I applied to the YLP programme in my pre-final year and did not make it through possibly because of a low GMAT score. I plan to apply again this year as a final year student. Does it affect your application in any way? What are some things re-applicants need to keep in mind while applying?
Candidate’s Profile: M Com, CA and CFA Level-1 with 4 years work-ex. 3yrs in EY, 1yr with family business.
Interviewers’ Profile: [2 interviewers. Both Alumni].
Interview Experience:
Two panelists. Lets call them P1 and P2. Exchanged niceties and greeted both the panelists once I entered the interview room.
P1: So you live close by. Must have been nice not to travel too far from home. Me: Yes, definitely. Came in couple of hours early in order to settle my nerves and get an opportunity to interact with other applicants.
P1: That’s good. So I’ve gone through your application. Can you run me through your application?
Me: Mentioned about CA-Final All India 28th rank, experience in CA internship while auditing banks such as PNB and BoI, global experience at EY in corporate and international tax, need for shifting to family business and work-profile in family business...
Detailed Interview experience of one of our candidates:
Candidate Profile: Chartered Accountant working with KPMG for 3 years in Deal Advisory and Private Equity Taxation.
Interviewers: 3 interviewers – all alumni
Interview Experience:
Qn: What do you do? What is your work like at KPMG?
A: I work in Deal Advisory and PE taxation. My job is basically to add value for a buyer or a seller in the process of acquiring or divesting companies, setting up businesses in different locations and structuring businesses. Apart from this I am also involved with Toolbox as a pro bono volunteer.
FollowupQn: Tell us about Toolbox, what do you do there?
Interview Debrief of our Successful Candidate from Round 1(Reapplicant turned convert).Brief profile details - Background : Energy Sector, Qualification: Engineer GMAT : 730 Experience : 3 Years 6 Months Location : Hyderabad
What went wrong last year?(I am a re applicant). Told them I got the feedback that I was not clear with my goals.
They asked are u now? And the answer was a resounding yes with me adding that I have focused in my goals and carefully analyzed them.
Describe your usual day at work? I answered the full schedule explaining how I plan and control the operations of the refinery to meet targets. Counter 1- But do refineries change the plan so often? i said its a new refinery with lots of challenges so changes have to be made even at midnight and then I have to communicate it to all concerned and ensure that the plan is adhered to.
How do you see the oil industry moving? I feel people have a misconception about the oil industry drowning. According to me this slump has just thrown more options into the pool and has given other players to snatch the initiative from OPEC by bringing in options such as Iran mix and Shale into the pool. Moreover the oil refineries are going to expand in the next two years to cater to the demand of the country. So yes exciting times lie ahead.
Why according to you the market is expanding?
With more industrialization, smart cities coming up and individuals being more capable of purchasing automobiles the market is definitely going to ask for more. Do the renewable sources not come in? Yes as i said more options come into the pool with everyone trying to improvise. So all this makes the market really exciting in the next couple of years.
What are the diverse skills that you have inculcated in the past year?
I tried to explain a problem at work where I lead a team but the interviewer gestured towards my essays and asked about the skill set I had mentioned about in the essays. So went about the three examples that i mentioned there.
You were in the placement team of college. It is a very responsible job. What were your initiatives and one thing you feel the department people accused you for at the end of the year? After explaining the job I took some time to recall the accusations. the interviewer joked saying people never forget accusations. i said I was very aggressive and dominating.
Follow up- Have you improved now? I said yes after interacting with people with such rich experiences at the company I understood that it is important to understand others' perspectives about a certain work also.
Any questions for us - 2 questions: 1. How do you decide upon the composition of the class?
They answered it patiently though not convincingly. 2. Has the energy summit been discontinued and can i restart it?- They had no idea about the summit but said that if you want to start anything the faculty and staff are very supportive.
I would kindly request you to evaluate my profile for EEO for Cycle 1
> 10th -86.6%
> 12th - 90.75% - School Topper in Economics
> Bsc Economics from Symbiosis School of Economics - CGPA -3.14 /4.0 (2013-16)
> GRE - 296
> Internships -
- Franklin Templeton Investments as a Business Developement Intern
- Adore India ( NGO) - Model Develeopement Intern
- 19 Columns - Market Research Associate ( Work from home during college )
> Co Currics -
-Debating Society Founder and Head and achievements and awards as an adjudicator in National Paliamentary Debates and Invited as a judge for several tournaments; Tournament director for Symbiosis School of Economics Parliamentary Debate; Awarded the best debate leader in college
- Basketball ( District level in School ) and was a part of college team
- passionate dancer - Deputy Head for College Dance Club
- Part of Organisation Team in College Fests
> Worked for 3 months with Jimmy Choo as an extention for my Luxury Brand Research Paper
> Working with Infobip as their People Operations (HR) Intern from 11 months and soon to be People Operations Generalist in the company.
> Take part in small scale public debates organised by P.O.V - Right Path and Lifestyle and have won with different teams to keep up with the passion for debating.
Though my gre score is do you think i stand a chance to be considered for an overall profile ?
Dear EEO aspirants, next month, ISB has a phenomenal opportunity for you to directly interact with the current cohort of students and faculty members on campus!
On 14th October, 2017, ISB's Mohali campus is organizing a Model United Nations conference followed by a gala which will give you enough networking opportunities and time to check out the campus on your own. If you're a current undergrad student, you should register at the link below and be a delegate at the conference:
I am a Btech graduate and graduated in April 2016. I have been working full time since then. I am planning to apply for EEO PGP program for ISB since I will less than 2 years of work experience by 31 March 2018. If I get selected for the PGP program via EEO will I eligible to join the PGP 2018-2019 program or the PGP 2019-2020 program ??
Hii .. plz evaluate my sister's profile 10th 88 per cent 12th 91 percent Graduation delhi university maths(hons) 87per cent Post graduation IIT Guwahati (mathematics and computing) 6.7 pointer 1.5 year experience in startup (Toppr) 1 year as content writer 6 month onwards as data analyst Pls advice how much should be her GMAT score and her chances of getting into ISB hyderabad? Can She apply for early entry option in january 2018?