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Published: October 2, 2021
Northwestern / Kellogg Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Video
The interview was casual and friendly. It took about 35 min and the alumnus spent another 10 min to answer my questions. Good luck to everyone! Questions: • Tell me about yourself. • What’s your short-term & long-term goal? • Why MBA and Why Kellogg? • How would you describe your leadership style and what does leadership mean to you? • Tell me a time when you had to manage a different (difficult) person. • Tell me a time when you failed at something, how you demonstrated your resilience. • Why now (specifically
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Published: September 16, 2021
Dartmouth Tuck Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
Interview was casual and student was friendly. However, order of questions was unexpected. Student asked: -Do you like your current job? How did you get there? -How did you obtain your first job? -What are the top 3 factors that led you to your success? -Tell me a time where you had to work under a deadline. -What are your ST and LT goals? -What would you like your legacy to be at Tuck? -What do you envision being your biggest challenge at Tuck? -Tell me a time when you had to deliver
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Published: September 13, 2021
Duke Fuqua Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Student / Zoom
Student only had a copy of my resume and in general it was a relaxed atmosphere. Their Zoom connection was bad and they kept buffering as we were talking, but we got through the interview alright. Overall, I thought it was good, she didn’t give any indication one way or the other, but hoping it went well. Only two surprise questions as outlined below, pretty common straightforward questions otherwise. Wrote down as many as I could remember: What is DQ and how would you define qualities of DQ? – They had to define this for me as “decency quotient” and
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Published: September 8, 2021
Dartmouth Tuck Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
Interviewed this morning. Started exactly on time and took just under 40 minutes. The conversation began with very brief friendly small talk asking me where I was located and how I was doing. The questions were fairly standard interview questions that she asked from a list she had. She was very responsive throughout, which made it easy to feel that she cared about and was interested in what I was saying. Walk me through your resume in more context. Why an MBA? Why Tuck? What are your short-term and long-term goals? Why is now the right
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Toronto Rotman Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Microsoft Teams
The interviewer asked me to keep my answers succinct and related to only latest experience in my life (both personal and professional). All of the questions and follow ups got completed in 30 minutes. The questions asked were: Can you walk me through your resume? Why did you choose your line of work? Why did you leave/stick with it ? What are your biggest achievements in your latest career growth? After having worked for X years, what got you excited for your MBA? What are the post-MBA goals that you have? And why? If you
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Northwestern Kellogg Interview Questions & Report: Round 3 / Adcom / Zoom
Tell me about yourself. Where on your resume have you made the most impact? What’s your most interesting work experience? Tell me about a time you worked in a diverse team. What are the 3 attributes a good team needs? What are your 2-5 year professional goals? Why is an MBA necessary to take you there? Why Kellogg? Tell me about a time you showed resilience. Tell me about a time you worked with a hard person. Anything else you want admissions to know? Any questions for me?
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Published: April 28, 2021
Northwestern Kellogg Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Zoom
It was a very conversational interview with the Adcom. Below are the questions that I was asked. Walk me through resume. Short-term career goals? Biggest professional accomplishment? Why MBA? Why Kellogg? Working with a diverse team? Challenges? Rewards? Strengths and weaknesses from teammates? Where something went wrong on your team. Strongest and weakest part of my candidacy. What do I do for fun? Anything we haven’t discussed that you want to talk about?
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Published: April 26, 2021
Indiana Kelley MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 3 / Adcom & Student
This person was an adcom member and 2nd-year student which touched on a bit of resume and applicated based questions. The questions I was asked were: Tell me about yourself. Why MBA? Why Kelley? What is your leadership style? Have you ever worked with someone difficult? Any questions for me? The interview was a great experience and had no major surprises. Kelley people are really nice and just wanted to get to know me better.
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Published: April 22, 2021
Stanford GSB Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Zoom
Interview was Zoom-based with an alum from GSB in business casual clothing. Interview was straightforward as any other GSB interview — the format was an hour long with 10 minutes remaining for any questions for the interviewer. The interview was mainly structured as me talking him through my resume and double-click questions throughout: + Talk me through your resume. + What was it like growing up in [Country]? + What was your most impactful moment as an Analyst at [Company]? + Why did you move from [Company] to [Company]? + Tell me about a time
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Published: April 14, 2021
Texas McCombs MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 3 / First-Year Student / Zoom
Round 3 Zoom interview with a first-year MBA student – I didn’t learn who the interviewer was until only a couple minutes before the interview. Application submitted 3/30, interview invitation received on 4/5, interviewed on 4/9 (still waiting to receive final admissions decision). Interview was pretty standard – I can’t remember every single question, but everything he asked was covered in other McCombs interview reports here on Clear Admit. I liked the interviewer and we had brief bits going off-script, but he was just reading through a list of questions and typing as I responded. The interview itself lasted 45
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Published: April 11, 2021
UNC Kenan-Flagler Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Zoom
My interview with UNC KF was with a member of the admissions committee. She mentioned that since she was part of the admissions committee she had read parts of my application (and then tailored some of her questions towards that). Questions included: Usual Tell me about yourself questions Why I want the MBA/Why the MBA now Why I want to go into my intended career path A question I wasn’t expecting was “What is one thing that people assume about you that ISN’T true?” Why is racial equity important and what does it mean to
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Published: April 11, 2021
Texas McCombs Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Zoom
I interviewed with one of the adcom officers of McCombs. Out of all my interviews, this one was the only one where I felt very uncomfortable and self-conscious. The moment the interviewer saw me, his demeanor completely changed. He did not seem interested in learning more about me and when I was asking questions about the school or program, he had a very lackluster response. For example, I asked what was the best part about the McCombs culture? His response was, “oh… the people. I really like the people who are in the school.” Normally, interviewers would answer in great
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ISB Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumni / Zoom
Hello! I was interviewed by 3 interviewers (1 alumnus (2006) and 2 alumnae (2014 and 2018)). The interview happened over Zoom and it was very conversational and stress-free. Questions: 1. Tell us about yourself. 2. Goals? What motivates them? 3. Are you sure ISB will help you achieve your goals? 4. Give an example of a post-MBA company you want to work in. Why do you want to work in this company? 5. What has motivated transitions in your career? 6. What are your 3 biggest achievements? 7. How did you convince your
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LBS Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Zoom
The interview was on Zoom. My interviewer was very friendly. He introduced himself and the process briefly, and then asked the standard why MBA / why now / why LBS questions. Then he asked the behavioral questions. Most of the questions were behavioral. I was expecting some questions regarding family, but surprisingly they never came. 1. When was a time you made an impact on your organization? 2. Tell me about a difficult teammate you had. 3. Tell me about a time you demonstrated leadership. The problem solving question was nothing to worry about. It was very
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HBS Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / AdCom / Virtual
The interview was for a prompt 30 minutes. – Interviewer asked me about supply chain disruptions due to COVID. How has the economy changed your work life and that of your company?(answered him in 2 ways : 1) how demand was in flux due to people losing jobs and having no income to spend on phones 2) how we were trying hard to make products in spite of these disruptions – by working with 3rd party people, govt officials, opening factories at reduced rate and making sure that safety of workers were our KPIs) – 2-3 questions related to work-related
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Published: March 30, 2021
Yale SOM Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
The interview was with a second-year student via Zoom. The interview atmosphere was fairly relaxed and conversational. The interviewer stated that he read my resume prior to the interview and had a set list of questions he had to ask. List of interview questions: 1. Please give me a 60 second introduction about yourself. 2. Tell me how you can contribute to diversity at SOM. 3. How else can you contribute to Yale? 4. Is there anything else you would like me to know? 5. What questions do you have for me? The interview itself
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Published: March 25, 2021
Stanford GSB Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alum / Skype
1. Tell me about yourself. 2. What are you most proud of? (Some specific follow ups here) 3. Tell me a time you received an insight and how it changed the way you and the team progressed. 4. What is a time you had to convince someone in a group? (Digging in with follow-up questions around the events) 5. When have you failed? 6. When did you change the culture of a team? 7. Tell me about a time you have persuaded someone to give you resources (beyond the norm). 8. Why MBA?
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Published: March 22, 2021
Stanford GSB Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Zoom
It was a blind interview with an alumnus – they only had access to my resume. The interview was centered around my own experiences (including challenges and failures) and reflections, instead of my accomplishments. Interviewer was very sharp, frequently challenged my views and fact-checked my statements; he had rich industry experiences. Questions: Introduce yourself. Why GSB? What is your long-term goal in life? Why? What is your personal motivation for doing this? Tell me an experience about going beyond your current role. What was the biggest challenge? Which approaches did you try? How did you influence
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Published: March 22, 2021
HBS Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom
Overall interviewer was very friendly. She was very familiar with my application materials and asked very specific deep-dive questions on my previous experiences. Questions: What is something that you’re working on? What are you good at? Can you give me an example of how you utilized your strength at work? Why MBA and why now? 2 things about your country that you would like to share with your classmates? Share an interesting story about your personal interests? What else would you like to share with me?
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Published: March 21, 2021
Cornell Johnson Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Skype
Friendly, easy-going interview. Interview lasted about 45 minutes. Definitely need to speak to why you are interested in Cornell / why it is the school for you. Questions: 1) Tell me about yourself. 2) Why MBA and why now? 3) Tell me more about your goals and what is your back-up plan? 4) Why Cornell? And how do you want to be involved? 5) Time you showed leadership? 6) What would you do if someone on your team isn’t pulling their weight?
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Published: March 21, 2021
Yale SOM Interview Questions & Report: Round 3 / Alum / Zoom
We started with a little chit-chat about our shared backgrounds (both Chinese), then talked about the following (with probes from the interviewer throughout): 1) Tell me about your career thus far. 2) Why SOM? 3) Who have you spoken to about SOM? 4) What will you contribute to the SOM community? 5) Why the specific career goal you’ve articulated, and why not something else? 6) What do you think of the Dean Kerwin Charles quote? 7) Why did you choose your quote? 8) Anything else you’d like to mention? The atmosphere was
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Published: March 20, 2021
MIT Sloan Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / AdCom / Zoom
Interview Questions (that I can remember) in roughly the order I received them: Any updates to your application? Tell me more about your data visualization and why it’s important to you. Tell me about how your organization has done in the past 12 months. Follow-up: How did you motivate your team (in this situation)? What was your greatest accomplishment in the past 12 months? Tell me about a time when you challenged or pushed back against someone. Follow-up: How did you convince that organization (in this situation)? Tell me about a time
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Published: March 20, 2021
Published: March 19, 2021
MIT Sloan Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Zoom
My interview was with an adcom, and the interview lasted exactly 30-minutes. We spent around five minutes talking about my data visualization. We then moved to four behavioral questions. 1) Why an MBA? Why Sloan? 2) What do you currently do at your company? 3) How has your background helped you solve client problems? 4) Tell me about a time you motivated someone to go beyond their believed capacity. Adcom then allowed me to ask questions and the adcom then asked me if there was anything else the admissions committee should know about me. Overall, my interview
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