Ep 39 | How to Tackle the Most Common MBA Interview Questions

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.

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Chapters

• 0:00 Welcome to the mbaMission Podcast
• 0:52 "Tell me about yourself"
• 2:29 "Why do you want an MBA?"
• 3:49 "Why our school?"
• 6:21 How to prepare for a one-on-one interview
• 9:27 "What questions do you have for me?"
• 11:48 Behavioral questions
• 14:47 "What are your strengths/weaknesses?"
• 18:54 "What other schools are you applying to?"
• 20:55 "What else can you tell me about...?"
• 21:59 The thank-you note
• 23:24 Blind vs. comprehensive interviews