warnimont wrote:
Let's shake up things around here a little bit. I did my first interview a few days ago!
Some people have described their interview as a very casual affair. In my case it was a more formal than not interview and lasted for about one hour. I didn't get any "tricky" question (strength's weaknesses, cases etc). The interviewer began by explaining that the main goal of the interview was to judge how well I would adapt to INSEAD and whether he would consider me a valuable contributor to the school. He then basically asked me to explain my background and kept asking me concrete questions about my experiences, and to provide practical examples of why I made each decision. At certain points during the interview I would get more general questions such as "what have you learn from working on a multicultural environment?", always related to the context of the conversation at that particular moment. My answer would provide ground for him to ask for particular examples of those "lessons" learnt. The interviewer also asked me to explain my goals with the MBA and then how would I go about them if I didn't get admitted. The last half hour I asked him questions about his during and post the MBA and asking for advice.
I left with a good impression. I wouldn't say it was hard, but at times it was certainly challenging to come up with a clear example of an impression or an idea based on a past experience. I will have my next interview next week, good luck to everyone!
Hi warnimont,
Thank you for your debrief, the very first one this round!!
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Good luck on the next interview!