Thought I should debrief on my XLRI GMP Interview that happened this morning at 1:30AM EST !!!!
I guess the time says it all....I was feeling sleepy and dozed of at 10:00 PM. Got up at 12:00 midnight and glanced through my resume and the usual interview questions and responses that are now hard-wired in my brain.
I waited until 12:30....no call.
I got irritated (and sleepy) and called the XLRI adcom office. The person on the other end promised that I would get a call in the next 30 minutes. At 1:15AM, I got the call....finally !
Following is the interview summary :
Adcom : Tell me about yourself
Me : Very briefly talked about where I grew up and where I work. (Could have expanded a bit).
Adcom : You have mentioned GAP analysis in your resume. Talk about it and what exactly you did.
Me : Gave a bird's eye view of what I did, deliberately avoiding technical details.
But Adcom was keen on delving into very specific technical details and even asked about the choice of technology. Lasted about 10 minutes here I think, before they moved on.
Adcom : You work in Business intelligence project now. How is this different from your earlier project.
Me : raved about how I have progressed from a purely technical role to one where I have insight into how the business benefits out of the systems I develop.
Adcom really went into this one, asking what kind of business understanding I had gainied. Explained this to a limited extent. Could have picked a better example.
That's it. They added that adcom office will keep me posted on when the results will come out.
Good luck to others who are waiting for results.
Monday, March 17, 2008
XLRI GMP 2008 Interview
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4 comments:
Hey,
Must commend your efforts to regularly update your blog. I am also a fellow Indian applicant to US MBA programs - and am not having a good season at all. I was just wondering what kept you from not applying to more univs which are decently ranked - like Duke, UCLA and Emory? It could have improved your chances - telling you this since I am regretting not applying to more univs!
Varun,
Thanks !
I think six itself was a stretch for me. Writing essays, getting recos while managing my professional and personal activities was demanding. Also, I applied to schools which interested me. If you see the pattern, they all have good tech/entrepreneurship programs, which is where my interest lies.
Whats your blog ? It would be fun to browse it sometime.
Congratulations on GMP admit !
What do you think about the program, the placement scenario is not clear yet.
Hi there
Awesome blog, great write up, thank you!
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