Kellogg Hub

Overall very friendly and very smooth interview process. Was very much conversational and not as intense as the job interviews I had. -Walk through resume -Why Kellogg -short and long term goals -specific questions about program -how to give back to Kellogg My interview gave a lot of great info so I personally felt like I got more out of the interview.

My honest opinion of my interview was that it was not at all challenging if you have good interview/people skills and prepare the night before. Some questions asked to me were: "walk me through your resume," "why Kelogg?", "tell me what you look for in a leader," "tell me how you showcase your leadership skills in your everyday life," "tell me about your extracurricular activities," "tell me about some areas of self-improvement." It was supposed to be a 30 min interview and ended up going 45. I asked her 3 questions I had designed as well. Overall, it definitely was not aimed to be stressful or intimidating. They just want to put a face to your app and get to know you. We had a great convo and I think its a big reason I got in. Hope this helps!

Some of the questions: 1. Walk me through Resume 2. Why MBA? Why Now? Why Kellogg? 3. Career goals? 4. Leadership style 5. What extracurricular activities and clubs are you interested in? It was a very nice conversation instead of an interview in my opinion.

Interviewed with a recent alum over Skype (all interviews are virtual right now due to the pandemic). He was very friendly, interview last about 50 minutes with half of the time spent on his questions and half spent on mine. Tell me why you chose your undergraduate school and major. Tell me about specific leadership roles and responsibilities you've held at work. Which ones did you like the most? Why MBA/why Kellogg? What do you value in a leader and what kind of leader are you? What are 3 of your strengths and 3 areas for improvement? What clubs/organizations do you see yourself getting involved in at Kellogg? The second-to-last question threw me because I didn't think to prepare three of each, so I struggled to come up with a third weakness in the moment but did come back to it later in the interview when we were talking about what he got out of his time at Kellogg. Hoping my other responses and questions were enough to show interest.

This was the longest interview for me which lasted 50 minutes. The interviewer was a 2nd-year student. She only told me her first name apart from which it was a completely blind interview. She informed me regarding the process and said that she had access to my CV. Also, I was told that the interview is only a part of the process and final result will depend on lot of other factors like GMAT Score, Recommendations etc. It was like a very informal discussion. The questions were as follows: - Take me through your resume starting from the course at under-graduation. I spoke for around 4-5 minutes briefing her about my journey. - A couple of follow up questions based on my replies. What does your typical day at work look like? How would your teammates describe you? - Example of a time when you worked with diverse people in a team. What difficulties did you face? What did you learn? - Why MBA? - ST/LT Goals. - Why Kelloggs? I spoke for 4-5 minutes including the list of courses offered, Curriculum Design for 1Y, Collaborative culture and team-based learning methodology. I mentioned about the people from 2nd year whom I met at a Coffee Meet in Mumbai she happened to the guy which was good. I mentioned attending a virtual classroom with one of professor and virtual session with CMC. - Which clubs would I like to be a part of at Kellogg. - Which geography you want to work in post graduation. - What steps are you taking for recruitment and networking? - What do you see as the major challenge for yourself at Kellogg. I said that balancing b/w academic, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities would be a major challenge for me. I said that I feel most of the people will be having similar challenges to which she agreed and said that she also faces the same challenge. - Example of working with difficult/toxic people. She started by saying that since you have worked in a leadership role you must be having some example with regards to this. There were several other intermittent questions that emanated from my replies. - Anything else that I would like to tell the Admissions Committee. I discussed a new student initiative that I wanted to undertake at Kellogg. She said that it is a good idea and the Kellogg community is highly student-driven and my idea can definitely be worked upon along with some faculty members. Any question that I wanted to ask her: - I asked about the new dean Ms. Cornelli joining and how that has led to an increase in the career outcomes increasing for finance-related jobs. - What opportunities at Kellogg will provide for the lack of summer internship opportunities for the 1Y program. - I asked about JV and Kids Club at Kellogg. All in all the interview appeared to be super interactive and there were no stress or surprise questions. My advice to everyone would be to prepare several examples of behavioral questions in the START format which helps while answering. Hoping for a positive outcome on March 25th!!! I think that I was amongst the last few people being interviewed since 6th March was the last date for the interview for R2. All the best to everyone.

My interview was pretty laid back and lasted just under 40mins. We met at a coffee shop. 1. Tell me about yourself 2. Why Kellogg? 3. ST/LT goals 4. What company do you hope to work for? 5. What three words would a colleague use to describe you? 6. Follow up on examples for the above. 7. Walk me through a challenge that you have come across when working on a team? (Looking back, I think I answered with a personal challenge vs team-based, ugh). 8. Questions for me? Overall, I think it went well, but I honestly can't tell. I only had the opportunity to ask a few questions, because she had to run to work. I do wish that I had an opportunity to ask more questions.

This was my fastest interview, 35-minute long. The alumni interviewer was really nice. We met at a coffee shop. The questions she asked me aren't listed in order, FYI. 1. Tell me about yourself 2. Reason to leave jobs 3. ST/LT Goal 4. Why Kellogg 5. Strength & weaknesses 6. Plan B if plan A cannot be achieved

Interview was with member of admissions on campus. Super friendly and conversational. Below are some of the questions they asked: 1) Walk me through your resume, starting with your choice of specialization during undergrad 2) What does your current role entail and current team look like? 3) If I were to ask your colleagues, what would they say they like about you? 4) What is a piece of constructive feedback you've received? 5) How has your leadership style evolved from the time you were in undergrad to now? (this was caught me off guard) 6) What are your goals and why MBA? 7) Why Kellogg? 8) How will you get involved within the community? 9) What do you like to do outside of your work? 10) Is there anything else you'd like me to know? 11) Any questions for me? Except for question # 5, everything was pretty standard. Now the waiting game begins!

Hi Guys, The interview took place in the ad com's office in the Global Hub and was very relaxed. We talked about the football game happening that night first to kinda break the ice and then got into it. I started off going through my resume but before I even finished talking about it they started asking questions about my leadership experience and teamwork experience. Then came the Why Kellogg question, which I knew was probably the most important so I spent a lot of time talking about that. There were a couple more questions after that and I linked Kellogg back into my answers on those and the interviewer seemed to really like that. After that I asked a few questions and then it was over.

The interview took place in the Alum's office and he was extremely friendly. Questions: 1) Walk me through your resume 2) Why MBA 3) Why Kellogg 4) Goals 5) How will you differentiate yourself at Kellogg 6) A few specific questions about a previous job I held 7) Tell me about a time when you led a team 8) How will you contribute at Kellogg 9) Which other schools have you applied to For the Why Kellogg question, I happened to mention about how I had reached out to a certain club's president and the interviewer asked me to mention her name and took a note of it.

Hey guys, Interviewed on campus today at Kellogg, and thought I'd share my experience with you guys. My interview was with two people: Adcom member + student. I think the student was currently in training, as he was leading the interview while the adcom member was pitching in when required. Some of the questions (Not sure of the flow): Walk me through your resume? What exactly are your responsibilities in your current role? Can you explain a little more about the project X? (from resume) What do you like most about your work at Firm X? Goals? Why MBA? Why Kellogg? What is the one thing you think you’ll bring to the Kellogg classroom? What are the three adjectives your friend would use to describe you? Experience you worked with diverse people? What do you think will be your biggest challenge at Kellogg? How does your side venture function without you there? Anything you wished we asked? Any questions? Comments: I was a little taken aback as the flow of the interview seemed to jump between different sections: Resume -> specific firm -> S/T goals -> behavioral question -> Why MBA etc. It might also be because it was a student in training leading the interview, but just a heads up. I was also not expecting the question on "biggest challenge at Kellogg" Overall the interview was pretty conversational, and they cracked a smile a couple of times so that made me feel a little positive. Fingers crossed now! Good luck to everyone still in the application process.

Today (Oct 8th), or I should rather say tonight, I gave my Kellogg interview on Skype with an AdCom. This was my first interview of the admissions cycle. I got the invite for the interview on Saturday morning (Oct 5) and was given the option to schedule the same for either Oct 7 or 8. I know it was a short notice. But it had to happen anyway, Right. Better now than never. :) Below is the debrief: Initially the AdCom member explained the process of how she would go about the interview. It was a blind interview. Interview lasted around 40 minutes including a couple questions which I asked the interviewer. Some of the questions that the interviewer asked are mentioned below (note that I am not really sure, if the flow of the questions was the same or not) - Tell me about your current role - How do you think you work in teams - Tell me about an instance you worked "different" (as defined by you) people? How did you tackle it? What was the outcome? - What are your Short-term and Long-term Goals? - What kind of a leader are you? - As a leader what has been your great accomplishments - What is one strength as a leader that you will bring to Kellogg - Why an MBA? - Why Kellogg? - Any other interests/activities that your are planning to be a part of at Kellogg - How would you contribute in the classroom compared to others? - What do you think might be the difficult thing for you at Kellogg? - Anything else which we have not touched upon yet that you would like to discuss. - So, do you have any questions for me? Overall I think it went well. Hope this debrief is helpful. And Good luck to everyone else who are still in the application process. Fell free to drop me message in case you have any other questions related to the process.

I was interviewed by an alum and the interviewer was very warm and friendly. The whole interview lasted for 30-40 minutes and he asked me the below standard questions. 1. Walk me through your resume 2. Which was your favorite work experience among all the jobs you held 3. Best achievement at work? 4. The time when you led a team and things did not go well 5. Time when you worked with a diverse team 6. Tell me about the constructive feedback you have received 7. Strengths 8. If you could redo, will you choose a different career path? 9. What do you think your weakness is in the whole application? 10. What type of leader are you? 11. How would your colleagues describe you? in three words? 12. What's your leadership style? 13. Time when you were not a designated team lead but had to lead the team? What were the reasons? 14. Why Kellogg? 15. Short and long term goals? 16. What clubs will you join in Kellogg? 17. How do you see yourself contributing to the class? 18. Do you want to add anything else? 19. Questions for me?

The interviewer was a second year student. It was pretty conversational from the get-go. The questions were also pretty standard. -He commented on the diversity of jobs I've held and asked me to help him understand my thought process behind each of those decisions -one or two behavioural questions: accomplishment you're most proud of, three strengths -Three different questions on leadership style. This was a little perplexing for me because it felt like he wanted me to give a certain specific answer except I wasn't able to figure out what it might have been. Or maybe I over-analysing this. -A little bit on short term goals, though he was kind enough to say that he'd got a sense of what I want to do based on my responses to previous questions -Alternare career He'd read my CV. The questions were thoughtful. He also took time to patiently answer some of the questions that I had. Overall I'd say it went well but I'm unsure if it would have any real effect on whether or not the adcom deems my app worthy.

This was my first admissions interview so I can't tell if it was more formal or informal than most off campus alumni interviews but the scripted questions really only covered the following: Why Kellogg? Why MBA? What are your short/long term career goals? Everything else was conversation about life experiences and what caused me to want to move around the country. There were not any questions about working on a team but the interviewer definitely emphasized the environment of Kellogg as being heavily team based. Overall the interview went well and the alumni and I had a lot in common so I'm hopeful for my chances of admission.

This was my first interview of the admissions cycle (hopefully not the last), so I was in a heightened state of excitement (and nervousness)! So, here goes the debrief: Scheduling I received an email on Sept. 27 (Friday) asking me to schedule a Skype interview on either Sept 30, Oct 1, or Oct 3. I was honestly not prepared for such short notice, but I figured I'd do it sooner than later. An AdCom member was going to conduct my interview - it was a blind interview, and they had allocated an hour for it. The Interview The interviewer started by explaining the process, mentioning that she'll be taking notes, that her side of the interview should last 30-40 minutes after which she'll give me time to ask any questions that I may have. It was a pretty standard set of MBA interview questions (shared below in their entirety, some of these flowed from my responses to previous questions): - Tell me about your education and then walk me through your resume. - Tell me more about your team and work at your current job. - If I were to ask your team, what are the things they would say about you? - What was your leadership style during your undergraduate and postgraduate, and what is your leadership style now and how do you think it has evolved? - Give me an example of when you took a bold decision as a leader? (This one was a follow-up question from my previous response) - Tell me about a time when you worked with people who were different (she was kind to include that different could be in any sense I wanted to define) than you, and how did it challenge you, and how did you grow from it? Piece of advice: in case you get a question which is made up of sub-questions, please listen well and remember to answer all of those) - What are your short-term and long-term goals, and how will an MBA help you? (I wasn't sure if she expected me to answer "Why Kellogg" along with or not, but either way, I did) - What are the clubs you are interested in at Kellogg? - Is there something I haven’t asked you that you thought I should have asked? (This one got me a bit by surprise, maybe because I was expecting further probing around my goals and was mentally ready to respond to something along those lines. Anyway, I told her that she hadn't asked me about my weaknesses/areas of improvement, to which she smiled and asked me to go on and elaborate. I'd personally recommend responding with something (you can choose not to self-inflict pain like me and list out your weaknesses :P ) rather than telling the interviewer something like "you were pretty comprehensive" or simply going into a prolonged limbo) - Do you have any questions for me? (Standard advice that goes around is to have three, or at most four questions. Her questions ended around the 45-minute mark, and by the time she answered my first two questions, we were past the 55-minute mark. Since she had been quite elaborate and forthcoming with her responses (including sharing her personal stories from the time when she attended Kellogg), I instead chose to converse more about her responses than asking a third question just for the heck of it.) Takeaway: Overall, she was an extremely warm and friendly person who made me comfortable right from the start, and my entire interview proceeded more like an informational conversation. I must add that she seemed to be a seasoned interviewer and was an excellent listener, which made the entire experience pretty enjoyable. In the end, she even acknowledged the timezone difference (I interviewed at past-midnight my time) and wished me a long night of good sleep - a warm, fuzzy gesture that just made the whole experience even more memorable! Final tip - From personal experience, there's a lot of room to be human and to be yourself, don't be afraid to use it! :) I wish the best of luck to everyone else! Now, my watch begins...

Interview was by a senior admissions member who is also an alum. The interview lasted 30 minutes and was really conversational. I enjoyed the conversation. She let me know about what they were looking for, and the process. It was the usual expected questions such as: Walk me through your resume Why MBA now? Why Kellogg? Short-term/Long-term goals with MBA. What role do you play in a group setting/group project? Tell me about a time you lead a team. How would your colleagues describe you? What clubs would you like to join? What do I do when I'm not working? Any questions for her? There was back and forth during the conversation with her trying to dig deeper into my experience as a leader with pointed questions. So, you can't really make up stuff, which is good. The entire process was enjoyable.

"My Interview happened in the Kellogg Global Hub's Admission Office and was conducted by an Alumni. She was very friendly, escorted me from the Lobby to the room. We talked a little about the weather and the amazing view of the Chicago skyline from the Global Hub building. When we entered the room, she offered me a seat facing the view :D. Total Duration : a little over 45 mins. I have tried my best to remember and put in the questions in the order below along with approx. time." 1. INTRODUCTION (approx. 5-6 mins) -> She didn't really introduce herself but introduced the entire process - how it was a blind interview and how they will proceed. -> Walk me through your Resume/ Tell me about yourself route 2. RESUME IN DEPTH - chronological order (approx. 10-12 mins) -> Why under-graduation from University of Delhi ? Why that specific College? -> Why that course ? Why that stream/ Major ? Questions related to both my Work Experiences : -> Describe your role ? -> Why this organization and this Industry ? -> Why a startup after under-graduation ? -> What was the difference in terms of role & responsibilities in the promotions I got? (since I got really quick promotions in both the startups). -> She would occasionally also pick up a few projects I had mentioned and ask Why did I decide to work on that project and What did I exactly do ? How was it leading a team ? 3. BEHAVIORAL QUESTIONS - following up with my work-ex, but she mentioned that the answers do not need to be limited to my professional experience (approx. 15 mins) -> Tell me about an impact that you made in your surroundings, industry or on people ? -> Tell me about a time you failed? -> Tell me about a time you worked in a team that was truly diverse ? What was the outcome ? -> Tell me about a time in your life when the situation(s) really tested your resilience and how did you overcome it ? -> What's your biggest growth opportunity at this moment ? -> What would you say is your biggest strength ? 4. TRADITIONAL QUESTIONS (approx. 7-8 mins): -> Why MBA ? (Since I hadn't encountered a Goals question yet, I started my answer with my LT goals and transitioned to why MBA) -> Why these Long-term Goals ? -> What if these Long-term Goals did not come to force ? What was my Plan B? -> What were my immediate post-MBA goals ? -> Why right now ? (she still wanted to know why now was the best time ?) -> Why Kellogg ? 5. Any questions you have for me ? (5 mins) 6. What were my plans for the day and how did I plan to spend rest of my days in Chicago ? Overall - It was a really good conversation. It didn't feel stressful, though it did threw me off a little since we had so many questions ! She took a lot of interest in my work experience. It looked like she wanted to understand my thought process under all my decisions. I could answer all questions after a point because I stayed true to my experiences. She would ask small questions here and there to test the validity of the examples and stories. Fingers crossed and wishing all candidates the best !

Got my interview invite about a week after the 2nd round deadline. My interviewer was super responsive to my emails and mentioned during the interview that most of the alum registered to be admission interviewers because they actually enjoy doing it. As mentioned by other people on this platform, the interview was very casual and conversational. It was conducted in a coffee shop (of my choice). The flow of the interview was natural, starting with a standard WMTYR, then a lot of follow-up questions on what I mentioned in the resume, then based on my past experiences, what do I expect to develop in a (Kellogg) MBA. My interviewer was a very nice person and seemed genuinely interested in what I had to say. My questions were as follows: 1. Walk me through your resume. 2. Why did you choose your undergrad major? 3. Some questions about my undergrad extra-curricular, like what was the organization for, what leadership role I had within the organization, what was the composition of my teams, etc. The interviewer was from my industry ((Corporate) Finance) so he asked a lot of detailed questions about some of the academic clubs I was in (for example, "What valuation method did you use for the pricing research?", etc.) 4. Questions about what did/do I do at my jobs. This went on for more than 30 minutes as he was very specific with lots of follow-up about my companies' organization chart, how many people from other departments do I have to interact with on a weekly basis, what reports do I have to produce and on what frequency. You get the idea. 5. Why did I make some career choices (resign/change function, etc.) 6. He noticed a weakness in my past experience (being in large and mature organizations, I have limited chances for big promotions), so a question about what have I done to compensate for that. 7. What is my post-MBA career goal? How can Kellogg help me to achieve that? Why MBA? Why now? Why Kellogg? 8. Any question for him? Overall the interview lasted for about 1 hour and 15 minutes. Towards the end my interviewer got very excited when I asked some questions about his personal experience at Kellogg ("It was the best 2 years of my life"). He got me very excited about the school. I left the interview feeling pretty good, even though I felt like I could have done a better job on some questions. Well, that's life. Good luck with your interview!

I can never really seem to remember individual questions from my b school interviews, but I wanted to write this debrief to mention that my interviewer (who was very friendly/conversational) asked me a lot of detailed questions about my work/daily duties, which I haven't experienced in any other interviews. Threw me off a little, but I guess it was because my job is a little strange (data steward). So, if your job is outside of the range of things they commonly see, be prepared to discuss your day to day responsibilities in more depth than you probably have so far.