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16 Feb 2013, 17:18
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InvestingInMyself
I don't think I understood what you mean here. Do they give you hard copy of the questions?
Taking Babson interview on 20th. Any help would be appreciated.
16 Feb 2013, 20:02
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piyatiwari
Not really sure where you need clarification on your post but I will try to elaborate more and hope it helps.
No, they do not give you a copy of the interview questions. The interview is taken by current MBA students and they have a series of questions that they need to ask you as part of the interview process. Your response will be written down. From my experience (interviewed in R1), the interview was rather conversational. Before even getting to the interview questions, the interviewer and I were already talking about our work experiences and why Babson. So throughout the conversation, my interviewer would also have the same response, "o, I guess you answered this one. Lets move on to the next one then".
As for the two questions that InvestingInMyself was referring to, I believe he just meant in addition to my preceding post.
Some tips that I can suggest based on my interview experience. Now that I am looking back as to where I could have probably improved.
1-As mentioned on my previous post, my interviewer seem very determined to finish within the one hour time slot (including Q&A). Time your responses to general questions such as tell me about yourself and run me through your resume so that you do not spend too much time looking like a script (like I probably did.) Since they are writing your response down, do not bombard them with too much as I doubt they can write down everything you say, only key points.
2-Don't talk too fast. I say this because a few times the interviewer will ask me a question and as I am prepared to answer, she is writing down my response from the previous question. I would usually wait for her to finish and then continue. This also gave me time to process the question and think of a more appropriate response. She also appreciated the consideration.
3- I would say the most important thing to keep in mind is to not look at it as an interview. It may sound like a typical response but I believe it is important to consider. The interviewer is another person who has gone through the same interview experience as you a year ago. Try to have him/her relate to you and your situation, let them speak for you when they write their responses to the admissions. I was fortunate enough to have lunch with a current student and he introduced me to an interviewer who also happened to be on lunch break. My takeaway from our conversation was "the interview is to get to know you better. To put a personality to the application. To see if you will fit into the class culture and most importantly, will your classmates want to hang out with you."
I hope this helps. Sorry if my response was a bit lengthy. Best of luck.
Best,
-D
16 Feb 2013, 20:20
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Wow dc515! thank you very much for your detailed reply. It certainly is helpful. 
