Feb, 06, 2009
Before reading the rest of this post, I strongly suggest downloading a copy of MIT’s excellent guide to behavioral interviews, The MIT Sloan Interview Guide, because reading it first will maximize the value of my comments below.The behavioral interview method is not old:“Bill Byham, CEO and founder of Development Dimensions International, originated the behavioral interviewing […]
Feb, 05, 2009
In my experience, Duke interviews are all about fit. Frankly, I would not characterize them as hard when compared to those of other top schools. For some of my clients, I think the hardest part was that their interviews were conducted in a busy hotel lobby by a student interviewer. One would hope that Duke […]
Feb, 05, 2009
My comments below are based on my experience and my review of McCombs School of Business in University of Texas at Austin MBA interview reports found at accepted.com. I think that there are five key things to consider when preparing for McCombs interviews: 1. A recent report indicated that interviewers had a two page list […]
Feb, 04, 2009
Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth interview is about fit, so make sure you can explain in great depth why you want to become a part of Tuck’s small intensive community in Hanover. If you interview on-campus expect to be asked about how you liked it. If you have never been to Hanover, contact with […]
Feb, 03, 2009
HBS second round invites will be coming on 2/9:On February 9 we will send out invitations to interview. The invitation will come in an email from HBS MBA Admissions and will contain detailed instuctions about how to sign up for interviews both on campus and in hub cities. Please be assured that if we see […]
Feb, 02, 2009
Stanford interviews, while so hard to get, are not necessarily that hard in any obvious way. This is interview about fit as determined by an alumni “gatekeeper.” Chances are good that this gatekeeper might be in your industry or in some manner have a complementary background for assessing you. While I imagine in some places […]
Jan, 26, 2009
You can find my analysis of Columbia’s essays for Fall 2009 here. Columbia Business School offers only one flavor of admissions interview: “Columbia Business School Ambassador” alumni invitation-only interviews. You will get to select from multiple interviewers, so try to figure out who they are first before contacting them. I suggest using Google searches, LinkedIn, […]
Jan, 23, 2009
If you are preparing for a Chicago Booth interview, read this post after you read my general post on interview strategy. If you are looking for my analysis of Booth’s essays, you can find it here. I have reviewed reports of University of Chicago Booth interviews found at accepted.com and clearadmit.com. These reports reveal that […]
Jan, 23, 2009
You can find my essay analysis for Fall 2009 Admission here. HBS ADCOM HQ In my experience, my clients who succeed at HBS interviews go to their interview with a sense of confidence based on having done careful preparation. My clients who have failed the interview stage have generally done so because of related reasons: […]
Oct, 23, 2008
I know that there is some repetition in this series of posts on interviewing for specific schools, but since most readers are likely to only look at posts for specific schools, I thought it best that each of these posts be self-contained. I have reviewed reports of Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management MBA applicant […]
