Candidate:

Ms. HR To Finance

About Me:

Ranked 1 among 62k students in the State in senior year, pursued Chartered Accountancy along with undergrad degree, pursued post grad from top ranked B-School in the country. Managed HR function for Commercial and Supply Chain teams with 3 direct reports. Promoted twice. Managed a plant with 4 unions. Only female in supply chain team of 600 employees

Schools:

Target School: Harvard

Considering: Wharton, Chicago Booth, Stanford GSB, MIT Sloan, Yale, Kellogg SOM

See More Profiles For: Harvard

Application Status: Open

Details:

Undergrad School: St. Xavier's College, Kolkata

Undergrad Major: Marketing

GPA: 7.65/10

GMAT: 760

Age: 26, Ethnicity: Asian or Indian

Other Degree/Certification: 1. Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management + 2. CFA L3 Candidate

School Name: Xavier Labor Relations Institute, XLRI

Extracurriculars: 1. Editor of College annual journal & Student Mentor & Organizer for at-risk kids from 2010-2016, 2. Organized the largest disguised marketing research fair in the country with a successful Guinness World Record attempt, Organized largest undergraduate management fest in the country for 3 years

Work History:

Title: Senior Manager- HR

Industry: CPG

Company: Fortune 500

Length of Employment: 7 mos

Title: Area Manager- HR

Industry: CPG

Company: Fortune 500

Length of Employment: 3 yrs, 9 mos

Big Life Wins:

1. Led the organization restructuring process in light of COVID with $5 M in savings 2. Signed the three year wage settlement with the union 3. Received Chairman’s Award for outstanding contribution in space of employee mental health & diversity and inclusion 4. Worked to receive GBCI certification for the factory making it the first site in India to achieve the same 5. Summer internship with Unilever in 2015

Post MBA Goal:

Wish to pursue a major in Finance with an intent to pursue a career in impact investing and turbocharge the trajectory of the impact investing industry in emerging markets.

Odds:

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John A. Byrne, P&Q Founder & Editor-In-Chief | Odds Assessment: 30%

Wow. I’m impressed. The fact that you managed a plant with four unions for a Fortune 500 company as a woman is super impressive. Add to that your experience leading through the pandemic and having to assume major challenges in a restructuring is a real plus. You bring the kind of real world work experience that would make you a highly valued classmate at HBS. Your GMAT score is super and 30 points above the HBS class median. That score, plus your work experience, are your strongest points, particularly because you earned your undergraduate degree at a non-feeder school. St. Xavier’s College, in fact, did not have a single graduate in HBS’ Class of 2020. Your extras show your drive and your concern for others. …

Wow. I’m impressed. The fact that you managed a plant with four unions for a Fortune 500 company as a woman is super impressive. Add to that your experience leading through the pandemic and having to assume major challenges in a restructuring is a real plus. You bring the kind of real world work experience that would make you a highly valued classmate at HBS. Your GMAT score is super and 30 points above the HBS class median. That score, plus your work experience, are your strongest points, particularly because you earned your undergraduate degree at a non-feeder school. St. Xavier’s College, in fact, did not have a single graduate in HBS’ Class of 2020. Your extras show your drive and your concern for others. Brava. And if, for any reason HBS turns you down, you have selected a great group of schools and I have no doubt you will be accepted in several of them.

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