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Please review my profile for ISB :-

1) X = 89%
2) XII = 75 % PCM
3) B TECH NIT SURAT ( Civil engineering) - 8.5 CGPA

4) Work ex -

Larsen and Toubro Construction ( 5 Year work experience ) as Assist construction manager .

PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS
 Recipient of Certificate of Star Learner Award from Corporate Learning and development center, L & T Group in the year 2014-15.
 Recipient of Certificate of Appreciation of Safety Awards from National Safety Council of India, for the Porbandar UGD Project in the year 2016.
 Successfully completed Executed development training from Symbiosis SIMB Pune
 Awarded Outstanding Performer for the Porbandar UGD Project year 2016-17
 Awarded Top Performer for the Porbandar UGD Project year 2015-16.
 Awarded Outstanding Performer for the Porbandar UGD Project year 2014-15.
 Won 1st prize in ATL & Quality Quiz by L & T Group, at L & T Mumbai, Powai.
 Won 2nd prize in IDEA IMPACT, at IIM A.
 Member of THINK INDIA committee and NGO Surman Sansthan.
 Passed "A" level Exam in Instrument Violin.

POSITION OF RESPONSIBILITY
 Worked in AUTUMFEST 2011 as Hospitality Head and lead the Team of 20 member.
 Worked as Coordinator in MINDBEND 2011 in Hospitality Team.
 Worked as ENVIRONMENT SECRETARY in Hostel Management Committee at Hostel 8 (Tagore Bhavan), for year 2011-2012
 Worked as CULTURAL SECRETARY in Hostel Management Committee at Hostel 2 (Narmad Bhavan), for year 2009-2010

Hi Buddy,

Thanks for sharing your profile in depth. Glad to see a profile like yours. Wondering about your GMAT score, if you carry a decent GMAT , then you must be an ideal candidate for any top b-school. Hope you have written excellent essays which is a make or break component. While assessing your application, top b-schools looks for candidates who have demonstrated the leadership qualities in their professional or personal lives. Leadership qualities don't necessarily mean leading teams - they could also mean the initiatives you had taken, your achievements, impact-orientation and career progression.

All the best, Hope you make it to ISB.

Not sure if you have already put in the application or if this was for next cycle. Nonetheless, a few points to ponder:
- The work designation sounds good; however it will be important to understand the nature of your job and how it 'connects' with your post-MBA plans. The overall story/pitch has to be sound and robust to ensure you leverage your not-so-common experience well.

- While the awards lineup looks good, always express it in relative terms to ensure someone outside of LnT understands if they are really a big deal or not.

- Your ECs in college look decent. However, recency effect is quite crucial and if there has been a void since graduation, this is likely to be a bit of a blind spot.

- The NIT pedigree, if complemented with a nice GMAT can definitely make for a pretty good/strong academic arc.

Hope this helps some.

Cheers,