Met with the Yale SOM alumni at a Starbucks in the bay area. We had a light chat for about 1/2 hour. After sitting down, she informed me that this was a casual interaction and Yale mainly wanted to know if I “interviewed well.” (Think of all the interviews we’ll be doing next year during recruitment!) Covered some points on my resume.
- Why the MBA?
- Seems you’ve traveled to country X for work. What was your role on the trip?
- What other schools are you applying to?
My interviewer had a similar background, and we compared notes on many things.
- Our jobs as engineers, and how we want to transition into a marketing roles.
- Experiences in sorority life and tying this into life @ Yale SOM.
- Both going to public schools for college and the difference between public and private schools.
- What processes we’d like to see implemented into product marketing in our tech industry.
- Comparing her experiences at my competitor company with mine.
- Our relationships, what sacrifices/plans she made to follow her fiance to the bay area, and what plans my fiance-to-be and I have post-MBA.
She gave me tons of recruiting tips for the high-tech industry. “A lot of companies don’t go out to New Haven, so you really have to do a lot of external work. You’ll find yourself flying out to the west coast a lot.”
She spoke about Yale’s social life and all the activities she was involved in. She met her fiance (a grad student @ Yale not studying business) at an external event. 🙂 Also explained to me the “Ivy League Connection” among the 8 schools.
We ended on a good note. She was very supportive, telling me that no matter what school I get in she wanted me to keep in touch.
