2019 MBA Interview Questions: A School-By-School Guide

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University of Virginia (Darden)

What impact have you made at work?

What role do you typical play on a team?

Why did you take up your last job?

Your perspectives on why a global approach to business is important?

What do you do for fun?

 

 

New York University (Stern)

What are your top three companies you’d like to pursue internships / jobs at if you pursue your intended career path?

How will you approach finding a job once you’re at school?

Tell me about a time in or out of work where you disagreed with someone else’s decision but had to go along with it.

What will you get involved with on campus?

What do you love about the city?

Why did you make the particular career choices that you did?

What alternate career plans do you have in case you don’t land your dream job?

 

Cornell University (Johnson)

Post-MBA career goal? Target companies? What’s your backup plan?

Tell me about a challenging team experience.

How do you plan to leverage the school career development center?

What was one of your favorite projects at work?

What clubs are you interested in getting involved with at Johnson?

What advice have you received from current students or alumni?

How will you prepare yourself for the intensive courseload?

Give me an example of when you had to deal with difficult people.

Tell me about a time there was conflict in a group and how did you resolve that.

 

UCLA (Anderson)

What is your long term career goal?

If your first choice immediate post-MBA plan doesn’t work out, what is your back-up plan?

How will you connect with international students?

How will you contribute on a personal level outside of clubs?

Give me an example of conflict in a team and how you resolved it?

 

University of Texas (McCombs)

How would your Supervisor describe you? (Three words and why)?

Tell me about a time you were directly in a conflict at work.

What concerns do you have about pursuing your MBA?

What qualities have you already displayed that show you are a good fit for business school?

What was an instance that you encountered relating to diversity in the workplace that was challenging and how did you handle it?

 

University of North Carolina (Kenan-Flagler)

What is the difference between a leader and a manager?

Tell me about a time when you had to lead.

What do you think makes a good leader? A good teammate?

Tell me about a time you faced a difficult situation. How did it turn out? How did you grow from that experience?

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