Mendoza (Notre Dame) Hub

Early round interviewed 1. Tell me about yourself/ introduce yourself 2. Why MBA and why now 3. Why Mendoza- talk about a professor and location 4. Immediate short term and ling term goals- try to sneak in some internships that align with ST goals 5. Backup plan if ST goals dont aspire Conflict resolution questions like TMAT you faced a difficult teammate/ colleague How would you deal if someone is too loud and is not letting others speak/ make a decision in a group project Tell me a fun fact which is not there in your resume and your application

Early round interviewed 1. Tell me about yourself/ introduce yourself 2. Why MBA and why now 3. Why Mendoza- talk about a professor and location 4. Immediate short term and ling term goals- try to sneak in some internships that align with ST goals 5. Backup plan if ST goals dont aspire Conflict resolution questions like TMAT you faced a difficult teammate/ colleague How would you deal if someone is too loud and is not letting others speak/ make a decision in a group project Tell me a fun fact which is not there in your resume and your application

Questions: 1) Could you walk me through your resume? 2) Have you ever traveled abroad for work or leisure? If so, what cultural shifts did you experience? 3) Why did you choose Simon Business School? 4) What are your short-term and long-term goals? 5) What does leadership mean to you? 6) any random question about your resume? Additionally, when they ask if you have any questions for them, inquire about clubs and other aspects that may not be readily available online.

I just completed my MBA admissions interview for Notre Dame - Mendoza's College of Business. It was conducted over the KIRA Talent platform. Please ensure that you register at least 2 hours prior to the interview. A second year student (Rubal) and an AdCom member (Tracy Kulwicki) together took the interview. These questions were asked - 1. Tell me about yourself 2. ⁠Why do you want to go for an MBA at this point in your career? 3. ⁠Why Notre Dame’s MBA program? 4. ⁠What are your post-MBA goals? 5. ⁠ND’s tagline is “Grow the Good in Business,” and it is part of each and every activity that we do here. How do you see yourself aligned to it? 6. ⁠DnI is crucial to ND’s mission. We always try to onboard a truly diverse cohort. Share your experiences in promoting and experiencing DnI. 7. ⁠What unique aspects do you bring to ND Mendoza? 8. What is your biggest professional achievement or something you are proud of? 9. ⁠Notre Dame is a small Sound Band area. How do you intend to maximize your experience beyond Academics and outside Mendoza’s campus here? 10. ⁠Anything that you’d like to tell us outside of your application components and the interview discussion today? 11. ⁠What do you like to do outside of work and why? The interview lasted for exactly 40 minutes and was very conversational overall.

I just completed by Mendoza interview. Went for about 40 mins and was a very casual conversation. Usual questions of Why MBA now? Why ND? What would you bring to ND? Value of Diversity, Equality and inclusion which is Notre Dame’s values? How do you explain this? Post the interview, i received an email from the interviewer like an acknowledgment.

There were basic questions like introduce yourself... future plans ...why Mendoza ....your strengths.....your experiences that makes you different

Very conversational interview and no curveball questions. One interview with senior AdCom member and one with second year student which was a blind interview. -Why Mendoza -Why MBA -Tell me about yourself and work experience -What do you look for in a team -TMAT you helped someone -Why will Mendoza help you reach your goals -TMAT you didn't get along with team member -Do you have any questions for me -What do you like to do outside of work and why -Goals 3 years and 5 years out

Interviewer - Debby Herczeg Duration - 30 mins We discussed the following points: 1. Why MBA now? 2. Why Mendoza 3. Greatest accomplishment 4. 3 adjectives to define your personality 5. Time when you dealt with two conflicting roles/task in your job 6. Time when you did something out of your experience 7. What do you do for fun? 8. Talk about something more outside the job role 9. Case study - You are executive of an International Hotel chain planning to expand for the first time in Latin America - Columbia. What factors will you consider or information you require to decide the location & the type of hotel you plan to open 10. Any questions I may have? Hope this helps...All the Best!

It was a conversational interview and I was asked the following questions: 1. Why Notre Dame? 2. Why MBA? 3. Why now? 4. What are my ST and LT goals? 5. Fun fact about myself? 6. Who do I admire? I was then asked a business case interview question. I was given a few minutes to think about my ideas and then I presented it.

I had my interview with Stephanie Brown over Zoom, and it lasted for about 50 mins. Stephanie was an absolute sweetheart!!! The conversation was so natural I nearly forgot it was an interview. The questions: -Please walk me through your resume. -Why MBA and why now -Why Notre Dame? -Tell me about a time when you made a mistake? -Tell me about a time when you showed leadership. Follow up question: how did the other person react to your approach? -Tell me about a time when you helped someone. -Tell me a fun fact about you that only very close friends and family know. -What are your hobbies? -What three words would your colleagues use to describe you. -What is your dream company/job, and why? -Case question: You are a consultant hired by a global hotel chain looking to build a hotel in Latin America (a specific country). Make a list considering what information you might need before picking a city and initiating construction?

I had my interview with Philip Drendall over Zoom and it lasted for about 40 mins. The interview started with the question why MBA and why now, and was followed by these questions: 1. Why MBA/MSBA? 2. Why Notre Dame? 3. What do you do in your role. A follow up question regarding my role. 4. A time when you showed leadership. 5. A time when you helped someone. Follow up question: how did the other person react to your approach? 6. What feedback would you give to your manager? 7. How your start-up experience will help you in your MBA? 8. What do you do in your leisure time? 9. A fun fact about you. 10. 3 words that describe you. 11. Your preferred job location and plan B. 12. Case question: You are an executive of a global hotel chain who is tasked to build first hotel of the group in Latin America. So, what should be his steps to consider location and what he should do before initiating the construction? At last, I was asked whether I have any question for him. Overall, the interview and interviewer were nice. Keep calm and go easy. All the best, everyone!

I was interviewed by Ms. Cassie via Zoom and the interview was comfortable. Here are the questions (Not necessarily in that order) 1. Why MBA and Why Notre Dame 2. Why do we have to choose you in our program 3. A person who you admire and why 4. What do you do in your leisure time 5. If we could talk to your present team mates , what would they say about you 6. Fun fact about you 7. Anything else do you want to share Case Question : You’re in charge to move 10k cases of wine from Chile to Indiana. What factors you need to consider. ( we can use pen and paper to jot down notes ) Hindsight, I should have mentioned some electives/concentrations that I am interested in, I prepared for it but forgot to mention them during the course of the interview. Be yourself and best wishes for your interview.

I was interviewed by Ms. Cassie via Zoom, she is quite friendly and nice so it's really comfortable. However, I can't hear clearly some words that makes the conversation a little bit unsmoothly. Here are the questions: 1. Long term, short term goal. Why MBA? 2. Why do we have to choose you 3. A person who you admire 4. What do you do in your free time 5. Your personal goal 6. Fun fact about you 7. What else do you want to share Case: You’re in charge to move 10k cases of wine from Chile to Indiana. What factors you need to consider. This is a quite interesting question, I had around 7-8 minutes to think but I couldn't think much due to time constrain. Wish you luck with your interview!

I interviewed with Cassie Smith , she was quite friendly and supportive. The interview was via Zoom and went on for about 40 mins. The Questions were (Not in Order)- 1. Introductions 2. Why MBA ? and why Notre Dame in particular. 3. Immediate goals after MBA along with any particular company and position I had in mind. 4. Why MSBA/MBA dual degree and why consulting. 5. An achievement from my professional life. 6. My Idol and which qualities I admired in them. 7. Describe myself in 3 words along with justification for the choice of the words. 8. My drive/goal in life apart from the professional life. 9. My hobbies and why I enjoyed them. 10. One random and fun fact about myself not covered in the application. 11. How would I contribute to the class. 12. One Case study question.( This took up almost 10-15 mins) Finally she asked if I wanted to ask her any questions. My questions were - 1. How accepting was the community/class to a non-catholic. 2. General discussions about life in south bend.

I was interviewed bu Paul Hernandez, who was quite supportive. He just had a copy of my resume. It started on time and went on for about 40 minutes. Questions: 1. Introductions 2. Your typical week at current work. 3. Why MBA? Why Mendoza? Goals and plan B. Location preference for short term goals. 4. Hobbies (tip: keep in mind the ones you've mentioned on the resume) 5. diversity example. how many languages do you speak? 6. leadership examples 7. undergraduate extra curricular/leadership activities. 8. describe yourself in 3 words 9. why consulting? would you consider any other industry? 10. behavioral questions 11. Case question: if your electronics manufacturing firm wants to launch a new electronics product in the next quarter what all information will you need and what factors would you need to consider. Questions for the interviewer: 1. Facts to consider and be prepared with as an international student 2. Things about Indiana 3. Any recent developments I should be aware of or any feedback for me Overall a very conversational and friendly interview. All the best to all the applicants.

My interview was with Stephanie Brown. It was my first interview for an MBA college and what I really liked about the interview was that it was not as formal as a job interview. She was casual and made me comfortable. Questions asked: 1. Why did you select the MBA/MSBA dual degree? 2. Why Notre Dame? 3. How will you contribute to the program? 4. Which concentration will you select if you're admitted? 5. Tell me about an achievement in your personal or professional life? 6. After you graduate from ND, how would you like your cohort to remember you? 7. Which companies are you looking forward to working at after your MBA? 8. Tell me about an incident when you disagreed with your senior, how did you react? 9. Tell me about an initiative you took and what was the result. 10. Describe yourself in three words. 11. Last one was a case study question. 5 minutes time is given to come up with an 'approach' to the problem? This is common to ND interviews. After the interview, ample time was given to ask questions to the interviewer. Interview time was about 40 minutes.

tell me about your accomplishments -1 mint when have you motivated the team -1 mint write about your favourite place in the world - 5 mint if salary & living expenses are not the concern, what would the job you would like to do -1 mint

I had my interview on Jan 30th with Mr. Paul from the adcom. The interview was friendly and conversational. The questions were similar to what everyone got asked - tell me about yourself, why mba, why ND etc Just be prepared for questions they might ask you on your story as well. They asked me what was it like working for a corporate and at a family business and I did prepare for that. Good luck guys. Please go through the debrief section before your interview. The questions were just the same. Regards, HK

Mendoza interview was one of the best interview experiences I ever had. Interviewer was very friendly. She started with very basic questions. One thing I noticed that, Mendoza was very interested to know your personality and fit. Unlike other schools, it was less interested about the long term/short term goals. The fun part of the interview was definitely the case interview or guesstimation interview . for example, "how many ping pong ball fit in a 747 airplane?" Though you don't have to find out the exact value, they are very interested to learn your though process and you ability to think on you feet. Good luck and enjoy the process.

Hi. Just had an interview. Very much fun and conversational. Typical questions: - Why ND? - Why MBA at this stage in career? - What are your focus areas / concentrations? - What will you do post MBA? Where - Geographically? - Any supervisor that you look up to and emulate? Why? - How do you manage teams and what are you challenges in that? - A small Case Scenario - Was given a scenario and 5 minutes to think - questions were what factors you would consider and what questions would you ask. It was interesting - specifically Case Scenario.