Case Based Interview preparation for IMD

Many schools of repute like IMD have a unique way of interviewing the shortlisted students. They simulate the real life scenarios in the form of cases and seek candidates who have the correct approach towards the solution. 

The primary reason for such an approach towards admissions is that these schools depend heavily on Consulting companies for recruitment and by simulating the case solving environment, they want to ensure that they have the right candidate who can be equipped with right kind of tools towards getting placed into one of the consulting companies. Case based interview is a skill that is perfected only by practice and practicing with others (ideally with someone who has done this before) is extremely beneficial. General Education over the years has helped multiple IMD aspirants with their case based interview preparation. Our consultants are graduates from premier B-Schools and they have been through the rigor of case based interviews for renowned companies.

  Ideally, there is no correct answer for a case. The approach that IMD evaluators seek rests upon guidelines that can be mastered through effective / continuous preparation. For example, a product based business problem in the automobile manufacturing environment could be resolved by a 4P approach. At General Education, we encourage prospective candidates to take different possible routes that lead to alternate solutions. This is achieved by breaking down the problem statement into different components and making use of diagrams, spreadsheets effectively. Last year, we have helped students crack the Daewoo problem given by IMD interview panel.

The main idea towards a rigorous preparation is to propagate structured thinking and propel mental horsepower just like IMD professors would do.

The approach towards preparing a candidate for IMD starts with engaging the candidate into continuous discussion and helping him / her break down the problem. Ideal candidates make short notes, remember the critical parts and resolve them systematically. The case studies are carefully chosen from the background that does not match up to candidate’s background. This approach helps candidate explore various possibilities and think how parallels can be drawn.

If you are applying to IMD, you should get in touch with us and take help from our experts for effectively preparing yourself for a case study based interview taken by interview panels of IMD.