Jan, 30, 2025
In this third of three posts I provide advice for HBS Admissions Interviews. This third post focuses on preparation. The first post discusses logistics and content. The second post focuses on strategy. These posts are a January 2025 revision of posts originally written in 2021. In light of overall changes to HBS’s admissions criteria (See […]
Jan, 30, 2025
This is the second of three posts I provide advice for HBS Admissions Interviews. This second post focuses on strategy. The first post discusses logistics and content. The third post focuses on preparation. These posts are a January 2025 revision of posts originally written in 2021. In light of overall changes to HBS’s admissions criteria […]
Jan, 30, 2025
This is the first of three posts I provide advice for HBS Admissions Interviews. It is a January 2025 revision of a post originally written in 2021. These posts are a January 2025 revision of posts originally written in 2021. In light of overall changes to HBS’s admissions criteria (See my 2024 post on that […]
Aug, 09, 2023
My clients frequently ask me how much time they have to invest in learning about the MBA programs they will be applying to. That is, how many live or online information sessions, how many alumni and/or current students do they need to contact, and how much do they need to master the school’s curriculum and […]
Jan, 16, 2022
This is a revision of a blog post I wrote in 2012. It now reflects the insights I gained in subsequent years. Clients frequently ask me, if they are given choice, about whether to choose an interview with an alumni, a student, and/or admissions officer. While my answer to such questions might be very school […]
Feb, 03, 2021
In this third of three posts I provide advice for HBS Admissions Interviews. This third post focuses on preparation. The first post discusses logistics and content. The second post focuses on strategy. These posts post have been completely revised from my prior posts and reflect the reports I have received from clients over the past […]
Feb, 03, 2021
This is the second of three posts I provide advice for HBS Admissions Interviews. This second post focuses on strategy. The first post discusses logistics and content. The third post focuses on preparation. These posts post have been completely revised from my prior posts and reflect the reports I have received from clients over the […]
Feb, 02, 2021
This is the first of three posts I provide advice for HBS Admissions Interviews. This post discusses logistics and content. The second post focuses on strategy. The third post focuses on preparation. These posts post have been completely revised from my prior posts and reflect the reports I have received from clients over the past […]
Jan, 30, 2021
For my overall suggestions on Chicago Booth MBA interviews, please see here. For the current admissions cycle, Booth started asking for one minute video for those who receive interviews: “Please submit a video response to one of the following two prompts: Tell us about something new you learned recently that shifted your worldview. How did it […]
Jan, 21, 2021
One of the frustrations I regularly experience with clients and potential clients is their lack of technical readiness for having Zoom (or Skype or Google or FaceTime) sessions with me. This especially freaks me out when we are doing mock interviews for MBA and other programs. There are just some basic technical things I expect […]
