But all of the elements listed in the profile factors do not equally influence all the three things mentioned above.<\/p>\n
Getting a call from premier business schools<\/strong> Each b-school gives each of the three components a different weightage and in some cases no weightage at all.<\/p>\n IIM-A for example no longer gives weightage to work experience but Academic Profile (especially your Graduation Marks) play a major role. IIM-B gives weightage to work experience,\u00a0IIM-C does not consider Graduation Marks and gives,\u00a0IIM-I gives more weightage to XII marks etc.<\/p>\n Freshers need not worry most b-schools take in a healthy percentage of freshers \u2014 please understand that for colleges that consider work experience calls are not given out only to those who have work experience. The weightage for work experience will make it easier for working professionals to get a call \u2014 they can get in with a lower percentile when compared to freshers.<\/p>\n Also, for the first call it is only the quantity of work experience that will play a role and not the brand of the firm that you are working with.<\/p>\n What is important to note is that these criteria might change from year to year.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Do not worry about what you cannot change \u2014 your marks in the past \u2014 let the IIMs decide their weightage and give out calls based on their calculation, focus on what you can change.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Those who have graduated and have poor graduation marks need not worry since IIM-C does not consider it at all in their process; get a good CAT score and you are in!<\/p>\n Also please note that Academic Pedigree plays no part in this stage of the process.<\/p>\n The conversation you are going to have in your Personal Interview<\/strong> The panel will have your filled-up form when you go into the interview and you will be asked questions based on what you have filled up.\u00a0This is where the achievements and interests\u00a0element of your profile come into the picture. You can have a look at a sample form, that of S.P.Jain last year,\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Even if a college does not have a form and starts off with a tell me about yourself, the interview will be based on the things to tell about yourself that are not captured in the CAT application.<\/p>\n The two elements \u2014 brand value of the college where you pursued (or are pursuing) your bachelor\u2019s degree and the brand value of the firm that you are working for are not evaluated objectively, which means that there are no marks allotted to the same separately based on any criteria.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The panel will make it a part of the overall marks it awards to you in your PI, based on how you perform in the PI.\u00a0So a good college brand by itself does nothing unless you do a good job in the PI.<\/p>\n Getting interview shortlists for summer internships & final placements<\/strong> It is at this stage that the brand value of the college where you pursued (or are pursuing) your bachelor\u2019s degree and the brand value of the firm that you are worked for,\u00a0are more important.<\/p>\n Firms will have loads of resumes from all b-schools and they tend to make their jobs easier by giving out shortlists to those with big brand names on their resumes. So this is where the real value of the IIT-tag kicks in! Also, all firms do not do this, only the real big consulting firms tend to do this.<\/p>\n
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\nYou will be having your summer placements 3 to 4 months into your MBA. So this means that your resume will not have changed\u00a0at all. So the profile you have before getting into the b-school is what you will have while applying for summer training.<\/p>\n