This review is for interview preparation by Experts' Global

It was quite late that I learnt on GMAT Club that ISB has a 1:5 success rate in the interviews! Experts' Global, I must say, has a very rich offering for interview preparation.

Starting early
Knowing that ISB gives just a few days' notification for interviews, my process was started quite early. This really helped me prepare at ease, without any undue pressure.

A great video series for interview prep
I was given a video-series for first training myself on the interview preparation. The content was really rich but crisp. In a matter of few hours, I could attain a strong, broad approach for how I was going to face the interview. The tips around softer aspects- mannerisms, body language etc were particularly helpful.

A rich set of frequently asked questions
I was given a rich questionnaire to answer with my ideal responses, keeping my application essays in mind. I prepared answers to these questions and rehearsed in my own space, sometimes against a mirror. This really helped.

Mock interviews followed by feedback
I then underwent mocks with Experts' Global. The first mock was nervous and I was telling long stories. The strict but constructive feedback, together with the recommendation to watch the videos all over, was given. As a good mentee, I worked on the feedback and was happy to see a rich improvement in the second mock. The third mock was quite smooth and I was given a go-ahead by my interview mentor at Experts' Global.

I was told some specific questions that I was likely to be asked (being a bit late for MBA, not needing it at all for my projected career goals) and to my pleasure, when these questions were asked in the ISB interview, I was able to answer them confidently.

This combination of standard training (videos and preparation of answers to FAQs) together with the personalized training (in the mocks and suggestion of likely, askable questions) is a great approach for interview training.

Thank you, Experts' Global.

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Through my experience of GMAT preparation as well as admission consulting with Experts’ Global, I would say that Experts’ Global is the best firm for GMAT prep as well as admission consulting. First, their amazing GMAT program got me the 99th percentile (a separate review on that soon) and then the personalized approach through the application process got me the dream ISB admit! Here are the highlights of my association with Experts’ Global for my ISB applications-

Great theme building
The admissions teams at Experts Global are absolute masters at theme building- the story that joins your past, present, and future. First, I was made to fill a detailed questionnaire and then, relevant elements were picked to craft a narrative that brought together the history, the current ambitions, and our long-term goals. In my view, this was their greatest value to my story as such narrative is what takes an application profile from just a collection of information to something that grabs the committee’s attention.

Great training resources
One of the best parts of working with Experts’ Global is that they educate you with rich knowledge. On the day of enrollment, I was given a set of 20-something training videos that really equipped me with the knowledge of the entire application process. In just a few hours of investment in watching those videos, I felt I knew a lot and several months of self-research may not have given me so much knowledge. Similarly, they kept providing me great training resources for every part of the admission process, until the interview prep.

“Mentoring”, rather than “service”, attitude
Their attitude throughout the process was of “mentoring” and not once I felt (not that I wanted to) like a client. The reason I reached out for professional help was that I knew little about the process and hoped to gain from the expertise of a reputed admission consultant. That is exactly what I got as I felt I was learning from the people involved and the process rather than working with a typical, mechanical-sounding consultant.

An extremely organized, efficient, no-nonsense approach
At the core of the quality of Experts’ Global is their really organized process. On the day of enrollment, I was given a planner in which the entire application process was broken into multiple milestones with clear, achievable deadlines. To my credit, I religiously stuck to the milestone and to the firm’s credit, they did so as well. Together, I think we each over-achieved every single milestone and we completed the entire application process comfortably. While there was great amount of interaction and discussions, there were no unnecessary, useless calls (any professionals applying alongside a demanding work schedule will hear me) and the entire process was highly efficient.

A very approachable team
One of the best parts of working with Experts’ Global is that they are extremely approachable. A special note for their emails management- really prompt and organized; kudos! On any complex issue, I would request a call or they would call themselves. It is not any one person at Experts’ Global that works with you, there seems to be a well-knit, well-coordinated team guiding you through the applications.

Experts Global, you are fantastic. Keep up the nice work and help individuals like me! All the very best!

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First thing first, Experts' Global helped me score 760 from a 700 earlier through their very effective GMAT online program. That made me gain trust in the firm and I didn't bother inquiring about any other admission consulting company. I must say that the intuitive decision I took has been totally worth it.

On the day of the enrollmental, I was assigned a team of specialists for different aspects of applications. I was also sent a detailed video explaining the entire process together with a planner that divided the entire process into 20 plus milestones with clear ownerships, a way that I personally found extremely effective for my style of working.

Thereafter, I was given two very detailed questionnaires to fill; these documents made me think and put all main accomplishments and experiences in an organized way. Then, I engaged with Experts Global in a long discussion about my career goals and the complete story of my life and career. With this brainstorming complete, I found the broad aspects of applications in control.

Over the next several days, we worked closely on the application essays. With a solid background work in place, the essays came up really well and I was extremely happy with the final draft. I felt confident about my essays and in facing possible questions on them in the interviews.

Simultaneously, I was helped with my resume, online form, and approach for recommendations. Soon, I received the interview invitation and I got great support for the same. Particularly, the set of interview preparation videos I was provided with by Experts Global were great help and prepared me for the frequent questions and three general approach towards the interviews.

I have received an admit from the only Spring intake school I applied to. I will be applying to more programs for fall intake and do so with confidence, with an admit this early in the season.

Thank you Experts Global for all the support in my GMAT as well as applications.

My main tips for any future applicants taking their help-

1. Please follow their processes and the milestones in the planner prepared for you. You will find the application process completing in an effective way.

2. Watch their set of videos for applications/essays as well as interviews. They are particularly helpful and bust several myths and help in avoiding common mistakes and setting a strong base.

3.You are bound to have questions; consolidate your questions and have them clarified. I found the team quite helpful and aproachable; they always help.

I hope this helps. Thank you all.

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The first interview call I received was from Tepper, my dream school. Therefore, I needed to ensure that I do well at the very first MBA interview of my career. Fortunately, I had three weeks to prepare and Experts Global played a great role in helping me.

I was made to fill a questionnaire with my likely responses for a large set of frequently asked questions. I was also given a set of videos for developing and approach for the MBA interview preparation.

Next, I had a series of mock interviews. The style and the set of questions were different every time, followed by detailed feedback. The practice really helped me improve as I gained confidence.

Eventually, I secured worthy admits and I am joining Tepper in the coming fall with $40,000 scholarship.

This was a rich, successful association. Strongly recommended.

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Experts' Global team encouraged me on the prospects of getting some worthy admits, despite a 710 on GMAT, a score considered average in the perspective of the over-representative pool of Indian engineers.

The brainstorming sessions helped me in ascertaining my post-MBA goals and a long-term vision. I got a great help in preparing a broad story for my applications, linking my background with the need for MBA from each specific school and the career goals. The schools shortlisting was meticulously done, ensuring that the forte of the programs synced with my story.

As a result, I got multiple interview calls and I converted three of them. Eventually, I am joining Tepper with $40,000 scholarship, a dream admit, something that seemed unreachable when I started the applications.

It was a totally worthwhile association!

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I'm a very ordinary guy and like all my peers I too had a dream to pursue an MBA. Gave CAT twice and faltered for obvious reasons- my preparation was not up to potential. I promised myself not to give CAT again and started looking for other avenues. GMAT was the obvious choice as I assumed it to be way easier than is the CAT. However, this assumption was soon to be shattered! I failed miserably in my first attempt and got a 590. It was then that I joined Experts' and my score shot up to 710. It wasn't as easy as writing the last sentence. Achieving a 700+ score required both a strict regime and a quality GMAT preparation material. I was lucky to have been blessed with both. I can easily say that the Experts' material is the most comprehensive GMAT material I have come across.It helped save time as I did not bother to pile on multiple GMAT books. The great quality of the study material was complemented by Mayank's flawless strategies. He was and still is a constant source of motivation for me. Mayank also helped me with my fall 2010 application-essays & interviews. I was extremely content with the b-school essays and the interview tips helped me improve not only as a prospective b-school candidate but as an individual. And now that I have admits from two schools of repute, I must say that I owe every inch of my success to Experts' and wish the team all the best for its future endeavors.

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Firstly, I would like to thank Mr Mayank and the Experts' Global team (Ms Debopriyaa Dutta, Ms Akanksha Baldawa and Ms Aanchal Sharma) for helping me get an admit with 80% scholarship in one of the top Energy Finance (MBA) programs.

The following is my detailed journey with them:

1. GMAT : Though I was confident of performing well in the GMAT and set my bar at 720, I always missed out on some acute details and couldn’t achieve desired score. I had practiced numerous questions (almost 3000+) on GMATclub, GMATPrep etc but in vain. Finally, after coming in terms with my score, I decided to apply.

Initially, I was skeptical of taking help from an Admission Consultancy firm. Now that I think about it, I am glad that I took a leap of faith. After a lot of research on various websites, I enrolled with Experts' Global (EG).

After a brief initial conversation with Ms Aanchal Sharma and with the new study material from EG in hand, I decided to give GMAT one more try. I left no stone unturned in practicing their exhaustive practice tests and the post-test data analysis helped me fill the gaps. After consistently scoring 720+ in their tests, I scored 740 in the actual exam. My happiness had no bounds when the score appeared on the screen.

2. Profiling: The next step in the process involved answering a detailed questionnaire. The questions are designed to extract as much information as possible from the student. The questions made me introspect and look deeper within myself. I came out with insightful information that I would have never thought about mentioning in my application.

3. Storyboarding: Once my GMAT score and my profiling questions were in place, I had a brief discussion about my post MBA goals with Mr Mayank and Ms Akanksha. We brainstormed over a telephone conference and decided how the essays and its ‘flow’ should be.

4. Essay Submission: Running a business and a trading account, I hardly had any time left to take care of my essays. Ms Akanksha and Ms Debopriyaa always made sure that the essays were ready way before the application deadline and that I got ample amount of time to make any necessary changes. The essays helped me get multiple interview invitations though I have a very low GPA.

5. Interview preparation: A brief discussion with Ms Aanchal helped me polish my interview etiquettes. She also sent me a document containing possible interview questions that I practiced in front of a mirror. The questions boosted my confidence and morale, and made sure that I was never in for a surprise during an interview.

On a whole, I would like to thank the team again and recommend them any day.

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I have had an association with Experts' even during my GMAT prep days. Before moving onto the post GMAT part let me touch upon the a little bit on my GMAT journey. I started my GMAT journey in Sep 2016 with self studies. By March 2017 I had 2 failed attempts with 620 at both. I was absolutely clue-less about what was wrong until I joined Experts' Global in April and realized that how unorganized I was. The process started with unlearning what I had learnt so far. I was given a detailed planner customized to my needs, which I followed and updated religiously. I was given a very well structured study material, which I can swear by god that I followed it word by word and in the order prescribed in the planner(very important). The practice material was given in the order of difficulty and one must strictly follow that order, I was committing that mistake during my self studies days by randomly practicing the problems. Then the 15 mock test are so good that even the sub-sectional scores of my last mock matched with my actual GMAT. Important takeaway here is doing an analysis holistically. I even developed some of my own techniques of analyzing my performances.
I was consistently hitting 49 and occasional 50 in quant but verbal was patchy with scores varying from 24 to 32. After 2 months of rigorous efforts I started getting consistent 700+ in mocks. It was the time I decided to sit again for an actual GMAT. on 17th Aug I took my GMAT again and was disappointed to see a 640. After recovering from the shock I took a mock and I got 710. Meanwhile I talked to Mayank sir and he was very supportive. He instilled the confidence in me that I have the capability and it was just an off day. I started practicing again and took GMAT again on 4th Sep, just to see a 600 on the scorecard. I was utterly disappointed and ashamed of myself and decided not even to discuss with Mayank sir. But, Mayank sir himself called me up. He was again very supportive and assured me that I have the capability, it was the exam pressure, which was playing on my head. He advised me to calm my nerves, spend some good time with my family, and do whatever which makes me feel good. I followed his advice for the next few days, packed up all my GMAT books and tried to stay away from anxieties. I started feeling confident again, and took GMAT again on 25th Sep. 720 it was with Q49 and V39. It was one precious moment I will never forget in my life. Thanks to the tremendous support from Mayank Sir and the entire Experts’ team that I achieved 720 from 600 in just 21 days.
Now, moving ahead to the application process, soon I realized that getting a good GMAT is just a beginning. As September was already gone, I had very little time to sit back and relax and it was time to start hitting the applications. I once again took help from the Experts’ Global. Their turnaround time was so quick that I was able to apply into 11 schools of my choice within a month. The applications including the essays were so good that I was shortlisted for interview in 8 out of 11 schools that I applied including NUS, NTU, ISB and HKU. Once the applications were submitted I had few intense mock interviews, which covered all aspects of my application and essays. Finally, after 2 months long process of interviews, wait for results and evaluating all the options at hand, I chose IIM B for my MBA. The programme will be commencing from 30th March and I am very thankful to the entire Experts’ team for making my dream of studying in one of the top B-schools in the world, come true.

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With just 17 months of experience in the conventional Indian, IT space, I was bent on targeting only the US top 20 schools. The sentiments I got from everyone around were negative.

With little hope and a lot of ambition, I spoke to Mayank Sir at The Experts’ Global for his advice on the matter. To this day, I am thankful to the team of Experts’ Global for a lot of things, but the most important of those was the encouragement that they offered at a time when I seriously needed it.

There was a time when we had a creative difference regarding the portrayal of a particular aspect of my candidature, but Experts’ Global’s stand was firm on what would be best for me and I am glad I followed their advice :)

The last few months of my life have been a very significant journey for me where I have learned the value of dedication, belief, and guidance. I would like to thank the entire team at Experts’ Global sincerely.

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I had signed up for a comprehensive Admissions Consulting package that gave me interview preparation support too. After having a great experience in applying with their help, I received 3 great interview calls (ISB, Duke, and IIMB). Again, the thing that stood out most was the great approach and structure around their offering. I was given comprehensive list of questions that made me think hard about all aspects of my profile and just answering those gave me great confidence. They helped me with several mock interview that helped my confidence and helped me practice my delivery. The result was that I cracked all three calls. Very professional people, who know their job.

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