I had an interview this morning with <Alum> at his office. He is a senior partner at Big consultancy. Alum was very friendly and the whole interview was conversational.
Half the interview was about him talking about his experiences, his motivations, his school decision, what to look out for at HAAS and his favorite classes and Profs. He also compared HAAS and its benefits and disadvantages to the other programs that I was applying to. This cleared a lot of questions that I had regarding the program and was planning to ask.
He asked me the following questions as part of the 50 minute chat:
- What are your career goals?
- Why I wanted to do an MBA from HAAS?
- Which other schools have I applied to?
- What challenges might I face in B-School?
- What my specific role and functions at <technology company> was?
We also discussed topics of interest to both of us such as the state of the <XX> industry, transition making for legacy technology companies etc.
I was initially a bit nervous as I hadn’t suited up in a long time (never worn one in my company in 6 years). But as I had a few mins to sit and relax before the interview, (got there 10 mins early) I was able to settle in. My interviewer ended by saying that he would “vouch for my candidacy at Berkeley” and that he hoped that I will choose Berkeley if I received an admit. All in all it was a positive feeling when I left the room.
I’m hoping this helps me make it to HAAS. Cheers.
