NEW HERE? LEARN MORE
closeclose
Last visit was: 23 Apr 2024, 11:17 It is currently 23 Apr 2024, 11:17
Decision Tracker
My Rewards
New posts
New comers' posts

Close
GMAT Club Daily Prep
Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.

Customized
for You

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History

Track
Your Progress

every week, we’ll send you an estimated GMAT score based on your performance

Practice
Pays

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History
Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.
Go to My Error Log Learn more
Close
Request Expert Reply
Confirm Cancel

Interview Best Practices and Debriefs:

SORT BY:
Date
Kudos
 1   2   3   
User avatar
riverripper
GMAT Club Legend
GMAT Club Legend
Joined: 10 Apr 2007
Posts: 4307
Own Kudos [?]: 806 [0]
Given Kudos: 5
Location: Back in Chicago, IL
Concentration: General/Operations Management
Schools:Kellogg Alum: Class of 2010
 Q49  V42
Send PM
Interview Best Practices and Debriefs: [#permalink] New post   02 Oct 2007, 14:25
Since we have condensed threads for pretty much all aspects of the application alread and this part is just around the bend...I think its time to open up this subject. I know there are already some discussions on this and also several websites with some databases of questions but this could be helpful.

Please post any interesting questions or stories from your interviews...and current students any helpful advice you can provide would be greatly appreciated.

EDIT: Find rhyme's interview guide here: https://www.gmatclub.com/forum/t55030
User avatar
mediamindy
Manager
Manager
Joined: 06 Jan 2007
Posts: 78
Own Kudos [?]: 6 [0]
Given Kudos: 4
Schools:Tuck, Kellogg, Darden, Duke, NYU, Columbia
Send PM
[#permalink] New post   02 Oct 2007, 14:44
My Tuck interview went well but I was thrown when they asked me about high school. I mean that was almost 10 years ago! I HATED high school... so it made for a fun opprotunity about teenage awkwardness in a small town.
User avatar
riverripper
GMAT Club Legend
GMAT Club Legend
Joined: 10 Apr 2007
Posts: 4307
Own Kudos [?]: 806 [0]
Given Kudos: 5
Location: Back in Chicago, IL
Concentration: General/Operations Management
Schools:Kellogg Alum: Class of 2010
 Q49  V42
Send PM
[#permalink] New post   02 Oct 2007, 15:00
Wow, high school thats suprising...did you interview on campus?
User avatar
mediamindy
Manager
Manager
Joined: 06 Jan 2007
Posts: 78
Own Kudos [?]: 6 [0]
Given Kudos: 4
Schools:Tuck, Kellogg, Darden, Duke, NYU, Columbia
Send PM
[#permalink] New post   02 Oct 2007, 15:03
Yup, on campus. I can't tell you how much I hated high school. It was hard to be the happy, excited confident applicant when you bring up high school.. Yukky!
User avatar
mbagal1
Director
Director
Joined: 28 Dec 2005
Posts: 696
Own Kudos [?]: 107 [0]
Given Kudos: 0
 Q49  V45
Send PM
[#permalink] New post   02 Oct 2007, 15:54
Not sure if you all have seen this. It contains a wealth of information on the interviews.

https://www.accepted.com/mba/interviews/ ... earch.aspx
User avatar
kryzak
GMAT Club Legend
GMAT Club Legend
Joined: 04 Jun 2007
Status:Um... what do you want to know?
Posts: 5456
Own Kudos [?]: 698 [0]
Given Kudos: 14
Location: SF, CA, USA
Concentration: Technology, Entrepreneurship, Digital Media & Entertainment
Schools:UC Berkeley Haas School of Business MBA 2010
 Q51  V41
GPA: 3.9 - undergrad 3.6 - grad-EE
WE 1: Social Gaming
Send PM
[#permalink] New post   02 Oct 2007, 19:37
stickying this topic, thanks river! :)
User avatar
aurobindo
Director
Director
Joined: 02 Dec 2006
Affiliations: FRM Charter holder
Posts: 562
Own Kudos [?]: 411 [0]
Given Kudos: 4
Concentration: Finance, Entrepreneurship
Schools:Stanford, Chicago Booth, Babson College
 Q48  V34 GMAT 2: 740  Q49  V42
GPA: 3.53
Send PM
[#permalink] New post   02 Oct 2007, 20:12
do you guys think, we should start preparing for interviews now?

I submitted apps for 3 schools for R1. 2 more to go in R2.

Can we manage both apps and interview preparation?(and of course work in office :P )
User avatar
lepium
VP
VP
Joined: 24 Sep 2006
Posts: 1359
Own Kudos [?]: 208 [0]
Given Kudos: 0
Send PM
[#permalink] New post   02 Oct 2007, 21:35
aurobindo wrote:
Can we manage both apps and interview preparation?


Probably not. Unless you are likely to be invited to interview while still working on apps., I would stick to apps. until submitted, then prepare for interviews.

L.
User avatar
aurobindo
Director
Director
Joined: 02 Dec 2006
Affiliations: FRM Charter holder
Posts: 562
Own Kudos [?]: 411 [0]
Given Kudos: 4
Concentration: Finance, Entrepreneurship
Schools:Stanford, Chicago Booth, Babson College
 Q48  V34 GMAT 2: 740  Q49  V42
GPA: 3.53
Send PM
[#permalink] New post   02 Oct 2007, 21:45
lepium wrote:
aurobindo wrote:
Can we manage both apps and interview preparation?


Probably not. Unless you are likely to be invited to interview while still working on apps., I would stick to apps. until submitted, then prepare for interviews.

L.


Thanks Lepium.
User avatar
kryzak
GMAT Club Legend
GMAT Club Legend
Joined: 04 Jun 2007
Status:Um... what do you want to know?
Posts: 5456
Own Kudos [?]: 698 [0]
Given Kudos: 14
Location: SF, CA, USA
Concentration: Technology, Entrepreneurship, Digital Media & Entertainment
Schools:UC Berkeley Haas School of Business MBA 2010
 Q51  V41
GPA: 3.9 - undergrad 3.6 - grad-EE
WE 1: Social Gaming
Send PM
[#permalink] New post   02 Oct 2007, 21:49
Aren't interviews for R1 schools generally in Nov/Dec timeframe, when people are working on R2 apps?

Just curious.
User avatar
KingKREEP
Current Student
Joined: 21 Mar 2007
Posts: 570
Own Kudos [?]: 73 [0]
Given Kudos: 3
WE 1: Hi-tech Product Development
Send PM
[#permalink] New post   02 Oct 2007, 22:41
aurobindo wrote:
Can we manage both apps and interview preparation?(and of course work in office :P )


Work - What's that?!? Oh...are you referring to that 'thing' we do in between the essay writing sessions and GMATclub browsing sessions?? I call that 'a break' ;-)
User avatar
aurobindo
Director
Director
Joined: 02 Dec 2006
Affiliations: FRM Charter holder
Posts: 562
Own Kudos [?]: 411 [0]
Given Kudos: 4
Concentration: Finance, Entrepreneurship
Schools:Stanford, Chicago Booth, Babson College
 Q48  V34 GMAT 2: 740  Q49  V42
GPA: 3.53
Send PM
[#permalink] New post   02 Oct 2007, 23:45
kryzak wrote:
Aren't interviews for R1 schools generally in Nov/Dec timeframe, when people are working on R2 apps?

Just curious.


But by that time we are more or less done with our R2 apps (going at this pace). No?
User avatar
kryzak
GMAT Club Legend
GMAT Club Legend
Joined: 04 Jun 2007
Status:Um... what do you want to know?
Posts: 5456
Own Kudos [?]: 698 [0]
Given Kudos: 14
Location: SF, CA, USA
Concentration: Technology, Entrepreneurship, Digital Media & Entertainment
Schools:UC Berkeley Haas School of Business MBA 2010
 Q51  V41
GPA: 3.9 - undergrad 3.6 - grad-EE
WE 1: Social Gaming
Send PM
[#permalink] New post   03 Oct 2007, 05:30
I personally do not plan on writing a single word for my R2 apps until I get back from my vacation in early December, right smack during interview time (I hope!). But then again, the essays should be much easier after working on 3 sets (15 essays) for R1.
User avatar
aurobindo
Director
Director
Joined: 02 Dec 2006
Affiliations: FRM Charter holder
Posts: 562
Own Kudos [?]: 411 [0]
Given Kudos: 4
Concentration: Finance, Entrepreneurship
Schools:Stanford, Chicago Booth, Babson College
 Q48  V34 GMAT 2: 740  Q49  V42
GPA: 3.53
Send PM
[#permalink] New post   03 Oct 2007, 08:52
what is the purpose of the interview? Is it a screening process or is it meant to confirm the candidates almost finalized or is it just another way to acquire more information on the applicant?
User avatar
KingKREEP
Current Student
Joined: 21 Mar 2007
Posts: 570
Own Kudos [?]: 73 [0]
Given Kudos: 3
WE 1: Hi-tech Product Development
Send PM
[#permalink] New post   03 Oct 2007, 10:07
aurobindo wrote:
what is the purpose of the interview? Is it a screening process or is it meant to confirm the candidates almost finalized or is it just another way to acquire more information on the applicant?


Depends on the school. Kellogg interviews *nearly* all its applicants. So here it is more of a information collection resource. HBS on the other hand interviews roughly 30 - 40% percent of it's applicants. So here it seems more of a screening mechanism.
User avatar
ncp
Current Student
Joined: 08 Nov 2006
Posts: 1415
Own Kudos [?]: 308 [0]
Given Kudos: 1
Location: Ann Arbor
Concentration: Health Care Marketing
Schools:Ross '10
Send PM
[#permalink] New post   03 Oct 2007, 10:10
KingKREEP wrote:
HBS on the other hand interviews roughly 30 - 40% percent of it's applicants. So here it seems more of a screening mechanism.


Where did you find this stat?
User avatar
KingKREEP
Current Student
Joined: 21 Mar 2007
Posts: 570
Own Kudos [?]: 73 [0]
Given Kudos: 3
WE 1: Hi-tech Product Development
Send PM
[#permalink] New post   03 Oct 2007, 10:53
ncprasad wrote:
KingKREEP wrote:
HBS on the other hand interviews roughly 30 - 40% percent of it's applicants. So here it seems more of a screening mechanism.


Where did you find this stat?


I read this in some article/blog. Unofficial information, but from what I hear (from students and alumni) it's pretty accurate.

Disclaimer: What I hear (from students ....)
User avatar
lepium
VP
VP
Joined: 24 Sep 2006
Posts: 1359
Own Kudos [?]: 208 [0]
Given Kudos: 0
Send PM
[#permalink] New post   03 Oct 2007, 14:10
KingKREEP wrote:
Depends on the school. Kellogg interviews *nearly* all its applicants. So here it is more of a information collection resource. HBS on the other hand interviews roughly 30 - 40% percent of it's applicants. So here it seems more of a screening mechanism.


I agree that K interviews almost everyone. H interviews around 20-ish% since most people invited to interview are later admitted (speculation is about 50 - 70%) and based on a 14% admit rate, etc.

L.
User avatar
ncp
Current Student
Joined: 08 Nov 2006
Posts: 1415
Own Kudos [?]: 308 [0]
Given Kudos: 1
Location: Ann Arbor
Concentration: Health Care Marketing
Schools:Ross '10
Send PM
[#permalink] New post   03 Oct 2007, 14:18
lepium wrote:
KingKREEP wrote:
Depends on the school. Kellogg interviews *nearly* all its applicants. So here it is more of a information collection resource. HBS on the other hand interviews roughly 30 - 40% percent of it's applicants. So here it seems more of a screening mechanism.


I agree that K interviews almost everyone. H interviews around 20-ish% since most people invited to interview are later admitted (speculation is about 50 - 70%) and based on a 14% admit rate, etc.

L.


Lepium, do you know the application volume spread between R1, R2 and R3. Thanks!
User avatar
kryzak
GMAT Club Legend
GMAT Club Legend
Joined: 04 Jun 2007
Status:Um... what do you want to know?
Posts: 5456
Own Kudos [?]: 698 [0]
Given Kudos: 14
Location: SF, CA, USA
Concentration: Technology, Entrepreneurship, Digital Media & Entertainment
Schools:UC Berkeley Haas School of Business MBA 2010
 Q51  V41
GPA: 3.9 - undergrad 3.6 - grad-EE
WE 1: Social Gaming
Send PM
[#permalink] New post   03 Oct 2007, 21:06
If you get a Stanford interview, then you have a 50% chance of getting in after the interview. That's what I've read on blogs and stuff.
GMAT Club Bot
gmatclubot
[#permalink]
03 Oct 2007, 21:06
 1   2   3   

Powered by phpBB © phpBB Group | Emoji artwork provided by EmojiOne
Main navigation
GMAT Resources
Partners
MBA Resources
www.gmac.com|www.mba.com | | GMAT Club Rules | Terms and Conditions