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Published: March 6, 2022
Top MBA Program Career Placement Outcomes: Graduates Seeking Employment
Since one of the benefits of going to business school is to help young professionals advance in their career, many MBA applicants (and current MBA students) are interested in seeing the employment outcomes for recent graduates. In response, business schools survey their MBA graduates and issue employment reports which highlight successful MBA job placement outcomes by region, industry and function. It is important to keep in mind that a lot of the information prominently displayed in the MBA employment reports is gathered from the subset of Read more
Published: March 6, 2022
Wire Taps 219—West African candidate and 700 GMAT, Test waiver for Round 3, Johnson Park Fellowship versus Columbia
In this episode of WireTaps, Graham and Alex discussed this week’s forthcoming release of admissions decisions for CMU / Tepper and INSEAD. Your hosts also highlighted our new content series: Top MBA Career Placement Outcomes. Two pieces published last week revealed interesting insights regarding regional placement within the U.S.. Graham and Alex then shifted gears to talk about two Real Humans Alumni pieces which focused on making the move from Northwestern / Kellogg to Google and from and Georgetown / McDonough to BCG. Graham also mentioned the recently published career report for USC / Read more
Published: March 5, 2022
Georgetown McDonough Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
This year, McDonough allowed you the option to choose your interviewer via a portal, with the ability to filter by clubs / organization affiliation (students / admissions office ). I had chosen a second-year student, but she was unable to interview me last minute and had somebody fill in for her. My interview was resume-based, and very casual. Questions included: 1. Tell me about yourself. 2. Why MBA? Why now? 3. Why McDonough? 4. Tell me about a time you had a conflict at work. 5. Tell me about a time you took initiative. 6. Read more
Published: March 3, 2022
Real Humans of Apple: Jon-Matt Hopkins, CBS ’20, New Product Launch Manager
How long have you waited in line for the new iPhone? How many Apple products are helping you run your life seamlessly? In this edition of Real Humans – Alumni, we hear from an MBA alum making sure these products reach you. Jon-Matt Hopkins, Columbia Business School MBA ’20, tells us about his business school experiences that helped him become a New Product Launch Manager at Apple. Jon-Matt Hopkins, CBS MBA ’20, New Product Launch Manager at Apple Age: 31 Hometown: Morristown, New Jersey Read more
Published: March 2, 2022
NYU Stern MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Zoom
1. Pick 6 icebreaker. 2. Achievement on resume I am the most proud of. 3. A time I received criticism at work. 4. 2 areas to improve upon with the MBA. 5. Why now? 6. Why short-term goals? 7. Companies I would want to work with? 8. What tools would you utilize to achieve your goals? 9. Plan if you don’t land an internship in your desired field. 10. Plan before starting MBA. 11. Something I can improve upon / have improved upon. 12. 1 unique area I could Read more
Published: March 2, 2022
Georgetown McDonough Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Virtual
Questions were fairly direct – 1) Walk me through your resume. 2) Why McDonough? 3) ST, LT goals with target designations. 4) Explain a time you received constructive feedback. 5) What if anything would be a challenge in you accepting the Georgetown offer, if you receive one? 6) Any questions for me? Read more
Published: March 2, 2022
Real Humans of BCG: Steve Neumann, Georgetown McDonough MBA’ 2019, Project Leader
Boston Consulting Group (BCG)—one of the Big Three of the top consulting firms known as MBB—has offices in 50 countries, and therefore no shortage of opportunities to pursue a diverse and lively profession. In this Real Humans – Alumni, we meet Steve Neumann, Georgetown McDonough MBA ’19, who talks about setting his sights on joining BCG and how McDonough empowered him to do so. Steve Neumann, Georgetown McDonough MBA ’19, Project Leader at BCG Age: 30 Hometown: Newtown, Pennsylvania Undergraduate Institution and Major: Georgetown University — Marketing major Read more
Published: March 1, 2022
Yale SOM MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
Started off with some small talk and jumped in: “I have your resume in front of me, but I’m not going to ask you to walk me through it. Tell me about a meaningful professional experience and why? “Tell me about a professional experience where someone had a different perspective than you and how did that perspective change the outcome, if at all?” “What are your goals? And, why an MBA?” “How can Yale SOM help you get to your goals?” “You were asked to consider a quote by Dean Kerwin Charles. How will you contribute Read more
Published: March 1, 2022
Top MBA Career Placement Outcomes: Trends by U.S. Region
In this edition of our Top MBA Program Career Placement Outcomes series, we take a closer look at trends regarding which U.S. regions dominated post-MBA employment for Class of 2021 MBA graduates. You can also review our first piece, which broke down schools by region and their regional placement. For our analysis, we used the statistics in the official employment reports from 27 full-time MBA programs* based in the United States. In particular, we focused on MBA graduates of these 27 MBA programs who are seeking employment, received Read more
Published: February 28, 2022
NYU Stern MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Zoom
The interviewer was very friendly and very familiar with my application. She was very engaging and allowed my to ask questions of her, too. 1. Pick six. 2. Tell me what you do at work — I am from an atypical background so I basically explained my job to her. 3. Why MBA? 4. Leadership experiences? 5. My recruiting plans? 6. Questions for admissions? Read more
Published: February 28, 2022
Georgetown McDonough MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Zoom
I met with a senior adcom member. The format was very Q&A, less of a conversation. Honestly it felt a little stilted and formal. 1) Tell me a little bit about yourself/why Georgetown? 2) Short- and long-term goals. 3) How will you contribute to McDonough from a DEI lens? 4) How do you operate within a team? 5) What are some of the things you’re lacking right now? How are you working on them? 7) Tell me about a time you dealt with conflict. 8) Tell me about your biggest accomplishment. 9) Something Read more
Published: February 28, 2022
Real Humans of Google: Malvi Hemani, Kellogg MBA/MS ’21, Google Product Manager
In Real Humans – Alumni, recent MBA graduates discuss how business school prepared them for the next phase of their careers. In this edition, Malvi Hemani, Northwestern Kellogg MBA ’21, talks about landing the role of Google Product Manager at Google. Google was created in 1998 in Menlo Park, California, and it currently has nearly 150,000 employees and receives more than 125,000 internship applications every year. Read on for how Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management prepared Hemani for the exciting life of a Google Product Manager, her advice to current MBAs and more. Malvi Hemani, Read more
Published: February 27, 2022
USC Marshall MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Virtual
Online / Conversational / Adcom (Nirav Mehta) / Resume Based / 35-40 mins He introduced himself. He is very good person to have a conversation with. Questions: 1) Tell me about yourself. 2) I can see many achievements on your Resume, what is your greatest achievement? 3) What are the 3 qualities of a leader that you admire? 4) Tell me about the time when you motivated your team members. 5) What are your short-term and long-term goals? 6) Why MBA? 7) Why Marshall? 8) Any question for him? Read more
Published: February 27, 2022
Babson Olin MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Online
With Adcom member (Alia Macadam) / Resume based / Time- 30-25 mins. She introduced herself in brief. I guess she had a list of questions, but at the same time she asked follow-up questions. Questions: 1) Tell me about yourself. 2) What is your greatest achievements? 3) What is your leadership style? 4) Tell me about the time when you motivated your team members. 5) Short term/ Long term goals? 6) How have you prepared yourself for rigorous curriculum of MBA? What will you do if you face any problem during your Read more
Published: February 27, 2022
Wire Taps 218—Corporate finance to CFO, Civil engineer to mobility, Anderson versus Ross and Stern.
In this edition of WireTaps, Alex and Graham discuss the release of MIT Sloan interview invites (more or less accurately predicting their arrival – despite recording the episode prior to the release!). Your hosts also talked a little more about the UPenn Wharton team-based interview and recommended a previous episode of the podcast for those prepping. Graham noted the release of the Real Humans MBA Alumni series, featuring grads from Chicago / Booth and HBS, working at Bain and Amazon, respectively; there was also discussion about the release of the Real Humans of Wharton (apparently a Read more
Published: February 27, 2022
Top MBA Program Career Placement Outcomes: U.S. Region
In this edition of our Top MBA Program Career Placement Outcomes series, we review the data to see to what extent Class of 2021 graduates from leading full-time U.S. MBA programs accepted jobs in their school’s same region. For this analysis, we reviewed the employment reports from 27 full-time MBA programs* based in the U.S. This analysis is focused on graduates of full-time U.S.-based MBA programs who were seeking employment, received an offer, and accepted an offer within three months of graduation. Next, we looked at what region these MBA graduates Read more
Published: February 26, 2022
INSEAD MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumni / Zoom
I was invited to complete two rounds of interviews with 2 INSEAD alumni. I understand they were selected as my interviewers considering they both worked in industries or functions that I intended to pivot to after my MBA. My first interview was smooth and centered around general school fit. My interviewer also allocated a large part of the conversation to allow me to ask him questions, as he wanted me to ensure that INSEAD was a good fit for myself. I was asked about other programs I applied to and why I chose to do an MBA and specifically at Read more
Published: February 24, 2022
Chicago Booth MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Virtual
I wore business professional / formal attire with a tie, but the interviewer works in tech, so he was quite casual. He introduced himself and then asked if I had any questions, I really didn’t have any at that point and said I was just excited to get started. The questions were asked in a conversational way: 1) I’ve read you’re resume, can you help bring it to life? Tell me your motivations from college / major to your professional experience. 3) Short-term, long-term goals? 4) Why MBA? 2) Tell me about a time you received feedback Read more
Published: February 24, 2022
USC Marshall 2021 MBA Employment Report: MBAs Successfully Compete in an Evolving Job Market
See the USC Marshall MBA employment report for the Class of 2022 here. The University of Southern California Marshall School of Business 2021 MBA employment report reveals that more than 94% of its MBAs reported employment within three months of graduation. The median base salary remained unchanged from last year, coming in at $130,000. The average base salary for the Marshall MBA Class of 2021 is $130,976 and average signing bonuses landed at $29,473. A majority of careers were school-facilitated, with 63% reporting they received their job placement through a campus recruiting program, resume Read more
Published: February 24, 2022
Fridays from the Frontline: Finding Community and a Career Through Wharton’s Real Estate Program
In this edition of Fridays from the Frontline, gain in-depth firsthand insight into the Wharton MBA and its real estate program from current student, Nicolle Lee. Nicolle digs into how Wharton, its offerings, community and more have prepared her for a successful career in the field. Finding Community and a Career Through Wharton’s Real Estate Program By Nicolle Lee, Wharton MBA ’22 When I applied to Wharton nearly two years ago, I applied as a real estate major with the intention of pursuing a career in real estate investment banking. Professionally, I had over Read more
Published: February 23, 2022
Michigan Ross MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Zoom
Interviewed with a recent alum on Feb 10, 2022. Very casual and friendly. They had my resume, but had not seen my application. The interview lasted for 30 minutes. Questions: • I’ve already looked through your resume so I won’t ask you to walk me through your resume. Instead, what about your experiences do you most want me to know? • Why MBA? • Why Ross? • (Follow-up question to “Why Ross?”) That’s a great interview answer. What’s your real answer? (note: this really threw me off, but I think it was actually a great opportunity Read more
Published: February 23, 2022
HBS MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom
Very personalized interview asking about specific components of resume and application. Asked about unexpected aspects of resume, including community service listed under college experience on my resume. Also asked about strengths / weakness / something people would find surprising about me. Overall neutral experience and interview goes by very quickly. Know all of the details of your full application very well! Read more
Published: February 23, 2022
MIT Sloan MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom
My interviewer was pleasant throughout our discussion and the tone of the interview was very conversational. The Zoom room was opened at precisely the scheduled time, and we concluded the call at exactly the 30-minute mark. The questions that I was asked in the interview include: • Do you have any updates to your candidacy before we start? • Tell me about your greatest recent accomplishment. • Tell me about your biggest recent failure. • Tell me about a time that you had a difficult team member. • Tell me about a time that you were Read more
Published: February 23, 2022
Real Humans of Amazon: Stéphane Vukovic, HBS ’21, Country Lead at Amazon Prime Video
In Real Humans – Alumni, we meet recent MBA graduates to discuss how b-school prepared them for the next phase of their careers. In this edition, Stéphane Vukovic, HBS MBA ’21, talks about landing a Country Lead position at Amazon Prime Video. Read on for how Harvard Business School prepared Vukovic for the dynamic life of an Amazon Country lead, his advice to current MBAs and much more. Stéphane Vukovic, HBS MBA ’21, Country Lead at Amazon Age: 29 Hometown: Paris, France (Currently based in London, UK) Undergraduate Institution and Major: HEC Read more
Published: February 22, 2022
Real Humans of MBA Students: The Wharton School MBA Class of 2023
MBA students from The Wharton School join us for another edition of Real Humans: MBA Students to share their insights into admissions, the program and more. 897 enrolled in the Wharton MBA Class of 2023. Fifty-two percent are women and 36 percent are international, representing 83 countries. Thirty-seven percent of the class identifies as U.S. minorities, which includes students of African-American, Asian-American, Hispanic American, Native American and multiethnic backgrounds. During their undergraduate years, the largest portion of the class, 39 percent, majored in the humanities, while another 33 percent had a STEM background. Business Read more

MBA Applywire

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January 11, 2025 7:39am ET
Applying: Columbia, Harvard Business School, Stanford GSB, UPenn / Wharton
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Private Equity
Post-MBA Target Industry: Private Equity
GRE: 330
GPA: 3.61
Years of Work Experience: 6
Location: New York
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January 10, 2025 4:34pm ET
Applying: Duke / Fuqua, Northwestern / Kellogg, U. Chicago Booth, UPenn / Wharton, UVA / Darden
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Data Engineering
Post-MBA Target Industry: Other
GMAT: 655
GPA: 3.7
Years of Work Experience: 4
Location: Midwest, USA
Post MBA Location: Chicago
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January 10, 2025 12:18pm ET
Applying: Berkeley / Haas, Duke / Fuqua, Northwestern / Kellogg, NYU Stern, Stanford GSB, UVA / Darden
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Consulting
Post-MBA Target Industry: Pharmaceutical
GRE: 328
GPA: 3.56
Years of Work Experience: 5
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January 10, 2025 3:48am ET
Applying: UT Austin / McCombs
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Engineer
Post-MBA Target Industry: Undecided
GPA: 3.2
Years of Work Experience: 7
Location: Houston
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January 9, 2025 2:53pm ET
Applying: Columbia, Harvard Business School, UPenn / Wharton
Pre-MBA Career: MBB Consultant -> PE Associate
Post-MBA Target Industry: Private Equity, Asset Management, inc. HF Companies: Bain Capital , Blackstone , Carlyle Group , TPG , KKR , Other , Blackrock , Fidelity , Goldman Sachs , Vanguard
GMAT: 774
GPA: 3.9
Years of Work Experience: 4
Location: New York
Post MBA Location: United States
Notes:

- Canadian citizen
- Completed STEM undergrad in Canada
- Worked for 2-years in biochemistry lab
- Director of major student tutoring program
- Completed masters at LSE in London
- Regular club involvement during masters
- Recruited for MBB in Middle East country post masters
- Top rating and fast-track promotion to post-MBA role
- Transferred to top US office within same MBB
- Recruited for top-quartile UMM fund with AUM of $5-10B

- Only applying to Harvard, Wharton, Columbia, Yale with top target Wharton
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January 11, 2025 4:42pm ET
Interview Invite to Northwestern / Kellogg
Round: Round 2
Received via email January 11, 2025
GPA: 3.35
GMAT: 760
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Technology
Application Location: India
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Haven’t completed video essays yet, got the email about 1 AM UTC
January 11, 2025 12:41pm ET
Applied to Stanford GSB
Round: Round 2
Received via portal
GPA: 3.61
GRE: 330
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Finance
Application Location: New York
January 11, 2025 12:40pm ET
Applied to Harvard Business School
Round: Round 2
Received via portal
GPA: 3.61
GRE: 330
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Finance
Application Location: New York
January 11, 2025 10:35am ET
Interview Invite to Yale SOM
Round: Round 2
Received via email January 11, 2025
GPA: 3.8
GMAT: 725
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
January 11, 2025 10:27am ET
Accepted to UT Austin / McCombs
Round: Round 1
Received via email
GRE: 319
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Technology
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