Personal Interview Questions and Answers for MBA Entrance

What kinds of questions are being asked in the Personal Interview for MBA Entrance? Also tell me their answers. I am preparing for the interview and I need your help in this…

I want the sample Personal Interview Questions and Answers for admission in MBA program so can you provide me?

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The personal interview is a critical step in the admissions process

A personal interview is aimed at knowing a candidate more intimately - assessing the clarity of thinking process, future goals and the fit with the B-school. It provides the admission committee of a b-school to evaluate your interpersonal and soft skills.

The PI questions can be both generalized and specific. Questions are more or less simple and broad, how you answer them is very important

MBA Personal Interview Questions and Answers

Tell us something about yourself

This is perhaps the most commonly asked question and is the one question that you should always be prepared to answer well. While trying to answer this, be brief & clear and always try to include the following points in your answer:

a. Your educational and professional (if any) background
b. Your interests & hobbies
c. Your family background

Dont give long-winded answers or keep repeating what is already mentioned in your application. The interview panel may have various reasons for asking this question. Sometimes, it is to test your communication skills, your body language, your confidence etc. If this is the first question thrown at you, then make sure you do a good job answering it.

What are your strengths & weaknesses?

This can be a tricky question to answer, especially the weakness part. Prepare yourself well for this question. Make sure that your strengths and weaknesses dont contradict each other.

For example: If you say that giving attention to detail is your strength but then go ahead to say that your weakness is that you can be careless at times, then your strength & your weakness are contradicting each other. Your interview panel will be quick to spot such errors.

Why MBA?

Your answer to this question might vary depending on your background. If you are a fresher right out of college, you could say that an MBA would be the ideal launch-pad into the corporate world. Apart from the fat salary packages (dont pretend that its not a reason!), an MBA would equip you with both the technical knowledge and soft skills to function well in your chosen industry.

Where do you see yourself 5/10 years from now?

This is another popular question that keeps recurring in the MBA personal interviews. Be honest while answering this one. Just dont say at your position! Your answer should justify and substantiate the course that you are applying for.

Why do you want to join this B-school?

The personal interview panel might ask you this question to check your level of interest in their B-School. This is your chance to impress them! You should know about the institutes history, its flagship programs, ranking, placement records, faculty members etc. It would be good if you can get in touch with a few students of that institute before your PI. Apart from giving you an idea about the kind of panel you would have to face, they can give you valuable insight into the colleges academic and extra-curricular activities.

Questions related to your Profession

You should go prepared knowing all about your job profile, your KRA (key result areas), your organization, its performance in the markets, your industry, your organizations' competitors.

Questions about your Hobbies

If youve mentioned gardening as a hobby, you are expected to know which fertilizer works best for rose flowers! So make sure that you have in-depth information about your interest. If you have mentioned hobbies that are genuine, this should not be a problem. But if you've mentioned "reading" as a hobby, just to impress the interview panel, then you better do some research and be prepared to answer questions regarding the same.