MBA News
Top MBA Career Placement Outcomes: Trends by U.S. Region
In this edition of our Top MBA Program Career Placement Outcomes series, we take a closer look at trends regarding which U.S. regions dominated post-MBA employment for Class of 2021 MBA graduates. You can also review our first piece, which broke down schools by region and their regional placement. For... Read more »
NYU Stern MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Zoom
The interviewer was very friendly and very familiar with my application. She was very engaging and allowed my to ask questions of her, too. 1. Pick six. 2. Tell me what you do at work -- I am from an atypical background so I basically explained my job to her.... Read more »
Georgetown McDonough MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Zoom
I met with a senior adcom member. The format was very Q&A, less of a conversation. Honestly it felt a little stilted and formal. 1) Tell me a little bit about yourself/why Georgetown? 2) Short- and long-term goals. 3) How will you contribute to McDonough from a DEI lens? 4)... Read more »
Real Humans of Google: Malvi Hemani, Kellogg MBA/MS ’21, Google Product Manager
In Real Humans – Alumni, recent MBA graduates discuss how business school prepared them for the next phase of their careers. In this edition, Malvi Hemani, Northwestern Kellogg MBA ’21, talks about landing the role of Google Product Manager at Google. Google was created in 1998 in Menlo Park, California, and... Read more »
USC Marshall MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Virtual
Online / Conversational / Adcom (Nirav Mehta) / Resume Based / 35-40 mins He introduced himself. He is very good person to have a conversation with. Questions: 1) Tell me about yourself. 2) I can see many achievements on your Resume, what is your greatest achievement? 3) What are the... Read more »
Babson Olin MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Online
With Adcom member (Alia Macadam) / Resume based / Time- 30-25 mins. She introduced herself in brief. I guess she had a list of questions, but at the same time she asked follow-up questions. Questions: 1) Tell me about yourself. 2) What is your greatest achievements? 3) What is your... Read more »
Wire Taps 218—Corporate finance to CFO, Civil engineer to mobility, Anderson versus Ross and Stern.
In this edition of WireTaps, Alex and Graham discuss the release of MIT Sloan interview invites (more or less accurately predicting their arrival - despite recording the episode prior to the release!). Your hosts also talked a little more about the UPenn Wharton team-based interview and recommended a previous episode... Read more »
Top MBA Program Career Placement Outcomes: U.S. Region
In this edition of our Top MBA Program Career Placement Outcomes series, we review the data to see to what extent Class of 2021 graduates from leading full-time U.S. MBA programs accepted jobs in their school’s same region. For this analysis, we reviewed the employment reports from 27 full-time MBA... Read more »
INSEAD MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumni / Zoom
I was invited to complete two rounds of interviews with 2 INSEAD alumni. I understand they were selected as my interviewers considering they both worked in industries or functions that I intended to pivot to after my MBA. My first interview was smooth and centered around general school fit. My... Read more »
Chicago Booth MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Virtual
I wore business professional / formal attire with a tie, but the interviewer works in tech, so he was quite casual. He introduced himself and then asked if I had any questions, I really didn't have any at that point and said I was just excited to get started. The... Read more »
USC Marshall 2021 MBA Employment Report: MBAs Successfully Compete in an Evolving Job Market
See the USC Marshall MBA employment report for the Class of 2022 here. The University of Southern California Marshall School of Business 2021 MBA employment report reveals that more than 94% of its MBAs reported employment within three months of graduation. The median base salary remained unchanged from last year, coming... Read more »
Fridays from the Frontline: Finding Community and a Career Through Wharton’s Real Estate Program
In this edition of Fridays from the Frontline, gain in-depth firsthand insight into the Wharton MBA and its real estate program from current student, Nicolle Lee. Nicolle digs into how Wharton, its offerings, community and more have prepared her for a successful career in the field. Finding Community and a... Read more »
Michigan Ross MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Zoom
Interviewed with a recent alum on Feb 10, 2022. Very casual and friendly. They had my resume, but had not seen my application. The interview lasted for 30 minutes. Questions: • I've already looked through your resume so I won't ask you to walk me through your resume. Instead, what... Read more »
HBS MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom
Very personalized interview asking about specific components of resume and application. Asked about unexpected aspects of resume, including community service listed under college experience on my resume. Also asked about strengths / weakness / something people would find surprising about me. Overall neutral experience and interview goes by very quickly.... Read more »
MIT Sloan MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom
My interviewer was pleasant throughout our discussion and the tone of the interview was very conversational. The Zoom room was opened at precisely the scheduled time, and we concluded the call at exactly the 30-minute mark. The questions that I was asked in the interview include: • Do you have... Read more »
Real Humans of Amazon: Stéphane Vukovic, HBS ’21, Country Lead at Amazon Prime Video
In Real Humans – Alumni, we meet recent MBA graduates to discuss how b-school prepared them for the next phase of their careers. In this edition, Stéphane Vukovic, HBS MBA '21, talks about landing a Country Lead position at Amazon Prime Video. Read on for how Harvard Business School prepared... Read more »
Real Humans of MBA Students: The Wharton School MBA Class of 2023
MBA students from The Wharton School join us for another edition of Real Humans: MBA Students to share their insights into admissions, the program and more. 897 enrolled in the Wharton MBA Class of 2023. Fifty-two percent are women and 36 percent are international, representing 83 countries. Thirty-seven percent of... Read more »
Chicago Booth Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumni / Virtual
Was a really engaging interview. Started off with a bit about himself, then introduced myself and we had some conversations on some of my academic awards and projects I had worked on as part of my job. Then got into the Q&A bit, which was less conversational. 1) Why MBA?... Read more »
HEC Paris: From LATAM to London
Sponsored Content The HEC Paris MBA sets students up for success in global business in just 16 months. The exposure to international business begins with the student body, which is typically comprised of up to 95% international students. Personalized career development programs also support diverse goals, as 91 percent of... Read more »
Real Humans of Bain: Brian Khorshad, Chicago Booth ’20, Consultant
We are excited to kick off the next round of Real Humans – Alumni, in which we hear from recent MBA graduates about how b-school prepared them for the next phase of their careers. Brian Khorshad joined Bain & Co. after graduating from Chicago Booth in 2020. Bain was founded... Read more »
