LBS interview experiences sharing

suzhenbo · 发表于 2010-4-29 23:27:52

I have completed my LBS interview today. Now what I can do is to wait for the final decision on May 20. Here, I would like to share some interview experiences to all applicants.

LBS is a very good business school. This interview contributes to my impression. I feel that LBS deliberately choose a fit interviewer for me. I am a senior manager with over 9 years experiences in Fortune 500, Family business and entrepreneurship. And the interviewer is a VP in AIG. I learned that he take LBS in his 33—the same as my age—as a vice general manager in Ping An Insurance. This matched arrange contributes to my smooth interview a lot.

I have not met any typical behavior questions. Our opening is brief and effective. The interviewer have read my CV and essays carefully beforehand. And I can feel his serious through his nice arrangement and check my ID card.

My first question is “ Why MBA, Why LBS” .

My second question is to discuss my family business and start-up business plan. Very detailed. Including Swot analysis, industry situation, competitor’s analysis, business plan in 5, 10 , 20 years. And step by step. Even talk about my talent pool and successor plan. Fortunately, all questions related with my daily work and I have thought it numerous times. So I show my confidence and speak it out in English fluently. Without any hesitation as I practice typical behavior STAR stories in my mock interview. I feel excited to discuss these with the interviewer. And I can feel his exciting.

Also, he asked about my failure case, which is the only STAR story I was asked. Surely I prepared this case very well with the help of my mentor.

In addition, he care about my globalized my start-up business plan. And go detail to learn more about what extent I know how to handle cross-cultural team management problem. I feel that LBS care this a lot.
And he asked me LBS is very strong in Finance. How could I get all finance course without any finance experiences.

And next step is that I asked him some questions.

Later I consider I have completed all interview process. When I say thanks and give my closing speech, he told me that I have a presentation to do. My topic is “ Innovative is mentioned by most of big company, but they all lack of innovative. Could you give some reasons and how to solve this problem. Do you consider innovative is the key for a company in 21th century?”
That is all my interview. Last nearly 2 hours. I feel good and love LBS more now. Hope I can contribute to all other guys who are preparing interview of LBS.

Fadaway · 发表于 2010-4-30 00:18:58

Thanks for your sharing. We can see the professional style of a senior manager from both of you. You are really well prepared and practiced, comparing to you, my own preparation is merely nothing..

kanger · 发表于 2010-4-30 07:12:05

感觉面的很好，恭喜楼主

suzhenbo · 发表于 2010-4-30 13:56:39

Thanks for your appreciation. I wish all MBA applicants here can get a good result this year.

I remember another question: " why you have such a low GMAT and Toefl score? Have you taken any training course in New Oriented School? Why you decide to apply LBS with such a score? Is that your best score? "

I think this is a special question due to my urgly test score. And I explained a lot. I feel that he buy in my idea. Hope useful to others.

tanht · 发表于 2010-4-30 14:06:31

谢谢楼主,LBS也是非常喜欢的学校之一.同时,我也是从事保险行业的,也许和你的面试官背景比较相象,你所提供他的资料我会有一些疑问?
1.他是平安保险的副总经理,事实上这个信息非常宽泛,33岁我估计可能是分公司或支公司的副总吧,因为副总有很多种,包括集团层面的,公司层面的,分公司层面,支公司层面的,甚至一个很小的部门也可以叫总.
2.他LBS毕业后做了VP,这个概念也比较模糊,我就是从AIG的财险公司AIU出来的,VP可以是分公司的,也可以是子公司的,甚至是地区公司的,而且AIG是很大的保险集团,更多的人要么在AIU或者AIA或者和人保的合资公司.
没别的意思,只是想更多的知道他的信息,比较我也是做这个行业的,希望有所参照.
额外的话题是,楼主也是做保险行业的吗,T/G大概多少?
最后祝福楼主进入LBS

suzhenbo · 发表于 2010-5-1 01:52:55

I think that this alumni is Vice General Manager in Headquater of PingAn Insurance before his MBA, because he is the Chief Actuary. And also in AIG is the same level.

I can sense his professionalism and loyalty to LBS, because he is very nice and take notes very carefully. I know he do this interview very seriously and consider himself a representation of LBS. This professionalism and ' down to earth " spirit deliver a better impression to me concerning LBS.

I am not in the insurance industry. I am an entrepreneur in Medical Industry. Concerning my G/T, very urgly. But I feel that LBS will focus on the person, not the scores. It is a big defference with US school.

Hope useful for you.

viciv · 发表于 2010-5-1 13:06:23

伦敦LBS见：）楼主好运

tanht · 发表于 2010-5-1 22:28:12

总精算师？公司副总？33岁做到公司层面副总？厉害！！！那我觉得他不应该去读MBA，而是EMBA把，没听说有这么个人阿？

tanht · 发表于 2010-5-1 22:46:29

不好意思没别的意思，就是想搞清楚这位校友的背景情况，因为我是在这个行业的，也认识一些平安的人。平安是个集团，下面有寿险，财险，养老等很多公司，如果他33岁做到总公司的层面实在是太厉害了，好像也不需要MBA，放弃这么好的职业，其实可以读EMBA。

tanht · 发表于 2010-5-1 22:47:34

对了，总部也有部门副总的，我觉得这个可能性大点，恭喜搂主早日进入LBS！！！

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