Is This a Good Question to Ask a MBA Interviewer?

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I was wondering if it's good at the end of my interview, one top of a few other questions, to ask about the interviewers regarding their personal life experience and the biggest challenge they've faced in their carrier leading up to this?

I'm asking that question because I want to learn from others experiences and want to show genuine curiosity and proactiveness to learn. However, I'm not sure if this is "too personal" or deemed a bad question to ask, and would hurt my chances for the MBA program.

My interview is by two admissions committee members and has no alumni.

Any suggestions or feedback would be greatly appreciated, thank you!

Rashie1 · Answer

I think it’s a good question as long as you keep it career focused rather than too personal, since it shows genuine curiosity and your willingness to learn from experiences.

MBADecoder · Answer

Given that you are going in for an MBA interview, it makes sense to ask the interviewer a question about some of their experiences at B-school, NOT in their life otherwise as it has no relevance to the MBA interview. How do their personal life challenges matter to you? especially those of admission committee members? Ask them something about the MBA program that they can throw light upon from their admissions team perspective. And this should not be something commonly found on their website Namita Garg, Founder, MBA Decoder Email: contact@mbadecoder.com Reach out to us for a Profile Evaluation Helping applicants achieve their MBA dreams since 2011

admitStreet · Answer

SkillUnit - it really depends on how conversational the interviewer is, and if they're a student, alum or AdCom. Generally, it'd be good to keep your questions specific to the B-school e.g. their experience, career transition, school-specific resources (clubs, treks, etc.). However, if there's good common ground or the interviewer is friendly/ conversational, it'd be good to ask them questions about their experiences/ challenges, as long as you keep it professional and respectful. If you show genuine interest in a person and their journey, it comes through. Hope that helps. Regards, Arvind Founder, admitStreet | Request a free profile evaluation W: https://admitstreet.com | LinkedIn | E: arvindk@admitstreet.com

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