I had my ISB interview today. Woke up @ 5:15 AM for the interview @ 5:45 AM Florida time (4:15PM in India). It was quite casual in flow. There were 2 people on the panel.
The very first question was a bouncer. "So I see from your essays that you have researched on ISB a lot. So what do you think we are gonna ask you today?". Top that!
Then I was asked to speak on "Television" for a minute. Nailed it. Courtesey TM TT practice.
After I finished, the senior interviewer actually said " Wao, I can't clap here, but that was good"!
Then came the typical questions on Y MBA, Career progression, Career Goals. They also asked me about my contest winning speech :)
The last qs was another bouncer: Rate urself on analytical skills: I said 8.
Then came the actual qs: There's a 100 storey building. There r 4 lifts: each servicing successive 25 floors. They are state of the art lifts. Yet the users of the lift are unhappy with them. Why?
Then I asked a couple of questions on the Global Consulting Practicuum, Artist in Residence and Problem Solving (McKinsey).
Anyway, I think I did well. It seeemed as if they were only trying to complete the picture. As they asked questions that weren't addressed in the app. Not a single qs on Jagaran. So Im guessing they are content wid the other aspects of my profile. So all in all it seemed positive. Fingers crossed
Sunday, November 9, 2008
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If I understood the lift question correctly, if a person has to go to floor #100, he'd have to do the following:
1. Take the lift from floor #1 to #25
2. Take the stairs from floor #25 to #26
3. Take the lift from floor #26 to #50
4. Take the stairs from floor #50 to #51
5. Take the lift from floor #51 to #75
6. Take the stairs from floor #75 to #76
7. Take the lift from floor #76 to #100
If that's the case, no wonder they're unhappy !! hehe.. I'm not sure if I understood the question correctly though :)
Cheers,
P
You nailed it mate. I guess you are correct.
So how long did your interview last? I got the same question!
Do you mind pinging me on amit.sharma07@gmail.com sometime.
Have a good day!
Regards,
Amit
Hey Amit. Invited you in gmail. Accept it and we can chat sometime
Congrats on the successful interview!
Love the first q (though would not like to have it!) Mind sharing a few details on how you responded?
Best,
Jon
@jon: Well I felt that the lead up to the question was actually a compliment in that they acknowledged that my research (which I wanted to show) was apparent to them. So I took a head on approach and said that "Gee, thanks. From what I've gathered from the forums you gonna ask me x, y ,z." Well they eventually asked me the exact qs I pointed out. :)
Hey UMV,
You are in for sure.. There's no way they are going to let off an applicant, who first has done a good research on them and then goes on to nnail the interview..
Gud luck man!
Can u add me to GTalk? My ID is quizophobic..
Hi,
Congrats on the interview performance! I think you did an amazing job. :)
Regarding the lift question, I think the issue cannot be addressed without knowing who is unhappy and the current system. For all you know, they might just be looking at the thinking process.
And usually, as far as I know, the way it works is that, all lifts would be on the first floor itself but they would serve different floors. So, the first lift would serve floors 1-25, second would serve 26-50 and so on. If I have to go to floor 26, I would directly take that lift and dont need to go to 25 and take stairs. I think the inconvenience is when people want to go from floor 27 to floor 12 (example). They have to come down to floor 1 and take the other lift.
Ofcourse, I would not have guessed it in the interview myself. I did an internship in a 50-floor building and experienced it myself :). I am Indian student doing my BE in Singapore.
Cheers,
Krishnakanth.
@missionmba: I have added you in gtalk. let's talk sometime.
@krishnanth: The question was given a a very haphazard manner...it seemed as if they were making it up as they were saying it. It was ambiguous to say the least. Let's see what eventually turns up.
What does TM TT practice stand for? Very interested to know because I need to develop a structure for the 100 word essay.
Thanks in advance.
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