Originally posted on rickysgmatprep.blogspot.com
Hiii folks…
So its done… my first b-school interview… at the prestigious Ross School of Business… If there was ever an epitome of a good interviewer or a person who did represnt truly Ross’s team-oriented, collaborative and easy going attitude..it would be my interviewer… I mean.. never once in the interview I realized that I was being interviewed.. the guy made me feel so comfortable… I really dont remember the questions he asked me because there was never really a question answer session…. but more of a conversation.. with obviously me doing more of the talking…so here’s how it went…
First of all.. a blunder.. i lost my way… the stupid GPS.. stopped giving me directions once I was really close the location.. jst kept saying.. destination on the right.. and then I couldnt find a parking spot… almost wasted 15 mins going round and round and looking for the place.. then i decided to park at a place and walk around to look for the place.. When I saw the time.. I called up the alum and told him the situation.. he immediately put me at ease.. saying it was ok.. and I was really close to the location.. so I arrived exactly 7 mins late…. then we started talking while looking for a place to sit… here is a list of questions that I was asked during this conversation..
- He told me about his background and asked about mine…
- my short term and long term career goals and why was I pusuing an MBA…
- my role at IBM.. and my experience of leading a team on my current project…
- how do I handle the communications with the clients and going about customer satisfaction….. then we talked more about my role and whether I was involved on the business side of things.. (for those who dont knw.. I have a technical background..) he discussed about his role as a consultant and shared his experiences…
- how I had managed a situation when a team member or my peer was not perfoming well..
- A time when I had faced a setback in my workplace or my undergraduation..
- we talked about Why Ross.. and what appealed to me about Ross..
- What would I add to Ross…
- What extra-curriculars.. communities I would like to get invovled at Ross..
There might have been a few more questions.. I dont exactly remember them now.. Then he asked me if I wanted to add something.. where I added some stuff which I like about Ross and had not been able to discuss… Atlast, he asked if i had any questions.. I asked him to share his MAP experience.. which he happily did and I must say I was more than impressed with the project.. doing market assesment and analysis in Europe and US for a new Isreali bio-medical product is something I would definitely like to do in my first year…
I think I covered most of the things I had to share from my workex to leadership experiences at IBM to undergraduation..i think it went well…… I had not done any real interview prep.. bt I think if you have been involved in this application process for sometime and believe in your goals and your choice for b-school… you should be ready for the interview…
Ritesh’s verdict – Good interview… (shd not get a ding on the basis of interview.. ) Ross’s Verdict – Awaited… (and I mst say.. eagerly awaited.. )
