“MBA Interview Must-Know #1: Your Interview Goal” is excerpted from the Accepted.com special report, How to Ace Your MBA Interviews. To download the entire free special report, click here.
Your Interview Goal. It’s three-fold:
Show fit. In the words of the Wharton Adcom Blog, “The interviewer is assessing your fit for the Wharton MBA program.” Think of your professional and educational background and needs and the school’s methodology, strengths, and career opportunities. Realize, however, that the interview is not just about you as a professional: it is also about you as an individual and human being.
Inform the school about recent accomplishments and achievements. Did you retake the GMAT? Earn an A in calculus? Get a promotion? Take on a leadership role in a new project? Try to inform your interviewer of any new attainments. Doing so will strengthen your profile overall and portray you as a growing, dynamic individual.
Demonstrate your communications and interpersonal skills. The latter is important for all, but critical if English is your second language and/or your transcript and test scores lead one to question your communications skills.
MBA Interview Tip #1: Enter the interview with SID:
• Show you are a match with the program.
• Inform the interviewer of recent accomplishments.
• Demonstrate your interpersonal skills.
Related Resources:
• Leadership in Admissions
• Preparing for Behavioral and General Interview Questions, a short video
• MBA Admissions According to an Expert
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