I had my interview with an admissions officer in a hub city. Prior to the interview I read up on Sloan-specific interview guides and visited several forums to prepare. I laid out several answers to all the common behavioral questions. I also went through a mock interview session with a clearadmit rep.
My actual interview, however, was not the typical Sloan behavioral interview. The questions I fielded were:
- What is “consulting”? Pretend I am your friend and you are trying to sell me your job. Why should I become a consultant?
- Specifically, what is your role? (here, I had the opportunity to inject a “leadership success” SAR scenario after providing a broad overview of my responsibilities)
- What is the coolest thing that has happened to you in the past year?
- Tell me about your new venture. (This was a follow-up to my response to the previous question because I replied that securing clients for my new venture was the most significant thing that had happened within the year).
I was surprised that the admissions officer didn’t ask any questions specific to sloan (eg. why Sloan? did you visit MIT, etc.). But when he gave me the opportunity to ask questions, I mentioned that I had visited sloan and had a great time hanging out with some of the current students at the c-function. Although none of the questions were directly related to what I had practiced, the process of preparing the behavioral questions and going through the mock interview really helped to build the right amount of confidence, which I think was key during the interview. Overall, my interview was laid back and the admissions officer was very personable.
After the interview, I sent my interviewer a thank you note. Although I received no response, I did receive an admit notice a few weeks later. So, don’t interpret no response as a negative sign. Good luck to everyone!
