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MBA Admissions Interview Tips
General
1. Be yourself; allow your personality to shine.
2. Respond to questions honestly and candidly.
3. Understand what is asked of you. Feel free to ask for a repeat if you don't clearly understand a question.
4. Avoid the "smart-aleck" reply or the clever-flip demeanor (you know, the effort to be cute, snappy alert, falsely witty).
5. Do your homework on the school and program.
6. Be on time.Look nice.
7. Examine yourself. Know something about the MBA and how it can aid you.
Specific
1. Discuss special interests and ask how the school may help you to pursue them. For example, one representative particularly enjoyed talking to a young lady about her interest in fund-raising management.
2. Ask about faculty research and interests, especially in areas that concern you.
3. Review with representatives your work background, highlighting the benefits you received from the experiences.
4. Know something about the MBA degree and what it can do for you. Explore the possibilities of the degree as it relates to what you are seeking.
5. Inquire about the school's philosophy, approach, and direction. Since management education is young, many schools are still defining and redefining themselves in regard to what they do and how they do it.
6. Inquire about facilities (library, computer equipment), housing, and campus life. A recent graduate chose a school based on its tremendous computer laboratory.
7. If financial aid is critical to you, ask about aid sources, its availability, and the name of the person responsible for administering the program.
8. Describe to the representatives who you are: your strengths, assets, traits needing development.
9. Discuss your college work, making special reference to those courses/projects that were valuable, exciting, worthwhile, and important to your future.
10. Be frank about problems — real or perceived — without rationalizing, apologizing, blaming, or excusing. Common problems may include grades, test scores, an inconsistent record, or minimal work experience.
Sample MBA Interview Questions
A group of applicants have offered the following as questions asked of them when they interviewed for admission to MBA programs:
· Discuss your career progression.
· Give examples of how you have demonstrated leadership inside and outside the work environment.
· What do you want to do (in regard to business function, industry, location)?
· Why the MBA? Why now?
· Describe an ethical dilemma faced at work?
· Describe your career aspirations?
· What would you do if not accepted?
· What are your long- and short-term goals? Why?
· Why are you applying to business school?
· Why does this school appeal to you?
· What is an activity you are involved in? Why is it important to you?
· Talk about experiences you have had at work.
· Why are you interested in a general MBA program?
· Why did you choose your undergraduate major?
· Discuss yourself.
· What contributions would you make to a group?
· Name three words or phrases to describe yourself to others.
· What is most frustrating at work?
· How would co-workers describe you?
· Describe a typical work day.
· Have you worked in a team environment? What were your contributions to the effort?
· Discuss any experience you have had abroad.
· How did you choose your job after college?
· What do you do to relieve stress?
· It's two years after graduation, what three words would your team members use to describe you?
· Describe a situation where you brought an idea forward, and it failed.
· How do you define success?
· What would you do if a team member wasn't pulling his own weight?
· Is there anything you would like to ask me/us?
Describe a team experience during which you were both a follower and a leader.
There was an abstract question that the student interviewer came up with. "Who is your favorite superhero and why?" It was fairly useless, but helped me feel at ease and break the tension, I think.
Why do you wish to complete your MBA with this school.
Why do you want to go to this particular school?
What unique qualities will you bring to an MBA program?
They are very helpful in telling you their experiences, both with the admissions process and with the program. They can answer questions you may be wondering about. So it can be an interactive interview where you share as well as learn!
they asked questions like : what can i contribute to the program, why get mba now, short and long term goals?, what would my boss say about me? (strengths and weaknesses); what type of job was i looking for after college
how will you improve this school
How do you deal with criticism?
In a team setting, how would you deal with resistance from your team if you were the sole proponent of an idea?
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Nothing difficult just typical, why MBA why berkeley, what are you doing now, ...
Yes - Since I'm applying to some higher ranked and more "prestigious" schools I was expecting less of the Berkeley students, but now I am more eager to attend.
What will you major in?
What are your greatest assets?
be courteous, listen before speaking, say things interest you even if you are indifferent to them
How can you imagine your future with or without an MBA?
What do you think about the experience of doing an MBA abroad?
Why do you think you would succeed
Was there something you wish you had known ahead of time?:
Yes - How important it is to have very clear career focus. To admi officers An MBA is not a place to determine future plans
"If you were to be accepted at Stanford or UCLA, why would you come to Haas instead?"
Nothing unusual or interesting. Just the usual. Tell me about yourself and what you have done and why you want to go to school.
Did you feel prepared?:
Yes - Clear responses to the basic questions is a must!
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Interview preparation
· Discuss your career progression.
· Give examples of how you have demonstrated leadership inside and outside the work environment.
· What do you want to do (in regard to business function, industry, location)?
· Why the MBA? Why now?
· Describe an ethical dilemma faced at work?
· Describe your career aspirations?
· What would you do if not accepted?
· What are your long- and short-term goals? Why?
· Why are you applying to business school?
· Why does this school appeal to you?
· What is an activity you are involved in? Why is it important to you?
· Talk about experiences you have had at work.
· Why are you interested in a general MBA program?
· Why did you choose your undergraduate major?
· Discuss yourself.
· What contributions would you make to a group?
· Name three words or phrases to describe yourself to others.
· What is most frustrating at work?
· How would co-workers describe you?
· Describe a typical work day.
· Have you worked in a team environment? What were your contributions to the effort?
· Discuss any experience you have had abroad.
· How did you choose your job after college?
· What do you do to relieve stress?
· Did you receive any feedback about developmental areas and what are you doing to address them
· Favorite book / movie
· What are you most interested in, in the news ? why ?
· Would you continue your extracurricular involvement at HBS ?
· How do you motivate people ?
· Who is hardest to manage ? (in your own team and in general, type of person)
· What do you think you will gain from HBS ?
· Where else did you apply and why ?
· What are the biggest challenge for Europe in the next 10-50 years ?
· What do you think of the integration of eastern countries ?
· It's two years after graduation, what three words would your team members use to describe you?
· Describe a situation where you brought an idea forward, and it failed.
· How do you define success?
· What would you do if a team member wasn't pulling his own weight?
· Is there anything you would like to ask me/us?
· Why HBS
· How have you handled a management difficult experience?
· what questions do you have about our school?
· give 3 positive character points
· give one negative one
· when was your integrity challenged
· what are your professional goals
· ask me 3 questions
· what is your team work philosophy
· why a team would want me in one sentence
· what 3 adjectives would you use to describe yourself
· why did you pick the undergrad school you did
· If I had to pick 6 people out of 15 to be on my team, why should I not pick you ?
· What will you bring to HBS
· Do you have any regrets ?
· Is there anything you want to add ?
· Describe 3 other leadership experience
· Why do you want to leave a great job
· Describe 3 other failure experience
· Give me an example on how you work in team
· What is your leadership style
· Clarify me your day-essay
· you seem to always lead in everything you do, have you ever been a follower?
· What do you enjoy doing in your free time
· What mistake do you wish you could take back
· Describe a time when you had to deal with a difficult colleague
· How did you decide on your undergraduate degree ? How has it prepared you for your future ?
· What is your dream job ?
· Tell me about a time that you were on a team and things didn’t go so well. What did you learn ? what do you wish you had done differently ?
· If you had to write your own obituary, what are some things you would want it to say ?
· If there was something in your life that you would want a "do-over" on, what would it be and why?
· What concerns do you have about HBS?
· What is the best piece of advice you have ever been given and how did you apply it?
· If I were to invest in one company in X industry (my specialty), what would it be and why?
· What do you think Y company could do better?
· Discuss your career progression.
· Give examples of how you have demonstrated leadership inside and outside the work environment.
· What do you want to do (in regard to business function, industry, location)?
· Describe an ethical dilemma faced at work?
· Describe your career aspirations?
· What would you do if not accepted?
· What are your long- and short-term goals? Why?
· Why are you applying to business school?
· Why does this school appeal to you?
· What is an activity you are involved in? Why is it important to you?
· Talk about experiences you have had at work.
· Why are you interested in a general MBA program?
· Why did you choose your undergraduate major?
· Discuss yourself.
· What contributions would you make to a group?
· Name three words or phrases to describe yourself to others.
· What is most frustrating at work?
· How would co-workers describe you?
· Describe a typical work day.
· Have you worked in a team environment? What were your contributions to the effort?
· Discuss any experience you have had abroad.
· How did you choose your job after college?
· What do you do to relieve stress?
· It's two years after graduation, what three words would your team members use to describe you?
· Describe a situation where you brought an idea forward, and it failed.
· How do you define success?
· What would you do if a team member wasn't pulling his own weight?
· Is there anything you would like to ask me/us?
· give 3 positive character points
· give one negative one
· when was your integrity challenged + example
· why Kellogg
· why an MBA
· how have you handled a management difficult experience?
· what questions do you have about our school?
· What was your major ?
· Did you like it ?
· Do you think your grades are an accurate reflection of your ability ?
· Did you work as an undergrad ?
· What are the weaknesses of your file ?