Met the alum in a quiet restaurant. He was very nice and had a very conversational interview style:
Questions:
- Introduce yourself / walk through resume
- Some detailed questions about my job – projects I had worked on, what were challenges, what were results (he seemed genuinely interested)
- Plans after Berkeley & why Berkeley
- Tell me about a time when you did something really innovative
- Tell me about a time when you had a conflict in a team – how did you deal with it
- Tell me about a time when you had to lead a group
Overall, no really tough questions or anything out of the ordinary. My impression was that the interview was rather to check personal fit with the program than to “test” my skills & experiences. We chatted for quite a long time after the interview about Berkeley and MBAs. He was extremely positive about his experience at the school and what he learned there – I left the interview with a very positive view on Haas.
