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26 Feb 2008, 15:53
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I came out of the GSB, hurriedly covered myself with the overcoat and turned right. I walked north and headed to the 55th street. My mind was still fresh with the GSB interview that lasted only 30 minutes. "How did 30 minutes go so fast", I thought. Other aspirants including a hermana from Mexico waiting in the admissions office wished me luck as I entered the room.
"Congratulations. You are in the top 50% of the candidates. GSB calls only 50% of applicants for the interview", he said. "Thank you", I replied and settled down. It was a small room. He had my resume and had reviewed it.
Walk me through your resume was the first question. I was half way through this when he cut me and said.. "ok so what do you want to do", followed by "why MBA and why now questions". I answered them.
My thoughts were distracted when I half stepped into a puddle of water in the middle of the sidewalk. I avoided the pool and the cleared up snow on the sides. I crossed the 55th street, boarded the bus for the Midway airport and sat near an elderly woman and again focused on the interview.
He was looking at the watch frequently and was precisely timing the interview. Why GSB, How have you demonstrated leadership, team work questions were next. I weaved in my weakness and how I improved it in one of the questions. He caught the weakness part and immediately asked me about my strengths. I answered that immediately.
It was a straight road on the 55th street to the Midway airport with stops in almost every block. It began snowing little bit. The elderly woman said that a major storm is expected tonight. Images of me stuck in the chicago airport during a snowstorm quickly flashed in my mind. I erased it, closed my eyes and entered the GSB again.
What was one question you were expecting me to ask you he said. I asked myself and question and answered it. He was busy taking notes on my resume and asked me a few other questions from my resume. Another quetion was my take on community service. I put a postive spin on this and answered crisply. "Do you have any questions for me" he said and I knew only a few minutes were left. He answered my questions sincerely and crisply, gave me his card and I was gone.
The bus turned left into the midway terminal and I closed my eyes again...
The interviewer smiled sometimes but maintained excellent focus throughout. It felt like he wanted to hear answers to a few questions and was guiding me, cutting my answers short to hear those. It seemed like he was conducting an orchestra. I thought of many points I missed during the interview!
I got down and pulled my luggage through the long walkway to the terminal.
I felt I could have practised more on keeping my answers short and crisp. I dont think I nailed it but didnt do badly too.
I saw snow flakes hitting the aircraft wings. The boeing 737 roared and took off. Will I come back to chicago during the admit weekend? I thought and saw chicago lights fade away in the distance...
"Congratulations. You are in the top 50% of the candidates. GSB calls only 50% of applicants for the interview", he said. "Thank you", I replied and settled down. It was a small room. He had my resume and had reviewed it.
Walk me through your resume was the first question. I was half way through this when he cut me and said.. "ok so what do you want to do", followed by "why MBA and why now questions". I answered them.
My thoughts were distracted when I half stepped into a puddle of water in the middle of the sidewalk. I avoided the pool and the cleared up snow on the sides. I crossed the 55th street, boarded the bus for the Midway airport and sat near an elderly woman and again focused on the interview.
He was looking at the watch frequently and was precisely timing the interview. Why GSB, How have you demonstrated leadership, team work questions were next. I weaved in my weakness and how I improved it in one of the questions. He caught the weakness part and immediately asked me about my strengths. I answered that immediately.
It was a straight road on the 55th street to the Midway airport with stops in almost every block. It began snowing little bit. The elderly woman said that a major storm is expected tonight. Images of me stuck in the chicago airport during a snowstorm quickly flashed in my mind. I erased it, closed my eyes and entered the GSB again.
What was one question you were expecting me to ask you he said. I asked myself and question and answered it. He was busy taking notes on my resume and asked me a few other questions from my resume. Another quetion was my take on community service. I put a postive spin on this and answered crisply. "Do you have any questions for me" he said and I knew only a few minutes were left. He answered my questions sincerely and crisply, gave me his card and I was gone.
The bus turned left into the midway terminal and I closed my eyes again...
The interviewer smiled sometimes but maintained excellent focus throughout. It felt like he wanted to hear answers to a few questions and was guiding me, cutting my answers short to hear those. It seemed like he was conducting an orchestra. I thought of many points I missed during the interview!
I got down and pulled my luggage through the long walkway to the terminal.
I felt I could have practised more on keeping my answers short and crisp. I dont think I nailed it but didnt do badly too.
I saw snow flakes hitting the aircraft wings. The boeing 737 roared and took off. Will I come back to chicago during the admit weekend? I thought and saw chicago lights fade away in the distance...
26 Feb 2008, 15:58
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good write up....
qualifies as a nice suspense novel...
i had the same feeling in november and in january...
now u have to wait for a month before u get to buy ur one way ticket to chicago...
so the interviewer kept on looking at his watch... some tricks dont die!!!!!!
qualifies as a nice suspense novel...
i had the same feeling in november and in january...
now u have to wait for a month before u get to buy ur one way ticket to chicago...
so the interviewer kept on looking at his watch... some tricks dont die!!!!!!
26 Feb 2008, 16:01
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rhyme, it was great meeting you. amazing energy you have... your pre interview briefing was excellent. Good luck in narrowing down your choices this weekend.
svrider, great to meet you. I think I missed you by 5 minutes and took the public transport route.. All the best to you.
poochandi
svrider, great to meet you. I think I missed you by 5 minutes and took the public transport route.. All the best to you.
poochandi
I will provide a more detailed report later, when I gather my thoughts a bit... 
), experienced certain problems with scheduling an alumni interview in my city/country. Despite the impressive local alumni base, all the interview slots were taken. The AdCom suggested me two options: another location and phone interview. After consulting with a couple of friends I decided to go for an interview in the capital of a neighboring country. The feedback about the (only) alumni interviewer there was very favorable. I contacted the alumnus and… what happened next can be expressed in three words (two words and an acronym): The GSB Spirit!
but I think I managed it OK)
