INSEAD MBA Essay Analysis

(Application Cycle 2021-22)

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INSEAD MBA Job Essay 1

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Briefly summarize your current (or most recent) job, including the nature of work, major responsibilities, and where relevant, employees under your supervision, size of budget, clients/products and results achieved. (200 words, maximum)

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INSEAD MBA Job Essay 2

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What would be your next step in terms of position if you were to remain in the same company? (200 words, maximum)

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INSEAD MBA Job Essay 3

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Please give a full description of your career since graduating from university. Describe your career path with the rationale behind your choices. (300 words, maximum)

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INSEAD MBA Job Essay 4

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Discuss your short and long term career aspirations with an MBA from INSEAD. (100 words, maximum)

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INSEAD MBA Optional Job Essay

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If you are currently not working or if you plan to leave your current employer more than 2 months before the programme starts, please explain your activities and occupations between leaving your job and the start of the programme.

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INSEAD MBA Motivation Essay 1

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Give a candid description of yourself (who are you as a person), stressing the personal characteristics you feel to be your strengths and weaknesses and the main factors which have influenced your personal development, giving examples when necessary. (500 words, maximum)

 

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INSEAD MBA Motivation Essay 2

Describe the achievement of which you are most proud and explain why. In addition, describe a situation where you failed. How did these experiences impact your relationships with others? Comment on what you learned. (400 words, maximum)

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INSEAD MBA Motivation Essay 3

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Describe all types of extra-professional activities in which you have been or are still involved for a significant amount of time (clubs, sports, music, arts, politics, etc). How are you enriched by these activities? (300 words, maximum)

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INSEAD MBA Optional Motivation Essay

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Is there anything else that was not covered in your application that you would like to share with the Admissions Committee? (300 words, maximum)

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