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Hi Guys,
There is no thread for discussions related to RSM Erasmus Jan2010 intake.
The existing thread "RSM Erasmus( Netherlands) 2007 Interviews N Beyond" was very old and misleading (year 2007).
Please use this thread to continue the discussions on RSM Erasmus.
Hi Guys,
I had a face to face interview with Mr. Kirt Wood from RSM yesterday in Frankfurt.. Will shortly share the interview experience.
Keep posting ur experiences here.
Well guys, this was my second round of interview with RSM. I had my first round of telephonic interview with Miss Maryke Steenkamp over phone. This interview lasted for 1 hour and was a gud one with many questions abt my app, why mba, why now, why RSM and so on..
Then I was advised thru email to come down to campus or to Frankfurt for a face to face (second round) interview. I opted for Frankfurt and had it yesterday with Mr. Kirt Wood, Assistant Director of Admissions and Recruiting from RSM.
It started with Mr. Wood giving me his background, his work ex and so on.. He briefed me through RSM and then explained me that he would be judging me from all angles. He told me that I might sound harsh and the other way during the interview and u have to bear with me..
It started with a very typical problem that we as indian IT males face .. Why should I take you when I have so many applicants with similar profiles from India. Here he told me that last year they had 175 applicants from India. And as my knowledge says, I think they took only 15 out of them (website info). So, he asked me why r u different and what r u gonna bring to the class.. I gave him the justifications . There was a lot of cross questioning tht took place here since he was very curious to know everything that I was talking about. He also touched upon my family background and so on.
The next question was regarding my managerial style which was not a direct one though.. I gave my personal opinion here and the ery next minute I was told that team work and all these concepts are just nonsense.. He told me do u think Bill Gates gels with all his team members..? However, I feel, I had some gud points to put across here..
He then asked me why I chose to be an IT Engineer and why not in literature or history and so on.. I gave my opinions again.. then don't u think tht 10 years down the line, China may overtake u guys and u all will be in trouble who are proud to be IT engineers from India..? I think I clarified certain things about myself but he was not convinced completely..
Then, he asked me where do i see 2 yrs after graduating from MBA pgm..? As usual, the discussion went on this as well since there was a lot of cross questioning tht took place.
Then, he asked me if I have the knowledge of history of India, Yoga and all...? We spoke on these topics for a couple of minutes.. Then, my strengths, weaknesses and he gave me some real good tips about myself ( not from RSM point of view ). He also, talked abt my views about facebook and we had a gud discussion on this as well. We also had a discussion abt the alumni and the current students and so on.. He also asked me if I would like to touch upon something additional which he had not covered. Moreover, he also told that Indians are really gud but since most of the profiles r the same, that leads to problems at times.
Overall, it ended with him again explaining me what RSM offers and how have they gone up in the rankings due to their real hard work and efforts they have put in.
In all, I would say, leave apart my admission or rejection, I personally enjoyed this talk with him. It was really informative and good. It went on for 1.5 hours in total. He has a real good knowledge about India and I enjoyed this discussion since I got valuable advice and also face to face interview with the admissions officer from a top European school. And I wish I cud attend all the face to face interviews with the other schools as well.
Now, I have to wait for a week or so for the results.. Not sure, how the things will turn out to be. Hoping for the best and preparing for the worst.
Thanks for the info Gupta, I have got an i/v call from RSM for the second week of Feb. I already have an admit from SDA Bocconi, Italy and have to soon make a decision. From what you said, RSM i/v looks pretty scary and I have doubts If I will last thru the entire i/v !
radjesh SaysThanks for the info Gupta, I have got an i/v call from RSM for the second week of Feb. I already have an admit from SDA Bocconi, Italy and have to soon make a decision. From what you said, RSM i/v looks pretty scary and I have doubts If I will last thru the entire i/v !
Hey Radjesh,
Honestly speaking I am sure you will enjoy the interview.. I personally enjoyed it. By the way, who is ur interviewer..?
Guys,
Those of you have got i/v call, could you share ur profiles? I am also planning to apply by Feb '09.
-S
Hi Meetugupta,
Thanks for sharing your interview experience.
I have sent my application for MBA RSM and now waiting to take the GMAT to round it all up.
How well did you do in your GMAT? From interview, did you get impression that it is decisive in getting into MBA?
Many thanks.
Best regards,
Alan
Well guys, this was my second round of interview with RSM. I had my first round of telephonic interview with Miss Maryke Steenkamp over phone. This interview lasted for 1 hour and was a gud one with many questions abt my app, why mba, why now, why RSM and so on..
Then I was advised thru email to come down to campus or to Frankfurt for a face to face (second round) interview. I opted for Frankfurt and had it yesterday with Mr. Kirt Wood, Assistant Director of Admissions and Recruiting from RSM.
It started with Mr. Wood giving me his background, his work ex and so on.. He briefed me through RSM and then explained me that he would be judging me from all angles. He told me that I might sound harsh and the other way during the interview and u have to bear with me..
It started with a very typical problem that we as indian IT males face .. Why should I take you when I have so many applicants with similar profiles from India. Here he told me that last year they had 175 applicants from India. And as my knowledge says, I think they took only 15 out of them (website info). So, he asked me why r u different and what r u gonna bring to the class.. I gave him the justifications . There was a lot of cross questioning tht took place here since he was very curious to know everything that I was talking about. He also touched upon my family background and so on.
The next question was regarding my managerial style which was not a direct one though.. I gave my personal opinion here and the ery next minute I was told that team work and all these concepts are just nonsense.. He told me do u think Bill Gates gels with all his team members..? However, I feel, I had some gud points to put across here..
He then asked me why I chose to be an IT Engineer and why not in literature or history and so on.. I gave my opinions again.. then don't u think tht 10 years down the line, China may overtake u guys and u all will be in trouble who are proud to be IT engineers from India..? I think I clarified certain things about myself but he was not convinced completely..
Then, he asked me where do i see 2 yrs after graduating from MBA pgm..? As usual, the discussion went on this as well since there was a lot of cross questioning tht took place.
Then, he asked me if I have the knowledge of history of India, Yoga and all...? We spoke on these topics for a couple of minutes.. Then, my strengths, weaknesses and he gave me some real good tips about myself ( not from RSM point of view ). He also, talked abt my views about facebook and we had a gud discussion on this as well. We also had a discussion abt the alumni and the current students and so on.. He also asked me if I would like to touch upon something additional which he had not covered. Moreover, he also told that Indians are really gud but since most of the profiles r the same, that leads to problems at times.
Overall, it ended with him again explaining me what RSM offers and how have they gone up in the rankings due to their real hard work and efforts they have put in.
In all, I would say, leave apart my admission or rejection, I personally enjoyed this talk with him. It was really informative and good. It went on for 1.5 hours in total. He has a real good knowledge about India and I enjoyed this discussion since I got valuable advice and also face to face interview with the admissions officer from a top European school. And I wish I cud attend all the face to face interviews with the other schools as well.
Now, I have to wait for a week or so for the results.. Not sure, how the things will turn out to be. Hoping for the best and preparing for the worst.
Hey Radjesh,
Honestly speaking I am sure you will enjoy the interview.. I personally enjoyed it. By the way, who is ur interviewer..?
No idea. They mentioned that someone from RSM will come here to conduct personal i/v in Delhi, Mumbai & Bangalore.
I got the i/v invite on Jan 20 and the i/v is scheduled for Feb 2nd week, a month later. All that effort put in to submit an early application are really wasted...
Do you think it would be better if I opted for a phone i/v at a earlier date?
No idea. They mentioned that someone from RSM will come here to conduct personal i/v in Delhi, Mumbai & Bangalore.
I got the i/v invite on Jan 20 and the i/v is scheduled for Feb 2nd week, a month later. All that effort put in to submit an early application are really wasted...
Do you think it would be better if I opted for a phone i/v at a earlier date?
Dude,
Can't say whether telephonic is better or not... because in my case, they first conducted the telephonic interview of 1 hour and then the face to face for 1.5 hrs.. So, cant say much on this.
By the way, my profile is
Indian IT male with 5 years of exp (15 months onsite, Germany)
GMAT 690, TOEFL 105,
Excellent acads, decent extracurriculars..
By the way, my profile is
Indian IT male with 5 years of exp (15 months onsite, Germany)
GMAT 690, TOEFL 105,
Excellent acads, decent extracurriculars..
Hi Meetugupta,
Good that you enjoyed your interview. All the best for the results.
Do keep us updated.
Was there any presentation or something during the interview(lot of other colleges start with a 15 min presentation)?
I'm almost halfway through my RSM application, hoping to submit it this week.
Hi Meetugupta,
Good that you enjoyed your interview. All the best for the results.
Do keep us updated.
Was there any presentation or something during the interview(lot of other colleges start with a 15 min presentation)?
I'm almost halfway through my RSM application, hoping to submit it this week.
Hey dude (calling u gmat750 sounds funny to me :new_Llol:, not making fun of anything.. )
Since, I was the only person to be interviewed and since it was not in a gathering, I was called in hotel Marriott in Frankfurt ans there was no formal ppt session by him. Mr. Wood just introduced him (as I have mentioned in my interview exp) and then started with the interview.
All the best with ur apps...
Hey dude (calling u gmat750 sounds funny to me :new_Llol:, not making fun of anything.. )
Since, I was the only person to be interviewed and since it was not in a gathering, I was called in hotel Marriott in Frankfurt ans there was no formal ppt session by him. Mr. Wood just introduced him (as I have mentioned in my interview exp) and then started with the interview.
All the best with ur apps...
"In this world of online identities, thou shall call each other by aliases and Ids" 😃
Hi Guys,
While the personal interests are all mentioned in singulars in Essay 2 of RSM Application:
Describe your favorite hobby, pastime or sport and explain how it reflects your personality.
Is it okay if I detail upon more than one of my involvements as I dont think just one will give a proper insight into my personality?
Hi Meetugupta. Thanks for sharing your interview experience with RSM. I have an interview scheduled on Feb 19 with Ms. Maryke Steenkamp. Since you've spoken to her, could you just tell me how's she to interview with? Friendly/easygoing or Interrogatory/kind of tough? I'd like to know what to expect
I think you can take a few liberties with the essay, so you can mention more than one hobby (though not too many). Just make sure it's pieced together creatively and reflects the total you that you're going to portray to the adcom. Of course you have to mentione hobbies that you really indulge in and are not just passing fancies.
bkunwar SaysHi Meetugupta. Thanks for sharing your interview experience with RSM. I have an interview scheduled on Feb 19 with Ms. Maryke Steenkamp. Since you've spoken to her, could you just tell me how's she to interview with? Friendly/easygoing or Interrogatory/kind of tough? I'd like to know what to expect
Hi bkunwar,
I wud say that she is a lady who will have questions to ur every answer.. So, be prepared... I wud also say tht Be Yourself... Tht is the only thing tht will help everyone ultimately...
What are all the physical documents we need to send to RSM adcom?
gmat750 SaysWhat are all the physical documents we need to send to RSM adcom?
Dude there is a checklist mentioned on RSM website for all the physical docs to be sent to them.. Pls refer to that.