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Calling all ISB PGP Applicants - (2023 Intake) Class of 2024

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Re: Calling all ISB PGP Applicants - (2023 Intake) Class of 2024 [#permalink] New post   11 Nov 2022, 00:27
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I don’t know about others...Our numbers are these + more that came in later..and I don’t have a 100% track record. 89% calls so far. Also, LinkedIn allows a maximum of 9 pictures..


No no, Sir. Not you. There is a very famous consultant who does that. His comment section is also disabled.

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Re: Calling all ISB PGP Applicants - (2023 Intake) Class of 2024 [#permalink] New post   11 Nov 2022, 00:29
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That brings me to the question and a genuine problem I’m grappling with ..how do you think admissions consultants should market themselves so that the quality is shown upfront? Numbers, written testimonials, etc all can be fudged and aren’t trustworthy as a number of you already feel. Hence, video testimonials are way to go. As a candidate, what else can we do to demonstrate quality upfront?
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Re: Calling all ISB PGP Applicants - (2023 Intake) Class of 2024 [#permalink] New post   11 Nov 2022, 00:32
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I don’t know about others...Our numbers are these + more that came in later..and I don’t have a 100% track record. 89% calls so far. Also, LinkedIn allows a maximum of 9 pictures..


No no, Sir. Not you. There is a very famous consultant who does that. His comment section is also disabled.

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There was a time when that consultant posted that he had 300-400 shortlists. Seemed a bit unbelievable to me.

MananS4G, you're a brilliant person. You have helped many aspirants, including me, without even charging a penny. So, irrespective of the numbers, you will always hold a very regard.
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Re: Calling all ISB PGP Applicants - (2023 Intake) Class of 2024 [#permalink] New post   Updated on: 11 Nov 2022, 00:34
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No no, Sir. Not you. There is a very famous consultant who does that. His comment section is also disabled.

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Arre, it is a genuine thing. The market is such..based on trust and yet there isn’t much. Hence, a question on how to solve for it. You are future business leaders, give me gyaan rather than worrying about admits that are bot i your hands anymore.

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Originally posted by MananS4G on 11 Nov 2022, 00:33.
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Re: Calling all ISB PGP Applicants - (2023 Intake) Class of 2024 [#permalink] New post   11 Nov 2022, 00:34
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That brings me to the question and a genuine problem I’m grappling with ..how do you think admissions consultants should market themselves so that the quality is shown upfront? Numbers, written testimonials, etc all can be fudged and aren’t trustworthy as a number of you already feel. Hence, video testimonials are way to go. As a candidate, what else can we do to demonstrate quality upfront?


I have been following Dr. Hubert for a while now. He mentions the name of all the candidates who get a shortlist in his post. After taking your client's permission, you can also do the same and tag them as well. That should be the first layer of genuineness according to me.
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Re: Calling all ISB PGP Applicants - (2023 Intake) Class of 2024 [#permalink] New post   11 Nov 2022, 00:43
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That brings me to the question and a genuine problem I’m grappling with ..how do you think admissions consultants should market themselves so that the quality is shown upfront? Numbers, written testimonials, etc all can be fudged and aren’t trustworthy as a number of you already feel. Hence, video testimonials are way to go. As a candidate, what else can we do to demonstrate quality upfront?


I have been following Dr. Hubert for a while now. He mentions the name of all the candidates who get a shortlist in his post. After taking your client's permission, you can also do the same and tag them as well. That should be the first layer of genuineness according to me.


Apart from the video testimonials, you can also invite a select successful candidates in the webinars that you conduct. They can share their stories which will have a more genuine feel. You can invite different set of candidates in different webinars.
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Re: Calling all ISB PGP Applicants - (2023 Intake) Class of 2024 [#permalink] New post   Updated on: 11 Nov 2022, 02:03
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That brings me to the question and a genuine problem I’m grappling with ..how do you think admissions consultants should market themselves so that the quality is shown upfront? Numbers, written testimonials, etc all can be fudged and aren’t trustworthy as a number of you already feel. Hence, video testimonials are way to go. As a candidate, what else can we do to demonstrate quality upfront?

For admits, having the testimonial page redirect to the LinkedIn profile seems trustworthy

In Bangalore, there were 8 panels and each panel took around 6 interviews/day

approximately 50 people/day. Isb’s website lists 18 days for interviews which caps the in person interviews to approx 900

Assuming each city had 8 panels

Originally posted by Gaudapada on 11 Nov 2022, 01:55.
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Re: Calling all ISB PGP Applicants - (2023 Intake) Class of 2024 [#permalink] New post   11 Nov 2022, 02:05
Hyderabad on 8th oct had 10 panels atleast and each took 10+ interviews, per day.
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Re: Calling all ISB PGP Applicants - (2023 Intake) Class of 2024 [#permalink] New post   11 Nov 2022, 02:05
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MananS4G wrote:
That brings me to the question and a genuine problem I’m grappling with ..how do you think admissions consultants should market themselves so that the quality is shown upfront? Numbers, written testimonials, etc all can be fudged and aren’t trustworthy as a number of you already feel. Hence, video testimonials are way to go. As a candidate, what else can we do to demonstrate quality upfront?

For admits, having the testimonial page redirect to the LinkedIn profile seems trustworthy

In Bangalore, there were 8 panels and each panel took around 6 interviews/day

approximately 50 people/day. Isb’s website lists 18 days for interviews which caps the in person interviews to approx 900

Assuming each city had 8 panels


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Re: Calling all ISB PGP Applicants - (2023 Intake) Class of 2024 [#permalink] New post   11 Nov 2022, 02:06
Seems like a good guesstimation question to be asked in an interview 😛
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Re: Calling all ISB PGP Applicants - (2023 Intake) Class of 2024 [#permalink] New post   11 Nov 2022, 02:07
I’m assuming hyderabad has the highest number of panels. Even taking the high estimate of people/panel, it’s 1800
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Re: Calling all ISB PGP Applicants - (2023 Intake) Class of 2024 [#permalink] New post   11 Nov 2022, 02:07
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MananS4G wrote:
That brings me to the question and a genuine problem I’m grappling with ..how do you think admissions consultants should market themselves so that the quality is shown upfront? Numbers, written testimonials, etc all can be fudged and aren’t trustworthy as a number of you already feel. Hence, video testimonials are way to go. As a candidate, what else can we do to demonstrate quality upfront?

For admits, having the testimonial page redirect to the LinkedIn profile seems trustworthy

In Bangalore, there were 8 panels and each panel took around 6 interviews/day

approximately 50 people/day. Isb’s website lists 18 days for interviews which caps the in person interviews to approx 900

Assuming each city had 8 panels


Haha. Are you preparing for guesstimates?

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Re: Calling all ISB PGP Applicants - (2023 Intake) Class of 2024 [#permalink] New post   11 Nov 2022, 02:09
Hyderabad, Delhi and Mumbai perhaps had similar numbers..
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Re: Calling all ISB PGP Applicants - (2023 Intake) Class of 2024 [#permalink] New post   Updated on: 11 Nov 2022, 02:10
I remember reading that the application:interview ratio is 8:5 . If we assuming 3000 people applied in R1 last year that still comes to ~2000 interviews which checks out. So we cannot say the number of interviews this year were higher

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For admits, having the testimonial page redirect to the LinkedIn profile seems trustworthy

In Bangalore, there were 8 panels and each panel took around 6 interviews/day

approximately 50 people/day. Isb’s website lists 18 days for interviews which caps the in person interviews to approx 900

Assuming each city had 8 panels


Haha. Are you preparing for guesstimates?

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I was so prepared for a guesstimate question but it never came.

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Re: Calling all ISB PGP Applicants - (2023 Intake) Class of 2024 [#permalink] New post   11 Nov 2022, 02:12
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I remember reading that the application:interview ratio is 8:5 . If we assuming 3000 people applied in R1 last year that still comes to ~2000 interviews which checks out. So we cannot say the number of interviews this year were higher

So max 400 admits...
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~2000 interviews -> 400 admits (20%) also checks out with previous years I believe

If the math doesn’t work then I’ll torture the numbers until it does

Originally posted by Gaudapada on 11 Nov 2022, 02:14.
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If the math doesn’t work then I’ll torture the numbers until it does

Haha...leave something for MBA life...
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Re: Calling all ISB PGP Applicants - (2023 Intake) Class of 2024 [#permalink] New post   11 Nov 2022, 02:19
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If the math doesn’t work then I’ll torture the numbers until it does

Haha...leave something for MBA life...


True. True. You would have to need to use and churn a lot of data in Quantitative Methods and other ops and fin subjects.
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Re: Calling all ISB PGP Applicants - (2023 Intake) Class of 2024 [#permalink] New post   11 Nov 2022, 02:20
is anyone having trouble logging in to the application portal?
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is anyone having trouble logging in to the application portal?

Nope. Works for me. I am nhowever having trouble getting the damn status to change!! :P
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