Where do I stand after my below mentioned profile?
10th 77%
12th 75%
Btech 72%
Work exp 3.5 years working in IT Giant
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Hi Everyone,
How realistic are the chances of getting a Full-fee waiver from ISB?
What are the parameters they consider & on the basis of what criteria do they decide to give full-fee waiver or scholarships?
Scholarships reduce the total fees by what extent?
Can any1 please provide a clear idea on all these questions....it will be really helpful!
Hi,
My profile is as follows :
10th - 72 %
12th - 67 %
B.Tech - 67% (UPTU)
Apart from it i have 3.5 years of IT experience.
Got several certificates and appreciation for the good work done in my IT Career.
I am planning for 2017 PGP program.
Please let me know how much should i score in GMAT to assure the admission and what should i do to enhance my chances of getting selected.
Hi.
My profile is as follows
10th- 89%
12th- 75.2%
B.Tech- 7.12/10 ( Thapar University)
GMAT- 610
I have over 2 years of work experience in Sales, meeting rigorous sales targets continously for each year and first among the peers to be promoted
Obtained Certified Business programm from Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.
Actively involved with a Rural Child development NGO from past 6 months.
i hope with strong essays and recommendations, i can make it to ISB for PGP 2016 intake. Please help/ suggest for same
Hi...
My profile is as follows...
Xth- 86.8%
XII grade-84.6%
both Tamil Nadu state Board
UG-BE MECH 86% (Anna university)
3 YRS work exp a good MNC company
Planning for PGP Class 2017
What should be my minimum GMAT Score to get into ISB??
Hi,
Please Evaluate my profile below:
Acads:
GMAT: 670(1st GmatPrep mock); 710(2nd GmatPrep mock); expected 720+
10'th(CBSE) : 90.6%
12'th(CBSE) : 85.6%
B.E(Hons.) EEE from Bits Pilani - Goa Campus; CGPA: 7.29/10
WorkEx: Working in leading MNCs in semiconductor and EDA domain.
sep'2011-sep'2013: Software Engineer I at Xilinx, Hyderabad
oct'2013-oct'2014: Software Engineer II at Xilinx, Hyderabad
apr'2015-present: Software Engineer II at Cadence, Noida
Internships:
summer internship: NTPC, Dadri
july'2010-dec'2010: ST Microelectronics, Noida
july'2011-aug'2011: Xilinx, Hyderabad
NGO experience:
march'2013- oct'2014: Executive Committee member and Volunteer at Nirmaan, Hyderabad(Education Initiatives)
march'2015: full-time intern at Swechha, Delhi(RTE awareness Campaign)
Gaps:
2006: Took a gap to prepare for engineering entrances
nov'2014 - april'2015: 1) Travelled solo for 3 months in states of rajasthan, Gujarat, MP, Bihar, Goa and Kerela
2) Worked at Swechha NGO for a month
3) Worked part time at family business for a month
Extra-curricular/Achievements/Leadership roles:
1) Won 'Instant Recognition Award' within first year at Xilinx. Promoted in 2 years while the general trend is 3+ years.
2) Started Volleyball club for Xilinx. Was Captain of Xilinx cricket team.
3) Managed weekend CLP programme at Nirmaan, NGO. Started Science club for kids as well. Lead the collaboration with another NGO for curriculum development.
4) Was part of various clubs and event committes for college fests at Bits Pilani- Goa.
5) Met/lived with people from different nationalities during my 3-months travel(maybe could cover up for international exposure).
Post-Mba plans: Have been involved in tech for more than 4 years now. Understand the business side of things by taking up a role of product manager.
Please evaluate the profile for ISB. Also, please provide valuable feedback on where I could improve.
Thanks,
Vaibhav
Hi,
Here goes my profile. It is a bit of a mash-up, so I couldnt really understand which part to emphasise more or less, so its a really long post. But really, not so boring. Any help would be welcomed.
1) Class X CBSE 2005 90%
2) Class XII CBSE 2007 88% (Commerce)
3) BA(H) Business Economics , University of Delhi (70.2%) First Div.
4) Master in International Business, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi (60.8%) First Div.
Certification Course-
1) 3 years Advance Diploma Chinese language, University of Delhi
2) 6-months Intensive Chinese Language Training , Tsinghua University, Beijing
Professional Work Experience-
1) Assistant Manager Grade 2 ICICI Bank- Relationship Manager May 2012-August 2102
- Generating business lead from DSA tracks for Personal Loans products of the bank
- Given responsibility to handle the biggest DSA in Western Mumbai region, Andromeda Pvt. Ltd., and was the highest leads convertor in the entire region for the months of June and July
Left the job and went to China to get a better grasp at Chinese language, and to follow a career in International Trade and Business Marketing
2) Business Development Manager- Retax Electricals Pv. Ltd.
- Joined the family-owned business ( my father is the founder and co-director of the manufacturing firm) in the position of Business Development Manager to bring in more clients for the company
- Started touring the states of MP (Indore) and Assam (Guwahati) and Rajasthan (Bikaner, Jaipur) to rope in more dealers for the factory's in house brand
- Couldn't achieve any significant increase in the sales target, felt frustrated due to the informal nature of the industry which is difficult to penetrate without giving risky credit to the dealers, got restless because of my inability to convince my father and his partner to change the ways of doing marketing and improving production processes
Got approached by a Chinese friend who had a small factory in the city of Jieyang, Guangdong, China to make drawer slides. He asked me to help him establish a market for his products in the Indian market. This product was made in China only, and all of it was imported, with no domestic production.
3) India Sales Representative- Fortune Plus Hardware Corp.
- Understood the price points at which the product was sold in the Indian market
- Evaluated the Indian government policy regarding the imports of this product, the duty structure, the entire shipping process, custom clearance from the ports, role of the CHAs in unlawful declaration of the value of the products which gave unfair advantage to a few importers with "useful contacts".
- Formed a liaison office for the company with the intention of marketing the products of the company in the country
- Met local dealers and wholesalers to understand the different types of specifications and varieties of the product which are imported in India and the price points at which they are sold to the further agents down the retail channel
- Marketed the products of our factory with the biggest importers in India, met more than 80 importers and successfully negotiated a deal with 23 of them in a period of 16 months, coming from seven different states and speaking 5 different languages,with all the payment in advance and almost no risk of default in payment for the factory.
- By the end of our 15th month, achieved a monthly turnover of USD 410,000 after taxation and duty in India. Accounted for 6-7% of the total drawer slides sale from China to India
- Became the 3rd largest factory in Jieyang, out of a total of 40 odd, by volume, supplying products to India
- Gave valuable input regarding product development to the factory, becoming the first factory in Jieyang to supply 48-hours SST certified drawer slides to the Indian market. Pushed the clients to try and purchase the product which has an increased cost of about 11-12%, in a highly competitive market with profit margins ranging from 10-12%
- Planned for participation in Global Exhibition events, negotiated the pricing terms with the organizers, communicated with all current and potential buyers regarding our participation, worked with their designing team for the entire theme of thebooth. Participated in CBD-Guangzhou, CIFM Guangzhou and Interzum Cologne to showcase our company product
- Achieved everything above in a period of 17 months, with I managing the Indian operation and 6 backend staff in Guangzhou and Jieyang.
- Regularly communicated with the Chinese staff, on a daily basis, who spoke no English.
- Organized trips for our clients to visit the factory in the city of Jieyang, and regularly visited the factory to advise the technician on how to modify the assembling process to cater to the taste of Indian clients.
With the sales decent and a good loyal customer base, I put in my money in the factory, became a director of the holding company in HK with a 30% share in the factory with a total investment of about 120,000 USD , of which around 50,000 USD were borrowed from my father.
ECA and Awards-
1) University of Delhi Post Graduate Scholarship year 2011-2013 , reimbursing the tuition fees for my Master's Degree
2) University of Delhi cricket team squad member, played in various university cricket leagues
3) Wrote a series of 7 articles in the Chinese online daily Sina-Weibo regarding my experience as an Indian student in China, for which I was paid in the end by the company due to the number of comments( a few positive, but lots of swears :D) it got
3) 2-3 NGO volunteering internships in Sikkim and Delhi
Reason for applying to ISB
1) Difficult to scale up- Informal sector, dearth of funding, focus on cost-cutting with no break through innovation possible at such a small scale
2) Modi Make-in-India campaign- Insane duties being put up on imports, domestic firms taking up manufacturing
3) Want to work in consulting and/or General Management/International Sales in an established and formal organization where I can use the skill sets I acquired over the past few years
Scoring 680 odd in the GMAT preps, hopefully can scale it up tp 720 in the coming few months.
Its not a usual type of profile which the admins might have gone through previously. Any suggestion/point of information from you will be welcomed as to how to proceed forward with my application. I will be 26 by the time I join ISB next year( If i get through)
Regards,
Udit Gupta
Hey, Hope everyone is doing great this application season.
I need an evaluation on my profile.
Thanks for the help.
Best,
Pratham
P.S. I am prepping for my Gmat as we speak.
EDUCATION
The Swiss School of Tourism & Hospitality, PGD International Hospitality Management
Top 10% of class in Economic, Organizational Behavior, Wines and Spirits and German courses
National Council for Hotel Management & Catering Technology
BSc. Hospitality & Hotel Administration and BA (Hons) Tourism & Travel
Awarded Merit for dissertation on positioning and marketing strategies of 3, 5 star hotels in Delhi EXPERIENCE
EXPERIENCE
Marketing Manager, Mohan Brothers Pvt. Ltd., Delhi, Aprl 2013-Present
India Mohan Brothers Pvt. Ltd. imports and distributes alcoholic beverages in India, representing brands such as Robert Mondavi, Svedka Vodka, Penfolds, Fariveiw, Rosemount & Bottega Gold amongst others. They are one of India's Top 10 importers by volume and revenue.
Evolved to the position of a Marketing Manager 6 months after joining the company as a Business Development manager
Setup the marketing department, and co-managed a team of 5 people, which reported to both sales and marketing
Conducted 10 wine tasting/training sessions over a period of 3 months at restaurants and hotels, to expand brand recognition for the wine portfolio
Closely working with 25+ key 5star hotels and 150+ stand alone restaurants and bars in Delhi, to ensure ongoing sales and business expansions
Worked as the Project lead for SVEDKA Vodka for its India launch
Conducted strategic workshops with regional top management of Constellation brands & MBPL to create a 3 year (FY14-FY16), $1 million+ business plan for SVEDKA Vodka for India
Executed Phase 1 launch of SVEDKA Vodka in India, whilst commissioning and managing agencies & PR and co-managing the sales & marketing program
Analyzing marketplace pricing to develop a competitive pricing strategy for Svedka Vodka, based on primary market research
Co-created yearly marketing plans for FY14, FY15 & FY16 for Penfolds and Lindeman wines for India
Worked with MBPL's top level management to pitch in for strategic partnerships for top brands for India representation
Founder, The Great Tamasha Company, Delhi, India June 2012-March 2013
Event planning and management firm that specializes in creating new experiential marketing campaigns
Created and setup an event management company from ground up, whilst also creating a client database
Created a platform, on which I conducted wine education classes at restaurants in Delhi
Created a platform that helped me test my vision of unique events and concepts
Sales & Logistics Coordinator, Blaauwklipppen Agriculture Estate, Cape Town, South Africa
One of the oldest if not arguably the oldest Vineyard in South Africa, with a total production of about 350,000 liters of wine/annum.
Started work at Blaauwklippen as a Wine Advisor. Got promoted to the position of a Sales and Logistics Manager after 5 months
Conceptualized and executed a 200+ people event, with the main objective of exposing the vineyard to a new, more younger segment of the market
o Generated a positive bottom line at the event. It was earlier written off by most as marketing expense
o The event was themed around valentines, and is now a seasonal event occurring every year
Managed global wine logistics for markets spanning across 10+ countries and 4 continents
Conducted two-hour wine tastings session for global clientele as and when needed in English or German on a regular basis, adhering to company standards.
LEADERSHIP & CO-CURRICULARS
Management Trainee(Kitchen & Restaurant Operations), Restaurant Chesa, Chur, Switzerland Dec 2010 - Jun 2011
o Awarded as one of the best restaurants in the Canton of Grisons, Chesa served contemporary Italian Cuisine.
The language of communication between the staff & the clients was German (LANGUAGE FLUENCY-INTERMEDIATE)
Wines & Spirits Educational Trust, WSET Level-2
o WSET Level-2 Wines & Spirits certified with a score of 73%
Led a team of 25 people to deliver the Annual Gala dinner at SSTH, servicing over 150 patrons
Freelance Alcobev Columnist with articles published in leading Food & Alcobev related publications
I need an evaluation on my profile.
Thanks for help....
1) Class Xth: 89.33% (ICSE)
2) Class XIIth : 89.12% (CBSE)
3) B.Tech from NIT Durgapur in Mechanical Engineering with CGPA of 8.25
4) 2nd in Mechanical Engineering Deptt.
6) Well versed in C, C++ and AUTOCAD, CATIA (Although have No certificates to show)
7) 6 years work ex in NTPC:
a) Was selected in 1st batch of NTPC's Nuclear Programme (NTPC's endeavor in nuclear sector for the first time). Was sent to BARC for training in nuclear field and then posted in KKNPP
b) Was involved in major commissioning activities like hydrotest, commissioning of systems, DM plant in KKNPP
c) After successful criticality of KKNPP and thus gaining major experience, NTPC relocated to Thermal sector.
d) Currently working in Maintenance group of CHP equipments.
e) Have added responsibility of Operation and Maintenance of HMV vehicles where sole responsibility of contracts, indents and man power management (some 15 personnel work under me) is with me
8) Participate in puja committee for organization of various pujas in township and plant like Durga puja of township, Vishwakarma puja in CHP.
Awards and merits:
1) Was 3rd in GO Drafting event ( car design) organized by SAE India in College Tech fest.
2) Was awarded ED meritorious award to me and my maintenance team for maintenance work.
9) GMAT score: 700 (Q50 V34) ; AWA : still awaited
Kindly evaluate the profile . Is my GMAT score sufficient or do i need to push for 730 because the score is below average of GMAT scores required in ISB.
Hi,
Has anyone from re-applicants have got their feedback for last year's application?
Hi,
I am a re-applicant and was rejected in Round 2 interview.
Is it good for me to apply in Round 1 this year or should I wait for Round 2 ? (I am confused as I need to show how much I have improved since my last interview)
I have the following profile :-
GMAT - 730
1) Class Xth: 91.4(CBSE)
2) Class XIIth : 89.2 (CBSE)
3) B.Tech from IIT Guwahati(2008-12) in Electronics and Communication Engineering with CGPA 8.27
4) a)Currently working in Cisco as a Software Engineer for the last 3 years. I have delivered two major projects in Cisco. Received a promotion in 2 and half years.
b) Mentored many fresh college graduates
5) Extracurricular-
a) Teaching under previleged student in Govt School as a volunteer for Youth For Seva(YFS).
b) Organised memory test event at Chiguru Competition in YFS leading to a participation from 87 schools.
c) Participated in many dramatics competition in college.
d) Organised Theatrix Competition in IIT Guwahati.
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Do MOOC's help enhance your profile? Like the few ones from Coursera? If yes, are there any specific ones that could be more helpful?
Hi. I was registering for my GMAT exam. There is a column wherein we need to select our GPA. My university did not give a GPA but a percentage. Do we need to exactly convert the percentage as per the chart provided or is there a different method to follow? My graduation percentage is 58.34. This converts to .8 GPA as per their chart. Is this correct?
Is Full - Time work at an NGO considered as work experience?
Hi,
I need a profile evaluation. Here is what I have so far.
1) Class Xth: 83.3% (ICSE)
2) Class XIIth : 83% (Karnataka PUC)
3) B.E. Mechanical from RVCE, Bangalore (2005)
4) a) Currently self-employed
b) Worked for large media corporations for over 10 years. Have directly managed teams of up to 50 staff members. Primarily worked as a financial journalist for about seven years.
c)
5) Extracurricular-
a) Teaching under privileged students in a Govt School as a volunteer.
b) Worked with NGOs to build houses for the under-privileged.
6) Currently working towards the GMAT test. Plan to apply in the first round.
What score do you think will be a safe bet?
Thanks.
Hi,
My profile is as below
10th- 77% (year 2000 - CBSE)
12th- 72.5% (Year 2002 - CBSE)
B.Sc - 61% ( Punjab University - 2006) - There is a gap of one year between 12th and graduation as i was preparing for engineering entrance but could't get through)
MBA - 2.83/4 CGPA (From Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies (SIMS), Pune - 2012)
I have over 6 years of work experience in Sales. 3 years prior to my MBA and 3 years post MBA.
Prior to my MBA i have worked with Vardhaman Steels for 3 years. I was handling/dealing with major OEMs like Yamaha, Maruti, Hero etc. It was purely B2B sale.
Post MBA i have joined (Campus Placement) one of the fortune 500 MNC i.e Goodyear Tyres as Management trainee. Within 8 months got promoted as Distribution & Development Manager for West Region (First among the peers to get promoted). As DDM west acted as the key change driver in the region for all new initiatives and processes (Sales & Marketing) which helped to enhance the competency levels of the organization. Within next 11 months promoted as Sales Manager for Maharashtra. As a sales manager i am handling a team of 5 associates, 2 warehouses and its staff. Accountable for sales and business development of entire Maharashtra (Channel sale, B2C). Currently working in the same position.
Experience of working in both B2B and B2C sales.
Awards & Extra Curricular Activity
Was captain of school cricket team. Played cricket & football till National level.
Won brand masters competition during MBA.
Best Distribution & Development manager for 2013 & H1'2014
I am planning to apply for PGP 2016 in Oct'15. I have 3 months to prepare for GMAT.
What is the safe bet (GMAT score) & How good are the chances to get a call considering my profile ??
Thanks,
Pankaj
Did ANYONE receive any feedback apart from 'were not able to convey your strengths in the interview'?
Hi. I hope some of the admission experts might be able to able to help me out with this. I have already secured a deferred admit to the Co2017 (via EEO). I had applied with a GMAT score of 710.
Would retaking the GMAT and submitting a higher score to the admissions team improve my chances of getting a scholarship/campus preference ?
Dear Puys,
There seems to be a general feeling on the forum that ISB is giving out same/similar feedback to everybody.
The thing is that the feedback which have been posted on the forum are just a very small subset of feedbacks which have been sent out.
Although they could have given a detailed feedback (like they did last year), they choose not to, based on lot of internal discussion around the pros and cons.
Infact they had to put in lot more effort to come up with the most relevant issue with your profiles...segregate them in various buckets and than give out the results.
Bottom line: There is a strong logic behind the feedback you might have received...so work on it and while you do so make sure that you again match the expectations on other expects of your profile and don't take those things for granted.
Best of luck! 👍
Cheers!
Shankey P 😈
ISB Co'16