Published: January 26, 2025
Northwestern Kellogg MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumna / Zoom
Interviewer was an alum, but apparently super involved with recruiting. She was super friendly and made me feel comfortable throughout. It was very resume-based and fast-paced, but nothing too hard (super friendly vibes overall). A few of the questions: – She asked me to clarify an experience in my resume. – How was your experience at Firm A (summer internship)? – Did you go directly to Firm X after that internship? – Was your move to Role X a promotion (second role at Firm X)? – Would you say you were on track with your peers
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Published: November 10, 2024
Northwestern Kellogg MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Virtual
It was a resume based interview. Started asking me about my experience and going over my resume. I did not like that she would interrupt me constantly. Honestly, not a good experience and not a very friendly interviewer. It felt like she was playing “gotcha” and testing me. After the first 20 minutes I was done with it and wanted it to be over. I want to believe I got unlucky with the interviewer because I’ve interviewed with other schools and it has been completely different to this one. Not great but I think this was an outlier and really
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Published: November 6, 2024
Northwestern Kellogg MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom
Interview was with a member of the admissions committee. Kind interviewer, taking thoughtful notes, and asking thoughtful questions. Began with a brief intro to herself and the purpose of the interview. She’d seen my resume, so she began with particular questions about my work. Not necessarily in this order, this was more or less the conversation that was covered? #1 Tell me about this experience [called out a specific position on my resume] and its purpose. #2 Tell me about this role [temporary role I had] and why you were there for this length of time. #3
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