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I emailed both my interview contacts last night. How much time should I give them before following up? And has anyone tried calling or should I stick with emails?

Thanks!

I got my interview contacts today. I was quite happy to learn that one of my interviewers will be in my town next week while I will have to fly out to meet the other one early-mid February. The first thing I did was to pick up the phone and call both of them. They sounded quite nice but I have a feeling that the first guy will be the good cop while the second one will be the bad cop. :lol:

They requested for an email and I sent my application and resume to them. No essay.

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I emailed both my interview contacts last night. How much time should I give them before following up? And has anyone tried calling or should I stick with emails?

Thanks!

From past threads I've read that most people wait up until a week before following up (don't want to bug them too much as they are busy professionals) but the large majority are pretty quick with following up as they are generally pretty keen and enthusiastic on the process. You should definitely keep in mind of your interview deadline though and if it is really bumping up against it you should reach out asap to your coordinator to get a new interviewer or follow up

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Thanks for the replies guys. Turns out one of my interviewers will be out of the country for 3 weeks so hopefully I will get another one assigned soon. Still waiting for the second interviewer to respond. I probably will follow up with a phone call next Monday if I don't hear from him by then (now I know calling is totally acceptable :lol:

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I probably will have to fly up to Silicon Valley (where the second interviewer is located).. kind of surprising since I live in Los Angeles area.. there should be quite a few alumni here!

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FROM Insead Admissions Blog: INSEAD First Impressions: Entrepreneurship, Diversity, and Fun

Well! After a restful visit to the United Kingdom (my first time!), I’m in Singapore, filling out forms and registering for classes. What an intense few days!

Besides the non-stop networking, free-flow of coffee and beer, and soon-to-come crushing academic demands, I’m holding up well. Still quite jet-lagged though.

Few initial observations:

-INSEAD is truly diverse. Working with so many people with unique backgrounds from all over the world challenges you in different ways. You need to have an extremely open mind. Meeting Brazilians, French, Germans, Indians, Singaporeans, and Koreans all in the same room over chicken skewers and Tiger beers is a first for me. You will be pushed outside your comfort zone.

-INSEAD is social. It’s all about building relationships and there certainly are numerous opportunities to connect and exchange. My email account has been blasted with invitations to clubs, socials, parties, and get-togethers just in the first day.

Now that I’m on the inside and I have a clearer idea about the program, I can see how INSEAD will really help me accomplish my long-term goals. First, a bit about myself- I know I’m an entrepreneur at heart. I enjoy building ideas and companies with people I love. However, over the last few years, I have struggled to generate the momentum I wanted with my new business ventures. I have three primary goals at INSEAD.

From an entrepreneurship-MBA standpoint, I want to move beyond my vague understandings of how to structure new ventures and develop a clear, more methodical approach to creating new businesses. INSEAD has tons of entrepreneurship resources, so I’m really excited about that.

In terms of supply-chain operations and international trade (my background), I want to learn more about sophisticated supply chain models. INSEAD offers some really strong elective courses, so I am looking forward to taking advantage of those courses in P3/P4. I want to swing back-and-forth between the corporate world and the start-up world, so that I’m not over-leveraged in terms of risk.

Finally, I want to use these experiences as an opportunity to cultivate new relationships with potential co-founders. So far, there are lots of interesting people to meet.

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Hey guys. Congrats for the R1 admits and those of you in R2 who have received interview invites! It would be great if you could update your application status (even for those who unfortunately got dinged) so we can keep the stats up to date and helpful to everyone in this thread and those that may be applying in R3. Thanks!

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I'm thinking to getting in touch with VM, it's been a week and still no details.
Anyone else thinking the same?

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I'm thinking to getting in touch with VM, it's been a week and still no details.
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Got them just now, two separate interviews !

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I'm thinking to getting in touch with VM, it's been a week and still no details.
Anyone else thinking the same?

Got them just now, two separate interviews !

Same here, already set them up. One of them I can already tell is going to be the "bad cop", super curt and a bit rude in emails but hopefully I can charm my way through it, haha.

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I'm thinking to getting in touch with VM, it's been a week and still no details.
Anyone else thinking the same?

Got them just now, two separate interviews !

Same here, already set them up. One of them I can already tell is going to be the "bad cop", super curt and a bit rude in emails but hopefully I can charm my way through it, haha.

Well, good that you have a clue.. go prepared !

I happen to know one of my interviewers already, not sure how would that turn out. :roll:

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Well, good that you have a clue.. go prepared !

I happen to know one of my interviewers already, not sure how would that turn out. :roll:

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Got mine as well. Sent them an email to request a date and time. Lets see how this pans out. Exciting times!!

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I got my two interviewer's on thursday, immediately sent out emails to both of them.
One immediately replied (within 15 minutes) and turns out she works in the same industry and her office is literally 5 minutes walking distance from mine in London. But since she is travelling a lot in the next two weeks and I am as well, we are meeting tomorrow for breakfast.
We live 30 minutes apart in London, which is quite handy.
So I am quite excited about the first one.
Haven't heard back from the second interviewer but am guessing he is really busy, and maybe doesn't check is private email that much. So I will follow up on monday with a call.

Has anyone already interview feedback to share?

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Hi,

I received notification about interviews last Wednesday (Anne Nigl) and the names of the two interviewers the following Friday. Yesterday I completed my first interview. He was a CEO with an engineer sort of background. He asked the usual questions about why MBA, why INSEAD, go through the resume, extracurricular activity/culture shock, and what I do on my spare time. He did not ask anything directly related to my strengths and weaknesses.

When I explained why an MBA, he soon asked "why not taking a job at McKinsey instead?" Himself having experience from that company. He also mentioned several times that he wasnt too sure about the significance of the interviews.. In the end he didnt give me any hit related to my fit to INSEAD, he said he had to look at the application form before he knew what to fill in (!!!). Maybe he was just giving me a hard time, who knows ;-)

But it was a nice and informal atmosphere.

My next interview is on Wednesday. I will prepare even more for that one, being clearer on goals, achievements etc, it needs to be excellent!!

Anyone else in here from Scandinavia btw?

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Hey guys, I need some advice. I got my interviewers a week ago and immediately emailed them. I heard back from one but the other has been radio silent. After how long do you think I should go back to my coordinator and see what to do?

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I got my interviewers on Monday. Emailed both right away, one of them scheduled immediately. After 4 days the other one had not replied, so i emailed my coordinator to keep her in the loop. She told me that lets wait till Monday (7days from sending him the email) and get back to me if he doesnt reply by Monday. For me thats tomorrow.

Keeping the admissions coordinator in the loop is always a good idea. They can advice the appropriate steps.

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FROM Insead Admissions Blog: The beginning – for a partner.

A week hasn’t even passed yet, and it already feels like a month. Settling down. The house. The meetings to attend. New people. Knowing where you can buy stuff. Not too sure what to do, but at the same time having so much ahead.

To make sure I keep myself sane, I will make sure I have a routine. Practice sports (not the gym, but runs in the forest – this landscape is really nice, and the cold is perfectly fine to stand), clean the house and work on a photography book – which is my plan for this year.

YouTube has been my best friend. Not only to iron shirts, for example, but to learn how to actually work with photography.

Besides, lunches, breakfasts and dinners are always being arranged to make sure partners are not too alone and actually have a great time while here.

So far, so good!

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I've got one scheduled later this week, other hasn't replied yet. It's been three days but considering it was a weekend, I think I'll wait couple of days more before contacting adcom.
The interview's contact number is there in the introduction email but I'm a bit reluctant to give her a call.

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Have you tried calling?

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I had similar issues coordinating interviews in R1. I am from real estate industry with goals to change functions in the same industry. The initial two interviewers allotted to me were 1. from current industry and 2. extensive experience in my target function. Unfortunately, one never responded and the second one was super busy so couldn't coordinate. The new set of interviewers had little or no relation to my industry, which I believe can be a downside depending on how you see it. I would recommend writing to your coordinator if you don't hear from the interviewers within a week.

There was a marked difference in the tonal quality of both interviews. One was very chit-chatty sorts, the younger alumni just got a gist of my background and we then had conversations about random topics including latest in politics, etc. My guess is they are just trying to assess how well you engage with people and if you can make an interesting conversation. The second interviewer though was very curt, he drilled deep into why I changed each job (I had 3 job changes), how it all fits in with my goals, why only MBA (why not M.Fin or Masters in real estate, etc) and why INSEAD (why not some other schools). I would strongly advice to be prepared for this variety of questions and try not to push back if any of your assumptions/claims is being questioned.

Good luck to all interviewing soon...