MBA admission interviews
University of Washington – Foster School of Business Full-time MBA program – Interview Questions In Singapore, Foster offers Skype interviews with a member of the admissions staff. Foster interviews typically last 45mts-1hr. Dress smartly – the rule of thumb is to dress one step more formally than the interviewer. In Singapore, that means – wear a tie. Understand that Foster …
University of Washington – Foster School of Business Full-time MBA program – Video Interview Questions Foster conducts video interviews online. These interviews are not live, and can be recorded at your convenience. Before the interview: Infrastructure: Make sure your equipment works – mic, camera, speakers, Internet. Rehearse: Rehearse into the camera and then watch the recording to improve. Spend 2-3 …
Yale University – School of Management Full-time MBA program – Interview Questions Yale has revamped its interview. It used to ask a range of standard MBA interview questions. The interview is still short (30mts) but behavioral questions have almost disappeared. The new questions are odder and seem harder to predict. Some commonly asked questions are: How do you know about …
Carnegie Mellon University – Tepper School of Business Full-time MBA program – Interview Questions In Singapore, Tepper offers Skype interviews with a member of the admissions team. Since this is a Skype interview, therefore: Check your equipment: Make sure your camera, mic, speaker, Internet, and Skype work. Make sure Windows is not getting ready for updates and restart. Make sure …
China-Europe International Business School Full-time MBA program – Interview Questions CEIBS interviews are generally conducted by 2 interviewers (a marketing person and a professor) and last for 35 mts. As usual, dress smartly, and one step more formally than the interviewer. Some commonly asked questions are: Walk me through your resume. What are you short-term career goals? Long term? Where …
University of London – London Business School Full-time MBA program – Interview Questions In Singapore, LBS conducts off-campus interviews with an alumnus of LBS. Check out the profile of your interviewer and “prepare” some small-talk to develop a rapport. Also think of specific questions you can ask at the end of the interview. Dress smartly, and one step more formally …
Institut Européen d’Administration des Affaires Full-time MBA program – Interview Questions INSEAD relies on two alumni interviews. You will be matched with two interviewers and sent the contact details of the interviewers. Simultaneously, the interviewers are provided your contact details. You should then pro-actively contact the interviewers to schedule the interviews, introducing yourself, and sending your CV. You should check …
University of Pennsylvania – The Wharton School Full-time MBA program – Interview Questions Wharton has a unique “interview” approach, which includes a dreaded Team-Based Discussion (TBD) and a short interview: 35 mts team-based discussion (TBD), and 10 mts interview Wharton will send you the topic for the TBD in the “confirmation & logistics” email. Spend about one hour preparing about …
University of Chicago – Booth School of Business Full-time MBA program – Interview Questions Chicago Booth relies on alumni interviews. Booth interviews typically last 40mts-45mts. But I’ve heard of 30mts interviews as well, with results at both ends of the spectrum. So don’t attempt to interpret interview duration one way or the other. You should check out the profile of …
Harvard University – Harvard Business School Full-time MBA program – Interview Questions All HBS interviews are conducted by adcom members. In Singapore, HBS offers Skype interviews, but you’d be better served to do the interview in-person in Hong Kong or Mumbai. In order to ensure your preferred slot, you should log into the Harvard online system and schedule the interview …
Columbia University – Columbia Business School Full-time MBA program – Interview Questions In Singapore, Columbia offers interview with an alum. You are asked to choose an interviewer and contact them to schedule the interview. You should then pro-actively contact the interviewer to schedule the interview, introducing yourself, and sending your CV. You should check out the profiles of the interviewer …
Northwestern University – Kellogg School of Management Full-time MBA program – Interview Questions Kellogg is one of the rare schools that interview all applicants. In Singapore, Kellogg offers interviews with an alum. Some of the alumni who interview in Singapore are: Robert Tan, Alcon Stanley Song, Deloitte Monitor Wei Son Kavan Sito, Dell Dress smartly – the rule of thumb …
Northwestern University – Kellogg School of Management Full-time MBA program – Video Essay Questions Kellogg asks you to submit a “video essay” within a week of submitting your completed application. This is essentially a short Q&A (two questions), and can be recorded at your convenience. One question will be about the your interest in Kellogg and the other will be …
