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The Real Harvard Business School 2+2 Interview

by: John A. Byrne on May 11, 2019 | 0 Comments Comments 1,873 Views

HBS 2+2 INTERVIEW TIPS

Sandy’s Mock Interview With A Real Candidate

He’s an undergraduate at Southern Methodist University with a stellar grade point average of 3.95 and a GRE score of 329. He expects to work as a corporate strategy associate after graduating from SMU and he is applying to Harvard Business School’s MBA program through the school’s 2+2 deferred admissions program.

HBSGuru.com founder Sandy Kreisberg puts the candidate through a mock interview to prep him for the real thing.

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About The Author

John A. Byrne is the founder and editor-in-chief of C-Change Media, publishers of Poets&Quants and four other higher education websites. He has authored or co-authored more than ten books, including two New York Times bestsellers. John is the former executive editor of Businessweek, editor-in-chief of Businessweek. com, editor-in-chief of Fast Company, and the creator of the first regularly published rankings of business schools. As the co-founder of CentreCourt MBA Festivals, he hopes to meet you at the next MBA event in-person or online.