Had my R2 Stanford interview in mid-February with an alum. Questions were pretty straightforward. These may not be the exact words as I can’t remember the questions verbatim, but these were the general themes/topics addressed:
- Walk me through your resume
- Why MBA / Why now
- Why Stanford
- Tell me about a time where there was not a defined leader and you took on that role
- Tell me about a time that you did something that was innovative / transformed your team
- Interviewer probed further on the two aforementioned questions and asked how I convinced my team to follow my approach given that I was at such a junior level
- Tell me about a time that you really leaded a team
- Tell me about a piece of important feedback you received and why you think that it was the most important feedback you received
- Tell me what you do for fun — or some interesting books that you’ve read
We spent the rest of the interview talking about her job and specific topics within her industry since we have the same professional interests. Interview lasted 75 minutes.
