Ep 64 | Our Clients' Toughest MBA Interview Stories ***UPDATED***

In today's episode of the mbaMission podcast, Harold Simansky and Jeremey Shinewald are joined by Devi Vallabhaneni, HBS alum and mbaMission's Interviewer in Residence. Harold, Jeremy, and Devi discuss some of the most challenging interview experiences they and their clients have had. They talk about the human element of interviews, how to tackle some of the hard questions, and why it's so important to practice before your MBA interviews.
 
 00:00 Welcome to the mbaMission podcast
 00:43 Questions about your other applications
 02:47 Critiques of your goals
 03:45 Questions about religion 
 04:20 The human element of MBA interviews
 04:43 HBS Post-Interview Reflection
 06:29 "What other schools did you apply to?"
 08:03 When to interview (are you ready?)
 10:25 Not knowing your story
 11:20 The importance of practicing interviews 
 12:47 The stamina needed for interviews

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Chapters

• 0:00 Welcome to the mbaMission podcast
• 0:43 Questions about your other applications
• 2:47 Critiques of your goals
• 3:45 Questions about religion
• 4:20 The human element of MBA interviews
• 4:43 HBS Post-Interview Reflection
• 6:29 "What other schools did you apply to?"
• 8:03 When to interview (are you ready?)
• 10:25 Not knowing your story
• 11:20 The importance of practicing interviews
• 12:47 The stamina needed for interviews