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avimalya wrote:I am planning to apply to ISB this year and planning to give GMAT in coming months.
My profile is as follows:
1)X(2001) - 81.1(State Board)
2)XII(2003) - 77.5(State Board)
3)B-Tech IT(2007) - 8.12(WBUT)

Work Life :
4 and half Years of IT-work exp (till date) in one of the leading consulting MNC.
Key Pointers:
Onshore experience of 1 year 7 months (Montevideo, South America),with direct interaction with clients. Have picked up decent Spanish speaking/reading abilities from this stint.

Handled 2 batches of around 35 new Joiners each as a mentor as a part of Learning and Development program for around 2 months.

Received several awards/appreciations from client and through internal talent appreciation platform(Certificates available).

Microsoft certified professional.

Currently working as Module lead managing end to end development of projects with 4-6 resources.
Participated in international innovation competition organised by the organisation I am working for.

Worked in BFS and Healthcare domains.
Extra Curriculars -

Played district level cricket, captained school cricket team.

Singles and doubles champion in table tennis in inter college tournament.

Won a badminton tournament organised in office (no certificate).

Do blogging (very less) and photography (photograph chosen for an exhibition from a national level competition - no certificate).

Had set up a business group for starting up a entrepreneurial venture, which eventually didn't succeed.(Can get recommendation from people involved in this)

Have been involved in college fest activities. Have been part of the group which started the technical fest in my college.

Questions that I have:
1) The GMAT score I should target for?
2) I have a medium size family business(5-6 years old) run by my dad, I have very less direct involvement in that till now. Though I have an idea about how the process work. How I can I represent this to fetch an advantage?what kind of involvement in this will give my profile more weightage?
3) I have tried to be as elaborative about my achievements as I can above, what points(If any) should I delete from the above?

My short term goal is to gain exposure about the internal workings of a company from a middle/senior leadership role, so that I can gain experience and expertise in running a business and eventually start up a business venture(long term goal).

It would be great if you can kindly evaluate my profile and provide you feedbacks.

manuag wrote:Hi,

I scored 690 (Q-50, V-32) in GMAT. I am planning to apply for ISB. Could you please evaluate my profile?

10th - 79.66% ( UP board)
12th - 77.6% ( UP Board)
Btech - 6.75/10 ( IIT- Roorkee)
Work exp (7 years in IT): Virtusa (4 years) ( 2 months in UK)
Wells Fargo India Solutions ( 3 years) ( 1 month in US, business trip)

Extra curricular activities: Chief Editor/Founder member of literary magazine in college
Founded students' social group to teach poor kids in college
( Group is now part of College mandatory proficiency (2 credit course))
Organizing annual events in college and companies I worked with

I am a bit concerned about my low GMAT score. Do I need to attempt again?
Please let me know if I need to provide any more information.

Thanks
Manuag

sss650132 wrote:Hi,

I am planning for GMAT in sep 2012 and apply for ISB class of 2014.

Favorable stuff --

1. M. Tech IIT B , thermal, 8.1 CPI
2. 4+ (will be 5 till application) years of work ex in Tata Motors engineering research center as Manager in engine design, mostly technical but also handled managerial responsibility like project management, vendor development and collaboration and lead a small team of 4 engineers. project is deployed in Thailand market , support to production and service teams. member of product development team. also worked on TATA Nano engine design. very strong engineering fundamentals.
3. GATE 2006 AIR 48. CAT 2011 - 99.38
4. winner IIT B chess championship.
5. some volunteered work in TATA Motors CSR activity but no formal recognition.
6. member of TML Talent pool.
7. played hockey at school level, some chess wins in TML.
8. member of saftey initiatives comittee in TML engines.

Unfavorable --

1.ordinary acads - 10,12 in mid 70s, BE mechanical 69%. (from National Instt of Tech. Raipur)
2.have a gap year.
3.nothing on extra curricular front - except Gen Sec of Mech Engg Association in graduation. and 1-2 activities in Tata Motors.few more activities but no certificates (does it matter?)

Queries -- (i will appreciate a frank opinion.)

1.Do i stand a good chance of getting in to ISB.(as far as profile is concerned), if yes then how strong (say on a scale of 1-10, 10 being very, very strong, 1 being very little)
2.What GMAT score i should target? any recommendation regarding prep material ?

thanks a lot for your time.

kumoh wrote:Hi,

Please do me a favour by looking at my profile and reply to this thread with your comments. Do mention what are all the positives in my profile and in which part I have to work upon to get into ISB.

X - 81.73%
XII - 94%
UG (B.E Mech) - 77.1%

I am planning to give GMAT next year (End May, 2013). I am currently working in Larsen & Toubro as Senior Engineer and have an experience of 2 years as on date. At the time applying for ISB, I will be having 3.5 years exp.

Extra-Curricular in college:-

1. I am an Athlete (Long distance runner). I have won many medals inside my college and also represented my college in TIES and Zonals.

2. I represented my college NCC as a Senior Officer. I have participated in three NCC camp and won many medals in various competitions (Marathon, Volley ball, Drill). In state-level drill competitions, I have commanded my squad as a leader. Also as a part of social service, I planned and initiated an orphanage visit on Independence Day. This visit is to give sweet memories (by conducting games, by giving dresses, etc..,) to impoverished children. Now, this visit is happening every year.

3. As a Students Executive of College Fine Arts Club, I organized many drawing & painting events. Also I participated and won many prizes. Even now, I use to draw portraits in my leisure.

4. Along with my friends, I organized many technical events in my department functions & workshops.

Professional career:-

1. I am working in Planning department and my nature of job use to be manpower management, material management, coordinating with many departments to finish a task, interacting with customer, etc,. Basically, my work needs strong management skills.

2. I am representing a part of CSR/CSI team and organizing events like Blood donation camps, conducting exhibition in company adopted schools, Tree Plantation, etc..

3. Coordinator for a group of employees. My responsibility as a coordinator is to conduct meeting once in a month to ensure employee satisfaction by asking them work & non-work related problems and ensuring those problems are solved before next meet.

4. Active participant in sports activities (Cricket, Volley ball).


Hobbies:-

1. Active blogger

2. I use to write short stories and use to share with my friends

3. Reading books


Thanks & Regrads,

Kumar

agdli wrote:Hi,
I am an ISB aspirant. I am planning to write GMAT this year .Unfortunately i have poor grades in my 10th and 12th exams and also have a gap of 3 Yrs due to bad health in betwn 12th and engineering. Please have a look at my profile and tell me weather with this profile i can make into ISB.
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My Details:--
X- 58% (1998)
XII- 57% (2000)
Grad- 69.% (B.tech- Electrical engg.)(2003-2007)
Work ex- 5 Years

Professional Synopsys:

Presently i am working at One of the top petrochemical industry as and Electrical - Maintenance and project engineer.
Apart from electrical engineering i have experience of Manpower management, Material Management, Planning and budgeting.
Also I am leader of QC(Quality Circle)and SGA (Small group activity) team of the department and have done various projects on problem solving and my team has won many best project awards.


Extra curriculars:--
1)Part of the CSR ( Corporate social Responsibility) team of the organization and have organized many campaigns to create awareness for Energy Conservation, Road Traffic Safety & Eco friendly Environment .

2) I have organized many cultural events in our township.
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3) Organized air show in my college.

4) In college i had keen interest in Robitics & automation and have participated in many robotics competitions in IITB, IITK and IITR.

5) Represented our organization at National Management Games held by AIIMA at new delhi and stud runner up in finals.


Please evaluate my profile and tell if there are any chances to get into ISB and if yes then how much i should score in GMAT.

Regards
AKG

androidfan wrote:Hey,

I am a Chartered Accountant and have graduated from Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC)
Class X - 87%
Class XII - 93%
B.Com(H) - 64%

Work Ex - Just over 2 years at the time of application.
1 Year - Trainee at a top MNC Bank in its Investment Banking Division (Front end)
6 months - A family owned venture in Real Estate (small)
8 months - Working presently in another MNC in its Financial Advisory Division.
(The work-ex has been mentioned in chronological order)

Extra Curricular Activities:
Was very active in college and school.
-Placement Committee for 3 yrs in college. Co-convenor in final year.
-As Chief Editor of Annual Business Magazine, led the whole process from fund raising to execution.
-Part of various Societies in college, VP of one of them.
-Involved with the College Students Union as a Secretary.
-Actively involved in Community Service during school(through Rotary Club)
-A 5 year diploma course in fine arts.
Hobbyist photographer.

I have my GMAT scheduled in June end. Getting around 680-700 in practice tests. Targeting 720 above considering there are another 3 weeks to go.

Areas of Concern:
Graduation marks is average. But very active in ECA in college.
The family venture was when I was looking out for job opportunities. I believe I can present it well considering my high involvement in the venture.

Can you please evaluate my profile and address my areas of concern. And the minimum GMAT score for a strong application.

Thanks

ThinkAdmit wrote:

kumoh wrote:Hi,

Please do me a favour by looking at my profile and reply to this thread with your comments. Do mention what are all the positives in my profile and in which part I have to work upon to get into ISB.

X - 81.73%
XII - 94%
UG (B.E Mech) - 77.1%

I am planning to give GMAT next year (End May, 2013). I am currently working in Larsen & Toubro as Senior Engineer and have an experience of 2 years as on date. At the time applying for ISB, I will be having 3.5 years exp.

Extra-Curricular in college:-

1. I am an Athlete (Long distance runner). I have won many medals inside my college and also represented my college in TIES and Zonals.

2. I represented my college NCC as a Senior Officer. I have participated in three NCC camp and won many medals in various competitions (Marathon, Volley ball, Drill). In state-level drill competitions, I have commanded my squad as a leader. Also as a part of social service, I planned and initiated an orphanage visit on Independence Day. This visit is to give sweet memories (by conducting games, by giving dresses, etc..,) to impoverished children. Now, this visit is happening every year.

3. As a Students Executive of College Fine Arts Club, I organized many drawing & painting events. Also I participated and won many prizes. Even now, I use to draw portraits in my leisure.

4. Along with my friends, I organized many technical events in my department functions & workshops.

Professional career:-

1. I am working in Planning department and my nature of job use to be manpower management, material management, coordinating with many departments to finish a task, interacting with customer, etc,. Basically, my work needs strong management skills.

2. I am representing a part of CSR/CSI team and organizing events like Blood donation camps, conducting exhibition in company adopted schools, Tree Plantation, etc..

3. Coordinator for a group of employees. My responsibility as a coordinator is to conduct meeting once in a month to ensure employee satisfaction by asking them work & non-work related problems and ensuring those problems are solved before next meet.

4. Active participant in sports activities (Cricket, Volley ball).


Hobbies:-

1. Active blogger

2. I use to write short stories and use to share with my friends

3. Reading books


Thanks & Regrads,

Kumar

Hi Kumar,

Your extra-currics and acads are within control. Just try to score above 700 and you'll be fine.

The area of concern is your experience. You have not described what your role and experience have been. For an MBA application, it is very important that you show what you have done and what impact you have made in your organization. If your job demands management skills, telling this fact will not add any value. You have to show it with examples to highlight the impact. So if you are planning in advance, think of various examples at work that have made an impact and have enabled you to show your leadership potential. In addition, take up additional responsibilities at work that will help build your management skills and improve as a leader.