IMD MBA Recommendation Questions
The IMD MBA recommendation questions for entry in 2025 are here. IMD requires a single recommendation from a business-related source who knows you well, has worked directly with you, and who can highlight your professional achievements, interpersonal skills, teamwork, and leadership using their form.
2024-2025 IMD MBA Recommendation Questions
What is your relationship with the applicant?
- Business partner (currently)
- Business Partner (previously)
- Buyer
- CEO/Managing Director (currently)
- CEO/Managing Director (previously)
- Client
- Colleague/Peer (currently)
- Colleague/Peer (previously)
- Family/Friends
- Line Manager (currently)
- Line Manager (previously)
- Mentor
- Professor
- Supervisor (currently)
- Supervisor (previously)
- Supplier
- Other
How long have you known the applicant and in what capacity?
Describe the applicant’s role in your organization. What has his/her single most important contribution been to the organization?
What do you consider to be the applicant’s top three strengths?
What do you consider to be the applicant’s weaknesses or opportunities for improvement?
The recommender next provides their contact details before submission.
MBA Applywire
I just got rejected for WashU Olin and I have an interview invitation with Questrom. GPA continues to bother me but I addressed it in my supporting essays.
I got cancer when I was undergrad that's why my undergrad GPA is low. After MBA I want to work in consulting then make a social impact in Africa through entrepreneurship
UG Degree: BBA Financial Markets at an Accredited Institution.
Civilian Work History: 3 years as Wealth Advisor under an RIA in Minneapolis and Denver. Total AUM of ~$350-400M, served as a salaried advisor in a primary and secondary capacity. Holistic services to include investment management, estate planning, retirement planning, insurance planning, tax planning, etc.
Military History: 4 years as a supply/logistics officer heading efforts for air/ground mobility, defense contracting, supply and procurement, and fiscal budget management while located at various bases within CONUS and multiple forward deployed locations.
Professional Certifications: Obtained Certified Financial Planner designation (2022) and Series 65 (2019).
Education:
- Combined Major in Economics and Statistics
- CFA Charterholder (passed all three levels on the first attempt)
Professional Experience:
- Manager at a Big 4 firm Specializing in capital projects and infrastructure, with a role similar to investment banking
- Seven years of experience, mainly in financial services in Ghana
Extracurricular Activities:
- Pro bono capital-raising services for SMEs
- Aspiring to run a full advisory firm for SMEs in the future
- CFA exam coaching and tutorial classes for candidates
- Founder of a travel and tour club offering affordable trips to explore beautiful and historic scenes in Ghana
Will being 32 years old affect the attractiveness of my candidacy?
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Consortium
Applied early enough to guarantee interview.