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Yale MBA Interview
Duration: 30 minutes
Format: By Invitation only
Who conducts them? Yale interviews are conducted by members of the admissions committee or second year MBA students or a recent alumnus.
Location: Interviews are conducted on campus or virtually on Zoom
Interview invitation timing: Interview invites are extended on a rolling basis all through the decision releases date. Sometimes applicants are placed on the waitlist without being interviewed in the round they applied and are invited to interview in subsequent rounds.
Interviewer’s access: Yale interviews are blind, which means the interviewer has not read your application.
Interview Process: A signature feature of the Yale MBA interview is that the b-school strives to remove any kind of bias from the interview process. That’s why interviewers stick to the allotted 30-minute time and usually ask a predetermined set of questions to keep the process standardized across all applicants. Interestingly, to maintain this bias-free interview approach, Yale does not emphasize “fit” with the school in the same way other b-schools do, as they recognize that “fit” can be subjective and depend on an evaluator’s personal interpretation of what the term stands for.
The tone of the interview is conversational with generally no curveball questions.
Interviewers often dive straight into the discussion without asking introductory questions like “Walk me through your resume”. Expected questions typically cover a significant work achievement, career goals, why MBA, why Yale, contribution at Yale, along with a few behavioral questions followed by a closing round where you can ask your own questions.
When sending the interview invitation, Yale asks applicants to reflect on a quote from Dean Kerwin Charles and then submit a quote of their own that they personally resonate with. Applicants are expected to submit this quote atleast 48 hours prior to their interview.
Dean Charles’ quote is: Preeminent universities disseminate and produce new knowledge, and some of the best ideas are ripe for revising. However, this demands different perspectives, genders, backgrounds, races, orientations, and points of view.”
Later, during the interview, you may be asked to share your views on either Dean Charles’ quote or the quote you submitted.
Sample questions from the Yale interview:
(some questions are similar to give an idea of the range of questions on the same topic)
Introduction questions:
I have already read your resume. Please tell me what is your greatest professional accomplishment?
What is an accomplishment you’re proud of and why it was meaningful to you.
Tell me about a meaningful professional experience and why do you consider it such?
Walk me through your resume (although this is not frequently asked, some applicants have reported it, so do prepare your answer).
Goals & Yale related questions:
What are your post-MBA goals?
Why MBA? Why is now the right time to do an MBA?
What research did you do before applying to business school?
What research led you to choose the Yale MBA?
What kind of preparation have you done to make sure that the MBA is the next best step in your career?
Which classes do you want to take at Yale?
Which clubs would you like to join?
How would you contribute to the Yale SOM community?
What attributes/experiences/ diverse perspective would you bring that would enhance the SOM community?
What are your plans from now until you join business school?
Outside of progressing in your career, why do you want to get an MBA?
Diversity & Conflict:
Tell me about an experience where someone had a different perspective from yours?
What was a time when you had to consider another person’s perspective? What was the outcome?
Tell me a time when you actively listened to another person’s perspective and included it in your routine.
Tell me about a time when you changed your mind after listening to another person’s perspective. How did this affect the outcome?
Tell me about a time when you had to resolve a conflict.
Tell me about a time when you had a disagreement with a colleague? How did you reach a resolution
Other Behavioural Questions:
How have you contributed to DEI?
What is a time you had to take feedback and how did you incorporate it?
How do you promote inclusion?
Questions related to Dean Kerwin Charles’s and your own quote:
In context with Dean Charles’ quote, how will you contribute to the diversity and open-mindedness at Yale for yourself and others
How will you contribute to the diversity at Yale SOM?
Tell me about the quote you selected and why
What does the quote you submitted mean to you and what kind of contribution will you make to the SOM community.
How is the quote you submitted meaningful in the context of your Yale MBA experience.
Closing Questions:
Is there anything you wish I’d asked?
If there's something that was not asked is not in your resumé that you want to talk about?
Any questions for me?
Namita Garg,
Founder, MBA Decoder
Email: contact@mbadecoder.com
Reach out to us for a Profile Evaluation
Helping applicants achieve their MBA dreams since 2011 with offices in India and the UK
Duration: 30 minutes
Format: By Invitation only
Who conducts them? Yale interviews are conducted by members of the admissions committee or second year MBA students or a recent alumnus.
Location: Interviews are conducted on campus or virtually on Zoom
Interview invitation timing: Interview invites are extended on a rolling basis all through the decision releases date. Sometimes applicants are placed on the waitlist without being interviewed in the round they applied and are invited to interview in subsequent rounds.
Interviewer’s access: Yale interviews are blind, which means the interviewer has not read your application.
Interview Process: A signature feature of the Yale MBA interview is that the b-school strives to remove any kind of bias from the interview process. That’s why interviewers stick to the allotted 30-minute time and usually ask a predetermined set of questions to keep the process standardized across all applicants. Interestingly, to maintain this bias-free interview approach, Yale does not emphasize “fit” with the school in the same way other b-schools do, as they recognize that “fit” can be subjective and depend on an evaluator’s personal interpretation of what the term stands for.
The tone of the interview is conversational with generally no curveball questions.
Interviewers often dive straight into the discussion without asking introductory questions like “Walk me through your resume”. Expected questions typically cover a significant work achievement, career goals, why MBA, why Yale, contribution at Yale, along with a few behavioral questions followed by a closing round where you can ask your own questions.
When sending the interview invitation, Yale asks applicants to reflect on a quote from Dean Kerwin Charles and then submit a quote of their own that they personally resonate with. Applicants are expected to submit this quote atleast 48 hours prior to their interview.
Dean Charles’ quote is: Preeminent universities disseminate and produce new knowledge, and some of the best ideas are ripe for revising. However, this demands different perspectives, genders, backgrounds, races, orientations, and points of view.”
Later, during the interview, you may be asked to share your views on either Dean Charles’ quote or the quote you submitted.
Sample questions from the Yale interview:
(some questions are similar to give an idea of the range of questions on the same topic)
Introduction questions:
I have already read your resume. Please tell me what is your greatest professional accomplishment?
What is an accomplishment you’re proud of and why it was meaningful to you.
Tell me about a meaningful professional experience and why do you consider it such?
Walk me through your resume (although this is not frequently asked, some applicants have reported it, so do prepare your answer).
Goals & Yale related questions:
What are your post-MBA goals?
Why MBA? Why is now the right time to do an MBA?
What research did you do before applying to business school?
What research led you to choose the Yale MBA?
What kind of preparation have you done to make sure that the MBA is the next best step in your career?
Which classes do you want to take at Yale?
Which clubs would you like to join?
How would you contribute to the Yale SOM community?
What attributes/experiences/ diverse perspective would you bring that would enhance the SOM community?
What are your plans from now until you join business school?
Outside of progressing in your career, why do you want to get an MBA?
Diversity & Conflict:
Tell me about an experience where someone had a different perspective from yours?
What was a time when you had to consider another person’s perspective? What was the outcome?
Tell me a time when you actively listened to another person’s perspective and included it in your routine.
Tell me about a time when you changed your mind after listening to another person’s perspective. How did this affect the outcome?
Tell me about a time when you had to resolve a conflict.
Tell me about a time when you had a disagreement with a colleague? How did you reach a resolution
Other Behavioural Questions:
How have you contributed to DEI?
What is a time you had to take feedback and how did you incorporate it?
How do you promote inclusion?
Questions related to Dean Kerwin Charles’s and your own quote:
In context with Dean Charles’ quote, how will you contribute to the diversity and open-mindedness at Yale for yourself and others
How will you contribute to the diversity at Yale SOM?
Tell me about the quote you selected and why
What does the quote you submitted mean to you and what kind of contribution will you make to the SOM community.
How is the quote you submitted meaningful in the context of your Yale MBA experience.
Closing Questions:
Is there anything you wish I’d asked?
If there's something that was not asked is not in your resumé that you want to talk about?
Any questions for me?
Namita Garg,
Founder, MBA Decoder
Email: contact@mbadecoder.com
Reach out to us for a Profile Evaluation
Helping applicants achieve their MBA dreams since 2011 with offices in India and the UK
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