hi Brandmanager,
Your profile looks very good, and you have taken good pain in describing your profile.Please try to get a score of around 700 and you will be well-equipped for your admission. I will send you the contact details of a batchmate who is also from retail background.Will send you as PM.
Regards
Sunil
Student Ambassadors Committee
XLRI GMP 08-09
QUOTE=brandmanager;1214108]Hi Sunil/Siva
Would Request you to evaluate my profile
GMAt- Would write- Mid Oct,RIght now trying trying to work on my Verbal,which is an area of worry,Managing high 40's in Quant.
Education-B.E,Electronics ( 64%),Only saving grace was-got 1st Rank in the university for final Degree Project-98%
Additionally have done 2 yrs Retail Management/Merchandising diploma program from National Institute of Fashion Technology,NIFT,Ministry of textiles(6.6CGPA) :batman: This program is popularly called AMMM and is reckoned as a premium course, in Apparel/Retail Industry.
Work Ex- Vertical-Retail (Operations,Business development,Marketing).
Worked with No 1 Apparel company of India,for International Brands and was Heading an entire Zone in 1.5 yrs time,handling 6 states for entire retail set up.Have handleded a big team of over 60 people( including front end sales staff),store managers,executives.A good peoples manager.
Current Profile-Marketing Manager in An fortune 100 MNC,for their Service Retail Start Up,Franchising Business.Portfolio has over 120 retail stores.Additional Responsibilty of handling Customer Experience Profile,along with Brand Management,Sales Promotions,Marketing Campaigns,Website Management,etc etc.Have a Sound Knowledge of the Business side,for Retail Set ups:gunsmilie:

Worked for a Year after Engineering-for a small Electrical components Org( Opted it over Infosys),never wanted to be a software Engineer and code.
TOtal work Ex, by april 2009-6 yrs
On international exposure front, Been to the US for a month,Holding 10 yr B1/B2.Guess in Sales & Marketing international Exposure is Limited( apart from Dubai etc)
Have won a couple of awards in Retail Ops and Marketing in the organisations have worked for-Have certificates for them.
Additional Work Ex- Visiing faculty for Fashion Retail Management course at NIFT,Associated with 2 of NIFT centres(Would Letter of association be required to be provided during the interview)
Extra Curriculars- President of College-NIFT, Department captain for a couple of sports, Debating etc etc.Master of ceremony for a coupls of events
Worked for Tsunami relief fund for my earlier org,and continue to teach and sponsor 2 young kids of class 4 employees( my maids children)
Post MBA-want to venture in Retail Consultancy and eventually be an enterpreneur,I want to continue my Hobby/Extra curricular of Being Visiting Faculty.I enjoy Teaching.Would have loved to move into academics, but 4 yrs of fellowship is too much an ask.
Request You to kindly evaluate my profile,Kindly suggest what additional things can be done to strengthen my case.
rgds
Brand Manager
An Aspiring Student