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Interview was held on a weekday afternoon via Zoom.
The interview was kept very strict to 30 minutes, which was unlike every other interview I did.
It was a standard interview, and lasted about 45 mins.
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The following IESE interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 3 applicant. Good luck to them!
Very informal interview, probably the most comfortable of all the interviews I have done. Started off with some small talk and background on my interviewer and then switched over to my experiences and extra-curriculars.
• Asked the standard why mba? why now? why european mba vs. USA?
• Professional experiences and career goals (short/long term) and how the european mba plays into that?
• Leadership examples / problematic experiences in the workplace
• Family background questions / family dynamics almost to see about your family values
• Also gave me the last 5 minutes for asking questions I had
Finally closed by giving me an idea of the time it would take to hear back and also to provide their direct contact in case of any future questions/doubts.
Overall felt that it was a very friendly interview and made it seem like IESE had a very laidback style that wasnt as rigid as some of the other programs I interviewed with…
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Schools: IESE
Class Size | 75 |
% Women | 43% |
% International or Dual Citizens | 64% |
Class Size | 51 |
FEMALE | 47% |
Mean GMAT | 660 |
Mean GPA | 3.47 |
CLASS SIZE | 110-150 |
% Women | 33% |
80% GMAT Range | 640-740 |
% International | 50% |
TWO-YEAR CLASS SIZE | 303 |
FEMALE | 39% |
MEDIAN GMAT | 710 |
MEDIAN GPA | 3.30 |
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