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Calling all Wharton 2011 Applicants Updated on: 09 Mar 2011, 11:09
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Wharton hopefuls,

I had my interview today and felt like sharing my experience:

I had my interview today at 11:15 with a second year student. She was very nice and was actually from Ghana then worked in New Jersey at Merril Lynch before Wharton.

We spent about 5 minutes we the warm-up type questions, I am from NJ (but now have lived away from home for 5+ years due to the military). She just asked me to briefly tell her about myself in a few sentences.

Then I had my first behavioral question:

How did you resolve a conflict between two members of a team when working towards a goal (not sure if i got the exact wording)
--> I talked about working out a security arrangement in a town that was on a Sunni-Shia faultline in South Baghdad. But for any example I think it is a good practice to keep a narrow scope. I basically approached it by saying:
1) The issue ->Security contract
2) Why did this matter? Potential for sectarian violence, source of employment in depressed urban environment
3) Point of view of Sunni leader
4) Point of view of Shia leader
5) My approach / POV/ how to resolve
6) Outcome

I think if you look at all the questions and bullet them out it can really help when you interview (but of course go with what works for you just liek the dredded GMAT)

My second question was about leading with a organization that had no clear leader (might be slightly off on the wording)
-->I talked about ranger school and how on any particular day a different person is randomly chosen to be a leader. Then I focused on a specific instance where i helped a Sergeant on his planning process which was one of my strengths and how Ranger School requires teamwork etc.

I think here again it is important to pick a single important task or example, at MIT I was off because I would say at Ranger School, I led in rough situations but would not nail down a tactical example of the exchange or provide a specific instance

Finally, my third question was describe a time you convinced someone of your idea when you faced resistance (again my wording here is likely off - its from the list though)

-> I talked about another issue I had on a deployment.

I think you guys got the idea of my approach. I have done 5 interviews and finally got the hang out it (I think).

I would say to provide 1 min of context then spend 3 minutes of your tactical engagement - what you specificially did / said / how the other actors reacted / your solution or compromise then the final minute on the outcome/result and how that result tied into the bigger picture.

I hope this debrief is helpful, once again, I am no expert but I think if you take the questions apart and engage each one with a structure i mind , you will meet all their specific requirements.

Good luck everyone! Now the waiting begins ( as well as my drinking tonight - I am officially done with interviews haha)

Take care
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Thanks a ton for sharing your experience in great detail. This really really helps! I wish you the best in this journey!!!
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Good luck everyone! Now the waiting begins ( as well as my drinking tonight - I am officially done with interviews haha)
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Nice stuff! I have almost same military story to tell :)
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thats great, good luck with your interview, you are russian right?
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Guys- anyone of you did the campus tour? Would you suggest we do one? Any thoughts much appreciate!!!
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i would do them, it is a very nice campus and would probably be nice, i did not do a formal one but did a tour with my friend who is a first year
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Guys- anyone of you did the campus tour? Would you suggest we do one? Any thoughts much appreciate!!!
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I took a tour the day before my interview. The current student leading our group was fairly candid (in a way that you might not expect from an admissions rep). I found that very helpful - and somewhat refreshing.
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When the interviewer asks one of the known behavioral questions, one can cover 500-600 words in 5 mins and that does seem like an awful lot, esp when it took 10 secs for the interviewer to ask the question.
Can someone shed light on how this works out in real wharton interview dynamic - does the interviewer suggest that answer be of such length?

What kind of answer is expected for a question about leadership style - i do not come from Business background and wondering if this requires some kind of succint answer where any leadership act can be categorized into a known leadership style. Or is this a question where one should simply explain a situation where the person showed leadership?
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One of the six questions leaked:

“Describe a time when you have worked as part of a team working towards an important goal, when you have addressed conflict between two or more team members.”

Question for the forum: Do you think the conflict can involve you, or should it be a time when you resolved a conflict between two or more other people?
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One of the six questions leaked:

“Describe a time when you have worked as part of a team working towards an important goal, when you have addressed conflict between two or more team members.”

Question for the forum: Do you think the conflict can involve you, or should it be a time when you resolved a conflict between two or more other people?
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Ghunar- I would take the questions at face value and address it between two team members. Also would suggest to define your role in the situation and how you possibly helped resolve the conflict.
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One of the six questions leaked:

“Describe a time when you have worked as part of a team working towards an important goal, when you have addressed conflict between two or more team members.”

Question for the forum: Do you think the conflict can involve you, or should it be a time when you resolved a conflict between two or more other people?

Ghunar- I would take the questions at face value and address it between two team members. Also would suggest to define your role in the situation and how you possibly helped resolve the conflict.
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Thanks, I assume that means the latter from my question (i.e. I shouldn't be part of the conflict, I should just be resolving it), which probably makes the most sense.
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One of the six questions leaked:

“Describe a time when you have worked as part of a team working towards an important goal, when you have addressed conflict between two or more team members.”

Question for the forum: Do you think the conflict can involve you, or should it be a time when you resolved a conflict between two or more other people?
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if you were a team member during the conflict, from the phrasing of the question a suitable answer to it can certainly involve you.
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Thank you for sharing. I really wish you all the best


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Wharton hopefuls,

I had my interview today and felt like sharing my experience:

I had my interview today at 11:15 with a second year student. She was very nice and was actually from Ghana then worked in New Jersey at Merril Lynch before Wharton.

We spent about 5 minutes we the warm-up type questions, I am from NJ (but now have lived away from home for 5+ years due to the military). She just asked me to briefly tell her about myself in a few sentences.

Then I had my first behavioral question:

How did you resolve a conflict between two members of a team when working towards a goal (not sure if i got the exact wording)
--> I talked about working out a security arrangement in a town that was on a Sunni-Shia faultline in South Baghdad. But for any example I think it is a good practice to keep a narrow scope. I basically approached it by saying:
1) The issue ->Security contract
2) Why did this matter? Potential for sectarian violence, source of employment in depressed urban environment
3) Point of view of Sunni leader
4) Point of view of Shia leader
5) My approach / POV/ how to resolve
6) Outcome

I think if you look at all the questions and bullet them out it can really help when you interview (but of course go with what works for you just liek the dredded GMAT)

My second question was about leading with a organization that had no clear leader (might be slightly off on the wording)
-->I talked about ranger school and how on any particular day a different person is randomly chosen to be a leader. Then I focused on a specific instance where i helped a Sergeant on his planning process which was one of my strengths and how Ranger School requires teamwork etc.

I think here again it is important to pick a single important task or example, at MIT I was off because I would say at Ranger School, I led in rough situations but would not nail down a tactical example of the exchange or provide a specific instance

Finally, my third question was describe a time you convinced someone of your idea when you faced resistance (again my wording here is likely off - its from the list though)

-> I talked about another issue I had on a deployment.

I think you guys got the idea of my approach. I have done 5 interviews and finally got the hang out it (I think).

I would say to provide 1 min of context then spend 3 minutes of your tactical engagement - what you specificially did / said / how the other actors reacted / your solution or compromise then the final minute on the outcome/result and how that result tied into the bigger picture.

I hope this debrief is helpful, once again, I am no expert but I think if you take the questions apart and engage each one with a structure i mind , you will meet all their specific requirements.

Good luck everyone! Now the waiting begins ( as well as my drinking tonight - I am officially done with interviews haha)

Take care
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I am having an interview next week.

When you guys answer the each of behavioral questions, do you explain the situation and what you did in detail immeidately after receving a question OR do you just explain the situation and result briefly so that interview would ask follow-up questions about what you did and how you did in detail?


I appreciate it if any of you (hopefully R1 admitted folks) can share tips.
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I am having an interview next week.

When you guys answer the each of behavioral questions, do you explain the situation and what you did in detail immeidately after receving a question OR do you just explain the situation and result briefly so that interview would ask follow-up questions about what you did and how you did in detail?


I appreciate it if any of you (hopefully R1 admitted folks) can share tips.
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i had a similar question.. I think you should initially just give a brief overview so interviewer can ask follow ups and probe deeper to his satisfaction; i do not think there is any THE right way to answer it and may be asking the interviewer himself which of the above 2 approaches you should pick could be an alternative. It depends on your rapport with interviewer
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I am having an interview next week.

When you guys answer the each of behavioral questions, do you explain the situation and what you did in detail immeidately after receving a question OR do you just explain the situation and result briefly so that interview would ask follow-up questions about what you did and how you did in detail?


I appreciate it if any of you (hopefully R1 admitted folks) can share tips.

i had a similar question.. I think you should initially just give a brief overview so interviewer can ask follow ups and probe deeper to his satisfaction; i do not think there is any THE right way to answer it and may be asking the interviewer himself which of the above 2 approaches you should pick could be an alternative. It depends on your rapport with interviewer
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I think the best thing to do is give a clear, succinct overview of the example which includes situation, actions taken and results, but keep it under 5 minutes. Then if they ask probing questions they ask, and if not they're comfortable with the answer.
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Does anyone know how these six questions are being scored? The story on Poets and Quants only briefly explains the rubric for one question. Has the actual video presentation been leaked and posted somewhere or detailed notes from it been published?
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Does anyone know how these six questions are being scored? The story on Poets and Quants only briefly explains the rubric for one question. Has the actual video presentation been leaked and posted somewhere or detailed notes from it been published?
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I had the same question myself and searched extensively but all to no avail. Based on the scoring system for 1 question listed in P&Q, I think that a big part of your score is not so much what you accomplished in terms of quantifiable results, but rather how you dealt and interacted with individuals, usually in a team setting. The more detailed you can be about exhibiting your high-touch people skills here through specific examples in your stories, the better your score is going to be.
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First post.

F/26/entrepreneur, had my interview two days ago.
Very casual, at an alumni's office.

No introduction at all!
Only 3 out of the 6. said I can choose one of each group.
Ichose: consider other's ideas and feelings, team without a leader, success in persuasion.
He said my stories were very good.
20 minutes questions, some personal, and that's it.

24 more days of waiting..
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24 more days of waiting..
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Waiting is so much more difficult than I anticipated. 24 days seems like a very long time.

Ethanaa - Congrats on finishing your interview
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