I applied in Round 2 and was interviewed via Skype with a 2nd-year student on March 8, 2012.
I signed in my Skype account about 20 minutes prior the interview and realized that the student had already added me some minutes before.
He later called me promptly at the interview time. He was very friendly with a cute smile. 🙂 He introduced himself and tried to make me feel at ease. He said the interview would last 30 minutes. He would ask me about my candidacy for 20 minutes and the rest was for my questions.
First, he asked me to show him my passport/photo ID so that he could take a photo of it. I had never been asked to do so by other schools so I just forgot 🙁 Fortunately, I could go and get it in some seconds.
It was a blind interview as all he had known about me was through my resume. Here are the interview questions I was asked:
- Why are you interested in applying to UCLA Anderson? In my answer, I mentioned the name of an alumnus I contacted and he asked me to type the alumnus’s name for him in the chat window. At the end of my answer, he commented that it was one of the best answers (to this question) he had heard this season and shared that he had interviewed about 30 candidates or so.
- What are your strengths and weaknesses as a manager or a consultant (as I mentioned breaking into consulting post-MBA)? What would you draw upon from your prior work experience to make that jump to consulting?
- How could you assess yourself in terms of delegation and communication skills? (This is a follow-up question for my strengths and weaknesses in the previous question)
Then it was time for me to ask him questions. He was very open to share his experience at Anderson and even gave me some good advice for my career.
My interview lasts 37 minutes in total. I had expected some behavioral questions but there was none. In general, my interviewer was very friendly and was very happy with his Anderson experience.
Update: Admitted March 16th!
