The interview was a very comfortable experience. The interviewer had to reschedule at the last moment due to a health issue, which spiked my anxiety with the sudden change in plans.
However, he quickly put me at ease, maintaining a friendly demeanor and asking thoughtful follow-up questions. He often rephrased my answers to ensure he understood everything accurately and captured it all in his notes.
The interview began with a few technical hiccups on his end. After resolving them, he took a few minutes to review my resume and then asked me to introduce myself and share some background.
I mentioned an entrepreneurial venture I had during my undergrad, which led him to ask a few questions about that experience:
- What role did you play in that venture?
- Given your inexperience at the time, how did you convince clients to take a chance on you?
- What was the business model? (We’re both CFA charterholders, so I felt comfortable using finance terminology to explain the business.)
- Did you work alone, or did you have partners or full-time employees?
- What was your key takeaway from this experience?
Then, we moved on to the classic “Why MBA?” question. Since my answer was very Ross-specific, he asked which other colleges I applied to and where Ross ranks for me among them.
The conversation then shifted to some standard behavioral questions:
- Tell me about a time (TMAT) you had to change your approach due to a shift in project scope (especially relevant as a consultant, where you likely faced many such situations).
- TMAT when you failed and what you learned from that experience.
- TMAT when you had to change someone else’s beliefs. Since you came out at work, did you experience any prejudice based on your identity, and how did you navigate that?
He wrapped up by inviting me to ask him any questions.
Overall, the interview lasted about an hour. I’m feeling positive about it and keeping my fingers crossed!
