I interviewed on campus in conjunction with the Johnson Women in Business event, a two day women’s recruiting event. I received an invitation to interview prior to the event but all attendees were invited to interview regardless of if an invitation had been extended yet. The interviews were the first part of the event followed by two days of class visits and speaker events. My interview was with a member of the admissions staff and the interview was relatively formal with structured questions. I had met the person with whom I interviewed at a prior open house in my area so because we had met before and had kept in touch over email, the interview felt a bit more informal than it would have likely otherwise.
The interview was largely based off information in my resume. I had already submitted my application but I do not know if that information was used to ask specific questions.
Interview questions:
- Walk me through your resume
- What led you to this career path and why
- What are your short and long term career goals
- Why an MBA and why Johnson
- What other school are you applying to and a few follow up questions on how I compared the programs such as if I preferred the case method to lecture and how I viewed those that are farther from New York City and how I thought that would impact my experience with recruiting for finance jobs
- What is the role you play in a team environment
- Tell me about a time when you worked with a challenging team member
- What organization to you plan to join at Johnson
I had a very pleasant experience with the interview and in speaking with the other attendees of the recruiting event it seemed the interviews were what people had expected. Having the opportunity to meet members of the ad com in a more casual setting such as an open house was very helpful and allowed me to establish some rapport before the actual interview so if you are able to attend any of these events, I highly recommend it. I was somewhat surprised that my interviewer pushed the subject of other schools a bit so I would recommend future applicants be prepared for this question especially if your other school choices are not direct peers of Johnson (ie larger program or in an urban area).
Interview length: 1 hour and 15 minutes, although the end was primarily just a casual conversation rather than specific questions
