Columbia Interview

flashstar

Just finished the interview in a starbucks with a columbia alumna. Very informal atmosphere, however, lots of questions. One recommendation is that even your interviewer asks you to do it in a informal or relaxed place, be sure to wear your suits.

Let us get back to the interview questions. Why MBA, why columbia (mention courses, faculty, and programs, clubs blah blah), why now? career goals (be sure to tie them back to why MBA!!!) very common ones first.

Then came in the trickier ones: Leadership challenges (professional only), teamwork dynamics, entrepreneurial experiences (fortunately i have some , leadership styles, what makes me different, what can i contribute to CBS and the student body?

Three words to describe myself, Three weaknesses (holy sh*t, i only prepared one weakness to talk about . anyway, it is a good opportunity to test your own mental agility

Finally, she asked me if i have any questions for her. an easy one.

The whole interview was very enjoyable, except the loud music in the starbucks. Hope my post will give brothers and sisters here some general ideas. one more key: be prepared and keep a smile on your face

dict

感谢感谢！

祝你早日拿到OFFER！

pumpkin

以下是引用flashstar在2006-11-20 3:28:00的发言：

Three words to describe myself, Three weaknesses (holy sh*t, i only prepared one weakness to talk about . anyway, it is a good opportunity to test your own mental agility

Gee, this is tough... never heard of this question being asked -_-

Good luck! Wish you get admission soon!

loveyou

问下楼主，是在哪里面试的呢？谢谢！

flashstar

Manhattan, New york city

flashstar

Thank you!

summerchen

Did school give you the candidates for you to choosed from? Or just appoint some one to interview you?