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December 21, 2010

MIT SLOAN MBA APPLICATION INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

My colleague, Steve Green, has put together the following list of typical MIT Sloan MBA admission interview questions.  I suggest reading my overall analysis of MIT'S behavioral interviews, which provides detailed analysis of this unique approach to interviewing.  The behavioral interview questions on this list should also prove helpful to those preparing for Wharton interviews.

MIT SLOAN INTERVIEW QUESTIONS


  • Walk me through your resume (FOLLOW UP)
  • What do you do outside work?
  • How do you have time for all the things that you do (referencing my resume);  
  • Tell me about your job, have your responsibilities changed since your promotion


  • Tell me about yourself, what have you been doing in the last two years.
  • Tell me about something at work you have been proud of in the last year
  • Do you have any recent accomplishments you want to share?
  • What's a personal goal that you've set for yourself recently?
  • Tell me about a time when you set a goal and moved towards achieving it.
  • Why and MBA
  • Why did you decide to apply to Sloan? Tell me your thought process.


  • How did you manage to resolve a conflict situation and move the team forward?
  • Tell me of a time when you took the risk and the outcome, what did you learn from it
  • Tell me about a time when you had to persuade/convince others.
  • Tell me about a time when you had to present something to someone who you did not like.
  • Tell me about a time you had a challenging interaction with someone
  • Tell me about a time you had to convince others to see your perspective
  • Tell me about a time you had to ask for help
  • Tell me about a time when your expectations were not met
  • Tell me a time when you thought outside of the box


  • Where do see your business heading?
  • How would a friend describe you? A client?
  • Tell me about a time when someone needed your help.
  • Tell me about a time when you had to step out from your comfort zone.
  • Tell me about something that you've encountered, at work or outside of work, that made you feel uncomfortable.


  • Tell me about something you've done that you're proud of.
  • Tell me about a time you failed.
  • Tell me about a time you convinced others to follow your plan.


  • Tell me a time when something unexpected happened to you
  • Tell me when you did something innovative
  • Tell me a time when you influenced someone
  • Tell me how Sloan ranks against the other schools you applied to.


  • Tell me about a time you led a team to a solution.
  • Tell me about a time you had to sell an idea.
  • Tell me about a time your idea was rejected.


  • What exactly do you do? What have you been doing in your position recently?
  • Tell me about a time when you mentored someone
  • Tell me about a time when you butted heads with a co-worker/client/employee
  • Tell me about a time when you were part of a team that had poor dynamics/didn't get along well.
  • Tell me about a time when you had to deal with someone who wasn't pulling his/her weight
  • Tell me about a time when you had to decide multiple options.


  • CLOSING QUESTIONS
  • I'm meeting a lot of people today, what is going to make me remember you?
  • Any questions for me?
  • What do you wish I had asked you?
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