INSEAD

Job description essay 1: Provide a summary of your career since graduating from university, explaining the rationale behind your key decisions and career progression. Include a description of your current (or most recent) role, covering the scope of your work, major responsibilities, employees under your supervision, budget size, clients/products, and any notable results achieved.

Job description essay 2: Describe your short and long-term career aspirations, including your target geography, industry, and function. How do you plan to bridge the gap between your current position and these goals, and how will INSEAD help you achieve them?

Motivation essay 1: Give a candid description of yourself as a person and a leader, emphasising the strengths and weaknesses you recognise in yourself. Explain how you are actively working on your development, sharing key experiences that have shaped you, providing specific examples where relevant.

Motivation essay 2: Describe a highly stressful situation you faced and how you managed it. What did this experience teach you about yourself and your interactions with others?

Within 48 hours after your application deadline, record the video interview on the Kira platform. You answer video questions you have not seen before, with 45 seconds to prepare and 60 seconds to respond to each; the final question is written, with five minutes to submit your answer. The full assessment takes about 15–20 minutes.

Motivation essay 3: Is there anything else that was not covered in your application that you would like to share with the Admissions Committee?