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16 Nov 2009, 23:53
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Hi all, I'm a new member here (lurking for months). I wanted to share some quick thoughts on my recent HBS interview since all of your posts have been so helpful.
As I think someone else said, the interview wasn't as stressful as I had anticipated. The interviewer was very friendly and pleasant. Although she did interrupt a couple of times, it didn't feel like she was challenging me - the time just went by so quickly that I think she wanted to keep things moving.
A few questions I was asked:
- Compare your company to competitors A and B.
- Tell me about X [from my data form]. Persuade me to do X.
- What books do you read? [no follow-up questions]
- Where do you get your news? What story are you following?
- Tell me about Y difficult experience from your essay. What was the low point? [I explained it] Then what happened?
Ultimately there were no real "gotcha" questions. The questions seemed to fall into two buckets: follow-up questions about my application, and questions asking me to give an opinion on a topic related to my application (e.g. persuade me to do X). I think for the "opinion" questions it doesn't matter what you say, but just that you come up with a reasonable response. I think they want to see if you can confidently give an opinion (as in a case discussion). Also, she did leave time for one question at the end, so it would be good to have something in mind just in case.
If I could go back and do this all over again, I would definitely spend less time worrying about and preparing for the interview. The most helpful thing I did was read through my application, think about the questions I was hoping she wouldn't ask, and then decide what I would say in response. She didn't actually ask any of those questions, but it just made me feel more confident. Ultimately, since you can't prepare for every question, I think it's most important to go in well-rested and as relaxed as possible.
I hope that is helpful. Thanks again to everyone who has shared thoughts on here, it's really been invaluable. Best of luck to everyone.
As I think someone else said, the interview wasn't as stressful as I had anticipated. The interviewer was very friendly and pleasant. Although she did interrupt a couple of times, it didn't feel like she was challenging me - the time just went by so quickly that I think she wanted to keep things moving.
A few questions I was asked:
- Compare your company to competitors A and B.
- Tell me about X [from my data form]. Persuade me to do X.
- What books do you read? [no follow-up questions]
- Where do you get your news? What story are you following?
- Tell me about Y difficult experience from your essay. What was the low point? [I explained it] Then what happened?
Ultimately there were no real "gotcha" questions. The questions seemed to fall into two buckets: follow-up questions about my application, and questions asking me to give an opinion on a topic related to my application (e.g. persuade me to do X). I think for the "opinion" questions it doesn't matter what you say, but just that you come up with a reasonable response. I think they want to see if you can confidently give an opinion (as in a case discussion). Also, she did leave time for one question at the end, so it would be good to have something in mind just in case.
If I could go back and do this all over again, I would definitely spend less time worrying about and preparing for the interview. The most helpful thing I did was read through my application, think about the questions I was hoping she wouldn't ask, and then decide what I would say in response. She didn't actually ask any of those questions, but it just made me feel more confident. Ultimately, since you can't prepare for every question, I think it's most important to go in well-rested and as relaxed as possible.
I hope that is helpful. Thanks again to everyone who has shared thoughts on here, it's really been invaluable. Best of luck to everyone.
17 Nov 2009, 00:23
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Ms. Leopold asked applicants in one of her blog entries not to sweat over a few extra words. I am wondering how much is a ‘few extra’. I finished the first draft of the Mistake essay and it comes to 424 words, and I don’t want to have to chop it further. Do you think I’ll get away with a 5% overboard?
17 Nov 2009, 06:06
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I had my interview on Monday the 9th. Like the others said, there were no trick qusetions. Mostly application specific questions and nothing unexpected. The lady interviewing me was so nice, but I just couldn't get my nerves under control! It was my first interview, which was poor planning on my part. I was rambling and wasn't making sense, etc. I think I ruined that one. Oh well. Good luck everyone-nothing too scary, I promise!
