Rewind to 4th December 2016: I was standing outside the examination hall wondering what had gone wrong in my preparations. I had given every possible mock and tried my hand at every DI/LR problem I could find. I knew I had lost the chance to enter into a b-school this year, let alone a premium one. I felt like I would have to start all over again. It was going to be a difficult road ahead.
This is precisely where a good profile can make a huge difference to your probability of securing a call from SPJIMR. A profile is your story that is scripted by you and offers a peek into your journey. The questions are an attempt to extract your life’s experiences and a sufficient amount of time is provided for introspection to think thoroughly about your choices. The answers present an opportunity to the individual to talk about himself/herself. These short answers allow the interview panel to truly discover who you are. Therefore, it is imperative that you put in your best efforts in writing essays about yourself. These will help you answer questions in the interview that awaits you and also streamline your thought process.
Rewind to 5th Jan 2017: The fact that I still remember the date is proof enough of its importance. This was the day the profile shortlist was declared for SPJIMR. I was elated to have been shortlisted for the interview based on my profile. It was time for a flashback to the application days.
Flashback Oct 2016: Sitting at my desk in the office, a sudden phone call from the telecom service provider broke my concentration. I had been staring at the LED screen in front of me for the past hour. It was dark outside and I could see people rushing out for dinner. I realised I had overstayed at the office again. The deadline for filling the application form for SPJIMR was closing in and I had been pulling my hair over how to make a strong case for myself in the application. I thought to myself, it’s no big deal and I ought to spend my time practising mocks rather than filling up the form. I packed my stuff and left for home. I had this habit of reading random stuff while travelling back home and chanced upon an opinion piece about the importance of these short essays that go into building a persuasive application.
Back to 5th Jan 2017: The profile call came like a breath of fresh air. I knew the battle had just begun.
A candidates’ profile is unique to him/her and if presented in the right manner can prove to be a differentiating factor. A prestigious b-school knows that all its applicants are highly qualified. They are well aware of the fact that each one of these applicants will be able to handle the curriculum and derive benefit from the programme equally well. However, there is a fine line that separates the applicants from the converts and the profile forms an integral part of that line. The converts are able to demonstrate that there is more to them than just their qualifications. The story about how a b-school fits with their goals, passions and their past experiences is the one that makes all the difference.
About the Author:
Jatin Adhlakha
(PGDM 2017-19, Operations & Supply Chain)
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Comments
Divyansh Modi
Mad about reading stories over InsideIIM, hugely inspired by people over it. Dream of becoming one very soon.! Caught in Enigma of Chartered Accountancy, wanna get out of it right away. Love public speaking, a funny speaker, and networking.
Hi Jatin, I am need a bit of your help in filing SP JAIN profile based form, i'll be really grateful if you can help me out in any which way possible. Thanks
8 Nov 2017, 11.01 AM
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Alok Pandey
Alok is pursuing PGDM in Operations and Supply Chain Management from SPJIMR, Mumbai. Alok has graduated in Mechanical Engineering from NIT Kurukshetra. Prior to joining SPJIMR, Alok worked for 3 years with Nestle India Limited at Ponda Factory in Goa as Energy Engineer. His job role encompassed management of energy and water consumption at factory level and maintenance of Industrial Services. Alok has special interest in social causes especially education and contributes to the same in his capacity. He has been involved in Shiksha, an initiative in his Alma Mater to educate the not-so-privileged children living in and around the campus.
Hi Divyansh! You could reach out to the PGDM Admissions Committee for form filling. Their Email Id is: PGDM.admissions2018@gmail.com
8 Nov 2017, 03.04 PM |
Chitra Birole
Hi. I asked my query on mail ID given here, however mail got reverted back saying ID is invalid
8 Nov 2017, 09.41 PM |
Alok Pandey
Alok is pursuing PGDM in Operations and Supply Chain Management from SPJIMR, Mumbai. Alok has graduated in Mechanical Engineering from NIT Kurukshetra. Prior to joining SPJIMR, Alok worked for 3 years with Nestle India Limited at Ponda Factory in Goa as Energy Engineer. His job role encompassed management of energy and water consumption at factory level and maintenance of Industrial Services. Alok has special interest in social causes especially education and contributes to the same in his capacity. He has been involved in Shiksha, an initiative in his Alma Mater to educate the not-so-privileged children living in and around the campus.
pgdm.admissions2018@spjimr.org
10 Nov 2017, 04.19 PM |
Subham Dash
I am an Agricultural Engineer. My hobby is sketching. I have interests in playing cricket, badminton, volleyball,table tennis and I love to sing and dance. I love to interact with people and make friends. I have a penchant for travelling.
Hello Can you please tell me about what you wrote in your profile...
9 Nov 2017, 12.36 AM
Chandran K
HI
Hi.. Nice article, but everyone reading this article will have this question "What was in this guy's profile that made him convert? “ I understand you can't provide the exact thing.. But please provide examples of what was in ur profile
9 Nov 2017, 06.59 PM
vikas rawat
A mechanical engineer working as supply chain and purchasing engineer in a project base company.
Hey jatin , please consider to reply . I am a mech engg n have been working as purchase n supply chain engg in a project base company. I want to do mba in supply chain as u r doing. Pls help me with the description that would help to fill my form.also tell me the percentile reqd to convert the profile based call to be in sp jain. Pls help
9 Nov 2017, 09.46 PM