Ask Arindam@Career Launcher - How to ace GD-PI stage of various b-schools!

[shreyash_d]

Hello Arindam,

My Profile as follows
10th std : 84.4 %
12th std :69.3 %
B.E - 60.1 % in E &TC

Expected CAT Score : 92 ( 35- QA, 37- DI, 20 - VA)

My Work -Ex is as follows
21 months in Tech Mahindra as a Performance Analyst (Networking related job).
16 months in Family Business related to Auto Parts Job work

I want to pursue my M.B.A in Operations. What will be the weightage given to in my interview ? Networking , Telecom (my academic qualification) or manufacturing industry (family business)..which one vil b given a higher weightage as per u.

What r the questions that can crop up related to family business ?

Thanks,
Shreyash.

[mandar_mdd]

Hi Arindam,

WIth a big boom in IT sector in India, most of the junta from Non-IT background is choosen for IT jobs. Myself, a chemical technologist (specialisation in food tech) working for an IT company since 2.5 years.. Unfortunately, I am not expert both at IT as well as chemical tech due to this migration.

My query is, with such different academic & professional backgrounds, how to handle the hurdles related to technical stuff in PI's? In most probability which way is the PI bound to tilt- technical knowledge of my acads stream or work ex related technical stuff?

also, in this limited time, which area shud i focus more to be prepared for the possible technical PI's (again acads or work ex related technical?)

[rajni22]

hello sir dis is riya..
i passed my grad in B.Sc biotech in 2007 with 70%.
due to unavailablity of all certificate i was unable 2 take admission last year.
they wil going to ask me,what r u doing 4m last 1 year?then wat should i reply..actually i was preparing 4 cat....reply me soon.....

[nish19n]

Hello Arindam,

ISB has rolled out its second phase of admission process - PI.
I hold a score of 600 in the GMAT and have been called for an interview. I am a post grad in Marketing & communications from Xaviers Institute of Communications, Mumbai. I have 5 years of experience in the hospitality industry - 2 yrs of Front office operations follwed by 3 yrs of Corporate Sales & Marketing. Been married for almost 2 yrs and on a sabbatical from work since then, post my relocation. What should i expect in the PI? How should I prepare? Look fwd to your answer.

Thanks,
Nish

[ria01]

hello sir,
this is ria...i have applied for simc and if i clear the first round..the second round wud obviously be GD/PI..it wud be immensely helpful if i get an idea about the variety of GD topics they usually ask,as in arey they necessarily from the general affairs or abstract..i have applied for ADVERTISING..kindly shed some light on the same..thank u..

[optimist1983]

helo arindam sir,

sir i am a doctor and have applied for all the institutes and expecting call from evry college, 2-3 iims,schmrd,sibm,nmims...

problem i am facing is that i hav shown work exp of 9 months as a medical representative in a pharmaceutical company in my profile in evry collge but infct i dnt hav any work exp.i just knw a bit abt this being a doctor.an u tell me what all sort of ques they wil ask,what all shud i do to grasp better abt this field so that m able to justify my work exp?

[deepakkumar]

i ve 59.66% marks in my 10th board & 52.66 in 12th board besides to cbse.its state board jharkhand.then i moved to faridabad here i took admission b.sc medical & now i m in my final year of this degree with percentage 57.66.tell me how to prepare for my gdpi now that i can achieve a good college.i m also a cl student.

[RaksRox]

hi puys...count me here tooo

[amit singh1976]

i am a B.Tech working in up govt having 5 years of exp.i was awarded for my work. for the answer introduce yourself how should i go about

[Expert@CL]

Most interviewees when asked to introduce themselves make the mistake of repeating what is there on their CV verbatim. This does not result in an interesting beginning. It is often nice to start by speaking about yourself, beyond what is there in the CV - your family, your beliefs and convictions and even your hobbies! Even if you want to link in your professional achievements, you should try to link it in an interesting manner and project it as something that fits in with your personality, your drive and your ambition to contribute meaningfully to society in some way. It is important to sound a little different from others when you are asked this question.That way your interview will start on a fresh note.