Feb, 02, 2021
This is the first of three posts I provide advice for HBS Admissions Interviews. This post discusses logistics and content. The second post focuses on strategy. The third post focuses on preparation. These posts post have been completely revised from my prior posts and reflect the reports I have received from clients over the past […]
Jan, 30, 2021
For my overall suggestions on Chicago Booth MBA interviews, please see here. For the current admissions cycle, Booth started asking for one minute video for those who receive interviews: “Please submit a video response to one of the following two prompts: Tell us about something new you learned recently that shifted your worldview. How did it […]
Jan, 21, 2021
One of the frustrations I regularly experience with clients and potential clients is their lack of technical readiness for having Zoom (or Skype or Google or FaceTime) sessions with me. This especially freaks me out when we are doing mock interviews for MBA and other programs. There are just some basic technical things I expect […]
Jan, 20, 2021
Clients frequently ask me questions about the interview scheduling process for MBA programs. Below I have provided advice on the topics I am most frequently asked about both for interviews that are scheduled using online scheduling systems (usually interviews with admissions officers and second year students) and those that are scheduled with an alumnus. […]
Oct, 29, 2020
In this post, I discuss how to prepare for Wharton Interviews for fall 2021 entry. There are two parts to the Wharton interview, the team-based interview and one-to-one interview. Each part can be prepared for. I am assuming anyone who is reading this post has actually been invited for a Wharton interview and has […]
Jan, 31, 2020
For my overall suggestions on Chicago Booth MBA interviews, please see here. For my Class of 2022 Booth essay analysis, see here. The interview essay R1 and R2 questions are not the same. For the current admissions cycle, Booth started asking for essays for those who receive interviews.In addition to the essays required for applying to […]
Dec, 08, 2019
Suggestion: Start interview prep for immediately after you have made application. If you are Tokyo, please join me for a great workshop! MBA Interview Workshop in Tokyo on January 19, 2020 Interview preparation is a very, very important part of the MBA application process. Please join Adam Markus and John Couke for a highly […]
Nov, 02, 2018
In this post, I discuss how to prepare for Wharton Interviews for fall 2019 entry. There are two parts to the Wharton interview, the team-based interview and one-to-one interview. Each part can be prepared for. I am assuming anyone who is reading this post has actually been invited for a Wharton interview and has […]
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 […]
Feb, 09, 2018
In this post, I discuss how to prepare for Wharton Interviews for fall 2018 entry. There are two parts to the Wharton interview, the team-based interview and one-to-one interview. Each part can be prepared for. I am assuming anyone who is reading this post has actually been invited for a Wharton interview and has […]
