After having attended multiple B-school interviews especially during the time of pandemic and with people still figuring out the online mode of conducting interviews, I have to say that my interview experience at SJMSOM, IIT Bombay was the best amongst all. Right from conducting the document verification process to guiding students towards their personal interview, everything was so well managed by the team at SJMSOM. One thing that needs to be highlighted is the Gather platform that was used for managing the interview process which then became the talk of all interview groups for all the good reasons. The platform gave us the entire feel of hustle free offline interview process while sitting at the comfort level of our homes. The mentors proved out to be very helpful by sharing their own interview experiences as well as asking the other candidates to share theirs after they complete so that the person next in line gets some idea. Not to forget, the Tom and Jerry playback was indeed a stress buster.
Talking about the personal interview that I faced in front of the panel, I wouldn’t say it was my best shot. I still remember how I could not recall the name of Ex-CEO of my own company and the fact that I was not aware that the current CEO of my company is in fact an alumnus of IIT Bombay, made me want to dig up a hole and bury under it but at the same time the panelists were so supportive and not at all intimidating. The panelists could sense stress from my face, and they tried their best to not make me nervous and relieved my stress by cracking some jokes. The questions asked were well framed and very much to the point. They tried to find out what interests me the most by asking about my favorite subjects during graduation. They also focused on my work experience and the tasks I was responsible for. All in all, I feel SJMSOM being a management school lives to its expectations and name.
