Welcome to another episode of ‘Crack The MBA’ show. Our guest today is Aishik Dhar. Aishik graduated from BITS Pilani with a degree in Mathematics and Computer Science. Thereafter, he worked as a Software Developer at Amazon
in their Payments division and then as a Product Manager at Goodera, enabling volunteering opportunities for people worldwide. Aishik was a recipient of the Orange scholarship at INSEAD and graduated with an MBA degree from INSEAD in 2022. Aishik is currently working as an Associate at McKinsey & Company in London. During his spare time, Aishik is an avid theater, photography, chess and football enthusiast. In fact, Aishik has been to nearly 10 Arsenal matches at their stadium in the last one year!
00:00:00 Episode Highlights
00:00:39 Introduction
00:01:29 Fun Fact
00:02:08 Winning Habits & Influences
00:05:38 Experience Working With CTM
00:07:44 Why MBA
00:08:51 Why INSEAD
00:10:32 Essay Advice
00:12:30 International Motivation
00:16:20 Interview Prep
00:18:30 Admissions: Evaluation Criteria
00:19:16 Scholarships
00:21:10 Applying as a Younger Applicant
00:22:36 August vs. Jan Intake
00:24:07 1Y vs. 2Y MBA
00:25:24 Casing in 1Y MBA Program
00:27:00 Flagship Events
00:28:40 Fontainebleau vs. Singapore Campus
00:29:50 Biggest Challenge at INSEAD
00:31:04 Star Professors & Popular Courses
00:32:11 Consulting Recruiting at INSEAD
00:38:35 Why McKinsey London Office
00:39:27 Recruiting Outcomes for Indian Students
00:42:09 Tech Recruiting: INSEAD vs. US Schools
00:43:21 Consulting: Regional Salary Variations
00:45:15 Most Memorable Experience at INSEAD
00:46:02 Consulting: a Day in Life
00:47:22 Consulting: Case Staffing
00:50:11 Consulting: Recruiting Environment
00:50:57 Impact of INSEAD MBA
00:52:11 Final Advice
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(https://crackthemba.com), India's leading MBA admissions consulting firm. Every year, Crack The MBA's clients attend ivy league, M7 and other top MBA programs globally. Nupur is a graduate of the full-time MBA program at The Wharton School. She has been recognized by Economic Times among the 'Most Promising Women Leaders', by Business Insider among the 'World's Leading Admissions Consultants', along with other honors. Nupur served two terms as president and two terms on the board of the Association of International
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