标题: General Interview Tips [打印本页] 作者: philixlau 时间: 2003-3-12 17:08 标题: General Interview Tips
hope it will contribute some help作者: philixlau 时间: 2003-3-12 17:10
Interview preparation
• Discuss your career progression.
• Give examples of how you have demonstrated leadership inside and outside the work environment.
• What do you want to do (in regard to business function, industry, location)?
• Why the MBA? Why now?
• Describe an ethical dilemma faced at work?
• Describe your career aspirations?
• What would you do if not accepted?
• What are your long- and short-term goals? Why?
• Why are you applying to business school?
• Why does this school appeal to you?
• What is an activity you are involved in? Why is it important to you?
• Talk about experiences you have had at work.
• Why are you interested in a general MBA program?
• Why did you choose your undergraduate major?
• Discuss yourself.
• What contributions would you make to a group?
• Name three words or phrases to describe yourself to others.
• What is most frustrating at work?
• How would co-workers describe you?
• Describe a typical work day.
• Have you worked in a team environment? What were your contributions to the effort?
• Discuss any experience you have had abroad.
• How did you choose your job after college?
• What do you do to relieve stress?
• Did you receive any feedback about developmental areas and what are you doing to address them
• Favorite book / movie
• What are you most interested in, in the news ? why ?
• Would you continue your extracurricular involvement at HBS ?
• How do you motivate people ?
• Who is hardest to manage ? (in your own team and in general, type of person)
• What do you think you will gain from HBS ?
• Where else did you apply and why ?
• What are the biggest challenge for Europe in the next 10-50 years ?
• What do you think of the integration of eastern countries ?
• It's two years after graduation, what three words would your team members use to describe you?
• Describe a situation where you brought an idea forward, and it failed.
• How do you define success?
• What would you do if a team member wasn't pulling his own weight?
• Is there anything you would like to ask me/us?
• Why HBS
• How have you handled a management difficult experience?
• what questions do you have about our school?
• give 3 positive character points
• give one negative one
• when was your integrity challenged
• what are your professional goals
• ask me 3 questions
• what is your team work philosophy
• why a team would want me in one sentence
• what 3 adjectives would you use to describe yourself
• why did you pick the undergrad school you did
• If I had to pick 6 people out of 15 to be on my team, why should I not pick you ?
• What will you bring to HBS
• Do you have any regrets ?
• Is there anything you want to add ?
• Describe 3 other leadership experience
• Why do you want to leave a great job
• Describe 3 other failure experience
• Give me an example on how you work in team
• What is your leadership style
• Clarify me your day-essay
• you seem to always lead in everything you do, have you ever been a follower?
• What do you enjoy doing in your free time
• What mistake do you wish you could take back
• Describe a time when you had to deal with a difficult colleague
• How did you decide on your undergraduate degree ? How has it prepared you for your future ?
• What is your dream job ?
• Tell me about a time that you were on a team and things didn’t go so well. What did you learn ? what do you wish you had done differently ?
• If you had to write your own obituary, what are some things you would want it to say ?
• If there was something in your life that you would want a "do-over" on, what would it be and why?
• What concerns do you have about HBS?
• What is the best piece of advice you have ever been given and how did you apply it?
• If I were to invest in one company in X industry (my specialty), what would it be and why?
• What do you think Y company could do better?
• Discuss your career progression.
• Give examples of how you have demonstrated leadership inside and outside the work environment.
• What do you want to do (in regard to business function, industry, location)?
• Describe an ethical dilemma faced at work?
• Describe your career aspirations?
• What would you do if not accepted?
• What are your long- and short-term goals? Why?
• Why are you applying to business school?
• Why does this school appeal to you?
• What is an activity you are involved in? Why is it important to you?
• Talk about experiences you have had at work.
• Why are you interested in a general MBA program?
Why did you choose your undergraduate major?
• Discuss yourself.
• What contributions would you make to a group?
• Name three words or phrases to describe yourself to others.
• What is most frustrating at work?
• How would co-workers describe you?
• Describe a typical work day.
• Have you worked in a team environment? What were your contributions to the effort?
• Discuss any experience you have had abroad.
• How did you choose your job after college?
• What do you do to relieve stress?
• It's two years after graduation, what three words would your team members use to describe you?
• Describe a situation where you brought an idea forward, and it failed.
• How do you define success?
• What would you do if a team member wasn't pulling his own weight?
• Is there anything you would like to ask me/us?
• give 3 positive character points
• give one negative one
• when was your integrity challenged + example
• why Kellogg
• why an MBA
• how have you handled a management difficult experience?
• what questions do you have about our school?
• What was your major ?
• Did you like it ?
• Do you think your grades are an accurate reflection of your ability ?
• Did you work as an undergrad ?
• What are the weaknesses of your file ?
• Why is now the right time for you to go to business school ?
• What do you feel you will learn in business school that you can not learn by continuing to work ?
• What do you think you will add/bring to the HBS community ?
• Describe a time when you have affected change in an organization ?
• What is a common misconception about you ?
• What do you see yourself doing in the long run ?
• What have you learned from good leaders ?
• Talk about a bad manager, why was the manager bad, and what did you do about it ?
• Describe what you would do if you had to choose another profession
• Describe something you have fixed or would like at work
• Tell me more about your typical day
• Where do the examples of your typical day come from ?
• Describe a situation where people have relied on you, why ?
• What is your biggest weakness and what are you doing about it ?
• What are your goals short, mid, long
• How HBS will help you achieve your goals ?
• Who is your hero ?
• Talk about a passion of yours, and how it contributes to your leadership skills
• How can you show you know a great deal about the school, that you are well prepared for the interview ?
• Prepare to any questions on resume
• What would you do if not accepted
• What is an activity you are involved in and why is it important to you
• What contribution would you make to a group
• Name 3 words or phrases to describe yourself to others
• 3 examples in your job (to understand what you do exactly)
• what is most frustrating at work
• how would co-workers describe you
• what did you learn from your steward experience
• describe a situation where you brought an idea forward and it failed
• how do you define success
• what is your definition of leadership
• what would you do if a team member wasn’t pulling his own weight
• why did you choose your job
• why in the US (for internationals seeking in an MBA in the US)
• what countries do you prefer ? why ?
• what is the most difficult in managing people
• how have you handled a management difficult experience?
• Which school did you attend
• Why did you choose that one
• (regarding a lesser quality school) Don’t you worry that you will be overwhelmed by the quality of students attending our program ?
• which factors most influenced your choice
• what was your major, why ?
• are you glad you chose that school ? what would you change now if you could ?
• how many hours each week did you study
• which courses did you do best in ?
• which courses did you do worst in ?
• so your grades reflect your abilities ? If not, why did you not do better ?
• In what ways did your education prepare you, or fail to prepare you, for your career to date ?
• What did you most enjoy about college ?
• What did you least enjoy about college ?
• What extracurricular activities did you participate in ? what was your role and contribution for each ?
• How did you pay for your education ?
• How would you describe yourself as a college student ? Is this still true about you ?
• How would you describe yourself as a college student ? Is this still true about you ?
• Why did you choose this profession
• Why did you choose this firm
• What are your key responsibilities
• What and whom do you manage directly
• Describe the financial aspect of your job : budget, revenues, costs, return on assets employed
• What are the key technical challenges of your job ? managerial challenges ?
• What do you do best/worst in your job ? why ?
• How could you improve your performance ? what actions have you taken to make these improvements ?
• What have your major successes been ? what financial or other impact have these had ?
• Did you achieve these on your own ? who else was involved ? how ?
• What have you done that best shows your willingness to work hard / take initiative / innovate / exceed expectations ?
• How many hours per week do you work ?
• What do you like most/least about your position ? why ?
• What are the biggest challenges your unit faces ? what are you doing to meet these challenges ?
• Where is your industry headed in the next five years ?
• Describe a failure on the job
• What are you doing to address your failings
• What would you change about your job ?
• How does your performance compare with that of others at similar levels in the company ?
• Describe your salary progression to date. How does this compare with that of others at similar levels in the company ?
• Describe your salary progression to date. How does this compare with that of others at similar levels in the company ?
• What is your managerial philosophy ?
• What is your managerial style ? what aspect of it do you wish to change ?
• What have you done to develop those under you ?
• How much do you control those under you ? How much freedom do you give them ? how do you motivate them ?
• What do you do best/worst as manager ?
• Are you a better leader or follower ?
• What would your subordinates say about you as a manager ? why ?
• What is your definition of leadership
• What is your definition of leadership
• What do you want to be doing in 5 years’time ? 10 years ? 25 years ?
• What do you want to accomplish in life ?
• How have your goals changed in recent years ?
• Why do you want an MBA ? What do you expect to get from it ?
• Which other schools are you applying to ? why ? why so many/few ?
• How did you choose these schools ?
• Which school is your first choice ? why ?
• What if you are not accepted at a top school ?
• It's two years after graduation, what three words would your team members use to describe you?
• Tell me about yourself作者: philixlau 时间: 2003-3-12 17:10
Sample MBA Interview Questions
A group of applicants have offered the following as questions asked of them when they interviewed for admission to MBA programs:
• Discuss your career progression.
• Give examples of how you have demonstrated leadership inside and outside the work environment.
• What do you want to do (in regard to business function, industry, location)?
• Why the MBA? Why now?
• Describe an ethical dilemma faced at work?
• Describe your career aspirations?
• What would you do if not accepted?
• What are your long- and short-term goals? Why?
• Why are you applying to business school?
• Why does this school appeal to you?
• What is an activity you are involved in? Why is it important to you?
• Talk about experiences you have had at work.
• Why are you interested in a general MBA program?
• Why did you choose your undergraduate major?
• Discuss yourself.
• What contributions would you make to a group?
• Name three words or phrases to describe yourself to others.
• What is most frustrating at work?
• How would co-workers describe you?
• Describe a typical work day.
• Have you worked in a team environment? What were your contributions to the effort?
• Discuss any experience you have had abroad.
• How did you choose your job after college?
• What do you do to relieve stress?
• It's two years after graduation, what three words would your team members use to describe you?
• Describe a situation where you brought an idea forward, and it failed.
• How do you define success?
• What would you do if a team member wasn't pulling his own weight?
• Is there anything you would like to ask me/us?
Describe a team experience during which you were both a follower and a leader.
There was an abstract question that the student interviewer came up with. "Who is your favorite superhero and why?" It was fairly useless, but helped me feel at ease and break the tension, I think.
Why do you wish to complete your MBA with this school.
Why do you want to go to this particular school?
What unique qualities will you bring to an MBA program?
They are very helpful in telling you their experiences, both with the admissions process and with the program. They can answer questions you may be wondering about. So it can be an interactive interview where you share as well as learn!
they asked questions like : what can i contribute to the program, why get mba now, short and long term goals?, what would my boss say about me? (strengths and weaknesses); what type of job was i looking for after college
how will you improve this school
How do you deal with criticism?
In a team setting, how would you deal with resistance from your team if you were the sole proponent of an idea?
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THE PLAYS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Nothing difficult just typical, why MBA why berkeley, what are you doing now, ...
Yes - Since I'm applying to some higher ranked and more "prestigious" schools I was expecting less of the Berkeley students, but now I am more eager to attend.
What will you major in?
What are your greatest assets?
be courteous, listen before speaking, say things interest you even if you are indifferent to them
How can you imagine your future with or without an MBA?
What do you think about the experience of doing an MBA abroad?
Why do you think you would succeed
Was there something you wish you had known ahead of time?:
Yes - How important it is to have very clear career focus. To admi officers An MBA is not a place to determine future plans
"If you were to be accepted at Stanford or UCLA, why would you come to Haas instead?"
Nothing unusual or interesting. Just the usual. Tell me about yourself and what you have done and why you want to go to school.
Did you feel prepared?:
Yes - Clear responses to the basic questions is a must!
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• What publications do you regularly read ? why ?
• What books have you read recently ? what impressed you about that one ?
• What have you done to keep yourself current, or to develop your skills, in your field ?
• How do you spend your time outside of work
• Is your current balance among career, family, friends, and interests the right one for you over the long term ?
• What activity do you enjoy the most ? why ?
• Who most influenced you when you were growing up ? how ?
• Who are your heroes ? why ?
• What competitive sports have you participated in ? Did you enjoy them ? are you competitive by nature ?
• Is there anything else you would like us to know about you ?
i've talked to a few MBA's out here who interact with Stanford GSB grads and consider them overrated. some even refer to them as 'over-glorified, BMW-driving trash.' and i've been in the bay area 6 years.
Haas seems to have a lot more soul. so to speak, i mean - if a bschool can have such a thing. When you look at Berkeley's app, you see they're really, REALLY looking for personality and character... which i think will translate into an entering class (your would-be peers) that's not only bright (that's a given) but sassy as well.
Their app made everyone else's look really bland, so i was strongly drawn to it. That's why I applied to Haas and not Stanford, because I knew that if I got into both, I'd choose Haas anyway
Yeah, it was actually. Mostly because I am trying to accomadate my wife's job as a wireless telecom attorney and Boston and Chicago are hoirrible markets for her in telecom law. There is alot more than just the quality and prestige on the school that goes into picking an MBA program. In my case it was:
A) Wanted to stay in CA or out west after MBA.
B) Wanted my wife to be able to fulfill her career goals (Bay Area location is much better than anywhere else besides Washington DC and maybe Denver)
C) Haas saves me a ton of money
D) I know people at Haas and feel great about the school and the people.
E) Wanted to be closer to my family (they are in San Diego, Seattle and Utah)
F) Weather is much better in CA
G) Haas is much better in tech and other areas of interest I have
When you add it all up. The total situation is better for my wife and I at Haas than it would have been at H/K/Chic. Now if my wife would have been able to land a decetn job in one of those cities then maybe that would change things but it would be a hard sell.
Interviewed a couple of days ago. 30 minutes exactly. it went as follows:
-Chit chat about weather etc
-Was told that adcomm will make decisions late next week and notifications will be April 15
-Asked to do a Resume walk - with interruptions - why did you do that? Why did you leave that job for the other job? Seems like all Sloan interviews begin with a resume walk or Tell me about yourself.
-Tell me about a time that you had to convince someone on a team to do something - how did you do that
-Tell me about a time when you did not see eye to eye with someone on a team
-One other situational question that I am forgetting
-Why Sloan specifically
-Anything else you'd like to tell me (I think you should always use this in an interview to summarize your case in 60 seconds - it's really their last impression of you in person before committee meets)
-My questions
Adcom person was very very nice (and professional). We hit a good stride and thought it was my best interview to date (K, S, H, Sloan).
Best advice that I read here (and in that compilation that I put together last week) was to have 5 major points that you want to get across in the interview. No matter what happens, you have to make those 5 points and sell yourself. That worked pretty well for me.
We'll see in 10 days if Rod and crew agree.
Good luck to all
My sister is 2000 Haas graduate. If you have program specific questions, she may help. Furthermore, you can visit campus, attend the class, and have lunch with current students. Berkeley's campus is beautiful (some people may prefer Stanford's though). Never been to Ann Arbor so don't know UMBS's campus. The weather in California is much better than Michigan's. However, Haas's class size is smaller so UMBS's alumni network is stronger, I think. However, if you want to work in the West Coast especially in the Bay Area, Haas will be your better choice. Culture at Haas is more casual and Michigan's is more competitive.
In terms of finance, Haas is a little better than UMBS, but in terms of general management, UMBS is better than Haas. You may like to review US News ranking at http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/beyond/bcbiz.htm
Per my understanding, Haas admits some students without interview. Good luck and tell us your good news!
I am a round 1 admit who also had an on-campus interview. I've posted some tips on this forum already (the RD 1 thread), but my best tip is still visit the Haas campus beforehand (class visit, lunch w/ students, info session). Make friends with the HSA students as mostly likely one of them will be your interviewer.
My interview was kind of a relaxed chat intervened with typical questions of why Haas, why MBA, goals, etc. The interviewer will only have access to your resume, so don't worry about the small details of your application.
Get enthusiastic about the Haas co-operative environment and prepare lots of questions about Haas. Visit Haas!
Best wishes.
I was accepted without an interview
Berkeley does not interview too many so do not expect one...if you do get one - it truly means you are on the bubble...could go either way
From a friend at Haas...often the interview is used to determine whether you will FIT into Berkeley's culture
In interview, be open about differences, emphasize COLLABORATION, teamwork etc...
Basically, the program is similar to Kellogg in the teamwork, shiny happy people mantra
-mail Address: Anonymous
Age:
Gender: N/A
Ethnic Background:
Intended Area of Study: General Management
Name of School: California at Berkeley (Haas)
Interview Date: 2/2002
Type of Program: MBA
Were you given options as to the date of the interview?: Yes
Could you choose the interview's location?: No
How many interviews were scheduled?: 1 - By invitation only.
How many interviewed you?: 1 - Members of the admissions staff - MBA + HR backgrounds. The interviewers aren't decision-makers and don't know your app. pkg., only your resume.
How long were the interviews?: 1 hour
Who were the interviewers?: Administrative or admissions staff
What was the most difficult question?: Fairly standard personality-style HR questions. Emphasis on work history.
What was the most interesting question?:
Did you feel prepared?: Yes - Interesting info: first round is only about 200-300 apps. They don't hold any spaces for 2nd round, although they will waitlist marginal 1st rounders until all the apps are processed.
How did you prepare?: The sample questions on this site are a good start; went over tips from other sites; re-read my application and the school's own info.
Did you receive any feedback at the end?: No - If you're not accepted you can have a meeting for them to explain why, but it's not an opp to try to change their minds.
What was your opinion of the Faculty?:
What was your opinion of the Alumni?:
What was your opinion of the Students?: All very bright, committed
What was your opinion of the Office Personnel?: Largely helpful, friendly and intelligent.
Did you receive a tour?: No - If you're not accepted you can have a meeting for them to explain why, but it's not an opp to try to change their minds.
What was most impressive?:
What was least impressive?:
Did anything change your opinion of the school? : No
Was there something you wish you had known ahead of time?: Yes
Suggestions for travel to the school?: It's as easy, if not easier, to get there from BART, and there's a shuttle bus.
What was the most difficult question?: Why the Information track?
What was the most interesting question?: What was the motivation behind an MBA
Did you feel prepared?: Yes
How did you prepare?: Read mgmt books
Did you receive any feedback at the end?: No
How many interviews were scheduled?: 2
How many interviewed you?: 2
How long were the interviews?: 1 hour
Who were the interviewers?: Students, Administrative or admissions staff
What was the most difficult question?: How I could make a positive contribution to the program?
What was the most interesting question?: What I thought of the Enron case?
Did you feel prepared?: Yes
How did you prepare?: I read up on current events
Did you receive any feedback at the end?: No
What was your opinion of the Faculty?: Good
What was your opinion of the Alumni?:
What was your opinion of the Students?: Nice
What was your opinion of the Office Personnel?: Responsive
Did you receive a tour?: No
What was most impressive?: Campus
What was least impressive?: Computer facilities
Did anything change your opinion of the school? : Yes - I liked it a lot more after I saw it
Was there something you wish you had known ahead of time?: No
Suggestions for travel to the school?: rent a car and drive there
What other advice can you offer future interviewees?: know your current events
Could you choose the interview's location?: Yes - Chose to interview on campus.
How many interviews were scheduled?: 1
How many interviewed you?: 1
How long were the interviews?: 30-45 minutes
Who were the interviewers?: Students
What was the most difficult question?: Describe a team experience during which you were both a follower and a leader.
What was the most interesting question?: Nothing particularly interesting...all standard questions.
Did you feel prepared?: Yes
How did you prepare?: Prepared my application, reviewed questions from accepted.com.
Did you receive any feedback at the end?: No
What was your opinion of the Faculty?:
What was your opinion of the Alumni?:
What was your opinion of the Students?: Extremely nice - very friendly.
What was your opinion of the Office Personnel?:
Did you receive a tour?: No
What was most impressive?:
What was least impressive?:
Did anything change your opinion of the school? : No
Was there something you wish you had known ahead of time?: Yes - Many interviewers on campus are students, including first year students who have not been there very long.
Age: Under 25
Gender: Male
Ethnic Background: White
Intended Area of Study: Entrepreneurship
Name of School: California at Berkeley (Haas)
Interview Date: 8/1999
Type of Program: PhD
Were you given options as to the date of the interview?: Yes - Having these options was endlessly helpful.
Could you choose the interview's location?: Yes - Again, being given options was a major plus.
How many interviews were scheduled?: 1 - I suppose no more were needed.
How many interviewed you?: 2 - One faculy member and a student conducted the interview.
How long were the interviews?: About an hour, I think.
Who were the interviewers?:
What was the most difficult question?: I can't remember any of them being particularly difficult.
What was the most interesting question?: There was an abstract question that teh student interviewer came up with. "Who is your favorite superhero and why?" It was fairly useless, but helped me feel at ease and break the tension, I think.
Did you feel prepared?: Yes - I was fully prepared, I think.
How did you prepare?: By simply organizing my thoughts beforehand. It's very helpful.
Did you receive any feedback at the end?: No - Not really, no.
What was your opinion of the Faculty?: They seemd very professional and knwoledge, as well as witty.
What was your opinion of the Alumni?: N/A
What was your opinion of the Students?: The student was extremely interesting, interested, and made the interview go very smoothly.
What was your opinion of the Office Personnel?: Very helpful and polite.
Did you receive a tour?: No - Not really, no.
What was most impressive?:
What was least impressive?:
Did anything change your opinion of the school? : Yes - I was impressed by the people I met.
Was there something you wish you had known ahead of time?: No - I think not overanalyzing or overpreparing is a good idea.
Suggestions for travel to the school?: I found teh travel very easy.
What other advice can you offer future interviewees?: Again, don't overprepare or overanaylze.
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