This is a real ISB interview experience by a candidate who has 3.5 years of experience in Consulting at Deloitte. He has a Bachelor’s degree from National Institute of Technology and a GMAT score of 720.
The ISB interview was conducted on January 29, 2022. As per the candidate’s information, there were two ISB alumni from product management background in the interview panel. In his/her opinion, the interview was mainly focused on the information provided in the application.
| Interview date | 29th January, 2022 |
| Work profile | 3.5 years experience in Supply Chain Operations and Technical Consulting |
| Re – Applicant? | No |
| Interviewer’s Profile | Product Management |
| Your Opinion on the approach of the interviewers and their key focus | Majorly on the Application |
| Suggestions and Preparation Tips for Prospective Students | Focus on your Application |
Q1: What did you do as a part of the Deloitte CSR team?
Ans: Detailed the experiences I had teaching the children of govt schools in Delhi.
Followup Q: What is the ROI for the CSR activities?
Ans: Answered that the children have access to better learning opportunities which reflects on their grade.
Q2: What is the role of Analytics in Supply Chain Management?
Ans: Answered on how it can help a FMCG company recognize products that are stuck in a particular site and can be shifted to a site with better opportunity.
Followup Q: Could Analytics have prevented the first wave of the pandemic?
Ans: Answered that such a thing happened after 100 yrs and could not have been prevented by the use of Analytics as we had no data available.
Q3: Why is there such a big divide between the rich and the poor in India?
Ans: Answered on the lines of lesser opportunities, Marginal Propensity to Save and Caste system prevalent in India
Followup Qn: Do you know about the United Nations SDG’s?
Ans: Could answer only the first 3 of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
Q4: What is your biggest achievement at work?
Ans: Answered about the work that I did during the Coronavirus pandemic as the team lead of a FMCG client.
Followup Qn: What did it teach you?
Ans: Answered that it taught me that flexibility is a really important aspect while leading a team.
Q5: Tell about a time when you had a conflict at workplace
Ans: Answered about the time when I had a conflict at workplace with a senior.
Followup Q: How did you resolve it?
Ans: Answered that I tried to accommodate his concern and adjust myself accordingly.
Q6: Why MBA?
Ans: Answered the answer I had prepared.
Followup Q: Why ISB?
Ans: Answered the answer I had prepared.
Qn7: Why should ISB select you?
Ans7: Answered the answer I had prepared.
Followup Qn: What if ISB does not take you?
Ans: Answered the answer I had prepared.
Q8: Any questions for us?
Ans: Answered the answer I had prepared.
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