It's back! -[2008] Ask ISB-Hyderabad: Admission Director answers your queries!

Admissions@ISB

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Originally Posted by umeshlives

Dear Mr. Ranga Rao

I went thru the profile blogbut could find what I was looking for.

So I am posting my question in this forum

Below is a summary of my profile

1. MBA from IMT Ghaziabad full time 2004, Rank 5
2. Good academics all thru
3. Strong Extra curriculars debate, committees etc...
4. Strong work work experience 3 yrs with GE Money as Product Manager and last 1 year with The Royal Bank of Scotland as Sr Manager (Portfolio mangement)
5. 740 GMAT

My concern
My salary @ 16.5 L is considerable higher than the batch average. I want to build on my experience and move to consulting. Will I be able to get a job which pays more than 25L (my BEP).

Wat % of the batch was placed outside India...and what types of jobs these were. The website has little detail on this. Pls elaborate.

rgds
Nitin

Nitin,

Please note that ISB is a knowledge imparting institution and not a placement agency. Whether you get a salary of 25 lac or not, depends entirely on you, we do not guarantee anything. ISB provides you with world class facilities and gives you a platform that is at par with globally recognized schools. Now, how well you use this to benefit yourself depends upon your personal capabilities.

Regarding international placements, 111 international offers were made. For more details on placements, please follow the link http://www.isb.edu/pgp/Placement_Highlights.Shtml

Admissions Team

Admissions@ISB

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Originally Posted by sakshi47

Sir,

In the elective courses offered for semester 5th to 8th at ISB , I donot find any specify course pertaining to Human Resource Management.
Please advise which elective will be suitable for someone looking forward to build a career in HR.

Also, Please do let me know the approximate no. of companies that recruited people for HR positions from ISB last year.

Regards
Sakshi.

Sakshi,

We don’t have HR as an elective. If you are looking for HR function you can look at our strategy, leadership and change management electives. These take care of the HR function.

Also, we do not have many students looking at the HR function. The number of companies coming here for HR is purely a function of Supply and demand. All the students looking into HR function have been placed with out any issues. We have approximately 20-25 companies recruiting for the HR function. There are companies which are purely HR based companies on one side and also other generic companies which recruit into their HR function.

Admissions Team

Admissions@ISB

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Originally Posted by Ravager

Hi..
I had a question about the recommmendations...

I am as, majority of the applicants are, an IT guy..but I have worked as weekend Radio Jockey in a radio station for almost a year...last year.
I just wanted to ask that will one of the recommendations from my production manager at the radio station will carry some weight or will it be better if I get both my recommendations from the current industry itself.

I am asking this because ..
1) I was a Radio Jockey last year..not this.
2) It was just a weekend thing but I did receive a lot of recognition because of that.

Thanks
-R-

Ravager,

You can get recos from your ex-supervisor if you think it will add significant value to your application.

Admissions Team

Admissions@ISB

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Originally Posted by riverdreams

sir ,
i have started a coaching institute for gate after i finished my graduation and it is doing well now i want to do an mba from isb to expand my institue further . will running our own institute for 2-3 years count as work experience . if yes in that case whose recommendaion letters should i submit. kindly reply thank sir in advance .

Riverdreams,

Your work ex will be taken into consideration provided if it’s on a full time basis. If you are operating the institute in partnership with somebody, then you can get reco from your partner. If that is not the case, then you mail us a list of people who you deal with on a daily basis, and we will advice you who you can opt for.

Admissions Team

Admissions@ISB

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Originally Posted by sai_maddali

Dear Menon,

A very good morning to you and the admissions team of ISB.

This is Sai Maddali a Tech Consultant with one of the Top IT companies for the past three years.

It would be great if you can provide me some help with the following question .

I am extremely passionate about corporate strategy and I want to be a consultant in that line.

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I would like to know from you what kind of work experience I should equip myself with before joining ISB, to mould myself better with the knowledge that is facilitated over there.

What are the qualities that you expect to have in a potential student who wants to be a consultant in areas such as Strategy planning?

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Your insights are highly appreciated.

Thanks,
Sai Maddali

Sai,

Key things that will help your case are

Gain more exposure into consulting assignments
Understand – Case analytical platform
Read books like McKinsey way/McKinsey mind etc. They give you an insight into what really happens in a consulting firm.
However, consulting companies are not very particular of having a consulting background to be recruited into their roles. Exposure/knowledge about consulting will be an added advantage when you face the interviews.

Admissions Team

Admissions@ISB

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Originally Posted by jathero

Dear sir,

This is a query regarding recommendations mentioned in your website it says:

"Please ensure you enter their official email addresses only since personal email addresses will not be considered."

I come from a PSU background and my recommenders do not have a official e-mail ID. Can in this case a personal e-mail ID will do or Is there any other method to get the recommendations.

Thanks in advance for your inputs.

Jathero,

In the online application, you have the option of choosing online/offline reco. Please select the offline option and fill in the address details of your recommender. We will send him a hardcopy of the evaluation form.

Admissions Team

sai_maddali

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Originally Posted by Admissions@ISB

Sai,

Key things that will help your case are

Gain more exposure into consulting assignments
Understand – Case analytical platform
Read books like McKinsey way/McKinsey mind etc. They give you an insight into what really happens in a consulting firm.
However, consulting companies are not very particular of having a consulting background to be recruited into their roles. Exposure/knowledge about consulting will be an added advantage when you face the interviews.

Admissions Team

Thanks a ton for your feedback. I am sure it will be helpful for me in the times to come.

Regards,
Sai

mishra.anshu

Hi Sir
Thanks for the efforts which you are putting to solve queries of all puys.

My question is related to LOR. I am working in an IT firm since last 2 yrs and have a total experience of 2 yrs only. My question is whether I should ask my Tech. Lead for LOR or my project manager or director of engineering of my vertical. As far as LOR is concerned each of them should give me more or less equally good feedback i.e. in a nutshell what is the effect of position of the person from whom you are getting your LOR.

Further please also tell whether I should go for only one LOR from my company or other one also from my college(IIT Roorkee).

My last point is with GMAT scores receipt at ISB. My GMAT date is 11th of August. I was wondering if ISB would receive my official GMAT score before 15th Sep. By the way what is the weightage of AWA sections for ISB as I find myself little weak for that section. When should I start my application process so that everything reaches to ADCOM within time.

Thanks for your patience.

shankyrams · 10:48 PM

Hi Team,

I have some questions, answers to which I have not been able to find elsewhere. This is not a profile check.

1. I have 16 months of international experience in China out of a total of 26 months of work experience. If I elaborate on the depth and the quality of this experience using the optional essay to highlight my professional maturity,focus and leadership potential, would it substantially strengthen my overall application and negate the impact of my relatively low work experience.
2. Is the Proof of Income used only to confirm that the candidate is employed. Does it serve any other purpose during the application process ?
3. I am entitled to both off-shore and on-site compensation. Do I need to upload proof for both.

Thank You !!!
Warm Regards,
Shankar Ramachandran

riverdreams

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Originally Posted by Admissions@ISB

Riverdreams,

Your work ex will be taken into consideration provided if it’s on a full time basis. If you are operating the institute in partnership with somebody, then you can get reco from your partner. If that is not the case, then you mail us a list of people who you deal with on a daily basis, and we will advice you who you can opt for.

Admissions Team

thanks a ton sir really helpful info . but only one thing how do u differentiate between a part time and a full time ? i have a institute of my own and thats the only work that i do now . what r the requirements for some thing to be called as a full time work experience . thankuu so much sir for the earlier reply that really broke some of my myths.