Hi, No i would not suggest you to take up GMAT once again. 700 is just fine. Please start focusing on how well your can portray yourself in the essays, tie your goals to the past and make a complete package.
Warm Regards, Basu.
Currently working as a social enterprenure in one of the remote villages in Orissa for last 3 years. I have been working to enhance contract farming and comunity farming,procurement of produce directly from the ,storage of farm produce and marketing the produce in a micro level.We are also renting various agro machinaries to improve productivity(tractors,tillers..etc).We are into consulting as well to the farmers, marginal farmers, tenant farmers about processes to improve the age old farming practices, introduce inovative practices to improve productivity,apply latest technologies in farming,bridging the gap between the Bank and the Govt schemes to help the famers and the farmers comunity. In total we have a business model that works on the farming-procurement-supplying to the wholesalers/retailers.
In future I would be scaling up the business to several layers that would include procurement,storage,food processing,marketing,supplychain of various agro produces and to various states and in future overseas. Previous work experience: Worked as an Tech Project Manager/Business Analyst with good experience in Presales and IT Consuting along with that I have 4 years of overseas work experience in retail and supply chain giants of the world with a total work ex of 8 years. Extra curricular/Hobbies:working with the Self Help Group of Women,Photography,stone collection
GMAT Score: 700 (would you suggest to take up GMAT one more time to improve the score).
BSc:72% (honours with Distinction) XII :78% X :72%
thank you , career shift is not on my mind and i will look for options in mid and senior level management. It is good to know about CAS probably we may get better guidance from tham regarding further career choices.
regards
mks
Hi Srinivas, With a 10 years you would be a member of our Senior Executive club @ ISB. There are separate initiatives by Career Advancement Services dept (CAS) in highlighting the SEC members as they join the mid/senior level management cadre.
You can possible work for Consulting space in Energy or plan to opt for the industry. Regular consulting companies (Mckinsey, Booze, ATK, BCG) recruit for such roles. Among the industry roles in Strategic Planning, Senior Management have been historically offered.
Change in career is also possible - provided you take initiatives in learning / ELP / building a strong case for career switch but you might have to do certain trade offs.
I am planning to apply for round 2 this year. Please evaluate my profile and let me know what should be improved before the application.
GMAT: Scheduled on 31st Aug, aiming at 700+ 10th: 88 12th: 87 B.E: 74(Anna University) Work Exp: 22 months as Associate Consultant in Consulting wing of a product based IT firm. Professional Achievements: Significant at global level in terms of innovation(most of them tangential to my job role) ECs: Above average Held positions in various clubs and committees in college and work place.
Why MBA?: Short term-Looking for a transition into Management/Strategy Consulting with specialization in Innovation and technology.
Long term-Entrepreneurship in Consulting domain.
I am working out of Bangalore and would love to collaborate with other aspirants. PM me if interested, we can work our way through!!!
The information was indeed very valuable and implementable. Will definitely help us in putting up our thoughts in the application.
Still, I have following queries: 1. U asked to submit the application on 15th August. As I will be writing my GMAT on 24th July; I want to know is there any benefit in submitting the application 1 month early. As in my case, then, I will get only 2 weeks for drafting my essays and everything. Can u please tell that our referrers have to write about us after our complete application is submitted?
2. Can u please elaborate a little more on Video Resume? Will a normal clip taken with Mobile camera suffice or we need to get the help of a cameraman?
Regards, Ravs
Hey Ravs, There is no added advantage of applying early. Take time and frame your essays properly and submit before the Deadline.
And your referres ... they can send it any time after you have added them on the ISB app portal...
There video specifications on the portal....Please refer to them
Yes there is no advantage of applying early as pointed correctly by navisangha. I said Aug 15 - just to have a 1 month buffer in case of any eventualities. Please put in time and effort behind essays - they are very imp.
Warm Regards, Basu.
Hey Ravs, There is no added advantage of applying early. Take time and frame your essays properly and submit before the Deadline.
And your referres ... they can send it any time after you have added them on the ISB app portal...
There video specifications on the portal....Please refer to them
While composing my essay, can I state incidents from personal life? Given that I had less than a previleged childhood and student life, can I mention these in my application? or is it strictly about professional accomplishments?
Hi Elbarto, Yes you can mention these. Infact I did mention in my additional essay a personal tragedy and how I faced it. But context should be taken care of.
10 CBSE 84% 12 CBSE 79% BE Electronics 80% Experience: 3 years IT IT Certifications: SCJP, SCWCD Extracurriculars: Descent
I will be writing GMAT in next 15 days without preparation(had prepared for CAT) Kindly suggest a minimum score I must target so that I have a fair chance to apply to ISB?
Great Insights across the medium which should help us in our quest for ISB 2014.
My concern is on the GMAT front. I had given it once with a score of 550. My quant is good but verbal was a disaster. Pretty much understood the reasons for this low score last time and they mainly pertained to lack of practice in Verbal
Plan to give it by 1st week of September , so basically have close to 70 days with me.
Would really appreciate if u guys could suggest the material that one needs to read for GMAT. Have been doing the OG latest edition and nothing else
Need to get my GMAT right this time , at the same time dont want to indulge in umpteen GMAT materials...need to get the right fit!!
Pls throw some light on my chances for ISB 2014 with the below profile.
Current Age : 26 yrs old Educational Background:
PGDM (at a reputed Mumbai College) & FRM Level 1
Graduation- Bachelor of Management Studies with 66%,
XIIth Commerce 78%.
Xth 77%
GMAT Nov11 -650
Work Experience:
I have 4.5 yrs of Work-ex with HDFC Bank (Credit Risk for close to 3 yrs) & a Mid-size IB (Investment Banking for more than 1.5 yrs)
Have worked in Debt Syndication, Structured Finance, Project Finance, Debt Restructuring & M&A; deals
End-to-end experience in Sourcing, Business Development & Execution of Investment Banking deals
Direct liaison with CFOs, CEOs of Companies & with senior Bankers
Achievements:
Best Idea for Business Development Investment Banking (Brescon Advisors & Holdings Ltd.), which generated substantial revenues for the company
Build a calculative excel model at the Risk department (HDFC) for monitoring on interest payments
Contributed towards the Implementation of the Automated NPA provisioning system at HDFC Bank, by pointing out regulatory aspects which overhauled the whole planned IT system.
Youngest student in the MBA Batch (If this helps/can it be included somewhere?)
Extra-curricular:
Twice Elected Class Representative (CR) at PGDM college.
Students Council Member & Volunteer at College Events (Graduation & PGDM)
Sports Secretary & Part of various Grad. College Committees & Prizes at College Events
1st prize at Chess Competition at College & School
Community service : Volunteered for NGO for fund raising during school days (Will this be relevant since it goes back to the school days. Coz this is the only NGO work I have on paper)
Can somebody suggest me some good agencies in the Delhi NCR region which can help me with the application process. I am confident of writing the essays, however I think it would be useful if somebody can review / critique them. Also, some 'expert' advise from an experienced professional would be useful.
I am planning to apply for the Asian colleges (HKUST, NUS, ISB etc.).
Hi sugosh, I wrote GMAT long time back - yes Manhattan did help me.Few things that helped me :
1. After you finish 2 rounds of the OG - switch from books to pc. You will see speed will reduce drastically - practice at this speed as this will be your close to real one on the D-Day. I never touched the book for the last 40 days.
2. Practice in numbers of real blocks - eg verbal always take blocks of 41 and practice and 37 for quants (if they are the same now). No doing 15 problems checking answer and doing again. This will help build endurance.
3. Download 1000 SC, 1000 RC , 1000 CR and 1000 quants and practice on pc.
4. keep a note of mistakes made in SC - they tend to ask the similar type of errors again and again eg among vs between, try and vs try to, such as vs like etc. Keep a note of all possible errors encountered.
5. while actually solving - eliminate inside your mind - convince yourself in finding why an options is wrong and zero in upon the correct one - rather than jumping on the correct one. ie be hell bent on telling why NO amd not why YES - this was helpful in verbal.
These are few things that helped me - please check if they suit you.
Warm Regards, Basu.
Hi
Need some help on GMAT and the material. Kaplan ,Manhattan , Princeton??
Would really appreciate if someone can throw some light on this as i dont want to overboard with all the material available on the internet
Hi! I have a question. While writing the essay "differentiate yourself, using professional/personal achievements" I feel 300 words is a little less if I want to write both one professional and one personal achievement.
Is it ok, if I describe one achievement only and describe it well?
Hi! I have a question. While writing the essay "differentiate yourself, using professional/personal achievements" I feel 300 words is a little less if I want to write both one professional and one personal achievement.
Is it ok, if I describe one achievement only and describe it well?
thanks in advance :)
Nope, write two.........resource management is what is expected from good managers...... 😃