I met with the alum at a coffee shop. She was very personable and began by giving me her background pre- and post- GSB. We talked for about an hour, probably 40 minutes on interview questions and the last 20 or so on me asking her questions and talking about her experience. Some of the questions I received:
- Tell me about yourself
- Why MBA?
- What are long term and short term goals?
- Why Stanford?
- Tell me about a time when you led a team towards a goal.
- Tell me about a time when you failed. Have you learned from this failure (give example)?
- What’s the best piece of criticism you’ve received?
- What has been your most significant accomplishment and why?
- Tell me about a time when you worked under bad leadership.
- Tell me about a time when your values were challenged.
The alum was very likeable and down-to-earth. The interview seemed to go well, but who knows how it’ll end up- fingers crossed. Good luck to everyone – the best advice really is to relax and be yourself.
