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Harvard MBA Interview Questions Bank

Hello MBA Aspirants!

Out of around 95 Harvard MBA interview questions extracted from sixteen (16) interview reports posted at GMAT Club, I compiled around 62 unique questions after removing the duplicate one. The questions are also categorized for reference. I hope these questions are more than enough to get you prepared for your Harvard MBA interview.

A. Resume & Background

1. Walk me through your resume.
2. What have you done in your various roles, and how did you get there?
3. What have you learned from your previous roles?
4. What have you been doing recently / in the last two months?

B. Education & Undergraduate Experience

5. Why did you choose your undergraduate college?
6. Why did you choose your undergraduate major?
7. Tell me about your exchange program.
8. Tell me about an important internship you had in college.

C. Career Choices & Transitions

9. Why did you choose your first employer/job?
10. Why did you switch jobs/careers?
11. Why did you choose that particular employer/location?
12. Why did you choose your current career/industry?
13. If you weren't in your current industry, what other industry would you choose?
14. Why was that the right time to make the transition?

D. Current Role & Professional Experience

15. What do you do in your current role?
16. Explain your current company and your industry.
17. How has your responsibility changed as you've become more senior?
18. What are the biggest challenges in your current job?
19. What were the biggest achievements in your first job?
20. How did your previous firm help you evolve as a person/professional?
21. What is the overall structure of your previous employer?
22. Is your career/job choice logical? Why?
23. Why were you promoted when others were laid off?
24. How did you get promoted / why exactly were you promoted?

E. Leadership & Management

25. What is your leadership/management style?
26. What would your teammates say is your biggest leadership trait?
27. What trait did you mention in your essay, and how does it fit with your management style?
28. Tell me about a time you persuaded management.
29. What was the hardest part of becoming a captain/leader?
30. How do you work with your CEO/senior leadership?
31. How would you describe your greatest achievement?
32. How did you deal with gaps in your education/knowledge?

F. Industry Knowledge & Commercial Awareness

33. Explain your industry and what you do.
34. What are the major challenges facing your industry?
35. Who are your competitors and what are they doing?
36. What is the current industry environment?
37. What recent regulations are affecting your industry?
38. What interests you about your industry?
39. What companies are you following?
40. Where do you learn about current events/industry developments?
41. What macro issues are affecting your company/industry?
42. What do you think about the current M&A market?
43. What role does government/policy play in your industry?
44. What is your opinion on renewable-energy subsidies?
45. Which division of your company would generate the most revenue/profit?
46. Why might a private-equity firm break up a company?
47. How would you solve a problem in your future industry?

G. Company / Startup / Entrepreneurship
48. How did the idea for your company/startup come about?
49. Explain your company/business model and how the business is doing.
50. How did you and your co-founders divide responsibilities?
51. Did you participate in fundraising?
52. What questions did investors ask that helped your company?

H. Goals & Future Plans

53. What are your short-term and long-term goals after the MBA?
54. Where do you see yourself 30 years from now?
55. What would you want to do during an MBA internship?

I. HBS Motivation, Fit & Contribution

56. What do you know about HBS, and how did you learn about it?
57. How would you thrive at HBS / what would be challenging for you at HBS?
58. Would you still attend HBS if you won the lottery?
59. What would you contribute to HBS/case discussions?

J. Personal Side

60. What are your hobbies / what do you do for fun outside work?
61. Tell me about your extracurricular/volunteer activities.

K. Closing Questions

62. Is there anything else you'd like to add/share?

Good Luck!
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