美国MBA面试最看重申请人哪些素
Students often ask why they have to go through interviews and group discussions when they have already cleared the hurdles of tough exams such as Common Admission Test (CAT) or Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT)。 This may sound as a valid argument but where written tests are able to gaug...全部
Students often ask why they have to go through interviews and group discussions when they have already cleared the hurdles of tough exams such as Common Admission Test (CAT) or Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT)。
This may sound as a valid argument but where written tests are able to gauge analytical capabilities, interviews and group discussions act as assessment tools against the checklist of qualities that admission committees look for in a candidate。
Also, if we look from candidate’s point of view, the personal interviews provide him a good platform to elaborate more on his candidature and to put forward points that they may not have been covered in application。
Here are a few points that you may be assessed upon during the interview:
1。 First Impression:
A conservative business attire can never go wrong。
Crumpled or flashy dresses, unkempt hair, and overgrown dirty nails are definitely not good signs of an efficient manager。
If a candidate is dressed in attire that is more suited to a party than a business interview, then the adcom is rest assured that the candidate lacks focus。
And if a candidate can’t even dress carefully on such an important day, he/she never will。
2。
Time Management:
It’s always better to be in time than on time。 If you can’t manage to be in time at the threshold of your career, how do you expect adcom to believe that you would effectively manage deadlines, meetings, and work timings in future? If you are genuinely late, be apologetic and give valid reasons。
Don’t bring up silly reasons such as traffic jams, woke up late, alarm clock didn’t ring etc。
3。
Emotional Maturity:
There would be many instances in manger’s life where he/she would have to take firm decisions。
During these times, a good manger will keep his/her cool and handle things effectively。 Many a time even when candidates are well prepared, they are not able to perform well during the interviews because of the pressure that they feel。
If the interviews are stress interviews, it is important for a candidate to keep his/her cool。 This emotional quotient of handling things effectively whilst maintaining your calm is a sign of a good manager and adcom would definitely want to test you on that front。
评论：这个很重要。
4。 Interest in B School:
Admission committee definitely looks forward to candidates who are genuinely interested in studying at their campus and who have made an extra effort to find the non obvious things about the B School。
‘Why us?’ question could never be answered without a thorough homework done by a candidate。 This would bring a mark distinction from one candidate to other and would make the selection procedure easier for adcom。
评论：这个恐怕比写essay要更重要，面试官会审视你是否真的认真研究过学校以及你是否真的感兴趣。俗话说，道不同不相为谋(FIT)。
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