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nomepreocupes

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23 May 2013, 10:07

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One of my interviewers pulled out:(

Whoah there cowboy, not sure the interviewers are supposed to vet you that way! :oops:

lol'd

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23 May 2013, 10:30

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One of my interviewers pulled out:(

Whoah there cowboy, not sure the

interviewers are supposed to vet you that way! :oops:

Happens to a lot of people . Spoke to few alumni and they had their interviewers pull out on them too. So am not surprised .

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23 May 2013, 10:36

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One of my interviewers pulled out:(

Whoah there cowboy, not sure the

interviewers are supposed to vet you that way! :oops:

Happens to a lot of people . Spoke to few alumni and they had their interviewers pull out on them too. So am not surprised .

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You would think such worldly and intelligent people would know that is a dangerous thing to do?

ducceus

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23 May 2013, 10:41

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Chicken,

if we are in a group together at INSEAD, we know who the one with dirty mind is lol

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23 May 2013, 10:48

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Chicken,

if we are in a group together at INSEAD, we know who the one with dirty mind is lol

Yeah, fair enough. But I think we all could use a bit of humour at the moment?

Just about one month to go until I find out that I'm in the 30%!

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23 May 2013, 10:53

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Chicken,

if we are in a group together at INSEAD, we know who the one with dirty mind is lol

Yeah, fair enough. But I think we all could use a bit of humour at the moment?

Just about one month to go until I find out that I'm in the 30%!

what campus you plan to start on ?

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23 May 2013, 10:58

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what campus you plan to start on ?

I dont care. I speak French fluently but my work is in ASIA and CIS. I'll do both if possible. I'm American btw.

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23 May 2013, 11:05

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what campus you plan to start on ?

I dont care. I speak French fluently but my work is in ASIA and CIS. I'll do both if possible. I'm American btw.

well, I plan to start in Fonty and end in Singy, and find job there. I'm Vietnamese, but live in America. I will "try" to learn French between admission time and class start time.

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23 May 2013, 11:10

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I talked like I am a student there. If you say something repeatedly long enough, eventually, it will come true out of sheer willpower lol

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23 May 2013, 11:11

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what campus you plan to start on ?

I dont care. I speak French fluently but my work is in ASIA and CIS. I'll do both if possible. I'm American btw.

well, I plan to start in Fonty and end in Singy, and find job there. I'm Vietnamese, but live in America. I will "try" to learn French between admission time and class start time.

same for me. But I'm not sure on my career prospects in Asia. more likely will return to CIS

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same for me. But I'm not sure on my career prospects in Asia. more likely will return to CIS

Doesn't matter where I work really. I will try to join an international corporation and move around. Asia is jut a base. That's the whole point of studying at INSEAD in the first place.

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23 May 2013, 11:29

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interview tomorrow, been swamped at work. haven't had time to sleep much less prep. yeah... making excuses already.

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interview tomorrow, been swamped at work. haven't had time to sleep much less prep. yeah... making excuses already.

Good luck, my friend. May the force be with you -:)

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My experience / 2cents from the interviews I attended late last year.
I was interviewed by a senior financial analyst from Siemens and the President of large consulting firm (who had just won the award for the 25 Best consultants in the World), both in Chicago, USA. There was no good cop / bad cop strategy in my case. They were both sweet. However they do have the older alumnus / recent alumnus concept in place when they choose the interviewers. The recent alumnus answers the question on "Will I be happy to have this person as my classmate?" and the older alumnus answers the question of "Is this person serious about INSEAD MBA and does this person have what it takes to make it big?". I got this information from talking with the interviewers.
Some of the minor things I would like to throw some light into.
1. Even if you email your interviewer a copy of your application prior to the interview, please take a hard copy with you to share it with them. I emailed my interviewers a copy and both tried opening it on their iPad and it did not open right. The application didn’t open on my iPad either. Luckily I had a hard copy which was much appreciated.
2. Be ready to be surprised with the length of the interview. Everyone I had spoken to prior to my interview unanimously said their interviews lasted between 45-60 mins. But mine was quite different. The interview with the recent alumnus was too friendly and went on for 1hr and 45mins at Starbucks. The other interview lasted 20mins from the time I entered the interviewer's office building back outside the building. It was an express interview.
3. Be Honest. I was questioned on one of my passions. There was really no rationale answer I could give to that question unless I decided to narrate all that had observed from my childhood and my experiences. All I said was "I truly believe in it" and the interviewer was very happy and acknowledged with awe in his eye and a reconfirming head shake. This was the one question that I would say got me my place at INSEAD.
4. As much as people say "Practice before the interview" I would advocate against it. I would advise you to be aware of the questions and know your answers, but I see that practice makes me sound too monotonous and I lose my spontaneity. Know yourself and prepare accordingly.
5. Be assured to be asked the same set of Why MBA? Why now? Why INSEAD? What Next? questions. Read your application essays thoroughly before you go for your interview. My interviewer had my application in front of her and asked very specific questions from my essays.
6. My interviewers appreciated my curiosity to know more about their experience at INSEAD. This also paved way for some side talk which made me feel very comfortable. The older alumnus I interviewed with had attended INSEAD the year of my birth; a fact that fascinated both of us and made us laugh. It was a fun way to start our conversation which put me at ease instantly.
All the best and hope to see you at INSEAD next Jan!

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23 May 2013, 16:26

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thanks for sharing!!! are you September intake class ? Please post profile :D ? good to hear from an admitted students

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Is there a difference between Round 2 and Round 3? For US schools, applicants are advised against applying in round 3 because of the difficulty in getting in as compared to other rounds, but seems like that's not the case with INSEAD. I am planning to apply for Jan14, but don't that I will be ready in June

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24 May 2013, 07:58

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The official line is that same odds, less scholarships. Take that as you will.

On a side note, just finished my interview. Went great, fairly standard questions.

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24 May 2013, 08:04

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The official line is that same odds, less scholarships. Take that as you will.

On a side note, just finished my interview. Went great, fairly standard questions.

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details, man... details....

palak08

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24 May 2013, 09:16

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hey ppl.. I just got the details of the interviewers. mail from HS said that we need to send profile bit of the application. so do we send the entire application or split the pdf, but its a secured file and we cannot really split it

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You need to send first 6 profile pages from the original application unless your interviewer specifically asks for the entire application. You should have received a link to download the interview profile pdf, thats what I got from my coordinator. Do an export data from your original application pdf and import data in the new interview profile pdf.