Thanks beks,

This is very helpful stuff. Were the questions posed behavioural in nature ? Were there any run of the mill questions (i.e. what are ur strengths / weaknesses / achievement / failures / progression) or were they focused mainly on your application ? Mine is scheduled for 45 minutes, was this the case with you as well ? Or was it always going to be 1.5 hours.

Is the presentation interactive in nature (i.e. does the alumni pick holes in that as well ?) How long did your presentation last ?

Again, thanks heaps for your help. Hope we both get the invites and share a pint at the local in London one day. I owe you one.

Mi interview was initially scheduled for 1hr but over-ran by about 20mins. I got the chance to ask questions at the end so in the end the whole interview lasted 1 and 1/2 hours. I'm still not entirely sure if that was good or bad.

I think there was a few pages of A4 full of potential presentation questions and she circled the one she wanted me to work on and left the room. Because I only had about 5mins to preare, I didn't look at any of the other questions on my page at all. My question was not behavioural and had absolutely nothing to do with my application though I suspect she took my background, aplication and answers to her previous questions into account when she picked that particuar question. It appears the questions are quite random but they always require you to take and stand and argue for your position. When I was preparing I visited a lot of sites and some people in previous interviews got questions like:
1) What are you thoughts on tattoos and body piercings?
2) What three things would you put into a time capsule?
3) Fish stock are going down in oceans, do you think we should stop eating fish? Would this impact in fisherman economy?

I'll post the sites I used to prepare as soon as this forum allows it. Apparently until I've posted 5 legitimate posts, I can't include links to sites in my message. Spammers and all that.

Hi all, just had my LBS interview. The alumni had an almost identical background to mine - i.e. Computer Science Undergrad in - then IT Consulting and now in Private Equity. I was expecting some tough questions regarding my motives for moving into finance, however, the guy could already empathize with what I was going through, having done the same himself.

After some formalities (i.e me walking him through my resume and going through my post MBA aims) , the 'interview' turned into a chat. He gave me some amazing tips on how to survive in London and what to do to find a decent job in Hedge Funds. He even offered to introduce me to some of his buddies in London who are in the industry (even if I didn't attend LBS).

One thing I must mention is that this alum was very high up in a very prominent PE fund in my region. Their office reminded me of Al Pacino's in 'The devils advocate'. I had to try my utmost best not to be too awed by the whole thing. To have him talk to me one-on-one in such a down to earth manner was an amazing experience.

Eventually he mentioned that he would recommend me, however, his recommendation didn't guarentee me a spot.

Now the wait begins ....

the quiet before the storm.................

good luck everyone

...waiting for Godot...good luck!

cheers

Results come out Dec 19th. There is a very active discussion on BW. Check it out...

Any from the states hear anything yet or does LBS only send out the email? for some reason, I thought they called, but I can't remember if that's accurate.

...it can well be that LBS surprises us by submitting its decision in the morning of the 19th December London time. Cheers

congratulations beks! when did you receive the mail (London time) and where are you located at? I am still waiting.....

cheers

congrats!!