Compilation of Video Essay Interview Questions and Tips

Video Tips

The video interview is basically (and eerily) similar to the TOEFL Speaking section.

• You get 45 second to prep, 60 seconds to answer.
• I recommend that you review the questions below, and come up with an idea for each one.
• DON’T write out a detailed script that you have to memorize.
• DO brainstorm content for each question, and sketch out the main points. For example, write out something like, “discuss Napal story and (fill in blank thing you did) to keep my travel group safe in a blizzard.”
• Once you have brainstormed ideas for each question, put it to the test. Record yourself several times; iterate. One of the most difficult things is getting into a rhythm of the timing; what 60 seconds feels like. I have my candidates record themselves, upload to YouTube and send me the link so I can coach them around it.
• For the “give me an example” questions use STAR format https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Situation ... on,_result in a nutshell, tell the story beginning, middle and end.

SOME FINAL NOTES:

• Do NOT have a script on the screen and “read” from it.
• Do NOT sound like a robot who memorized each of the answers.
• Do make little grammatical mistakes – it’s charming.
• Smile.
• Eliminate “ums” and stuff – but the key to doing well here is to be as NATURAL as possible.

And all the basic stuff like dress accordingly, check wifi, be aware of your backdrop. For example, do not have posters of naked women on the wall behind you.

Question List

Questions listed in chronological order; you may want to start from the bottom. For updated list, visit my blog https://mbaessaycoaching.com/2017/03/07 ... ions-tips/. It seems some questions have been rephrased; I’m including all of them just in case.

Tell me about a time when you had to speak with someone that had an accent or couldn’t speak the same language as you. How did you adapt?
Tell me about a time when you had to speak with someone that had an accent or couldn't speak the same language as you. How did you adapt?
What makes you a good candidate for INSEAD?
Describe a time when you got a negative feedback from a supervisor/professor. How did it make you feel?
What is a risk you have taken that backfired?
What challenging goals have you set for yourself during your first year at INSEAD?
How has your decision to work in corporate diversity positively or negatively impacted you?
What does diversity mean to you?
Describe a time when understanding someone's perspective helped you to understand them better?
How would INSEAD MBA help you in your career objectives?
What are you expecting to learn during your INSEAD MBA?
How would you fight stereotypes in a work environment?
You are starting a new project with team members coming from different cultures and educational background. How would you make them meet?
What do you do when someone comes to you with a problem?
What was the most interesting project you have worked on? Why was it interesting to you?
How do you keep track of your vision? Or that of your company?
Why INSEAD?
How would you establish the foundations of your company?
What is your management style?
How did you build your international experience?
What is diversity according to you?
Describe one situation where you faced ethical dilemma? How did you resolve it? What factors did you consider while resolving it?
What according to you is required to start and run a successful business?
One project which interested you the most and why?
If you could teach a class on any topic, what would it be and why?
Tell me what you like most about INSEAD.
Give me an example of how you convinced your other team members.
Give me an example of how you were attracted by culture from other countries.
What are 3 key successful factors to be an entrepreneur.
If you had an extra hour every day, what would you do with it?
What word describes you best and why?
Tell us about the first job you ever had?
What’s the best book you have ever read and why?
When you have a problem, whom do you approach for advice and why?
What accomplishment are you really proud of?
What’s the best piece of advice you have ever received?
If you could witness any event..past present or future-what would it be?
Tell us about an organization or activity in which you have dedicated significant time. Why was it meaningful to you?
What have anyone done good for you and how did you felt about it?
Tell us about the most interesting place you’ve traveled to. What did you enjoy most about it.
What invention during your lifetime has had the biggest impact on you and why?
If money was not a concern, what would you do?
What is the most meaningful thing anyone has done for you in your life?
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be and why?
What food do you like? Will you be able to eat that food everyday?
How have you changed in the last 5 years?
Whom do you respect most, and why?
What is your favorite motto or quote, and why
What risk have you taken and what did you learn?
What impact do you have on your co-workers?
Describe someone you know who lives a meaningful life and why
Have you ever faced discrimination? How did you react?
How do you keep track of your vision and the vision of your company 
Name 3 key factors why you picked INSEAD
How do you keep abreast on the latest about INSEAD?
Describe a time you had a culture shock?
You are leading a group project with a team who have never met each other and are from diverse cultural/professional/educational backgrounds. What is your strategy for how to foster a collaborative environment?
How do you stay focused on your company's vision?
What skills do you think are necessary for an entrepreneur?
What are some stereotypes about your culture and how do you feel about them?
What do you do when someone comes to you with a problem?
What's your understanding of the INSEAD's MBA programme you are applying to?
Describe a time when understanding someone's culture helped you understand their perspective better
What do you do when someone comes to you with a problem?
What is your take on a meaningful life?
Your new boss from a different culture is being offensive in the local culture. What will you do?
Have you been criticized for a job you thought you did well? How did it make you feel?
How would you approach your classmate who is having a hard time adjusting to a new culture?
What are the challenging goals you have set for yourself during your year at INSEAD?
How is the diversity situation in your current company?
How meaningful should your career be to be considered successful?
What will INSEAD give you that no other MBA program will? 
Describe a situation where your family/company has adopted something from a different culture and how has it impacted you (positive/negative).
Why should INSEAD offer you admission?
You are leading a group project with a team where a team member is not contributing. What will you do in the situation?
How would your colleagues describe your leadership style? Give an example.
What are the most important values and ethics that you demonstrate as a leader? Give me an example of this in practice?
In one minute tell me how INSEAD fits into your career plan?
What do you feel is the biggest challenge when dealing with people from another culture?
Tell me about a time when you received criticism on a piece of work you feel you have done very well. How did the criticism make you feel?
Tell me about a time when you had to deliver bad news. What was your strategy? 
Why do you stand out compared with other candidates?
Tell me about a time you had an argument due to different culture. How did it make you feel?

Set 1 : - (Thanks to abhimahna )

Question 1: Discuss about an impactfull achievement from your professional life and tell us why do you think it was impactfull?
Question 2: Tell us about a time when you handled a task on which you had zero information. What were the steps you took to begin with, what were the strategies and what were the end results?

Set 2 : - (Thanks to murtuzahn )

Question 1: Describe the attributes of a great leader
Question 2: Share an example of a time when you were given new information that affected a decision you had already made. How did you proceed?

Set 3 : - (Thanks to injineer )

Question 1: Talk about an activity/extra curricular and how it changed your perspective
Question 2: Tell about a setback you experienced, how you dealt with it, and the results.

Set 4 : - (Thanks to okhotnikovaalina )

Question 1: What is essential for building and maintaining business relationships. Provide Examples
Question 2: Experience working with team where members didn't get along well in the beginning. What did you do, etc..

Set 5 : - (Thanks to TravisfromAUS )

Question 1: How important is integrity to you and why is it important in the workplace, and
Question 2: Defend a decision you have made and what was the outcome

Set 6 : - (Thanks to saswata4s )

Question 1: Explain a situation when you have to change you communication style. What was the outcome?
Question 2: Share an example of a time when you were given new information that affected a decision you had already made. How did you proceed?

Set 7 : - (Thanks to Siddharth.Juneja )

Question 1: If you had unlimited time, what would you devote it to apart from school and work?
Question 2: Give an example of a situation where you had to change your priorities due to an unexpected task and what was the outcome?

Set 8 : - (Thanks to diligent )

Question 1: Describe a situation at workplace where you faced a lot of retaliation. How did you address them?
Question 2: Discuss a difficult time in your career. What steps did you take and what was the outcome?

Set 9 : - (Thanks to subi007 )

Question 1: What is the key ingredient for building and maintaining business relationships. Provide Examples from your life.
Question 2: Describe a situation when you had set your sights too high and were unable to achieve the set goals. What was the outcome and how did you handle it?

Set 10 : - (Thanks to praneshchitre )

Question 1: Which was your biggest risk you took at work and what was its outcome?
Question 2: Describe your most stressful situation at work and how you handled it.

Set 11 : - (Thanks to hannibal535 )

Question 1:Tell us about a time you encountered an individual who was resistant to change, how did you deal with it and what was the outcome?
Question 2: Tell us about a time when you had to change your priorities due to new events, what did you do and what was the outcome?

Set 12 : - (Thanks to msbae0308 )

Question 1: How did you handle an individual who resisted to change, what did you do and what was the outcome?
Question 2: Talk about the time when you made a wrong decision, what was the setback and how did you handle it?

Set 13 : - (Thanks to gauravs2 )

Question 1: Talk about your most significant achievement outside work or education.
Question 2: Talk about a time when you showed resilience.

Set 14 : - (Thanks to ngplnikhil )

Question 1: Describe a situation where you were a team member and not a leader. How did the result impact you?
Question 2: Describe a recent unpopular decision you made. How did you handle it ?

Set 15 : - (Thanks to nadirhashmi )

Question 1: Imagine you were transported to the year 1900. How would you explain a smartphone to a person from that era?
Question 2: Describe a time when you showed great resilience and tenacity and it paid off. What were the results?

Set 16 : - hehe! The below are the questions that I faced. No thanks to anyone :-P

Question 1: Describe a academic or extra curricular activity that helped you shape your personality. What did you learn?
Question 2: Describe a situation where you had to defend a decision you have made and what was the outcome

Set 17 : - (Thanks to Talayva )

Question 1: Describe a time when you set a target which you couldn't achieve and what did you do?
Question 2: What is the best professional compliment you received?

The following are the questions I found in a document , Here is the link to download it (https://gmatclub.com/forum/download/file.php?id=32862): -

• Superhero power
• Best Movie or Book this past year
• What would you cook for your friends for a dinner party
• Who is your role model and why?
• Describe a stressful situation at work and how you handled it.
• If you receive a large sum of money, how would you spend it and why?
• Three adjectives that describe you and why
• Describe a time you had to give difficult feedback
• Tell us about an important piece of advice you have received and how it has helped you.
• Tell us about the last time you led a project. What was the outcome?
• What is your ideal work environment?
• Tell me about a time that you encountered a stressful situation. What did you do to handle it and why?
• What project did you take on without being asked to?
• Tell us about an experience when you faced a boring project? how did you motivate yourself and your team to work on it?
• What is the most important thing you learned in college?
• What is a step you've taken in the last year to advance your career?
• Tell me about a time when you had to work with a difficult colleague.
• Tell me about a time that you worked in a team setting
• Tell us about a work that you read recently and how did it impact you?
• What is the biggest challenge that you are facing in your current position?
• If you were to start a new venture that was focused on solving a major problem, which problem would you tackle and why?
• Greatest achievement outside work
• Creative solution at work

Will keep adding more questions as and when people post their Video Interview questions and let me know if I missed out on anyones questions

Video Interview Tips by ENGRTOMBA2018 , Kellogg Class of 2018.

Q: How did you prepare for Video Interview part?
A: Hah! Didnt do anything as mine was the first year it was introduced and hence, I knew it wont be taken into account. But based on my conversations, adcoms have started to put more emphasis on video interview to know how are you as a person. Not only that, some of the recruiting companies also started to perform interviews online and hence you should start getting comfortable with this platform.

Q: Can you elaborate on what the adcoms look for in Video Interview?
A: They are looking to gauge your personality. What drives you, whether you can put thoughts to words, whether you would be able to talk to companies when they come on campus or whether the stories you have mentioned in your essays are your stories in reality. Just be yourself and answer those questions honestly. Practice with someone 1-2 times before your actual thing.

Kellogg Video Questions Shared on Forum

Possible Video Questions List by Abhi077 .

• What possession or memento do you treasure most and why?
• If you had an extra hour every day, what would you do with it?
• What piece of technology could you not live without and why?
• What word describes you best and why?
• Tell us about the first job you ever had?
• What’s the best book you have ever read and why?
• When you have a problem, whom do you approach for advice and why?
• What accomplishment are you really proud of?
• What’s the best piece of advice you have ever received?
• If you could witness any event..past present or future-what would it be?
• What one interesting / fun fact would you want your future Kellogg classmates to know about you?
• If you could teach a class on any topic. What would it be and why?
• If you were given a chance to meet anyone, current or historical, who would you meet and why?
• What was the most interesting class you took at University?
• Tell us about an organization or activity in which you have dedicated significant time. Why was it meaningful to you?
• Tell us about something good someone else did for you and how you felt about it?
• Tell us about the most interesting place you’ve traveled to. What did you enjoy most about it.
• What invention during your lifetime has had the biggest impact on you and why?
• If money was not a concern. what would you do?
• Why did you choose your college major?
• What is the most meaningful thing anyone has done for you in your life? X 2
• If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be and why?
• What food do you like? Will you be able to eat that food everyday?
• How have you changed in the last 5 years?
• Whom do you respect most, and why?
• What is your favorite motto or quote, and why
• What risk have you taken and what did you learn?
• What impact do you have on your co-workers?
• What inspires you?
• What are you most passionate about?
• What is your favorite song/artist/album?
• What superpower you’d want and why?

Questions shared by mandcampos .
• If you were an animal which would you be and why.
• The surprise question: tell me about a time that you had to convice someone else of your point of view.

Video Essay Tips

By allanwan -

• Be sure to use the "setup" function to test your network, microphone and video. I tried it several times to find the best network to use. Don't use the network which it reminds like "you may expect delay during your assessment", just find a better one.
• Pay attention to the countdown of preparation, it will immediately begin recording after 3,2,1.
• The loading of question video and uploading of your answer can be very slow, just stay calm and patient!
• My second question is "Describe a time when you were a leader".

By Gothic_Dude -
First question was the same provided in the mail - What will you gain from the London Business School MBA programme that you won’t gain from another MBA programme? Second question was - Tell me of a time when you had to adapt to a different culture. Going by the practice questions and the second question, I suggest go through the LBS Interview Questions at VincePrep. (Link: https://www.vinceprep.com/interviews/lo ... chool) The list is not exhaustive by any means but the type of questions asked in Video Component are similar.

courtesy of Mo2men

1. Tell me about a time where you had to work with a bad manager.
2. How did you deal with the situation?
3. Tell me about a time when your decision led to a conflict with your team members. How did you deal with it? What was the outcome?
4. What keeps you motivated?
5. Tell me about a situation when you had to deal with a coworker who was not ready to work with the team.