Interviews
Interview Report Round-Up: CBS, LBS and UNC Kenan-Flagler
Amid Round 2 interview season, we’re taking a closer look at some recent interview reports from current applicants to Columbia Business School, London Business School and UNC Kenan-Flagler as shared in our Interview Archive. Questions listed by a Round 2 applicant shed light on the focus of the CBS interview: Here, we get a look at a potential case topic during the London Business School interview: A candidate for UNC Kenan-Flagler provided the mix of questions from their interviewer:
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Published: February 28, 2023
LBS MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alum / Google Meet
The interview was very casual and conversational. I got matched with an alum from a different country, but I think we were matched because of our goal of creating a social impact company. The questions were very standard questions: 1. Tell me a bit about yourself. 2. What is your goal and why MBA? 3. Why LBS? 4. What do you plan to do in LBS to help you achieve your goal? 5. How do you handle conflict that arose from different cultural background? The case was also very related to what we discussed during the
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Published: February 27, 2023
CBS MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumna / Zoom
My interviewer was very conversational and friendly. Here is what she asked me: 1. Why MBA? Why Columbia? 2. What are your short- and long-term goals? 3. What is your plan B if you don’t get into business school/your desired role? 4. How do you approach diversity as a leader? 5. Is there anything else not on your resume/application that you want the AdCom to know? Then I asked 3-4 questions and we chatted. Interview was 50 minutes total.
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Published: February 26, 2023
HBS MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Off-Campus Hub
Much warmer and conversational than I expected! Interviewer started off by telling me she thought my essay was amazing, which instantly put me at ease. She asked me a great deal of follow-up questions about that, as well as dove into one of the extracurriculars I had briefly mentioned in the app (surprised me!). Only one or two questions about my current role, which CEOs I follow / admire (but no follow-ups here), why an MBA, etc. Lovely experience, not the pop quiz I’d anticipated!
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Published: February 26, 2023
UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Third Party / Zoom
Why an MBA now? Why UNC? What are your long- and short-term goals? What is your leadership style? How have you worked in diverse teams? What would your coworkers/teammates say are your strengths? What do the UNC core values mean to you? (integrity, inclusion, innovation and impact) What more do you want to share with me for the adcom? What questions do you have for me? The interview was exactly 30 minutes And my goodbye was cut off, they run a tight schedule.
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Published: February 26, 2023
CBS MBA Interview Questions & Report: Rolling / Alumni / Zoom
Was matched with an alumni based in NYC who’s from the same country as myself (I’m an international) and from a similar industry. The interview was very conversational and relaxed – the vibe felt more like a casual chat rather than a formal interview (which I loved!). Questions: 1) Tell me about yourself. 2) Why MBA? 3) Why Columbia? 4) Any questions for me? 5) Quick question about a project I did in the past that interested the interviewer. The questions were straightforward and the interviewer just basically wanted to make sure the candidate would
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Published: February 26, 2023
Georgetown McDonough MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
The Interview was taken by a second-year student and was a very smooth experience. The interviewer asked the following questions: 1. Tell me about yourself. 2. Why Georgetown? Why MBA? 3. Which other schools have you applied to? 4. What will be your manager’s feedback about you? 5. What will be the deciding parameter if you get selected for all the schools you applied to? The interview is just a friendly conversation, so there is no need to stress about it. All the very best!
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Published: February 23, 2023
Interview Report Round-Up: Georgia Tech Scheller, IESE, NYU Stern
We’re rounding up some of the latest interview reports and shining the spotlight on recent accounts from MBA applicants to Georgia Tech / Scheller, IESE and NYU Stern as shared in our Interview Archive. The first report comes from a Round 2 applicant to Georgia Tech / Scheller. Their virtual interview with a Career Center rep included the following questions: Another Round 2 applicant shared their interview with an IESE alum: Out of the NYU Stern applicant pool, a Round
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Published: February 22, 2023
UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Virtual
I had some trouble logging into the system, and they don’t give you a chance to test it beforehand. Thankfully had a different computer handy to have the interview. It was with a part-time member of Adcom, who helps conduct interviews. Really nice and easy to talk to. 1. Tell me about yourself. 2. Why MBA? Why Kenan-Flagler? 3. Short-Term and Long-Term goals? 4. Tell me about a time you received criticism and how did you react? (asked a follow up to what I said) 5. Tell me about a current project your working on and
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Published: February 22, 2023
Wisconsin MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Virtual
The interview was very conversational and she was already familiar with my application, so any questions she had for me, came from my application. Some of the questions she asked are listed below, interview lasted about an hour. 1. Why MBA/Why Wisconsin? 2. Leadership style and examples? 3. Time I disagreed with someone/ how I went about it? 4. What resources would I use to better make my decision for my MBA specialization? (In my application I chose still deciding so I listed 2 specializations. At end of the first semester you must choose one.) 5.
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Published: February 21, 2023
Cornell Johnson MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / Virtual
My interview was very conversational with a 2nd-year student, who was very friendly and professional. He had my resume and some notes from the AdCom. It was around 30 mins + 15 mins for my questions to the interviewer. Questions: 1. Tell me about yourself and your professional background. 2. Why MBA? Why now? 3. What will you add to Johnson’s community? 4. What if your plan A (career path) didn’t work? 5. What are your short- and long-term career goals? 6. Why this career & why this company? Throughout the interview, the interviewer
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Published: February 21, 2023
Georgia Tech Scheller Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Career Center Staff / Virtual
My interview was with a member of the career center. It was 45 minutes and held virtually over Microsoft Teams. Tell me one or two main points that I might not have gotten from reading your resume. Why MBA? Why Georgia Tech? What companies post-MBA? Why is Atlanta a good fit for you? Tell me how you work in teams. Tell me how you’ve been a leader. What does diversity mean? What will be difficult for you as you start your MBA here? What clubs or classes are you interested in? Specializations? What questions do you have for me?
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Published: February 20, 2023
NYU Stern Interview Questions & Report: Round 3 / Adcom / Zoom
Like most have said, my interview was very casual and started off with a quick ice breaker about my Pick 6. A lot of my questions were specific to my application and my non-traditional background (PR & Psychology major), so I won’t go into specifics there. Relevant questions I had were: 1. How would your team describe you (both things you’re good at and where you could improve)? 2. Why Stern? Why an MBA? Why now? 3. Greatest accomplishment? 4. How do you prioritize deadlines? 5. Do you have coding experience? 6. What type of
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Published: February 19, 2023
Chicago Booth MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
Just had my interview for R2 with a second year. He was really conversational and easy to talk to. Started off with walk me through your resume. Then several questions about team interaction – both as a leader and as a member of a team. Leadership style? Why an MBA and why Booth? For these he asked several follow-up questions about how I got my information (students, groups, research etc.) and if there were groups, classes or teachers I was excited about. Short-term and long-term goals? Anything else I wanted to mention? Questions for him? It definitely helped to have
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Published: February 19, 2023
Cornell Johnson MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Zoom
This was a really laid back interview with an adcom. It lasted about 25 minutes and essentially went over my background, why MBA, why Johnson, and my plan for recruiting. Not much more to it than that. I got the impression that they really just wanted to know that I had a well thought out plan to get an MBA and transition to my chosen career path. Interviewer had access to my resume and some notes from other adcom, but had not reviewed my application.
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Published: February 19, 2023
IESE MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Meet
Overall very conversational and chilled atmosphere. No tricky questions. – Why IESE? – Tell me a time you dealt with a conflict within your team. – Tell me a time you received negative feedback and what you learned from it. – How do you deal with stressful moments/periods? – Do you have any Plan B should your career goal not work out? – Where else have you applied and is IESE your first choice? – Questions for me?
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Published: February 16, 2023
Interview Report Round-Up: Berkeley Haas, CBS, and UVA Darden
In this week’s Interview Report Round-Up, we take a look at applicants’ reported interview questions and more with Berkeley Haas, Columbia Business School and UVA Darden as shared in our Interview Archive. Here is a peek at a “harder” Berkeley Haas interview from a Round 2 candidate: See the full report for other “surprises” during the interview. Meanwhile, a CBS applicant shared their interview experience with an alumnus: Then, an applicant to UVA Darden shared the storytelling nature of their admissions
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Published: February 14, 2023
INSEAD MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 3 / Alumnus / Online Teams Meeting
My first interview was conducted by an alumnus who graduated in 2020. The overall interview lasted an hour and a half, which was longer than most of my other interviews, but he was very pleasant and open so it wasn’t very taxing. The overall flow of questions: 1. Tell me about yourself. 2. Explain your career choices (From undergraduate to now). 3. Why MBA? 4. Why INSEAD? 5. Short-term and Long-term goals? 6. Campus choices and Geography preferences post-MBA? 7. Questions for him. Most of the interview was an informal interaction and very
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Published: February 14, 2023
NYU Stern MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 3 / Adcom / Zoom
Application-based; interviewer had read my entire application as well as recommendations. Great interview experience, very friendly atmosphere. Questions were tailored to my application and opened with a question about my Pick 6. Further questions focused on my career experience, goals for an internship, and how I would contribute to the Stern community. Topics: – Pick 6 Question. – Questions on resume / experience. – New York City. – Goals for internship? – Clubs I would join at Stern? – What role do you play in teams?
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Published: February 14, 2023
Cornell Johnson MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
Had my interview with a 2nd-year student. Very conversational mostly seemed to be digging into my background because it is non-standard (military) and my goals because they too are non-standard (construction/real estate/development). Great experience overall. 1. Tell me about yourself. 2. What are you looking to get out of an MBA? 3. Goals? 4. I didn’t get any explicit TMAT questions – just about my experience in project management, recruiting plan, back-up plan. Lasted a little over 30 minutes with my questions at the end included in time (roughly 20-minute interview, 10-minutes for questions from me).
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Published: February 14, 2023
Carnegie Mellon Tepper MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Zoom
My interviewer was extremly friendly and nice, she laid out the structure of the interview and told me that they have read my whole application so it was not a blind interview. 1. Give me your 1min elevator pitch (then she introduced herself). 2. What criteria did you look for when searching b-schools? (I incorporated why Tepper into this) 3. Why MBA? 4. ST/LT goal? 5. TMAT you helped other people in your team. 6. What does DEI mean to you and how have you embodied DEI throughout your life? 7. TMAT you dealt
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Published: February 13, 2023
Published: February 12, 2023
Berkeley Haas MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / On Campus
My interview was conducted by an alumnus in-person, on campus. The interviewer only had access to my resume prior to the interview, and they matched the interviewer to me based on my job experience and goals. I found the interview to be harder than other MBA interviews based on the tone of the interview (much more serious, high pressure, frequent interjections) as well as unexpected questions asked. The interviewer grilled me about my quantitative and analytics experience as well as my knowledge of the industry/discipline I would like to pivot into (product management in tech or fintech). 1. Why MBA/
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Published: February 12, 2023
UVA Darden MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
Extremely relaxed interview. The student told me to walk through my life leading up to the Darden MBA, and include the motivations for each of my major decision ending with the Why MBA/Now/Darden questions. He asked some simple follow up questions throughout. He had not seen any information about me prior to the interview. Something interesting is that this interviewer and I had a ton in common across our education/career backgrounds and future goals. I don’t know if I just lucked out or if that was by design from the adcom, but it made for a great interview experience.
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Published: February 12, 2023
CBS MBA Interview Questions & Report: Rolling / Alumnus / Off Campus
Was matched with the interviewer in my city (London) and arranged to meet him about 3 weeks after the invite due to his schedule as I wanted to meet in person. I was able to do a bit of research on him prior to the interview, which was a plus so I knew some stuff we could talk about. The questions which I was asked were: Tell me about yourself. Why do you want an MBA? How will that help you with your goals? Why Columbia? Why not a different MBA program? What would you do if a more elite
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