Published: February 16, 2025
Berkeley Haas MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / First-Year Student / Zoom
The interview was very laid back and straightforward – Super casual to begin where we discussed a bit about my work and appreciation for the Northern California area (I have family out there). We then started through the traditional questioning: 1. Tell me a bit about yourself. 2. Why do you want an MBA? 3. Why Haas? 4. Tell me about a time when you acted on creating Diversity & inclusion throughout your life. 5. How will you bring that perspective into Haas? 6. Tell me about a time that you encountered a challenge.
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Published: February 16, 2025
Berkeley Haas MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alum / Virtual
The interview started with some informal conversation and introductions, which naturally flowed into some of the standard MBA interview questions (tell me about yourself, why MBA, why Haas, what are your goals). The conversation felt very genuine and not as scripted/formal as some other interviews. We then did a few behavioral questions – TMA an experience with diversity, TMAT you took a professional risk, TMAT you led a group to consensus/boosted morale, maybe 1 more. There were 10 min at the end to ask questions about Haas, and the whole interview lasted 1 hour. It was a great experience!
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Published: November 17, 2024
Berkeley Haas MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Zoom
My interview lasted 40mins and was conducted with a Haas alumnus via Zoom. It was very structured for the first 30mins, before 10mins of conversational Q&A. As with all Berkeley Haas interviews, it was predominantly structured around the following 5 areas: – Why do you want and MBA, and why Haas specifically? – DEI: What does DEI mean to you and how will you bring this with you into your Haas MBA? – Culture: What is greatest professional risk you’ve taken; how did you approach it and what was the outcome? – Leadership: Tell me about a
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