IMD 2013 - Calling All Applicants

Slightly freaked out with the Sept 01 deadline. Does 'application should be submitted by Sept 01. Cut-off time is 22:59, GMT + 1' mean should be submitted by 23:59 on Aug 31 or by 23:59 on Sept 01? URGENT

Hi all,


I applied to IMD R4 and got the call for the interview 3 days ago for either 14 or 21 Sep.

Does anyone have a idea about how to do prepare for the interview and any examples of the short presentation and the type of cases studies.

I'm new on the forum and I can say it has very useful info - so thanks a lot guys

Hi all,


I applied to IMD R4 and got the call for the interview 3 days ago for either 14 or 21 Sep.

Does anyone have a idea about how to do prepare for the interview and any examples of the short presentation and the type of cases studies.

I'm new on the forum and I can say it has very useful info - so thanks a lot guys

R3 Applicant; offered a place on the waitlist. Worst day of my life.

Do we have any folks here who are in a similar situation?

Any ideas whether the R4 calls for interview are completed?

Thank you guys for all the updates! I got confused with the interview dates regarding locations so I'm adding this information for R2.

So this is how the current tally look like (those who have more information please feel free to update it).
*R1: only in Lausanne, right?
- March 8th - out of 7: 7 accepted (2 confirmed, 5 declined the offer)
- March 23rd - out of 6: 5 accepted (5 confirmed), 1 unknown
- March 27th - out 5: 2 accepted (2 confirmed), 2 waitlisted, 1 unknown
- March 30th - out of 4: 2 accepted (1 confirmed, 1 declined the offer), 2 waitlisted
-April 3rd - out of 7: 2 accepted (2 confirmed), 5 waitlisted
Total - out of 29: 18 accepted (12 confirmed, 6 declined the offer), 9 waitlisted, 2 unknown

*R2
- May 11th (Lausanne) - out of 7: 3 accepted (1 confirmed, 1 declined, ...), 3 waitlisted, 1 unknown
- May 15th (Lausanne) - out 8: 4 accepted, 1 waitlisted, 3 unknown
- May 22nd (Lausanne) – out of 8: 3 accepted, 2 waitlisted, 2 denied, 1 unknown
- May 24th (SGP) - out of 9: 5 waitlisted, 2 denied, 2 unknown
- May 25th (SGP) - out of 8: 8 unknown ?!
- May 25th (Lausanne) - out of 8: 2 accepted, 6 unknown
- May 27th (HK) - out of 8: 3 accepted, 5 unknown
- May 29th (Lausanne) ??
- June 1st (Lausanne) - out of 8: 3 accepted, 3 waitlisted, 2 denied
Total (incomplete) - out of 64: 18 accepted (1 declined so far), 14 waitlisted, 6 denied, 26 unknown

*Total R1 & R2 - out of 93: 36 accepted (29 confirmed? 7 declined the offer so far), 23 waitlisted, 6 denied, 28 unknown

Missing data: confirmation of additional interview dates, outcome of May 25th interview (how many interviewed, accepted etc), how many accepted candidate confirmed the offer for R2, and 28 unknown status.

Dear All,

Any clue how many seats already occupied and how many are waitlisted ? Some of the Aug and Sept interviews are pending - so roughly 30 seats should be available.

Thanks

Is anybody attending IMD interview process on September 28? Since I will be there on that day, I would like to know the fellow comrades. Feel free to PM me. Thanks!

Qwerty

Hi

Me too, same date. What is your profile? Anyone else here for the same date? Its good to know each other before we actually meet

Hi guys,

Have been away from this forum, because I had my assessment day in on the 15th May, and was travelling in france after that. Although I must say, I didn't enjoy the beautiful weather of the south, because my thoughts were mostly elsewhere, worrying about whether IMD will accept me or not.

I got a call from them today at 0830 (swiss time) and they have offered me a place. Now next challenge: funding.

Anyway, this forum has been really helpful and let me add to all those great posts that people have posted describing their assessment days in 2012 and 2013.

1. Impromptu case: No need for preparation. You can just practice a bit on transparency and try making 3 slides for short cases. The case would be a really one-page case and anyone will be able to give recommendations. Really very simple, just monitor time and be organized on paper and on slides. tips:
a) Don't make more than 3/4 slides, for you'll run out of time (5 min. and yes they'll stop you.)
b) Tell them what you are going to tell them, Tell them, and Tell them what you told them (always have a summary slide which synthesizes all you say).
c) Every one will have the same problem, so unless you are going first, don't repeat the problem, will save you some time.
d) There is a men's room near the interview rooms. In your break (after the preparation and before the presentations) go there and practice in front of the huge mirror; time yourself. Practice gives confidence, and confidence improves performance.
e) The group will have to come back and will be given additional info. Please work well together. No need to assert your point strongly to the group. If you guys come up with a brilliant plan because of you, but you were obnoxious to one or two people, you won't get through. Team-work is the name of the game.

2. Big Case - you'll be given a case which will be discussed by an IMD teacher to see how you interact with the group and simulate a real class. This I think is the easiest part of the day. Tips:
a) Pre-prepare - I don't think we shouldn't pre-prepare, as some people advised. Google google and then google. You'd find some thing or the other. If you know a bit about the history of the case or what happened next, it will only improve your understanding and you'd definitely be able to contribute.
b) Just relax. You will be with many people and focus will only be on you when you are speaking
c) When speaking be polite, find a good chance to speak, don't cut-off any body; basics really.
d) Add your perspective on the matter, your personal spin. e.g. In my city/country this happens and so this company won't perform well. It will add variety to the discussion.
e) You will be asked to do a few tasks in groups. Here is where you need to watch out. Be a team player! Courteous, kind and allowing. Draw in somebody who is not speaking (brownie points there)
f) Finally, speak little, but speak sense and add something new or build on somebody else's comments

3. Interview - Standard is the word here. Although I had one at the end of the day and it was anything but standard; quick, and a pressure kind: Everybody wants to do this these days, you are over-confident etc. But don't worry, rest of the gang had a standard interview. why MBA/IMD sort.
a) Again, prepare.
b) Use the loo if you want to, to practice
c) I listed the stories that I wanted to share and matched them with questions i could anticipate.
d) I used a SARR template (Situation, Actions I took, Result and Reflection); It just makes your stories concise and to the point. Add the learning bit to it, just tells the other person that you are somebody who reflects on his actions/successes/failures.
e) Be yourself, and be confident. They are just testing you. Try to warm up your speaking, by narrating your stories or your history, or your CV with the participants on that day, so that you are warmed up and will fire away from the start in your interview.

Good luck to all.

Oh yes, we had 8 people; in true IMD style: a Pakistani (me), a brazillian, an israeli, a swiss, a polish, a russian, a greek, an american. (Latest news: 4 selected, 1 waitlisted, others - don't know)

As far as I am aware the intervies for R4 applicants started on 7 September and are running on Tuesdays and Fridays.

I applied on 1 August at 23:05 and received a call on Friday, 24 August at around 17:20 (a surprise!). For the interview I took the first possible date, which was 7 September. I felt so tense from 24 August all the way through today that I didn't even feel like sharing my experience. I know that some of the other candidates employed the same tactics. (And we followed this thread wondering why no one is posting!)

I asked Marine to forward my contact to other candidates for the interview so 4 of us met the evening before the interview. I strongly recommend it, a bit of familiarity helps in reducing the tension. After all, your profiles are likely to be quite different and none of the other candidates is a threat to you.

Finally, my call came today at 18:23 CET. I am in, yaaay. I am a female from Slovenia with strong results in academia and project manager experience. I doubt that anyone can match my profile. I heard only from one other candidate, I think he got a call shortly after I did.

For your lists:
- September 7th - out of 6: (2 accepted, 4 unknown).