Interview went by really quickly. It was only 30 minutes, with 10 minutes for questions. The interviewer was watching the clock the last 5 minutes to ensure we finish on time.
The interviewer started off by introducing himself, and then asked me to introduce myself. The questions were structured but felt like a natural part of the conversation.
Questions
- Tell me about yourself
- Follow up questions on my current position:
- accomplishment I’m proud of the most
- failure
- team work example
- Moved to post MBA goals
- follow up questions about an example of a company I would like to work for in the long term
- how I would change / transform this company
- how do I see analytics transforming the market overall (my specialization is analytics)
- Why MBA?
- Why couldn’t you jump straight to your immediate goals?
- Why Booth?
- How would you contribute to Booth?
- Follow up questions with hypothetical scenarios aimed at testing my on the spot thinking
Overall, it was a very nice experience. The market and hypothetical questions were a bit surprising. Not sure if the interviewer was really interested in what I was saying and these questions were a genuine follow-ups, or meant to test me on the spot (or both..). The interviewer was taking copious notes.
The organization of the interviews was excellent. I would recommend to schedule your interviews for an earlier spot — my interviewer, while attentive, was already a little worn off.
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