{"id":15700,"date":"2014-10-14T10:19:29","date_gmt":"2014-10-14T14:19:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/?p=15700"},"modified":"2022-01-27T11:57:36","modified_gmt":"2022-01-27T16:57:36","slug":"mission-admission-the-b-school-interview-is-not-a-quiz-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/mission-admission-the-b-school-interview-is-not-a-quiz-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Mission Admission: The B-School Interview Is Not a Quiz Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Mission Admission is a series of MBA admission tips; a new one is posted each Tuesday.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This time of year, business school candidates are starting to interview with their target MBA programs. Many of these applicants inevitably fret and ask themselves, \u201cWhat if I don\u2019t know the answers to my interviewer\u2019s questions?\u201d The good news is that, as the title for this blog post states, a business school interview bears no resemblance to a TV quiz show. The admissions officer, alumnus\/alumna, or student interviewing you will <em>not <\/em>ask you about esoteric topics and will not expect you to answer questions pertaining to business management. The vast majority of the questions you will encounter in your interview will pertain to <strong>your <\/strong>life and experiences\u2014in other words, the interviewer will be asking you about <em>you<\/em>\u2014so you will already have all the answers in hand from the beginning.<\/p>\n<p>As a first step in preparing for your interviews, take time to reacquaint yourself with your own story, especially as you have thus far presented it to the school in your application. Go back and reread your essays, contemplate pivotal moments in your life, and consider your major accomplishments and failures. By doing so, you will be sure to have the basic knowledge necessary to perform at your very best during your interview.<\/p>\n<p>For more guidance with your business school interviews, sign up for an mbaMission <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/services.php?package=mock#_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mock interview session<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mission Admission is a series of MBA admission tips; a new one is posted each Tuesday. This time of year, business school candidates are starting to interview with their target MBA programs. 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