MIP, Italy Interview call

[desury]

Hi people,

I've got an interview call from MIP, Italy.
(MIP Politecnico di Milano School of Management -Italiano)

They have called the interview as a "motivation interview" any idea what exactly this means?
Also if someone has attended the MIP interview could he / she share with me some info about it?

If someone has any info at all about MIP's International MBA program could he / she please share it with me?
According to the website and some other info MIP is supposed to be rated as a top MBA in Italy in terms of student quality.

Any info shared will be very useful for me in making my final decision.

Thanks and Regards,

Deepak.

[desury]

Seems like no ones heard anything about this university!!!

[tycoon_316]

Hey deepak,

I also read bt this university and seems like its a good one for pursuing MBA in design management...
I was plannin to apply to this unv also... i have a gmat score of 660 and have 3 years work ex abroad

So how was your interview? Have you made it through? did u get any further reviews of this univ?

It would be great if u can share some exp man.....

Thanks
Shankar

Originally Posted by desury

Hi people,

I've got an interview call from MIP, Italy.
(MIP Politecnico di Milano School of Management -Italiano)

They have called the interview as a "motivation interview" any idea what exactly this means?
Also if someone has attended the MIP interview could he / she share with me some info about it?

If someone has any info at all about MIP's International MBA program could he / she please share it with me?
According to the website and some other info MIP is supposed to be rated as a top MBA in Italy in terms of student quality.

Any info shared will be very useful for me in making my final decision.

Thanks and Regards,

Deepak.

[S1984]

Hi Shankar,

I am a current student pursuing MBA at MIP, Politecnico di Milano.

I can assure you that this is a very challenging program, which enables you to develope and apply core business fundamentals.

With you GMAT score and work experience, you are a potential scholarship candidate for this program.

Just contact me, If you need any further information.


Regards,
Sandeep

[tycoon_316]

Hey Sandeep,

Thanks a lot for your reply man. I did have a few queries on MIP MBA,
It would really help if you could asnwer them for me. I am also posting my profile here, Do you think i have chance of making it among the 30 off students?

Also could you please tell me about yourself? I would be glad if i can have your email address as i dont visit pagal guy that often. I hope you dont mind

My profile:
Name : Shankar Ram Sivaswamy
Age : 26 years
Nationality : India
Languages : English(fluent), Japanese(conversational), French(intermediete), Hindi( fluent), Tamil (Mother Tongue).
GMAT : 660/800
TOEFL: Not Taken Yet

Profession : Product Design Engineer, ARRK Product Develepment Group Singapore Pte Ltd, Singapore August 2007- Present
Product Design Engineer, ARRK Corporation, Tokyo,Japan August 2005- August,2007

Brief Description: Roles & Responsibilities:

- Incharge of complete product modeling and engineering development of Consumer Electronic Products
- Create & evaluate the Industrial Design (ID) issued by ID designers
- Propose feasible Manufacturing Processes for the product keeping in mind the customer requirement & costs
- Interact with vendors, clients & fellow designers to come up with an optimum design.
- Supervise the Manufacturing of individual parts & oversee the quality control for all parts.
- Proficient in use of CAD software such as Pro/Engineer & Catia.

Education

- Master of Science: Manufacturing Systems June 2004- July 2005
- Awarded Scholarship from Singapore -MIT alliance Program in Nanyang Technological University,Singapore.

- Bachelor of Engineering : Mechanical Engineering October 2000- May 2004
- Graduated with Distinction from Visveswariya Technological University, Karnataka, India


I plan to pursue my MBA in MIP in the Design Managment/ New Product & Venture Development Concentration.
I did have a few queries which i would apppreciate if you can clarify for me. Thanks in Advance.

What kind of placement records have been registered for the international MBA students over the last year?

As i understand Milan is known to be the design capital of the world, with respect to this what kind of career paths (especially in product design ) are available to students after graduating from MIP?

What kind of positions do International students graduating from MIP, especially students choosing design managment/ New product & venture development assume?

How much of importance would you place on knowledge of Italian Language when it comes to finding jobs?

[S1984]

Hi Shankar
Sorry for the late reply as there are just too many assignments and group works going on. I think you have a good profile. With your GMAT score, I don't think you will have problem to get admitted.

What kind of placement records have been registered for the international MBA students over the last year?

A:As I know, you can find this info in the brochure. If not, let me know and I will ask the Career Services office.

As i understand Milan is known to be the design capital of the world, with respect to this what kind of career paths (especially in product design ) are available to students after graduating from MIP?

A: Based on my observation, design world don't really need a MBA. However, I heard some of our alumni ended up in the Innovation and Branding area, but outside of Italy. There are many events related to design going on here, I heard some previous students got some company contacts through these events.

What kind of positions do International students graduating from MIP, especially students choosing design managment/ New product & venture development assume?

A: I don't have details. But I heard they have alumni working for Ferrari, Aston Martin, and other branding companies.


How much of importance would you place on knowledge of Italian Language when it comes to finding jobs?

A: Most of us are looking outside of Italy (eg Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, etc) for job search. Heard that Italy has a low salary comparatively. Not a place for those who are looking for a quick ROI... The reason most of us choose here because of the program and its location. It is a great life experience. But, not so keen on getting a job in Italy.

[tycoon_316]

Hi Sandeep,

Thanks a lot for taking the time off to reply to my queries. Would it be possible to message me to my email: sks316@gmail.com. ( i dont visit pagal guy so often these days )

I had a doubt on the application front, i hope you dont mind... They have asked a series of 11 questions ( i guess it was the same for you too ) but without no prescribed word limit. Under such situation, i am a bit worried if i write in too much detail, they would not have the time to read it and at the same time if its too little , i may not be able to come through as well i would like... was there any guidelines you followed with this regard?

Also with regards to scholarship, how soon would i have to put in an app to be eligible? the deadline is 31st dec and i would be apping by mid nov? would that be still make me eligible?

last but not the least, would you know if i would be able to defer the admit incase i cannot join by may 2009?

Thanks so much in advance. Also can u please give me a small background on you. whr u from?