MBA Admissions Interviews †What to Expect

At this time of year we tend to get a lot of questions about the MBA admissions interview process. If you have been invited to interview with one of your target business schools (congratulations!), then here are the main types of questions you can expect to hear: High-level questions about you Just like in a typical job interview, your interviewer will often start things off with Walk me through your resume or Tell me about yourself. This is your chance to take control of the admissions interview and explicitly state the two or three core messages that you want to get across. Practice is critical here you will want to develop and rehearse a two-three minute elevator pitch that describes your background, highlights your strengths, and provides a story beyond the plain facts stated on your resume. Questions about why you want to go to business school and your career goals A good elevator pitch will likely cover these questions some, but expect the interviewer to probe more deeply here. These questions also give you the chance to answer why you want to specifically go to the school in question, and the research that you do on the school will pay off here. You dont want to go overboard, but citing a few specifics about the program will show the interviewer that youve done your research and are sincerely interested in the school. Questions about specific experiences in your background Some schools will spend a majority of the interview in this area in order to better understand your background. These are the questions that famously start with, Tell me about a time when Your job here is to call on specific examples from your past, not to talk in hypothetical generalities. Use the SAR method: Situation (what the challenge or opportunity was), Action (what YOU specifically did), and Result (what you achieved through your action). Good luck in your interview! If you want more hands-on help, take a look at Veritas Preps MBA interview preparation services.  We  offer  a standalone service and its part of our all-inclusive MBA admissions consulting packages. Give us a call at 800-925-7737 to see how we can help you nail your admissions interviews. And, as always, be sure to  like us on Facebook  and  follow us on Twitter  to stay on top of the latest news and trends in MBA admissions!