ISB 2008 - Interviews and Admits

[Shobha2301]

Originally Posted by GNU

I had my interview yesterday. It was short 20 minutes. Overall it was cool with no cross questioning. Before the interview had to write 100 words on 'conflict'. First I was asked to elaborate my entire career. Next question was "What are the criticalities of your job function?" "Why did you change job?". (Actually I had changed my field too, hence had to explain that. My answer seemed to be satisfactory.) Detailed question on how could I solve B'lore traffic situation, as an individual, as an employee, and as police commissioner. (This was a bouncer) What do I do outside work. Told exactly what was written in hobbies section. One was them was reading books. "Which was the last book you read?" was the next question. There was a small discussion on the book. Explain why did you choose the respective recommenders? Answered appropriately. "Why no reco from present company?" . Thats it. Asked no questions to the panel. There were only 2 panel members. One of them apologised for delay in the interview. Probably that explains the short interview. Best of luck to all junta GNU My profile: GMAT 730 / BE electrical / 4+ work ex in electrical field

Hey that's Good to hear, and the traffic question was very interesting isnt it ? ISB team must have been bitten by it

[tusis_2]

So are all the interviews done?
Any clue on when the adcom ll start releasing admits...?

[anu@ISB]

So with it, all interviews for R1 might be over.

And now real wait for result starts. With in 15 days, situation will be clear for all.

Does ne info has been revealed by ISB as they dis for R1 like how many students applied in R2, what is average GMAT score of application

[nitya34]

Many thanks both of you for the reply

IIMA-PGPX has already mailed me back
said "very good profile.Go ahead"

regarding this
"2. What constitutes proof of employment? I submitted tax returns and pay slips from previous years - this was considered sufficient at both ISB and PGPX"

I have been confirmed by Ex ISB-ian that ISB wont consider these as final proof
I need to get resignation accepted
so thats a hitch in the whole process for me

See,I cant predict about Govt policy/rule changes
They will certainly accept resignation one yr down the line
hence no harm writing GMAT
presently Govt is trying to contain the "attrition rate of Gr A officers" which is High in railways/IRS(Even IAS)

anyway
I will be writing GMAT (by March) and 700+ will be my first target
also CFA L-2 in june 2008 is coming up
How good is GMP 2008,XLRI?
any idea?
regards
NM


____________________________
Two aspects to this -
1. Can you leave your job at all, or will it result in penalties - legal or otherwise?
2. What constitutes proof of employment? I submitted tax returns and pay slips from previous years - this was considered sufficient at both ISB and PGPX. If either of these are a constraint, then as someone else suggested, call/email and talk to IIMA/ISB/IIMC. The staff at IIMA and ISB (from experience) are very helpful and will provide quick answers if you ask specific questions.

If you have a time window of up to 5 years to do an MBA, then why not go ahead and give your GMAT right now? The score is valid for 5 years, so you will be able to apply using the same score in the future, once you have been able to resign (or get clarity about the situation). In a lot of ways, it helps to do your GMAT well before starting your application - removes a lot of the tension, and gives you a better idea about where you can apply. Also, if required, you have the luxury of writing it again to improve your score.

All the best.

[DPS1]

Originally Posted by nitya34

Many thanks both of you for the reply

IIMA-PGPX has already mailed me back
said "very good profile.Go ahead"

...
anyway
I will be writing GMAT (by March) and 700+ will be my first target
also CFA L-2 in june 2008 is coming up
How good is GMP 2008,XLRI?
any idea?
regards
NM

Nitya34,
'first target' suggests u may be (subconsciously!) thinking of giving GMAT more than once. I suggest you give it yr best shot first time itself with full preparation. You may refer to GMAT thread on same forum for references on test prep. ATB.
DPS1.

[sperinko]

Are you sure about the below statement ?

Originally Posted by nitya34

Many thanks both of you for the reply


I have been confirmed by Ex ISB-ian that ISB wont consider these as final proof
I need to get resignation accepted
so thats a hitch in the whole process for me

I know some folks go on sabbatical when they join ISB.
That is, they have the option of returning back to their company after the course.

[nitya34]

Sabbatical-->highly possible but I am not sure
as My case is different and I will love to quit and join other corporates/finance world
btw, your blog is awesome
regards

One Up on Dalal Street

Originally Posted by sperinko

Are you sure about the below statement ?


I know some folks go on sabbatical when they join ISB.
That is, they have the option of returning back to their company after the course.

[April2007@ISB]

Originally Posted by anu@ISB

So with it, all interviews for R1 might be over.

And now real wait for result starts. With in 15 days, situation will be clear for all.

Does ne info has been revealed by ISB as they dis for R1 like how many students applied in R2, what is average GMAT score of application

Is your conclusion that all intv. are over fact based or speculation from the forum ? I understand last year Intv went till 2nd Dec and Result was out on 16th Dec. Not sure of the trend this time

[jondil]

Originally Posted by nitya34

I have been confirmed by Ex ISB-ian that ISB wont consider these as final proof
I need to get resignation accepted
so thats a hitch in the whole process for me

I'm missing something here - is the assumption that you need an experience letter/certificate in order to apply, and you need to resign in order to get this letter?

Would suggest getting this verified from ISB rather than past students. I know that I don't have an experience certificate from previous companies, and won't be able to produce one. I also know of a lot of others who would be in a similar situation. Don't know if the rules for proof of experience are different for those working outside India as against in India.

[big_dreams]

Had my interview last week. I think I screwed it up royally.

Questions were pretty much the standard ones. But the interview panel did not seem to be impressed with any of the answers that I gave them. (Or probably they were trying to do a stress interview)

However, I believe I've managed to keep my cool n handle the situation. My interview went on for around 40 minutes, with the last 3 minutes for my questions. (By far the longest interview duration that I've come across.) Still, I've lost all hopes in ISB now. Just preparing myself mentally for a reject by dec.

Does any one have a clue about the interview panel acting dissatisfied n still evaluating something else n eventually selecting the candidate. Just trying to find some consolation from the debacle.