My interviewer was a member of the admission’s board and an alumni of HBS. After basically no small talk he informed me that the HBS interview would be a unique experience. He warned me that he would look at his watch frequently and interrupt me and that I shouldn’t be concerned by these actions.
His questions went as follows:
- Name of class I attended and name of professor?
- Tell me about your leadership style?
- How did you manage conflict among my team at work?
- How do you lead a team exercise comprised of people more senior to you as well as people junior to you?
- If you got all of your friends and family together how would they describe you?
- What are some misperceptions of you?
- What are you looking to get out of HBS outside of the classroom?
- Questions regarding some of the interests he had listed on my resume
- What do you do at your job? What does your normal day look like?
- How have you been able to get promoted so fast and why is your company successful?
- How do you adjust to other cultures (I mentioned that I had worked in China)?
- Question regarding my passion for my industry of choice.
