If you have been invited to interview by one or more of your target MBA programs, you are likely feeling both excited and a bit nervous. Being invited to the interview stage means that a school considers you to be a strong candidate -- but, the interview process can be intimidating. How should you prepare for your interviews? What questions will you be asked? How should you structure your responses? In this episode of the mbaMission podcast, Harold Simansky, Jessica Shklar, and Gavriella Semaya break down some of the most commonly asked questions in MBA interviews, and share strategies for how to prepare for and answer each one.
00:00 Common MBA Interview Questions
00:52 How to answer: Tell me about yourself
02:29 How to answer: Why do you want an MBA?
03:48 How to answer: Why our school?
06:22 How to prepare for MBA interviews
09:27 How to answer: What questions do you have for me?
11:48 How to answer behavioral questions (STAR method)
14:48 How to answer: What are your strengths/weaknesses?
18:51 How to answer: What other schools are you applying to?
20:48 How to answer: What else should I know?
22:00 What to write in your thank-you note
23:24 Blind vs. comprehensive interviews
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