bpr81
Hi everyone,
Just got my off campus interview scheduled.
Has Anyone here finished their interview? What kind of interview questions does Kellogg ask?
Any links to past interview questions would be nice.
( And I think I met the interviewer an alumni during the Kellogg Event)
Gobruins any info you can recollect from last year?
Quote from what i posted last year. I actually don't remember as well anymore.
"Hope this helps
Just had my interview, don't know if it went good or bad, but it was long. Most of it was after the interview where we talked about our past, kellogg. I don't know if the interviewer would add the conversation to her notes or not. But lasted about one and a half hours. I'm hoping length is a good thing. My interviewer was really thorough, I think I got every question on the list. But we didn't really do a resume run through like most people have said. It was more like, Explain this job. (only asked about that)
Other than that here's basicly the questions.
What do you do at your job?
Why Engineering?
Why MBA? Future short term?
Did you concider MMM program? (since I'm an engineer)
Future Long term?
Weakness and Strength?
Deal with Conflict with others?
How have you motivated someone?
How will you contribute to Kellogg?
(Here's the Kicker-didn't see this one before) If you were to be accepted by every school, what would be the deciding factor for your choice? (Did not answer this one well, I answered truthfully, but not well)
Among your leadership/volunteer experiences (on the resume, non-work), which ones to you think are most important and why?
That's all I can remember, a couple of the questions I didn't answer very well (weakness/which school will I choose/motivation). But we did talk for a long time, and I think she basicly got who I am. Oddly enough, my weakness one was a really bad answer.
Forgot one more!Why type of problems do you usually have a harder time with? don't give specific problem, but catagory of problems. It was unusual question."
To elaborate more on how I did, I think I came off Honest, passionate, and intellegent. But I don't think I came off particurly strong in leadership, and maybe too technical, and didn't sound like I really wanted kellogg (which is kind of funny to me, since i really want kellogg my only round1 non-ED app.)
Starting with the bad. I think I was way too honest. When she asked what school I would get if I got into everyone, I said finance. I would probably go to whichever school is most affordable. Which to me sounds strange now, since I most likely would give up UCLA scholarship for Kellogg, and could have responded way better that I want kellogg, which is true, since i really like their mantra. But in reality, with the credit situation and family background. I can't waste money.
Which is where I sound honest, I don't think I had to bend any ideals I have to answer the question. (The engineer in me dominated) I sounded intellegent in that she asked the right questions, since i have been a forum whore for so long, I actually knew alot about the school, consulting life, MMM program, and visited the school, so all her answers were really easy, and my answers were really detailed and had alot of depth and research behind it.
Passion, that I think was just when we started talking about aerospace and volunteering, which is where I'm passionate about. (sometimes I sacrafice professionalism for passion, it was really casual conversation by then).
Leadership is always hard, since I don't really define leadership as most people do. The way I motivate people is also different, so I was honest about it all, but not sure if she liked it or not.
Weakness should have been that I'm direct- but from what I said my weaknesses are, she should know I'm direct. STUBBORN should not ever be stated as a weakness, although I am stubborn. Basicly not my best answer.
Other than that we had a long converstation about what she did, what I did after the interview was over. I don't know if that's positive or not. and the conversation was more like she talked for 5 minutes then I talk for 5 minutes. I think it was decent, but would have perferred an interviewer with consulting or technical background. Since I can just more technical terms and explain myself better. But overall it was okay.
25 Sep 2009, 06:02
