No amount of time is enough to judge a person, then how a candidate gets judged by the panel in a span of 15-30 minutes. An interview is the final resort of a candidate for any position, whether it is for a job or admission into an educational institution. A silly mistake at this stage scraps out the litany of efforts: writing out circumstantial essays, cost of time in arranging transcripts etc. made to receive an interview call. Hence, utmost attention needs to be given during the interview session with the panelists.

B-schools never try to judge a person’s knowledge or memory; rather they try to spot leadership and management skills in a candidate to deal with crisis situations. Listing out the chronicle of events throughout your professional career and selecting remarkable moments will help to highlight the contribution made in whichever organisations you had worked with. Every b-school questionnaire revolves around some common questions such as:
1) Narrate your experience in your professional career
2) Why an MBA?
3) What is your goal after MBA?
4) What contribution will your experience bring to the cohort?

While elucidating the professional experience, utmost attention needs to be given to quote examples from certain situations which emphasize distinctive contribution made by you. For e.g. specifying the budget of an activity you were involved in. Absence of examples doesn’t add flavour to your application and will be considered at par with fellow applicants.

During the interview stage it is germane to refer to your future goals and how an MBA will add value to your experience and achieve future goals. Along with future goals a noticeable connection needs to be established by explaining how an MBA will act as a bridge between your previous experience and future goals. A clear articulation of future goals and learning from past mistakes acts as auspice and demonstrates your capabilities of to grow career-wise.

Many students are not clear and ambiguously answering the questions foils your chances of getting an admission. For e.g. more than 50% of students got lured by money making magic and just want to foray into a financial career after MBA. Without having a fair idea about different silos of financial in an organization portrays your inability to understand business financials.

Much of the learning in an MBA occurs from one’s interaction with students from various nationalities and understanding the cultural difference. Interview panelists are interested in making out the contribution which a candidate could make in class-room discussions because group discussions form a substantial part of learning and experiences from each candidate will serve as learning for the entire cohort.