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Profile evaluation for ISB of 2014 and EMBA SP-Jain

by pulasta109 » Thu Dec 13, 2012 8:39 am
Hii

I plan to give GMAT in March 2013 and apply for 2014 batch of ISB and SP jain. Please evaluate my profile and suggest me a GMAT score that I should target.

Educational Background
10th - 85
12 - 77
Grad - 77 (Electrical Engg, NIT Dgp)

certifications :-
1. Science Olympiad, Diagnostic Maths competition in district level
2. Taekwondo
3. Athletics ( football, drama)
4. Paper Presentation
5. Training at NPTI & CESC.
6. CFA- 1
7. 6 sigma Green belt
8. Working on PMI, PMP.
9. Work Appreciation Letter from company for significant contribution.
10. Recommendation from Reporting officer.
11. Award for outstanding contribution towards maintaining best safety practice within plant boundaries in 2012.

Associated with
1. Robotics in Technical Festival in college.
2. Organizing committee of Tech Fest & Cultural Fest.
3. External project on Hybrid fuel cell technology from CMERI, Durgapur.
4. Worked with NGO firm , Oxfam India. Also associated as Fund raiser.
5. CSR/CSI activities on behalf of company for plant peripheral area development and local development.

Experience ( 4.5 years), Recent Promotion as Manager in Reliance Infrastructure Ltd.
1. Power Sector
2. Handling with more than 6 vendors & more than a 100 man power including engineers, electricians, artisans, skilled and unskilled labours.
3. Execution & Commissioning of Equipments in Thermal Power Plant.
4. Dealing with Technical, Commercial issues.
5. Handling all responsibilities involving work plan, resource utilization, cost analysis, technical aspects, deviation, commercial, implementation, execution, operation, and completion within contract of the project.
6.


Hobbies:-
1. avid biker
2. Playing guitar.
3. Love making long drives.

Targetted Gmat ( 700+), Would really like to know my chances...after evaluation by experts....
Do i have to strengthen my profile more, since my marks in 10th & 12th are not so impressive. Anticipating a quick evaluation by experts.
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by ivyctor2010 » Fri Dec 14, 2012 9:24 pm
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 power industry professional, perhaps a manager, what do you think are the 3 differentiating factors? Is it that you received a quick promotion? Or you were handling a lot of responsibilities? A caveat here would be to separate out your Job-Description and your achievements, some aspirants tend to mix them.

Leadership

In your role as a power-sector 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

Yes you have done a lot. Dealt in technical and commercial issues, you are well aware of resource utilization, cost analysis, technical aspects, deviation etc. But, in a world where 1000s of applicants are applying to B-schools every year, an applicant's goal clarity is of paramount importance. Given your current achievements, 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

There is no GMAT cut-off as such put by B-schools. Higher the better is the general thumb rule. Asian applicants esp Indians tend to have high GMAT scores. You can get an idea about B-school's GMAT expectations by looking at class profile of last year's admits, where in they give Average GMAT score for last year's intakes.

Hobbies

Seems like a strong point in your profile, expand on one of them for sure in your essays.
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by pulasta109 » Mon Dec 17, 2012 12:14 am
Thanx for your reply Ivyctor. That was very helpful. However, I still have some ambiguity whether low marks in 10th & 12th will negate my profile, and if that is not the case, whether job quality and the experience gained are the only determining factors for selection.
With this profil, what are my realistic chances after getting a good score in GMAT?
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by ivyctor2010 » Mon Dec 17, 2012 2:43 am
No they are not the only factors. Work experience, Academics, extra-curriculars activities such as hobbies, event management, NGO Work if any; all these factors carry different weightages.

If you are worried about your bad academic performance in past, then get an awesome GMAT score and it will take care of the academic part.
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by vaittttt » Tue Jan 08, 2013 4:36 am
Hello Vyctor,


I'd request you to evaluate my profile for the 2014 batch. My problem- I'm preparing for the GMAT. The present score i can expect is around 600- 630. Is it fine to wait and expect to get in with this score and profile or try for SP Jain or somewhere else? ISB definitely is the first choice though.

Profile

Age- 27

Education-
2001- 10th- 61%
2003- 12th- 49%
2006- BBA- 68%
2006- PGDAM (Autonomous)- 78%
EPYM (IIM Cal)- Grading- 80%+

Work ex- 5 years (excluding Army, inclusive is 6 years)- Varied experiences- From Army to brand management- Telecom, Retail, Defense, Education

Present- MTS India - Telecom- AM- Brand and Marketing Communications- 3 years
Past- HG Retail - Retail - Marketing Manager- 1 year- Worked for- Levis, Reebok, UCB,etc
Indian Army- Defense- Gentleman Cadet/ Officer Cadet- 1 year- Officers Training
Academy(Medically boarded out after 9 months of training out
of 11 due to an accident while training. One of the youngest
pensioners of the Army)
Frankfinn - EducationMarketing Executive for the institute- 1 year
Institute of
Air Hostess
training


Extra curriculars-

Been active in many extra curricular activities ranging from adventure sports (Paragliding, Rafting, Climbing, Parasailing, Survival camps, etc) to regular sports (Boxing, Swimming, Basketball, Hockey, Football and social help camps, local liasoning, and much more)

Notable highlights

� Qualified the 'Combined Defence Services Examination' of UPSC and the 'Services Selection
Board' selection process of the Indian Army with an all India ranking of 297
� Completed 11 months of rigorous infantry training as a 'Gentleman Cadet' at the 'Officers
Training Academy' of the Indian Army
� Scored 99.49%ile in English in Common Admission Test (CAT)- 2008 and subsequently selected
for EPYM from IIM- C
� NCC Certificate 'B' & 'C' holder with grading 'ALFA' and rank 'SUO'
� Ranked 1st in Delhi in terms of percentage of marks obtained in the 6th semester of BBA
� Ranked 4th nationally in terms of percentage of marks obtained in the 1st semester of BBA
� Ranked 1st and 2nd in terms of percentage of marks obtained in PGDAM in the 1st and 3rd
semesters
� Cross Country runner
� Volleyball - Academy champions
� Swimming - Winner- Under 18 Challenge

Eagerly wating for a response.

Regards,
Vaibhav
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