Kelley MBA Interview Experience in Beijing [2013-02-26]

I was interviewed by James Holmen from IU Kelley yesterday morning in Beijing, quite a pleasant experience in general.

I scheduled my appointment at 9:45 am. Assuming traffic jams splattered all over the city on a monday morning, I left home early. When I arrived, it was only 8:15.

"It must be a dream", I thought, "How come there a monday morning without the grand parking?" I slapped my face for a reality check. It hurt.

And there Jim sat, interviewing a girl. I took a cozy sofa spot nearby, and ordered a cup of coffee. The girl finished her interview at 8:50. I stepped up to say hello then retreated to my original spot finishing my coffee and browsing twitter. 9:33, it was my turn.

Jim started my interview right after the last candidate left. No rest, no coffee, must be a tiring day for him.

We started off by some casual talks. Beijing weather, Beijing Air pollution, why I arrived so early (I did not tell him about the reality check part...) And then:

Why MBA
(I added the "why Kelley" part in my answer, anyway that's to be asked)
A lot experience-related questions
Career goal and why
What passion/characteristics led to your current success
How would your team/colleague describe you
Cross-cultural communication experience
What do you do out of work
Question for him and school

Jim is so nice that talking with him is an absolute pleasure. He took real interest into conversation and made notes from time to time.

Before I left the hotel I paid for my coffee. "40.25 Yuan, sir." said in a sweet voice by a female hotel staff.

"40.25? Why is there a .25?"

"There is an additional service fee included."

That's when I realized I got used to integer-pricing.

Out of the hotel gate to my surprise, it was snowing. Snow flakes swirled down in great rushes over Beijing in amazing silence.

Wish all of you luck and peace. And if there is to be any peace it will come through being, not having.

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