Chicago on-campus Interview Experience
面试时间:Feb.28 12:45 p.m. - 1:20 p.m.
面试准备:因为一周前刚做完Wharton的面试,大部分的standard questions都还记得,所以也没有花太多精力去准备。只是面试前的前一天晚上将所有的questions和my personal answers在心里review了一遍。(还好没花太多功夫啊,因为面试中大部分问题都不是standard的,估计那位老兄即兴提问,我也只好即兴发挥了。咔咔)
面试人:GSB二年级学生,一个挺严肃的美国GG。他自我介绍说他是GSB Management Consulting Group的co-chair,我嗯了一声点点头没别的反应。事后想是否应该接他的话擦擦鞋啊?
面试经过:GSB的面试房间就在进大门后的左手边。我到的时候还早,就随便在Hype Park Center(GSB's building)溜了溜,看到楼下的教室旁边还放着红通通的大苹果给学生吃的,我毫不客气抓了一个。(GSB真好啊,每天都发放两次苹果或者其他水果,任由学生拿着吃,赞!)然后进入面试房间,交了我的resume后开始等。过了没一会,听到有人叫我名字,跟着他走到一个挺宽敞明亮的房间里,面试开始。
先问了几个standard的问题:
- Tell me something about yourself.
- Why you want to pursur an MBA program now?
- Why Chicago GSB?
- Chicago GSB is a place where people come from different places, while cooperate together to make things happen. What field do you think you will contribute to the GSB?
然后开始Challenge me了:
- What is a new concept or idea you get to know recently that you think is very interesting, and why?
- In your current job, what is the most challenging thing? Give me an example, and how you overcome it? (此处无数detail问题,一个接一个,看来此老兄果然是做consulting出身的,反应巨快,很会挑人家语句里的漏洞。我补啊补,哼)
- In what area do you think Chicago GSB could be further improved? If you were admitted, what will you do to improve her? (回答此问题时,该老兄不停的点头,应该还满意我的答案吧。呵呵。)
- Any questions do you want to ask me? (在回答我的问题之余,还要反问我自己怎么回答这些问题。寒)
大概这么多吧,想到了再补充。希望对大家有帮助。
对Hype Park Center的感觉:它的Whinter Garden的屋顶是透明玻璃的,修成尖顶的形状。整个building都因此而光线充足,明亮异常。面试后去cafe吃中饭,还蛮多选择的,但好像价格比Wharton的稍贵点。(小杯咖啡GSB是1.53刀,Wharton是1.49刀)。我还混进了GSB的Study Room,一眼就看中了熊熊燃烧着木柴的壁炉边舒适无比的沙发。而且因为GSB的undergraduate不在此上课,所以整个building空间很宽松,Teamwork meeting room也有不少空闲待使用的。
但芝加哥天气真冷,今天穿了西装和大衣去面试,抖擞擞地出门搭车。
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