INTERVIEW ONLY PREPARATION
My Fall 2008 MBA interview clients were admitted to Stanford GSB (2nd Round) and HBS (3rd Round)!In addition to my Comprehensive Admissions Consulting Service, I am a highly experienced admissions interview trainer. Many have said that my interviews were the most difficult they encountered including the real interviews! I believe that being over-prepared is the best way to get prepared.
I can offer interview only preparation training packages of any size.
My interview practice format follows a practice-review-practice-review format. I play the role of an interviewer and ask 3-4 questions. Then, I pause and give you a detailed review of your answers and communication style. I focus on the logic, content and style of your communication. And then we resume role-playing, but with different questions. Eventually, I repeat certain questions, usually the ones that seem to challenge you the most.
During the role-play I change my personality. I will act like a friendly and casual interviewer, a bored, distant interviewer and also an aggressive, even rude interviewer, in order to prepare you for almost any kind of personality you will meet in a real interviewer. Some interviewers, in fact, will act very aggressively and rudely, in order to test the interviewee’s ability to handle stress. Other interviewers will act very casually, to see if an interviewee will maintain a proper level of professionalism.
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PRICING
I charge by the hour (a real hour, not a fifty minute one!). I have differential rates in yen and US dollars. You can pay in either currency, but please don’t ask me to advise you about this as it concerns your transaction costs and the exchange rate.
Hourly Rate: 20,000 yen or $220
Prepaid Package Rates:
5 hours, 95,000 yen or $1000, (Hours 6-19, 19,000 yen or $200 per hour)
20 hours, 360,000 yen or $3,800 (Hours 21-39, 18,000 yen or $190 per hour)
Yen payment is via bank transfer and dollar payment is via Paypal. I can also accept yen payment via Paypal at an additional 3% surcharge. All prices include tax. There are no initial signing and/or hidden fees.
REFUNDS
Consistent with Japanese Law regulating educational providers like myself, I will refund 85% of your unused balance if requested within one year from the date of purchase. Contact me for further details.
LOGISTICS
Telephone/Skype sessions: I encourage all my clients to use Skype as it is free, but if you want to talk with me on the phone, please call me. For Skype, I am video enabled. There are no penalties for last-minute change of schedule.
Face-to-face sessions will be conducted at selected locations in the Tokyo/Yokohama area. Plans for face-to-face sessions are flexible and will be determined on an individual client basis. Please contact me for details. I usually meet clients at cafes or at their offices. Unlike telephone/Skype or email sessions, I have a one-hour minimum for all face-to-face sessions. Same day changes to schedule are no problem and are without penalty. I would ask that you notify me prior to the start of the session if you are unable to attend. If I am waiting somewhere for you, I will charge for my time.
Please note: I am not available or have limited availability on the following dates: September 14-22, 2008; December 24-25, 2008; January 1, 2009. Please contact me for details.