INSEAD MiM 2022 Intake: Calling All Applicants

Hello! I had my interview today.
It was majorly what I had expected after talking to people. General questions like Why MiM? Why INSEAD? Long-term and Short-term goal, etc.,
One of the questions that was out of the blue was - ’Given your work experience in this particular sector, what are the innovations in this sector that you think will leave a long lasting impression on the economy?’
After these questions, which took about half an hour, he asked me whether I had any questions for him. I had done my research and we engaged in a conversation for another half an hour. This was the most important part of the interview according to me. Because everyone will prepare for the basic questions, it is the questions and discussion that you have other than these questions are what lets the interviewer know you as a person.

Based on my interview and talking to people I would suggest 3 things:
1) Make concise and point-wise answers to general questions and discuss your answers with someone whose opinion you trust.
2) You are going to be nervous, accept this and train yourself to remember the bullet points for your specific answers. Nervousness is going to make you rephrase the answers, which will only make you sound human and not too rehearsed, so remembering the exact point that you want to convey will help.
3) Take your time to answer when faced with a curve ball. There is no correct answer, just correct approach.
4) Research about your interviewer so that you have things to discuss. If you visit their LinkedIn profile, make sure to take a screenshot so don’t have to revisit the profile again and again.

Have fun.