MBA applicants for Round 2 must be anxiously waiting for the\ninterview offers as schools will start rolling out interview invitations from\nthis week onwards. They have been working on your applications for the last\nseveral months- acing the GMAT, brainstorming stories, writing \u2013 rewriting\nessays, researching schools, approaching\/selecting recommenders. It has been an\narduous journey. It\u2019s now time to\nprepare for the interview, the final step that will earn you that coveted place\nin your dream school. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Like GMAT prep and application prep, the interview stage also\nneeds extensive preparation. It is your chance to show the admissions committee\nwho you are beyond the written word. \nYour application (essays, resume, recommendations, etc.) tells them\nabout your GMAT score, goals, accomplishments, and extra-curricular activities.\nThrough the interview, the schools want to know who you are as a person and as a\nprofessional? They want to understand\nyour background, post-MBA goals, professional skills, and strengths, interest in\ntheir school to assess how you will fit with the school\u2019s culture, and how you will contribute to the school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here are some helpful tips that you should consider before,\nduring, and after the interview. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTell me about a time in which you failed,\u201d \u201cTell me about a time when you were a leader ?\u201d \u201cThink of your most challenging situation in handling a difficult customer, and how did you handle it? Tell me about a time when you helped someone succeed.\u201d The best approach to handle behavioral questions is to follow the STAR method ( Situation, Task, Action, Result); it will help you construct a complete and concise answer and prevent you from drifting away from the expected response. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some\ncommon interview questions are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1) Tell me about yourself \/ Walk me\nthrough your resume
\n2) What do you see yourself doing at XXX (target school)?
\n3) What do you want to do after achieving your MBA
\n4) Do you have any questions for me?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\" Do you have any questions for me?\" Thus, if you can get from point A to point B\nin a clear, concise, and logical manner, maintain a friendly and professional\ndemeanor, dress appropriately, and have\na curious attitude about the program and its offerings, you stand a good chance\nof acing the interview. Do not ask the interviewer for feedback. You will come\nto know it sometime later. Lastly, send a brief email to your interviewer\nthanking him\/her for devoting the time to your interview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n (myEssayReview<\/em><\/a>)\n MER wishes all\nRound 2 applicants good luck with this final step in the MBA application\nprocess. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Since 2011,\nMER has assisted hundreds of applicants get accepted into the top 20 MBA programs.\n(Poonam, President and founder of MER,\nis one of the 5 highest-reviewed consultants on the GMAT\nClub<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n You may email Poonam at poonam@myessayreview.com<\/em><\/a> with\nquestions about your interview prep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This article<\/a> was first published in myEssayReview<\/a>blog .<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" MBA applicants for Round 2 must be anxiously waiting for the interview offers as schools will start rolling out interview invitations from this week onwards. They have been working on…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":141,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1008,1896,2213],"class_list":["post-47926","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-interview-advice","tag-mba","tag-myessayreview","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47926","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/141"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47926"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47926\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47931,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47926\/revisions\/47931"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47926"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47926"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47926"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
<\/em>This is a fundamental question that the interviewer may ask you, so you should prepare it thoroughly. You must leave a strong final impression by asking the right question. You must ask at least one question. If you do not ask anything, your interviewer might assume that you are not very interested in attending the school. Also, your question should be something relevant and not something which is not quickly answered by checking a website and should not look like a desperate attempt to ask anything.
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