Stanford Graduate School of Business

What was your most impactful moment at [Company]?

Why did you move from [Company] to [Company]?

Tell me about a time at [Company] where you felt inefficient.

When did you change the culture of a team?

Tell me about a time you have persuaded someone to give you resources (beyond the norm).

Tell me an experience about going beyond your current role. What was the biggest challenge? Which approaches did you try?

 

UCLA (Anderson)

How would you contribute to Anderson?

Tell me about a time you worked in a team on a process.

Tell me about a time you used your strengths to help a team reach a goal.

 

USC (Marshall)

What is your favorite and least favorite part about your job?

What would your teammates say your strengths are?

 

University of Texas (McCombs)

What did you learn about yourself from the application process?

Plan B if goals don’t work out?

Biggest professional challenge?

What do you do in your free time?

 

University of Toronto (Rotman)

If you could ask the Dean of Rotman 3 questions, what would they be?

If you are on campus, what are the 3 initiatives you will take to make the experience worthwhile for you and your class?

What gets you excited?

 

Vanderbilt University (Owen)

Tell me about a time that you worked on something that had a negative result. How did you respond?

What do you do outside of work?

 

University of Virginia (Darden)

Where do you see your industry/tech going in the future?

How did your experience living in various places and countries shape your perspectives? And what would it mean for you to be a part of a global community?

How do you manage your time during a hectic schedule?

Tell me a time when you faced adversity. What did you learn from that?

Any example of a conflict with a boss and how it was managed?

What would you find most difficult for you in a learning team?

 

Yale School of Management

Please give me a 60-second introduction about yourself.

What clubs are you interested in?

What do you intend to do between the time you get admitted and the time school starts?

How will you contribute to Yale’s diversity?

Do you have a backup plan if you do not meet your goals and what are they?

Tell me about a time you struggled at a group project and what happened? What did you learn?

Tell me about a time you dealt with a different person and how did it change your perspective?

Describe your leadership methods and how have they changed over time?

 

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