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Tips To Prepare For B-School Interview

The interview is the only time when the school and the applicant meet face to face. And an opportunity for both to perceive if that MBA is the best option or on the contrary it is better to leave it like this, not to lengthen the agony and take separate paths. The important thing is to be clear and creative to generate a personal brand that confirms that we were born to be there.

  1. Why an MBA: We cannot even request an interview without first being clear about our main intentions to be there. Make sure you can explain why you are pursuing an MBA and what your career goals are. This is the starting point for any type of exposure in an intake interview. So relevant that if it is not answered properly, there is little point in continuing with the interview.
  2. Self-evaluation: It is necessary to know and be able to verbalize the strengths and weaknesses, both personal and academic. You must have clear answers that avoid cliches, generating a difference and not a camouflage among a large number of applicants. Knowing your professional strengths and leadership skills are key. Also, personal and professional objectives must be well defined in the short and long term.
  3. Summary of achievements: to comment on personal achievements it is useful to create a previous list, to visualize them mentally at the time of the interview. To remember each of the milestones of the race itself. With this clear, it will be easy to present the applicants path and give examples during the conversation. Because having anecdotes about leadership achievements, teamwork, and decision-making reinforce the personal story told in letters of recommendation and essays.
  4. Know how to listen: you must be attentive to the interlocutor if you want to generate empathy in the conversation. So you should listen carefully to questions and comments, think, and then speak. If you check the title of this article, it says interview and not monologue.
  5. Self-confidence: Once you have clear information about what you want to express, you must have the necessary confidence to create empathy with the interviewer. You must show confidence and knowledge of what the course expects of you, plus you know what you have chosen. The important thing is to demonstrate naturalness so that the dialogue is fluid and not forced. Direct and without hesitation.
  6. Consistency with the application process: This is very important if you want to leave a personal mark before the interviewers and admission managers. You must be consistent in the interview with all the information provided before and after this meeting. It is an obligation to be fully familiar with the curriculum itself and with what is stated in the admission letters, especially regarding dates and names that can be difficult to memorize. Inconsistencies are a sign that you have not done your homework properly.
  7. Show skills beyond work and academics: An excellent way to express the applicants capabilities is to show the applicants interests. These lesser-known aspects are a good opportunity to leave a mark on the interviewer. One of the mistakes is focusing too much on your professional and academic experience when there is often something more interesting than they did when they were 20+ or what they do after work. The interview is the specific moment to release those anecdotes that identify us but were left out of the formalities of the letters of introduction and recommendations.
  8. Current knowledge: all professionals must be prepared regarding current news. Even more so an MBA applicant. Because being informed is an essential point when making decisions, which is what these programs are ultimately about. That is why reading newspapers and international news is part of the daily routine of an applicant, a student and an MBA graduate.
  9. Formal dress: just by looking at the advertising brochures of an MBA, it can be inferred that it is advisable to attend the interview with formal clothes. The interview is a formal process, therefore the candidate is expected to arrive on time and well presented. It is always better to dress elegant and formal in the interview.
  10. Future projections: The operation of answering where the applicant is seen in 5 or 10 years indicates that there are clear objectives and that the MBA is considered an important element on this route. So project yourself in time. The person must be clear about their goals and how this MBA would impact their professional and personal development.
  11. Be honest: although it seems a truism, that the candidates honesty is not in discussion alleviates many tensions that this process itself brings. Also, being honest in the answers certifies that no clumsiness will ruin the application. The most important thing is, to be honest, to ensure that the interviewer gets an image that represents us.
  12. Asking the interviewee questions: Having interesting questions shows interest in the school that is interviewing us. Therefore, the questions should not be about information readily available on the websites of each school, but something original. This will not only show us informed but will also allow us to resolve legitimate doubts and will also tell a lot about our interests. Also, you must know who does the interview, the profile of the business school in particular and what you expect from the applicant. So as not to make the fatal mistake of making a mistake in the name of the school, for example.


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