Latest ISB interview questions compilationThe following is a consolidated list which gives you an idea of the kind of general and profile-specific questions usually asked in ISB PGP interviews. If you want to read the complete experiences of past interviewees, you can read them under Interview Debriefs.Below list is from the interviews conducted for 2023 intake. More questions can be found under Interview Debriefs.1. What value are you going to add to the diverse cohort at ISB?
2. Then they directly delved into the work that I do. Since I am from an engineering(computer sc.) background and worked in healthcare/pharma domain, they wanted to know how the 2 fields intersected in my work.
3. Can you come up with a healthcare tech. product that can improve lives of common people?
4. Asked about my extracurriculars that I had mentioned. Additionally, I had mentioned about classical singing in my application so they asked me to sing a song. Wasn't prepared for this at all, but I think I fared well.
5. Do you have any questions for us?
1. The first question was straight to the point about the work experience gap: "So you resigned 1 year back. What have you done during this time?"
2. I briefly went through my roles and responsibilities in the company.
3. “Talk about the major challenges you faced in the company and how you addressed them.” We had a back-and-forth discussion on this topic.
4. “You mentioned in your application that you want to switch to consulting. How did you come to this realization?”
5. “That’s it from us. Do you have any questions for us?”
1. What do you do at your current org?
2. What project were you most excited about?
3. Why do you want to get into ISB ? (I mentioned about my goals too when answering this. I think that's why they didn't ask me separately about my Post-MBA goals)
4. How will your peers learn from you?
5. Tell me about your hobbies.
6. Any questions for us ?
1. Profile walkthrough(Only work ex)
2. Choose one major project in your life and tell us about your learnings, outcomes etc. 2-3 follow-up questions on the same.
3. How will your peers benefit if you're admitted?
4. How did the themes in long term goal come into picture? Explain the disconnect between both themes.
5. How will your short term goal help the long term goal?
1. Work experience: What does my work day look like? What are the meanings of some of the jargons used in the application? Which aspect of the project do I specifically handle?
2. P2P learning: Panel asked me about all the points I'd written in the first essay. Huge opportunity to highlight what you bring to the table.
3. Case Study: You're the CM of Delhi. How would you reduce the pollution in the city? (Expect a case study/guesstimate if you've written strategy consulting as your short term goal)
4. Hobbies/Interests: They asked me to talk about one of my hobbies. I'd read this while preparing so I was prepared for this line of questioning. Things like if your fav sport is basketball, you're expected to be able to have a conversation on the topic as well. Players, fouls, trivia etc.
5. Why MBA at this point in my career?
6. Any questions for the panel?
1. Introduce yourself
2. Why MBA? Why Product management?
3. Which companies am I targeting Post MBA?
4. Asked about my current role in the firm
5. How do I resolve conflict and lead teams being the youngest in my current role.
6. Why can't I get into my desired role without MBA
7. Some grilling on why not consulting/ operations Post MBA - why only product management?
8. As a re-applicant, how has your profile changed?
9. Nitpicked a few of my extra curriculars and asked questions on the same
10. Any questions for us?
1. What have you done during and after graduation?
2. What was your role at your organization? (I work in the family business)
3. Why do you want to go for ISB?
4. How will ISB Help You?
5. What is the biggest challenge you faced and what did you do about it?
6. What is your biggest achievement so far?
7. You already are in business why do you want to spend 1 year at ISB and then a few years in a finance role? ( I had said so in my essay)
8. What other things do you do apart from work?
1. Walk me through your resume
2. Why did you choose to join the energy sector after clearing CA?
3. If you like your current job so much, why do you want to do an MBA?
4. Please elaborate on your short term goals. What is your Plan B?
5. Why should we choose you over others? In what ways can you contribute to the ISB community?
6. What kind of personalities do you not like and how do you deal with them?
7. Do you have any questions for us?
1. Where are you from, have you visited the campus before and do you feel any difference now.
2. Tell me about your Undergrad subjects and College campus.
3. Tell me about your corporate journey, career progressions and Domain changes; your definition of success, do you think you have 'achieved it' or have that 'wow' moment till date.
4. Post MBA goal; Why is it niche specific and how did your current expertise help in choosing this. (Got roasted on this for straight 10 mins)
5. Is there anything that you want to change in your current job and how your targeted organizations would help in achieving this.
6. What's your typical day at office like, tell me about your job in-and-out.
7. Tell me about your Awards, ECs, Scholarships.
8. Tell me about your hobbies, how do you manage with work and other responsibilities aside.
1. Tell us about this extra curricular activity you've mentioned (related to sports). Also what are some leadership lessons you've learnt from it.
2. Asked about my designation and my role.
3. My company pivoted recently, so they asked about the impact on the team and how would I analyze the pivot
4. They were interested in the projects I was working on and asked about it in detail
5. They asked about my recommender and asked me to evaluate him. Basically what I'd do differently if I was in his shoes
6. Why MBA was next and from there they probed a bit about my goals and the industry I was seeking
1. Give us a brief overview of your profile
2. Follow up question on a live project I had done on skill development for students in the government schools of Delhi
3. Why ISB? Why MBA?
4. Questions on area of interest - Finance (Where did the Sensex close at yesterday, Ratio Analysis, How do you assess the financial health of a company from its balance sheet)
5. Which clubs would you want to join?
6. What is the value that you will bring to the ISB Classroom?
7. What if ISB doesn't happen?
8. You seem to be a lone wolf, not a team player. How will you survive at ISB?
9. Any questions for us?
1. What are the challenges you have faced during your job experience?
2. Tell me a time a client disagreed with you and how did you deal with it?
3. What leadership skills are important in your opinion?
4. Why ISB?
5. What do you bring to the table?
1. Tell us the cultural differences between the first organisation where you worked and the current one and why did you leave in just 6 months. Cross questions on this.
2. Tell us what did you do in the first company. It was about MBA schools’ advertising so they wanted to know the process in detail. Had questions about this.
3. You want to work in FMCG, have you talked to ISB alumni about this? Who all? Anyone beyond ISB?
I talked about a project that I’ve been doing with one from IIMC & FMCG. Questions around that.
4. You’ve been involved in so many ad films during your college graduation. It’s a tough industry to go into. How did you enter and Why didn’t you continue there? You studied Advertising, do you want to work in that? Why not?
5. Why Marketing? If anything personal that you’d like to talk about or skip you can.
6. Questions about my hometown and the socio-economic status of that. One of them was from a nearby state.
7. Tell us about your current projects. Why did you move from CRM communications to Go-To-Market? How many people work with you?
8. Had a long discussion about one of my market research trips to Gujarat and how was the experience. They asked in detail about my process of mining insights through qualitative interviews, etc.
1. Tell us a little about yourself something not mentioned already and one highlight of your career.
2. Why did you leave your job that paid so well? (I had left after gaining a promotion and was well paid.)
3. How did you start your business and find your first few clients?
4. Why did you leave your business? What was the conversation like?
5. Why do you want to do an MBA when you're working in a startup already with experienced founders?
6. Why MBA not any incubator program?
7. If you want to run your own business, you could still do it what would you do differently now?
8. What do you plan to do after ISB?
9. Question around my startup and a situation?
11. Any questions for us?
1. Tell us about your family business. (presently working for my family business)
2. What challenges have you faced in Business?
3. What is your major accomplishment?
4. Why now MBA?
5. Why ISB?
6. Short/long-term goals?
7. How do you contribute to your study group?
8. How do you contribute to ISB?
9. Why not MFAB?
10. Any specific areas of study (electives) you plan to focus on?
11. Any questions for us?
1. Tell us a little about yourself.
2. Why & how did you make that industry pivot? (I had pivoted from architecture to marketing 2 years ago.)
3. How did you start your business and find your first few clients?
4. How do you run your business today? What kind of projects do you work on?
5. So why do you want to do an MBA now?
6. Why ISB?
7. What other MBA colleges are you applying to?
8. What do you plan to do after ISB and why? (company, roles, etc.)
9. How do you plan to make the most of your time at ISB?
10. Any specific areas of study (electives) you plan to focus on?
11. Any questions for us?
1. They gave me the floor to tell them anything about myself that I want them to know and discuss during the interview
2. Describe your organization (I work for a boutique IB firm, this is probably why the question came up), it's journey, and your role along with daily responsibilities
3. Why ISB and why now
4. Tell me about your long-term goals
5. Why have you jumped so many jobs? If you, like me, have jumped jobs, expect this question and have very solid reasons why
6. Give me three reasons why we shouldn't select you
7. Tell me more about you being a pianist - I am classically trained so we spent a few minutes talking about my journey and passion for it
8. Do you have any questions for us?
1. tell me about yourself
2. why mba now
3. one stock idea you recommend
4. do you need mba with this much of experience
5. what will be your key differentiator for your wealth proposition
6. what is the client segment
7. what is the role post mba
8. tell me bout jazz music( hobby)
9. questions
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