Blog: Archive for the “MBA Interviews” Category

This post was written by mbaMission resident Career Coach Elissa Harris. To sign up for a free 30-minute career consultation with Elissa, please click here. In this post, we cover the following: Follow the “Answer First” Model As many MBA students are preparing for interviews right now, we at mbaMission are hearing a number of … Read More  

Harvard Business School (HBS) sent out Round 1 interview invitations this week. HBS will send one batch of interview invites, along with notifications of “Further Consideration” for those who will be asked to wait until Round 2 (at which point HBS will review their application again) and “early release,” which are sent to candidates who … Read More  

Congratulations! All your hard work seems to have paid off, and you have jumped that first hurdle in your race to get into business school—securing an MBA interview! Good for you! Now what? You need to prepare. A business school admissions interview can take many forms. In years past, it was often just a casual … Read More  

So, you applied to business school and finally landed that coveted interview! Excited, you rush to prepare—researching the most likely questions you will be asked, memorizing your answers, and rehearsing them in front of a mirror, right? Wrong. MBA interviews are not about memorizing answers but rather about having a thoughtful conversation regarding who you are. Here … Read More  

Each year, thousands of people apply to the top business schools. Although many of them opt to work with an MBA admissions consultant, many others do not. We at mbaMission find that this decision greatly depends on each candidate’s personal, professional, and financial circumstances. In this post, we address several common questions from applicants related … Read More