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Hi,

I need yout help in evaluating my profile for ISB Hyderabad. Heres is a snapshot of my profile -

GMAT Score - 660: Quant - 48, Verbal - 34, AWA - 5.5.
I have 5 yrs of experiece is IT Systems (ERP, Business Intelligence) development and Support.
Eduction - BE (Computer Science, 2004), MBA (Marketing and Systems, 2006).

Pl help in understanding my chances to make it through ISB. Thanks a

Hi,

Following are a couple of the points you would need to look at for ISB:

1) Second MBA: You would need to really build up a strong case as to why you need a second MBA.
2) GMAT: Indian IT applicant pool is really competitive and hence a GMAT of 660 as a lower side. A score of 710+ would be a competitive score looking at your 5 yrs work experience.

You haven't mentioned your extra curricular activities or achievements at work that could set you apart as an individual so its not possible to comment on the realistic chances you have for ISB. However, with the given information it seems a bit of stretch.

Please feel free to reach out to us in case of any questions.

Hi,
I am an ISB aspirant. Please have a look at my profile and tell me what should I do for building my profile suitable for ISB apart from a high GMAT score. Btw I am planning to write GMAT this june.
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My Details:--
X- 83.4%
XII- 72.2%
Grad- 81.8% (B.tech- Electrical engg.)

Work ex- 18 months
I am currently working at Infosys technologies Ltd. Have worked on 2 projects so far, one was based on Java and the 2nd one was based on Datawarehousing. Both these projects were for US clients in the Telecommunications Domain.
Have worked well here so far and have also received client appreciation in my current project for the impact analysis I have done.
I have also successfully completed Infy training which is one of the toughest training in the IT industry.
And have completed quite a few certifications in Retail domain and also Java.
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BTW in July, I would be joining Mu-Sigma, Bangalore as a 'Business Analyst'. It`s a leading analytics provider. So would go for a profile change i.e. from an IT background to the analytics/consulting field.


xtra curriculars:--
1)Part of the editorial board of the Infy magazine.
2) Part of the initiative called 'soliloquist' were I send daily mails comprising quizzes, words,etc. and have been appreciated for this. This club has grown to around 10000 members including overseas DCs.
3) Have organised inter DC events at Infosys, Chennai. Also actively involved in VoY (voice of youth) which is an HR initiative of Infosys where we organise events and also come up with innotive ways to make our DC better.
4) Have organized Fests in my college.
5) Also actively involved in the CSR wing of Infosys i.e. 'Sneham' where we help the disadvantaged. We have organised blood donation camps, organised weekly classes at nearby govt. schools,etc.
6) Have a keen interest in foreign languages. Have completed A1 level for both German and French.
7) Member of International Red cross society.

other achievements:--
1) Have won a scholarship of Rs.80000 from the 'Yogoda satsang society' for my graduation studies.
2) Have won certificates for my participation in science olympiads, green olympiad, ntse, etc.
3) Have completed A1 level for German and French from Goethe institute and Allianse network respectively.

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Now I want a career in Consulting. So plz tell me what should be my way ahead. I mean what more should I add to my profile? Should I do more community service, should I join an NGO?

Anyway, I would be applying next yr R1... by then my workex would be more than 2.5 yrs So just wanna make sure everything falls in place.
please help.

Thanks & Regards,
Sayan

Hi Sayan,

Its good that your know that you need a high GMAT score.
Its also good that you have made a move to analytics but it will still be bucketed into ITeS and you wont get a lot of "diverse background" brownie points.

Dont get into NGO and all because ISB discounts that as they know that aspirants join NGO just to get that on the profile. Its better if you can work on some business idea from scratch or join something part time. This venture should be something totally not related to your domain so as to make your profile multidimensional.

Also, though you have mentioned a lot of extra curriculars but all these are something which dont highlight a single or couple of strong attributes unless you project them in such a way.

Pick up a couple of these and work on these for next 1 yr so as to make a considerable achievement.

Hope that helps.

Hi,

Could you please evaluate my profile below and let me know of my chances of getting through ISB this year in round 1.

Indian/Female/25 years

Bachelor of Engineering (IT) : First Class with distinction
School Academics: Pretty strong with Distinctions all throughout and merit certificates at board level

Work Ex: Have been working in quality assurance for 3.8 years. Worked in various projects belonging to Insurance and Retail Domain with big clients. I have lead teams twice and now awaiting for Onsite Assignments, with an H1B visa.

Extra Curriculars:
1. I am a short filmmaker and have three-four movies to my credit, that I make in collaboration with various people.
2. Also working as an part time assistant director to other Film Directors.
3. Budding novelist and screenplay writer.
4. Classical Kathak and Western Dancer.
5. Won a lot of inter-school and inter-house elocution and impromptu debates competition both in Hindi and English.

GMAT Score : 690 (Quant- 49, Verbal-34,AWA-5.0)
Toefl Score: 119/120

Additional Attributes:
1. Have a strong army background as both and dad and elder sibling are in the army.
2. Good communication skills and presentation skills.
3. Good writing skills.
4. Out of the box thinking.
5. Adventurous and risk taking capability.

Please let me know what are my chances of getting through ISB if I apply this year for 2012 R1 applications. Also please let me know how can I make profile seem more impressive.

TIA