{"id":58301,"date":"2023-07-27T05:41:33","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T12:41:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/2023\/07\/insead-mba-essays-for-2023-2024\/"},"modified":"2023-07-27T05:41:33","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T12:41:33","slug":"insead-mba-essays-for-2023-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/insead-mba-essays-for-2023-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"INSEAD MBA Essays for 2023-2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-32553\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stacyblackman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/INSEAD-734x384.jpg\" alt=\"INSEAD MBA essays\" width=\"734\" height=\"384\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stacyblackman.com\/mba-application-advice\/insead\/\">INSEAD<\/a> MBA application for the August 2024 intake is now live. Here are the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stacyblackman.com\/blog\/insead-mba-deadlines\/\">deadlines<\/a>, and you&#8217;ll find the INSEAD MBA essays within the online application.\u00a0 Once again, INSEAD asks applicants to answer a series of short-answer job description questions as well as motivation essays.<\/p>\n<h3>INSEAD MBA Essays<\/h3>\n<h4><strong>Job Description Questions<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><em>The job questions are not essays. Hence, the number of words is not so important. People need to be comfortable writing 3 lines or 20. Some applicants work for companies that are well known and only 3 lines are sufficient to describe them; others work for small companies where it is more important to give the full picture.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Question 1<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Briefly summarise your current (or most recent) job, including the nature of work, major responsibilities, and where relevant, employees under your supervision, size of budget, clients\/products and results achieved. (200 words maximum)<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Question 2<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>What would be your next step in terms of position if you were to remain in the same company instead of going to business school? (200 words maximum)<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Question 3<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Please give a full description of your career since graduating from university. Describe your career path with the rationale behind your choices. (300 words maximum)<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Question 4<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Discuss your short and long-term career aspirations with an MBA from INSEAD. (100 words maximum)<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Optional<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>If you are currently not working or if you plan to leave your current employer more than 2 months before the programme starts, please explain your activities and occupations between leaving your job and the start of the programme.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-29656 img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stacyblackman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/INSEAD-experience-734x551.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"734\" height=\"551\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Motivation Essays<\/h3>\n<h4><strong>Essay 1<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Give a candid description of yourself (who are you as a person), stressing the personal characteristics you feel to be your strengths and weaknesses and the main factors which have influenced your personal development, giving examples when necessary (maximum 500 words).<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Essay 2<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Describe the achievement of which you are most proud and explain why. In addition, describe a situation where you failed. How did these experiences impact your relationships with others? Comment on what you learned (maximum 400 words).<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Essay 3<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Describe all types of extra-professional activities in which you have been or are still involved for a significant amount of time (clubs, sports, music, arts, etc). How are you enriched by these activities? (maximum 300 words)<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Optional<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Is there anything else that was not covered in your application that you would like to share with the Admissions Committee? (maximum 300 words)<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p>Wondering how to begin on your INSEAD MBA essays? Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/intheknow.insead.edu\/article\/essay-writing-tips-your-mba-application\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this article<\/a> with essay writing tips direct from the school&#8217;s admissions team. For more information on applying, visit the INSEAD MBA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insead.edu\/master-programmes\/mba\/admissions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">admissions website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you need guidance on your INSEAD MBA application or wish to discuss your business school plans, don\u2019t hesitate to reach out for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stacyblackman.com\/contact\/\">complimentary analysis<\/a>\u00a0of your candidacy. We\u2019re here to help!<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stacyblackman.com\/blog\/insead-mba-essays\/\">INSEAD MBA Essays for 2023-2024<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stacyblackman.com\">Stacy Blackman Consulting - MBA Admissions Consulting<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The INSEAD MBA application for the August 2024 intake is now live. 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