Oct, 19, 2018
For my overall suggestions on Chicago Booth MBA interviews, please see here. However Booth started asking for essays for those who receive interviews.In addition to the essays required for applying to Booth, my R1 clients received the following: There’s still more we want to learn about you! Please respond to one question from Group […]
Mar, 06, 2017
One thing I have learned over the last 15 plus years of coaching applicants on MBA, scholarship, and other admissions interviews is that there is no one way to prepare. What works for one applicant, does not necessarily work for another. People not only have different learning styles, they have different psychologies. If you are […]
Feb, 16, 2017
IF YOU ARE INVITED FOR AN MBA INTERVIEW AT MIT SLOAN Those invited to interview will be asked to answer the following question: The mission of the MIT Sloan School of Management is to develop principled, innovative leaders who improve the world and to generate ideas that advance management practice. Please share with us something […]
Jan, 31, 2017
Please see my guest blog post for Service2School on “MBA Admissions Interviewing: Understanding Prior Interview Experience.”
Jan, 29, 2017
In this post, I discuss HBS MBA admissions interviews. My long prior post on that topic is here. This post builds on what is in that post so I suggest reviewing it first. For my detailed suggestions on overall interview preparation, please see: –MBA Application Interview Strategy –Interview Practice is ABOUT SPEAKING! –Further Comments on […]
May, 25, 2016
Below is an edited version of a paper I wrote for INSEAD’s Executive Masters in Consulting and Coaching for Change (For more about my experience at INSEAD, please here). I believe that it will be of interest to those who are applying for MBA programs and for other MBA admissions coaches. I explain why I think […]
Jan, 17, 2016
Are you waiting for MBA application interview invitations? Now is the time to start your preparation. For my detailed suggestions on overall interview preparation, please see: –MBA Application Interview Strategy –Interview Practice is ABOUT SPEAKING! –Further Comments on MBA Admissions Interviews –General Characteristics of Admissions Officers, Students, and Alumni Interviewers –Recovering from a bad answer […]
Oct, 06, 2015
If you get an HBS interview invite… The most important thing to do is quickly decide when and where you want to interview. Spaces at all the hub interview sites tend to fill up early, so if you are not planing to come for a campus interview, reserve your space as soon as […]
Sep, 30, 2015
In this post, which is significantly updated, I discuss how to prepare for an MIT Sloan MBA admissions interview. If you have been invited to interview for the Class of 2018, this post is for you! Beyond my 18 comprehensive service clients admitted to MIT Sloan since Fall 2008 entry (I began my own consulting […]
Sep, 29, 2015
In this post I provide advice on how to prepare for a Columbia Business School MBA interview. You can find my post on Columbia Essays here. Beyond my 29 comprehensive service clients admitted to Columbia since 2008 entry (I began my own consulting service in September 2007), I have worked with additional clients only on interviews. and more […]
