S. Mechanical Engineering - State University of New York, Stony Brook - Class of 2011
CGPA: 3.58 (Completed in 1.5 yrs. with research thesis and one conference paper)

B.E. Mechanical Engineering (sandwich) - University of Pune, India - Class of 2010
GPA: 71.46% (Aggregate of all 4 yrs - 66.19% - Distinction) - First class with Distinction (In the top 15 in the university) - Among the top 10% during all four years.
The sandwich course is a combination of classroom coursework and industry experience. During the 4 yrs of engineering we do classroom coursework for 3 yrs. and work FT for 1 yr. (6 months in Junior year, and 6 months in Senior year).

Work Experience: Total 39 months as of March 31, 2015.
- Ford Motor Company, Michigan, USA (2+ yrs.) - Held two positions;
1. Value management engineer (currently holding) - Lead the cost reduction process. Identify and implement design modifications and manage the cost of components. Create and analyze business cases and assess profitability for these cost reduction items. Led multiple projects resulting in $200k to $500k in terms of savings per year.
2. Design variation engineer - Managed the deliverable's of the different groups internally (Engineering, Clay modelling, etc.) to ensure the new model vehicles are issue free and have a smooth launch.

- Valeo, Michigan, USA (8 months) - Mechanical design engineer - Worked with OEM (Nissan) and suppliers for designing and release of automotive engine cooling components. Manage and negotiate product costs with suppliers.

- Intelligent Product Solutions, New York, USA (14 months) - Mechanical engineering co-op - Worked as a engineering services consultant for Motorola solutions. Worked with the Motorola 'Customer Response Team' to resolve design/functionality issues that the customers face in the field.

- Bosch, India (6 months during senior year) - Mechanical Engineer - Worked in the process planning group to improve the efficiency of the manufacturing processes by introducing new technology and making process design changes. On one of my bigger projects saved INR 1.66 million/year.

- Thermax, India (6 months during junior year) - Mechanical Engineer - Worked in the safety engineering group and implemented safety improving equipment's in the factory.

Extracurricular's:
- Two Patent's for 'Hinge design'.
- District level Basketball player (during high school, under 14).
- Finalist at a national level 'Robotics' competition (during bachelor's). Participated in about 7 competitions.
- Extraordinary effort/performance award from Ford.
- Arranged training sessions on the design tools.
- Trained fresh graduates on the workplace ethics and methods and info session on company products.
- Arranged info sessions whenever I left a job so that the people taking over from me would have less obstacles to deal with.

Target programs:
- ISB-Hyderabad: PGP 2015 intake R2.

Post MBA goal:
- Want to work as Business Development Manager at a technology firm such as Amazon, Microsoft or a similar firm.
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Thanks
Sagar

Hi,

Just had a small query. Is it mandatory to have letter of recommendation from employer to apply for early entry option at ISB ? It's a very tough proposition to obtain not just one but two. I'm sure I'm not the only one facing this problem as it'd really hamper life at work.

Sundar Rajan wrote:Hi,

Just had a small query. Is it mandatory to have letter of recommendation from employer to apply for early entry option at ISB ? It's a very tough proposition to obtain not just one but two. I'm sure I'm not the only one facing this problem as it'd really hamper life at work.

Given that you need 2 recos, it will be good if atleast one is from the employer. We understand that telling your immediate supervisor might be difficult but try to take one reco from someone senior e.g. a team lead kind of a person whom you might not be reporting to directly but can comment on your professional attributes.

goISB Team

Hi,

GMAT-690
GRAD-73%
XII-68%
X-64%


Working with Cognizant from past 3 years. CPGDBA (correspondence) from symbiosis.

-Have started my own Restaurant from Scratch.
-Working with a NGO from past 1 year.
-Awarded Medals for academics in college.
-Organised many fests in school and college.

Have some other points as well but thought of sharing the top ones, please evaluate and tell me if i have by mean any chances of getting into ISB.

Thanks,
Rohit

Hi,

My GMAT score is 680
Project Management Certification from Stanford University, US
Graduation - B.E. in 2004 from RGPV university with 67%
12th - CBSE in 1999 with 73%
10th - CBSE in 1997 with 77%

I have more than 10 years of work experience in IT industry, currently working as as project manager in a product based company. I have around 2 years of overseas experience working as onsite manager at client site. For detailed profile attaching my resume.

I want to apply to ISB for PGP, can you please evaluate and let me know if I stand a chance or not.

Hi,

My GMAT score is 680
Project Management Certification from Stanford University, US
Graduation - B.E. in 2004 from RGPV university with 67%
12th - CBSE in 1999 with 73%
10th - CBSE in 1997 with 77%

I have more than 10 years of work experience in IT industry, currently working as as project manager in a product based company. I have around 2 years of overseas experience working as onsite manager at client site. For detailed profile attaching my resume.

I want to apply to ISB for PGP, can you please evaluate and let me know if I stand a chance or not.

Hi Rohit,

Even though your academics are not exceptional, your GMAT score is good enough to apply to ISB.

As for the NGO work and the restaurant, if you believe you can use these points to differentiate yourself from the other candidates, I would advice you to apply to ISB.
ISB really looks for students who are passionate about something and if you are passionate about the work that you are doing or the accomplishment of your restaurant, you can use this in your favour.

Good Luck!! Let me know in case you need any further inputs.

Thanks,
Harshita
ISB Class of 2015