MBA Interview Preparation Questions

Motivation and goals

• Why do you want to pursue an MBA?
• What are your short-term and long-term career goals?
• What do you expect from this MBA program?

Strengths and weaknesses

•   What would your colleagues say is your biggest strength and weakness?
•    Tell me about a time you made a mistake or failed. What did you learn? 

Behavioral questions

• Tell me about a time you showed leadership
• Describe a situation where you had to persuade others
• How do you handle conflict within a team?
• Tell me about a time you worked on a challenging team project
• Describe a time you had to make a difficult ethical decision

Background and experience

• Walk me through your resume
• What are your most notable achievements?
• What is the biggest risk you've taken professionally?
• How have you applied knowledge from a previous class to a real-world situation? 

Contribution to the school

• Why are you interested in this specific business school?
• Why did you chose this program (specialization) of Management ?
• How will you contribute to the class and the campus community?
• What unique perspective will you bring to the MBA program?
• Why should we admit you ?
• Any other Colleges / Schools you have applied so far ?