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Kellogg
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Interviewed
Status:
Off Campus with Student
Interviewed on:
4 years ago May 8, 2022
4 years ago May 8, 2022 08:05
Just wrapped my interview today on 19th January at 10 a.m. CST.
My interview was with a 1-Year MBA program student (Class of 2022).
She was a non-Indian but had a similar professional background as I have.
It was a happy breezy interview. Questions asked to me are as follows:
1. Walk me through your resume
2. How does a typical day look like in my current role?
3. Three words in which your colleague may describe you
4. A situation from a professional career where you have worked with a diverse set of people. Challenges and learning.
5. What is your leadership style?
6. Short Term & Long Term Goals
7. Why MBA? Why Kellogg?
8. Anything that I may have missed - I talked about how can I contribute to the Kellogg community
9. Questions for the interview
Overall it was a stress-free interview with many flowing conversations.
Thanks!
All the Best to all preparing for interviews.
A tip- Don't stress. Think of this as an opportunity to start a friendship with the interviewer.
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Kellogg
Full Time 1 Year MBA
Final Decision:
Denied with Interview
Status:
Off Campus with Alumni
Interviewed on:
4 years ago May 8, 2022
4 years ago May 8, 2022 08:05
Interviewer is also 1 Yr MBA alumnus, working in consulting
Questions are fairly straightforward,
1) Walk me thru your Resume
2) Explain your day to day activities
3)Do you lead a team?
4) What is your leadership style?
5) Challenges faced in dealing with difficult people
6)Experience working with Diverse teams?
7)Negative feedback given by managers/ reportees?
8) Why MBA? Why Kellogg?
9) ST & LT goals?
10) Why particular field?
Discussed Interviewers experience at 1-year program, what to expect from Kelloggs, trends in his industry etc.
Overall experience is, interviewer, being from consulting he was able to relate many things I said. at the end he mentioned that he'll compile the feedback & send it school, and that school takes lot of other things into consideration other than interview
Overall a good experience
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Kellogg
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Interviewed
Status:
Off Campus with Alumni
Interviewed on:
4 years ago May 8, 2022
4 years ago May 8, 2022 08:05
Interviewed with an Alum from Target industry. The interviewer was friendly. We had similar pre-MBA backgrounds, so connected well. The interview went for a total of 55 mins.
1. Walk me through your resume and what you have done so far.
2. 4-5 follow up questions on specific experiences in various roles.
3. Did you find any difficulty in leading a team?
4. Did you ever give critical feedback to someone. How?
5. Why MBA? (Discussed Post MBA goals as part of this)
6. Why Kellogg?
7. Why U.S.?
8. Any questions for me.
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NUS Singapore
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Denied with Interview
Status:
Online
Interviewed on:
4 years ago May 8, 2022
4 years ago May 8, 2022 08:05
The interview was with an alum and a lady from the adcom.
Questions
1. The 60-second elevator pitch
2. Why NUS?
3. One weakness?
4. Why did I do social work?
5. If you had one superpower, what would it be?
6. One Asian company that you admire? (not of Indian origin)
7. If you had a Zoom call line for an hour with any leader (not of Indian origin), who would you choose and what would you discuss with them?
8. Follow up to Q7 - mention the first company that the above person founded? and other follow-up questions on his recent activities)
9. How will you contribute to NUS?
10. One reason why we should not take you?
This lasted for approximately 20 minutes, followed by 7-8 minutes of questions and normal conversation.
Overall, they were very conversational and friendly.
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Kellogg
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Interviewed
Status:
Online
Interviewed on:
4 years ago May 8, 2022
4 years ago May 8, 2022 08:05
Was a smooth conversational interview with the AdCom. These were the questions asked (not necessarily in this order):
Spent quite some time discussing career path with follow up questions about reasons behind changing jobs
What is your leadership style?
What words would your friends / colleagues use to describe you?
Tell me about a time you worked in a diverse team. What were the benefits and drawbacks.
Tell me about a time where you showed leadership
Tell me about a time when there was a conflict at the workplace. How did you deal with it?
What is your short term and long term career goal?
What is your plan B if your current goals don't work out?
Why do you need an MBA and why now?
Why Kellogg?
What is one strength and one weakness about your application?
This last question has been asked to other candidates as well this year so I would have an answer prepared for it, given that it is slightly unusual of a question to be asked by an interviewer.
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Kellogg
Full Time 1 Year MBA
Final Decision:
Interviewed
Status:
Off Campus with Alumni
Interviewed on:
4 years ago May 8, 2022
4 years ago May 8, 2022 08:05
Hi Everyone,
Just wrapped up my interview late last night (local time).
The most surprising thing about it was its duration - it lasted only 33 mins (20mins for the questions that the interviewer asked + 13 mins for any questions/doubts from my side) - I don't feel particularly positive about it.
1. Walk me through your resume
2. Why MBA? Why now? Why Kellogg?
3. Tell me about a time when you had to assume leadership when it was not given to you.
4. Tell me about a time when you were challenged.
5. How will you contribute to the Kellogg community?
6. Short Term & Long Term Goals
All the best to everyone!
One last tip - spend more time + have more personal touch (in your stories) while answering the behavioral questions - that's what they seem most keen on listening to.
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ISB
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Denied with Interview
Status:
Online
Interviewed on:
4 years ago May 8, 2022
4 years ago May 8, 2022 08:05
16th Jan - 2 PM slot
Duration 45 mins
2 panelists - Co 2008 & 2010
1 adcom video off
Both Alumns were really interested to know me as a person and made me feel very comfortable. They gave me the opportunity to lead the interview by talking mostly about what I wanted them to hear about my profile.
Questions:
1. Tell us about yourself - a few follow-up questions about my hobbies
2. Asked me a few questions about my work experience
3. Behavioral questions around leadership experience from my professional and personal life
4. Motivation behind pursuing an MBA at this point
5. How will you add value to the batch at ISB
6. Detailed line of questioning about an internship I pursued with UNDP - panelists were genuinely interested to know the impact that I drove
7. Detailed discussion around my hobbies - Coffee (asked to make a sales pitch for specialty coffee) & Wildlife Photography (asked me questions about national parks, equipment and also asked me to show some of my photography collection)
8. Checked coherence of my thoughts around Post-MBA career goals
9. Any questions for us?
I had taken Preppie's services (5 mocks) and they were really helpful throughout the preparation. I could easily sense that most of the questions in my actual interview had already been covered in one or the other mock. I would highly recommend their service to anyone preparing for an ISB interview.
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Owen Vanderbilt
Masters in Finance
Final Decision:
Interviewed
Status:
Online
Interviewed on:
4 years ago May 8, 2022
4 years ago May 8, 2022 08:05
My interview was conversational and pretty good, was a 25 min Zoom call and the standard questions were asked ->
1. Walk me through resume?
2. Why Owen? Why MSF?
3. Short term / long term goals?
4. How do you select a B-school?
5. Mistake you made while leading team. Then a follow question pertaining to leading a team
6. How will family and colleagues describe you?
7. How will you fit into the environment at VB?
8. Any questions for me?
My tips for those being interviewed -
1) Don't be anxious, its going to a conversational interview; so be calm and be enthusiastic but make sure not to ramble on too much
2) Have a look at the usual list of questions asked and have a general idea of what you might say for those (That's exactly what I did and it really helped)
3) Don't sound like you are reciting a pre-prepped answer, keep it light and good flowing
4) For a few people this is one of their most ambitious schools on their list, so its fine whatever happens, you will learn from this experience and will get better!
5) At the end of the day, you know yourself better than anyone so there is no need to stress. You will do great!
I hope this helps! Good luck guys! :)
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ISB
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Interviewed
Status:
Online
Interviewed on:
4 years ago May 8, 2022
4 years ago May 8, 2022 08:05
1. Can you walk us through your journey so far and why you want to pursue an MBA from ISB.
2. Question about a work initiative I mentioned in my essays
3. Cross questions on work experience and any team management issues I faced. Some more questions on the specifics since one of the interviewer was from the same domain
4. Question on why I feel that ISB can help me achieve my goals.
5. Question on how my involvement in extra curricular's will help me achieve my goals
6. Question on long term goals and some cross questions on that.
7. Any questions for us?
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Kellogg
Full Time 1 Year MBA
Final Decision:
Admitted
Status:
Off Campus with Alumni
Interviewed on:
4 years ago May 8, 2022
4 years ago May 8, 2022 08:05
1. Walk me through your resume
2. Tell me about a time you worked with a diverse team
3. Tell me about a time you were challenged as a leader
4. What are you short and long-term goals
5. Why Kellogg?
6. What do you like and dislike about consulting?
7. What are two pieces of constructive feedback you have received recently?
8. How will you contribute to Kellogg?
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Owen Vanderbilt
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Interviewed
Status:
Off Campus with Student
Interviewed on:
4 years ago May 8, 2022
4 years ago May 8, 2022 08:05
I had my interview a current 2nd year student. She is pursuing a marketing concentration and hence given my goals - she was assigned
My interview was similar to others - I would call it partially conversational as she took a lot of notes and had a few follow up questions on my answers. But didn't go beyond that on other aspects -
1. Walk me through resume? Then a follow question pertaining to leading a team?
2. Why MBA?
3. Why Owen?
4. Short term / long term goals
5. How do you select a B-school? what other schools have I applied to?
6. How will you contribute to the community? What do you expect from your classmates?
7. How will family and colleagues describe you?
8. Any questions for me?
I think it was pretty okay? I am surprised why there were no behavioral questions though.
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Kellogg
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Interviewed
Status:
Off Campus with Alumni
Interviewed on:
4 years ago May 8, 2022
4 years ago May 8, 2022 08:05
Hi ,
kellogg Debrief(interview)
Date -17th Jan (6PM;IST)
Alum from China-CEO of a Company
1)walk me through the resume
2)follow up questions
3)Why MBA and Why Now and why kellogg
Narrated my story in such way that shows my characteristics such as empathy, compassion and collaboration.
Also i made sure that i keep it inline with my essays .
The interview lasted for about 1 hr and the questions were fairly straightforward and were interconnected to eachother....
answered them , keeping in mind what i can do for
kellogg community as well.
One odd ball question somewhat different was about -
4) tell me about a time where you were not given leadership by choice but had to assume ? -
i had this question covered as i did face similar situation one time.
5) leadership style
6)what do the teammates thought, when i was promoted so soon after joining?
Answered that initially it was not welcomed bt because of my cordial narure and my performance ;everything worked out fine and i have always tried fo remain professional.
7) difficult person with whom i worked project related? How i handled it?
8)ST and LT , answered them along side why mba and why now and interconnected it with why kellogg
9) so, any plan b - he did dig a little more ...there gave him example how those are relevant options seeing my background and long term goal - this plan does makes sense...etc
All n all good exp.
Ended with questions for the interviewers-
I asked him abt his journey and if he has any tips for me prior to joining the program (few courses or something extra that i can do to improve as a pary of mba) and what are some of the challenges that he faced...he seemed quite satisfied ....bt u can never know what interviewers are thinking...so fingers crossed 🤞
I did the best i could, now hoping for the good news...
Jai shree Ram 🙏
Regards
Sk
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ISB
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Admitted
Status:
Online
Interviewed on:
4 years ago May 8, 2022
4 years ago May 8, 2022 08:05
What others say is true, it was definitely a stress-free interview and all the alums had a polite vibe to them. I was shivering, but only because it is so damn cold where I live.
The interview started a few minutes late. It was a 20-25 minute interview followed by a 10-minute Q&A.
The alumni introduced themselves and asked me to follow suit. The rest of the interview revolved around my profile, essays, and personal and professional experiences. I believe it was that way because I have a non-traditional background and they were interested in hearing more about my work. They did ask me a few questions to check my general awareness of things I mentioned in my profile.
There were no questions regarding how I would handle certain situations, nor questions around why ISB or why MBA. I had clearly spelled out my career ambitions in my essays and wasn't asked anything about what, but was asked as to why?
So guys, be calm and trust yourself - you'll sail through.
Update: Admitted with a tuition waiver. Key takeaways - diversity in profile and overall confidence are big positives.
If you have other questions, please comment and I will respond.
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Kellogg
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Waitlisted with Interview
Status:
Online
Interviewed on:
4 years ago May 8, 2022
4 years ago May 8, 2022 08:05
Felt a little jittery right before starting the interview. I logged in on time. It took about a min before the interviewer joined in. I was able to see his name on the zoom meeting room and used that min to look him up on LinkedIn.
The overall vibe of the interview was pretty relaxed. He introduced himself as soon as he joined and explained how the next 45 minutes of the interview would be structured. We dove in immediately after:
1. Walk me through your resume. Follow-up questions on roles.
2. Elaborate upon the decision for start-up
3. Tell me about a time when you worked with a diverse team? What were the challenges?
4. Tell me about a time when you failed? What did you learn?
5. What has been your greatest accomplishment at work?
6. What is your leadership style?
7. What challenges did you face with managing your direct reportees?
8. How did you manage people who were older/ more experienced?
9. Tell me about a team when you stepped up to a leadership role (above and beyond)?
10. What are your short and long-term goals?
11. Why MBA?
12. Why Kellogg?
13. How will you contribute to Kellogg?
14. What is your plan B if your short-term career goal doesn't work out?
15. Anything more that you would like to add that I have not touched upon?
16. Anything that you would like to add to your previous answers?
17. Any questions for me?
*Please Note: The questions were not necessarily asked in this order.
All the best for your interviews!
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ISB
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Interviewed
Status:
Online
Interviewed on:
4 years ago May 8, 2022
4 years ago May 8, 2022 08:05
16th Jan - 8 am slot
Duration 45 mins
3 panelists - C’o 2008, 13, 17 - all out of the country - in a different time zone.
1 adcom video off
Questions:
1. Walk us through your work ex, why did you change jobs?
2. More details about previous work ex - my job responsibilities
3. Details about long term goals - how I plan on achieving them
4. Details about my contribution to clubs during UG which I had mentioned
5. Why ISB? Why not an Indian B school?
6. Plan B? If you don't get into ISB or any MBA school?
7. What impact did your contribution to the club make? Slight cross-questions to have a structured answer.
8. Any questions for us?
These are the points that I can remember, most other questions revolved around my profile - why/how I did what I did.
Interview was conversational, no cutting off or cross questioning.
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Owen Vanderbilt
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Interviewed
Status:
Online
Interviewed on:
4 years ago May 8, 2022
4 years ago May 8, 2022 08:05
The interview was pretty as expected as per the old interview debriefs.My interview is with current 2nd year student.
1. tell me about yourself
2. Why MBA?
3. Why Owen?
4. Tell us about a misconception about you
5. What do your expect from vanderbilt community and how do you contribute to it
6. Tell us about a time when you worked with diverse teams
7. A fun fact about me
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Kelley
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Admitted
Status:
Online
Interviewed on:
4 years ago May 8, 2022
4 years ago May 8, 2022 08:05
It was a very conversational and calm interview. The interviewer (2nd-year student) made me comfortable, and I think we had a great conversation.
It took 50mins overall (interview questions and answer 35mins)
I put questions that I was asked. Hope this will be helpful.
1. Work me through resume
2. Why joined the company that now I work for?
3. What is your goal after your MBA?
4. Why Kelley particular?
5. What skill do you want to develop during your MBA?
6. Tell me about the time you led a team and your leadership style?
7. What do you think of “Team”
8. How do you motivate people to make move?
Ex) How will you make people go to volunteer work besides they want to go home and take a rest?
9. Any other thing you would like to share with me or the admissions committee?
10. Any questions?
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Owen Vanderbilt
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Interviewed
Status:
Online
Interviewed on:
4 years ago May 8, 2022
4 years ago May 8, 2022 08:05
Had my interview with one of the 2nd year mba student.
1. Why MBA
2. Why Owen
3. Indicators to select a b school in your research
4. What do you expect from you fellow classmates.
5. What experience do you have handling the diversity.
6. Any leadership experience.
7. Most rewarding experience.
8. Contribution outside of the classroom.
9. extra curricular activities.
At the end, asked her some questions that I had regarding the program.
Some follow up questions pertaining to the answers given.
Overall it was a good experience.
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Marshall
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Interviewed
Status:
Online
Interviewed on:
4 years ago May 8, 2022
4 years ago May 8, 2022 08:05
My interview was with Nicholas Lopez,
Associate dirctor, Admissions.
He was really professional and set the tone of the interview as more of a conversational one.
These were the questions asked:
1. How did you find the USC program, indicators for selecting a B-School.
2. Tell me about yourself.
3. How do you approach a problem.
4. What inspires you.
5. What motivates you.
6. What is the definition of success as per you.
7. Why MBA and how USC can help achieve you those goals.
8. Short term plan and long term plan.
9. TMAT when you had a conflict in the team and how did you go on about solving that.
10. Difficult decision that you made and how.
And some follow up questions as well around the answers.
At the end, he asked if I have any questions for him. I did ask him 2-3 questions that I had and he explained them in a very polite manner.
Went around for 30 minutes.
Overall it was a good experience.
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Kellogg
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Interviewed
Status:
Online
Interviewed on:
4 years ago May 8, 2022
4 years ago May 8, 2022 08:05
It was a great experience.
1. Walk me through your resume.
2. Why did I switch roles?
3. Tell me about a time where you worked with diverse people and what challenges did you face?
4. Tell me your typical day at work?
5. Give me another example of how you worked with diverse people and how they helped you in achieving tasks?
6. Any significant achievement at work?
7. How have you demonstrated leadership apart from your role which was not assigned to you?
8. Few follow up questions.
9. Why Kellogg? Why now?
10. Tell me your short term and long term goals.
11. What leadership style do you prefer?
12. Explain a time when you faced a challenging situation with a coworker and what did you do?
13. How will you contribute to the Kellogg community?
14. Why MBA?
15. If plan A does not work out, what is your plan B?
16. Do you want to add something which has not been discussed?
17. Any questions for me?
The interview lasted for about 35 mins.
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