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ISB
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Admitted
Status:
Online
Interviewed on:
4 years ago May 7, 2022
4 years ago May 7, 2022 06:05
Finally, it's over for me-
Just finished with the interview ☺️
My exp-
It was good
2alums and 1Adcom member. (alums both senior 2006 and 2014batch, residing in Sydney)
Mainly focused on my resume...
So please guys make sure to refer to what you have mentioned...
Mostly on what you did
How u did it..
Hobbies at the end
One tip- what you have mentioned u should be able to give
Background and be thorough.
It went well... conversational and both of them were friendly!
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Now finger crossed ...that I make it👍🙏🙏 Jai Shree Ram🙏
Interview date- 24t Oct 2021(8 AM Morning)
Applied In round 1 Deadline
Invitation to interview received on 17th Oct 2021
Tip - be calm and composed, if feel anxious ask him or her for a moment to breathe and carry on
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ISB
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Admitted
Status:
Online
Interviewed on:
4 years ago May 7, 2022
4 years ago May 7, 2022 06:05
My interview was conducted today and it last for around 25 mins. The following questions were asked
1) What do you to enjoy?
2) What do you use YouTube for? Tell me something that’s completely unusual
3) What are you roles at your company?
4) Short term long term goals-> Why MBA -> Why ISB. Grilled on Post MBA goals
5) What the differences between Japan and Thailand in terms of professional work (my work ex involved a lot of interaction with teams abroad)
6) Since your goals are very niche and few companies hire at ISB, how do you intend to go about it?
7) Is there something you’d like to ask us?
On the whole, the interview was less conversational, and was more about grilling. Questions were majorly around the application. For preparations, I used Preppie’s interview training and 2 on 1 mock. It was really helpful and gave a good valuable perspective before going into the actual interview.
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ISB
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Interviewed
Status:
Off Campus with Alumni
Interviewed on:
4 years ago May 7, 2022
4 years ago May 7, 2022 06:05
I was interviewed by a panel of 3 alumni.
After my introduction(where I talked about my post ISB goals), the interview was focused on those goals. The first set of interview questions were around generic topics in the domain and situational questions.
The next set of questions were around my current role, situations where I had to collaborate with other teams, and my most difficult stakeholder interaction. I narrated the situations and there were follow-up questions on each of those.
In the end, we talked about ISB, what I am looking for, and what I would be bringing to the table.
I asked a few questions and we chatted for a few minutes before ending the interview.
I really want to thank Preppie for their help during my preparation. As a reapplicant this year, I was unsure about the narrative and branding that I need to develop as part of my application(mostly because I didn't get through last year). They helped me in those aspects and introduced me to multiple ISB alumni, who reviewed my application and shared feedback. This gave me that much-needed confidence while applying and during my interview.
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ISB
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Interviewed
Status:
Online
Interviewed on:
4 years ago May 7, 2022
4 years ago May 7, 2022 06:05
My interview was scheduled for 12:00 PM, and there was no movement up till 12:15 PM. The actual interview started at 12:20 PM.
The panel had 3 people, 2 alums (1 male and senior, another female and comparatively junior) and an adcom member. The question were started by the male alum and the female alum followed. The questions were around the following:
1. Tell me about your academics and work experience to date. Cross questions on the same, actually a lot of cross questions.
2. Case study on my work domain, and further grilling around the same.
3. Another case study and this time my academic knowlege being put to test, as far as possible.
4. A question about my hobby and how I became the captain of my cricket team.
5. Question on conflict management.
6. Case study on my hobby (cricket)
7. Asked me about my another hobby, that is shayari writing, and I was asked to deliver a couple of shayaris.
8. Do you have any question for us
9. As a counter question to the question that I asked, I was asked about my short term goal and why that?
10. What if you get into PGP, sabbatical or resignation.
The interview was very interactive and the panel was very well aware of what they are asking and what they should ask. My both, academic as well as professional knowledge was put to test. 90% of the interview was work related and the interview lasted for around 45 minutes in toto.
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Owen Vanderbilt
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Admitted
Status:
Off Campus with Student
Interviewed on:
4 years ago May 7, 2022
4 years ago May 7, 2022 06:05
My interview was with a 2nd year student.
The questions were very generic.
1. Tell me about yourself.
2. Walk me through your resume.
3. Why MBA?
4. Why Owen?
5. How do you see yourself spending your time at Owen?
6. Tell me about a time when you made a mistake.
7. How would your supervisor describe you.
8. How would a friend/colleague describe you.
9. How do you see yourself spending your time at Owen?
10. What has your experience with diversity. What will you bring to Owen?
11. What all things you like to do beyond your professional work?
12. Short term goals.
The interviewer was super friendly and made me feel so comfortable so that I can be myself.
All the best to every one!
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ISB
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Interviewed
Status:
Online
Interviewed on:
4 years ago May 7, 2022
4 years ago May 7, 2022 06:05
Hi all,
Was interviewed today with 2 alums, which lasted for about 35 minutes. Questions were inclined more towards the behavioral side
After a brief introduction of themselves, they asked me the following questions.
- Failure
- Exciting aspects of your job
- Tricky experience
- Biggest Achievement
- How do you resolve conflicts
- Difference of opinions with team and supervisor
- Why MBA, back up plan without an MBA
- Questions for us
they had asked to give specific examples from your work. Above is the order of questions I was asked in.
Conversational Experience.
Would like to thank the Strategy4Gmat team who helped me with my interview prep. They had amazing feedbacks and helped me structure my answers in a way that is crisp, up to the point, and convincing. I had signed up for 3 Mocks and all the post mock feedbacks were insightful.
All the best guys!!
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ISB
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Interviewed
Status:
Off Campus with Alumni
Interviewed on:
4 years ago May 7, 2022
4 years ago May 7, 2022 06:05
Hi All,
Got interviewed today.
The interviewer tried his best to maintain a tension free environment during the interview.
I was interviewed by two alums of ISB. One was from US and one from Canada.
1. It started with introduction
2. walk us through your workex.
3. What do you think about the HRM market space and why the
product you are working on is a disrupter.
4. Why you think SAP won't be able to improve or come up with new
product. (Because I mentioned how SAP is growing old)
5. Why you want an MBA. (Grilled me a lot around this question)
6. Why you think you can not switch into product management
within your current organization.
7. Why you need an MBA to fill in your skills gap if you can learn this
even from joining a start up of starting one. ( I wasn't convincing
on this one)
8. What you think is stopping you from going to a product
management line now? And how ISB will help.
9. How you will contribute towards ISB.
10. Have you ever asked your managers for your desired role or
informed them about your goals.
I was grilled around this Why MBA question and I am not sure about how satisfactory my answers were. Overall it was a good interview. Will update this once I receive the final decision.
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Yale
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Admitted
Status:
Online
Interviewed on:
4 years ago May 7, 2022
4 years ago May 7, 2022 06:05
Interview with second-year student and it was very conversational but very fast. It was not stiff as we inserted a few jokes here and there. Personally, it was a very interesting 30 minutes and I learned a lot from her.
1. I read your resume. In 1-2 minutes, can you share a professional achievement that you are proudest of?
2. Time you listened and had to consider perspective of other.
Follow-up: Were there a different perspective that you brought into the discussion
3. ST/ LT career goals
4. Why MBA
5. Why Yale SOM
6. What does your quote mean to you and how does that tie to your professional interest?
7. (Read Dean's quote) How would you contribute to the diversity of the community and to yourself
8. Any questions for me?
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Kelley
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Denied with Interview
Status:
Online
Interviewed on:
4 years ago May 7, 2022
4 years ago May 7, 2022 06:05
I interviewed with a 2nd year FTMBA student. It was very free flowing, casual, & conversational, lasting about an hour. The last 15 minutes were my questions for them. I walked away from the process feeling positive, plus the interviewer's hobbies were similar to mine.
It was over zoom though the adcom asked for my Skype username in the appointment email confirmation. I wore a formal business attire & interviewer was dressed much more casually.
The interviewer told me about themselves, then I answered the usual "walk me through your resume," "Why MBA?" and "Why Kelley" questions, kind of interweaving the lattermost two questions into the resume walkthrough. The most interesting subsequent question pertained to how Kelley is a such collaborative institution, so "what role do I see myself playing in such scenarios?"
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Tuck
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Interviewed
Status:
Off Campus with Student
Interviewed on:
4 years ago May 7, 2022
4 years ago May 7, 2022 06:05
* Tell me a bit about yourself and why you took the decisions you did
* ST/LT Goals
* Tell me about your leadership style through a significant leadership experience
* Tell me about your proudest personal and professional achievement
* Tell me about a time you received negative feedback and how that shaped your thinking
* Why Tuck
* Anything else I missed
* Any questions for me
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Kellogg
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Admitted
Status:
Off Campus with Adcom
Interviewed on:
4 years ago May 7, 2022
4 years ago May 7, 2022 06:05
Zoom interview with an Admissions Committee member. Lasted ~30 minutes + 10 minutes of my questions
Walk me through your resume
- Diverse team experience?
- Biggest accomplishment?
- Leadership experience (demonstrated leadership)?
- ST/LT goals?
- Plan B?
- Why MBA?
- Why Kellogg?
- Any questions for me?
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ISB
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Interviewed
Status:
Online
Interviewed on:
4 years ago May 7, 2022
4 years ago May 7, 2022 06:05
The Interview was Online and was scheduled on 09.10.2021
The Panelists - 3 in nos , all 3 from 2019 ISB batch, decent and interactive, polite and composed.
The Questions - They started that , as they know mostly about my proflie,
1)why don't I provide them with basic idea about my work profile ?
2) Follow-up Questions
3) Why ISB ?
4) Why MBA ?
5) Hypo Qstn - If i were you, which business i would have put my money into ?
6) Several Industry related Qstns, but strictly nothing from Essays
7) Anything you would like to ask from us ?
I took mocks from Preppe and it helped me a lot for preparing towards the Actual interview
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Kellogg
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Admitted
Status:
Online
Interviewed on:
4 years ago May 7, 2022
4 years ago May 7, 2022 06:05
Zoom interview with an Admissions Committee member. Lasted ~1 hour and was very conversational and pleasant!
1. Walk me through your resume
2. Typical day at current job
3. Greatest accomplishment
4. Time where I worked with a diverse team and rewards/challenges
5. Two times where I received feedback / what I did/learned
6. Have you had any direct reports
7. Tell me about some leadership roles you have had / share a leadership example
8. What is your leadership style
9. Have you had any direct reports
10. What are 2-3 words your colleagues would use to describe you
11. What is your ST/LT career goals
12. Why MBA
13. Why Kellogg
12. Questions for me
Hope this helps! Feel free to DM me with any questions or if you just wanna chat further :)
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Kellogg
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Admitted
Status:
Online
Interviewed on:
4 years ago May 7, 2022
4 years ago May 7, 2022 06:05
I had a interview with an adcom member who is also an alum.
1) Why did you choose your undergraduate major? Tell me in one sentence.
2) Tell me about all the positions that you held in your professional life? Why did you switch jobs?
3) Share a experience in which you work with a diverse team and what challenges did you face?
4) what is your leadership style and how do you manage your team?
5) Why kellogg?
6) Short term and long term goals?
7) Anything that you want to share that I haven't asked?
Afterwards, I asked few questions and at the end we had a discussion on Covid situation in my country and in US.
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Darden
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Admitted
Status:
Online
Interviewed on:
4 years ago May 7, 2022
4 years ago May 7, 2022 06:05
I was selected as a participant of the Diversity Conference and that's how I got my interview. I was interviewed by the Associate Director of Global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Recruiting at Darden. He started by introducing himself and set the expectations of the interview. He mentioned that I was expected to set the tone of the interview. He was super candid and made sure that I felt at ease. He asked me to take him through the events leading to where I am today. The introduction and monologue went on for 20 minutes after which he asked a few questions.
1. ST,LT goals and why
2. Why MBA
3. Why Darden
4. Major challenges I think I'd face at business school
5. Leadership failure
6. My experience with DEI
7. Anything I'd like to add that has not been covered
8. Questions for the interviewer
I really enjoyed the conversation and I feel that the interview went well. The overall interview lasted 45 minutes, I think.
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ISB
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Admitted
Status:
Online
Interviewed on:
4 years ago May 7, 2022
4 years ago May 7, 2022 06:05
The panel consisted of two alums and one member from the adcom team (video off and on mute). Both of them were friendly and interactive in nature.
It started with an introduction, post which the questions were asked as follows:-
1. Tell me about your role at your current firm.
2. Follow-up question on my different roles and how I handle them.
3. Since, I have a gap in my profile due to CSE preparation, so is Civil Services still your dream?
4. Follow-up question on what was my learnings from the preparation?
5. How do you see the 1-year MBA v/s 2-year MBA?
6. Then they discussed and asked about my responsibility at the previous company?
7. What has been the major achievement at the workplace? (some discussion around this.)
8. Why do you want to do MBA at this point in time?
9. Tell us about one of the leadership experiences you had in your entire journey.
10. Since, I mentioned current affairs as one of my hobbies, they asked me about the Evergrande crisis and its impact on India?
11. Next, How you will contribute to the ISB?
12. Any questions for us?
Overall, the interview was very conversational and revolved around my work-life. For the interview preparation, I took help from the preppie. The team really helped me in providing valuable inputs and organizing my answers. The feedback they provided assisted me a lot in a real-time interview.
Finally, I wish all the best to all ISB aspirants.
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ISB
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Admitted
Status:
Online
Interviewed on:
4 years ago May 7, 2022
4 years ago May 7, 2022 06:05
The panel consisted of three alum along with a member from the adcom (who was on mute all throughout and did not participate in the discussion). There were brief introductions from the panel and we jumped right into my profile bypassing the traditional 'Tell us about yourself'.
The interview was conversational with them trying to understand why I would want to do an MBA as opposed to a Masters in Public Policy given my experience in the public sector.
A few questions that tested my knowledge related to government scheme implementation, stubble burning, and farm laws were asked.
Behavioral questions were how I deal with failure, how I define success, and describe myself in one word.
About ISB, they asked what resources I would utilize at ISB, and what 'fun things' I would want to do at ISB.
Overall, the interviewers were very friendly and asked to-the-point questions.
I would also like to give a huge shoutout to Preppie, I took their 2-on-1 mock interview prior to the real thing and the advice they gave me was golden. Highly recommend it to all those who received an ISB admissions invite.
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Tepper
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Interviewed
Status:
Online
Interviewed on:
4 years ago May 7, 2022
4 years ago May 7, 2022 06:05
My zoom interview was with Jackie Otto.
Same as other Tepper interview debrief in the past year, she started by Saying this is a blind interview and that she only has my resume in hand. The tone was very conversational. There are no awkward follow up questions asked.
My questions were (although I cannot remember exactly how she phrased them)
1. Tell me about yourself
2. What's you goal after MBA
3. Plan B
4. TMAT when you solve big problems or achieve great result
5. TMAT when you face a difficult situation
6. What method do you use to learn new professional skills
7. TMAT when a person/colleague influenced your work/life.
8. TMAT when you have international experience
9. Why Tepper
Hope this helps.
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Stanford GSB
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Interviewed
Status:
Off Campus with Alumni
Interviewed on:
4 years ago May 7, 2022
4 years ago May 7, 2022 06:05
1. Why Mba?
2. Tell me about a time you dealt with a difficult team member?
3. Tell me about a time you build something from scratch?
4. Tell me about your proudest achievement
5. What do you want to do post MBA?
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Goizueta
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Admitted
Status:
Off Campus with Adcom
Interviewed on:
4 years ago May 7, 2022
4 years ago May 7, 2022 06:05
I had my interview with Susan Mellage. The interview started with Susan asking me to talk about my background, and she also talked about hers. It was very conversational and she was very easy to talk to.
1. Tell me about yourself?
2. Why an MBA and why now?
3. Tell me about a time you led your team to be successful, and why do you think you were successful?
4. Example of a time you got constructive criticism.
5. Short-term and long-term goals.
6. What I would like to get out of the MBA program
7. How I would contribute to the MBA program
Overall, I felt like it went great!
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