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Hi,
I was curious as to how my profile fits in the scheme of things required to get an interview call for ISB and the like?


X -ICSE- 86%
XII-Karnataka Board- 68.6%

B.Tech. Mechanical Engineering 2004-2008 - 62.2%

Work Experience:
2008-september 2010: Joined Mann Hummel Filters (A German Automotive Supplier) as a GET (graduate Engineer trainee) for Air intake systems of trucks. Worked on designing and developing Air intake systems for Ashok Leyland trucks (NGC) and Tata world Truck. Deadlines were an integral part. Frequent interaction with the customer for changes in design (almost daily) and co-ordination with the raw material supplier was Exhaustive. Got promoted to design engineer in a year.

Post promotion was made lead design engineer for the ashok Leyland project. (Managed to secure the business in June 2010!).
Resigned job in 2010 September to take a break from corporate life. (I am a musician - (Guitar).)
September 2010 - Jan 2011 (Travelled to ladakh, Performed in various stage shows - Indian rock festival, and mood indigo - iit Bombay are among the prominent ones)

Developed an interest in social service whilst on the trip to the Himalayas. (The condition of the villagers at ladakh had a lot to do with it.)
Feb 2010 - Wrote GATE.
May 2010 - Secured admission into IIT Bombay. My branch was technology and development, offered by the Centre of technology alternatives for rural areas. (The branch was aimed at using engineering expertise to develop low cost and relevant alternatives to aid the rural sector in the country.)
Developed a hand held well sensor (using sonar tech) in the second semester. (Patent pending). Worked on a technology to provide solar powered electricity to 15 households in Jogewadi district in Maharashtra. This was one of the first measures to provide renewable electricity to the district. No prior attempts had been done to achieve this. Work was hectic. Involved co-ordination with the villagers to a personal level and things had to be explained in lay man terms. Cost cutting was the biggest issue. Soolartech is relatively expensive and the cost had to be brought down to make it feasible for implementation in villages.
Currently in the final semester at IIT. Graduating in 2013 April.

Extra curricular: Professional musician. I have been playing the guitar since college and have participated (and won) fests throughout my college days. Have represented IIT-B.



GMAT: 740
Quant-50, Verbal-40
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by ivyctor2010 » Sun Dec 16, 2012 12:32 am
Differentiating Factors

Strength of your profile can be very well measured when we compare you to your applicant pool. For example if I compare you with another Design Engineer, what do you think are the 3 differentiating factors? Is it that you are a professional musician? Or that you received a quick promotion?

Leadership

In your role as a manager did you drive projects on your own? Did you motivate a de-motivated team? Did you face a crises situation? Did you take initiative and did good work for client? These are the examples you would have to weave in your essays.

Goal Clarity
In a world where 1000s of applicants are applying to B-schools every year, an applicant's goal clarity is of paramount importance. What are your long term goals and in line with these what are your post-MBA short term goals?

Have you given a sincere thought to these questions? If not you should because they would be a part of your MBA essays/interviews for sure.

GMAT

740 is a great score.
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by 99Colleges: MBA Admission » Sun Dec 16, 2012 6:18 pm
Hi arunabh,

Your professional background is not common amongst B-school applicants which is a positive for you. You have few solid extra-curricular activities (guitar, solar etc.) to write about. Why I say solid because some applicants do NGO stuff for few months or years without making an impact which doesn't look convincing. Having taken care of GMAT with a good score, you need to think of examples in professional life wherein you made positive changes in terms of client satisfaction, leadership, working under difficult conditions, mentoring etc. I am not sure when do you want to apply. If you have time on your side try to build on these as they will play an important role in your essays. You definitely have a shot at ISB and the likes.
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