PERSONAL INTERVIEW QUESTIONS - ANSWERS FOR MBA

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MBA Fresher’s Interview Tips with questions for best college admission:
The admissions process of some business schools requires that the MBA applicant attends
a mandatory interview .

Top 30 MBA fresher’s interview questions for college admission

1) Tell me something about yourself which is not mention in your resume?

Ans . First make sure that you know how to frame your answer properly . Here you can
share some points like:
*An achievements in schools or college that is not mention in your resume .
*Your interests or hobbies .
*Share your goals .
*Life, beyond your personal life .
*You can summarize your training or past work experience .
But be careful if you are going on and on, then it is a good idea to keep checking with the
interviewer, when you see him getting bored, you can just cut it short and a pinch
of humor for making it a long one .

2) Why you want to do MBA?

Ans . It sounds like very simple questions on hearing but attempting to answer it is not an
easy task . You need to be quiet smart while answering . I know there is no fixed answer
for this question but your answer should be logical and better still if you can portray your
future plans, and link your future goals to your MBA . You can mention points like
you want to do MBA for:
*For Career progression
*For Career Shift
*For Knowledge
*For Networking
*For Brand Equity
*For Self-Growth
*For Change of Geography

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3) What are your hobbies and interests?

Ans . Always remember that all the questions posed to you during an interview will not
directly relate to the position you are applying for . Sometimes they may ask about your
personal life to understand you better as a person . So your answers should be genuine
and constructive but don't lie or mislead the interviewer . Rather, carefully choose what
you say and base responses on what you think the interviewer wants to know about you .
Share a mix of interests that demonstrates the skills related to the position . And make
sure that you have at-least basic knowledge of that thing you are about to mention . For
example if you are about to mention book reading then you must know about the authors
of the books or the name of the books you have read with the reasons that why you love
reading .

4) Why do you want to join this institute ?

Ans . Here you need to do some homework in advance to answer these questions so
research about their specializations and their placements specially, it can convince the
interviewer that you are sincerely interested . Be honest and confident while answering
this question that why you actually want to be a part of this institute . There are some
certain criteria that students searches to choose an institute that you can mention here
are:
*Best Location
*Reasonable fees
*Good placements with high packages
*Rankings

5) Tell us about your hometown?

Ans . There is no need to worry in this question . Just be honest and proud while
answering this question . Share the positive points about your hometown and how it has
shaped you .
You can mention the famous places of your hometown, what you like most and how
much time you spend there . But keep your answer in short .

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6) What are your biggest strong points?
Ans . This is a commonly-asked question in all interviews . You must be prepared to talk
about your strong points or strengths . Your strengths must relate to the interviewer's
requirements i . e Your strengths align with the institute’s needs or You have
qualities,skills, and experience that set you apart from the competition . For example you
may say:
*I always see to it that I finish my task ahead of the given time . I show that I am
passionate about what I am doing .
*My biggest strength is working with a team and bringing a smile to my customers'
faces . I enjoy having a good impact on peoples' lives and giving people a reason to smile .
*My attitude is my strength . The way I think gives me confidence to complete my
task, no matter how hard the task is . And my attitude helps me to give this frank and
bold answer .

7) What were your favorite subjects at school and why?

Ans . Be honest as much as possible . Mention subjects directly connected with the
specialization you are having . For reasons that why you like these subjects you mention
special
projects outside of school work as these show a keen interest in the subject and field and
how much loved studying these subjects . For example if you have finance specialization
then for reasons that why you like these subjects, you can say that you enjoyed
accounting and finance classes so much .

8) Describe your ideal job?

Ans . Every one needs a idol job like:
*Where skills are utilized to the maximum and allows me to grow within the
organization .
*Which provides opportunity to learn, progress and contribute to the organization .
*Would be Open, supportive, entrepreneurial, stimulating, collaborative, inspiring,
focused on fostering strengths .
*which is friendly, fast paced, available to learning new things, challenging and of
course opportunity for career advancement .
*A job where you can use your creative abilities to support, aid and mentor other
professionals .
Everyone have their different points for ideal job so there is nothing to worry just be
honest and smart . But never mention about salary or good packages .

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9) What is success for you?

Ans . This question does not have any wrong answer it only depends on you that how
effectively and good you can make the answer . Here you only need to impress your
interviewer with
your smart,positive and inspired thoughts . Just provide an accepted definition of success
and then support this with good examples of your own success . It is important to relate
your interview answer in some way to the position you are interviewing for . Take a look
on examples:
*Sir, to me success is living a better today than yesterday And surely, living a better
today can motivate me to plan out for a much better tomorrow .
*To me success is that which you achieve by your hard work and satisfaction .
*Success is to achieve the goal and be happy with it . Success is all about satisfaction
own self .
*When we want something within specific period of time and in that time we achieve
we want that's called success .

10) Tell me about your weaknesses?

Ans . It will be quiet tricky question if you will not be prepared . The interviewer ask this
question to reveal your shortcomings, but if you use the right way to way then it can
be a golden opportunity to show that you are right for the job . You just need to show
yourself in the best possible way . Think about it in advance and you’ll be able to answer
this question smartly that helps you to come across in a positive light . And Try to turn a
negative into a positive . For example:
*I get disturbed if my work is not completed on time & I always listen to my heart but
sometimes you have to take decisions with your mind .
*My weakness no smile but still I am working on this part to overcome .
*when I get hungry, it affect my work . Speed of work is decrease so to overcome
from it I always keep some food with me .
*Workaholic', can't say NO very flexible in helping, trying to overcome my
weaknesses .

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11) What are your long term goals? Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

Ans . Long-term goals are important for a career . Careers last your whole working life
Long-term goals help you think about the education you will need . So you must be always
prepared with your long term goals . Here you need to show your interviewer that how
much future oriented you are . But Keep your answer fairly general,Stress your interest
in a long-term career and Demonstrate your enthusiasm for the MBA as an exciting next
step for you . Stating your goals in terms of results which you would like to produce
is another angle for responding .

12) How would you manage stress with studies and assignments?
Ans . There are some key steps to manage your stress that you can mention and can apply
in your personal life too . These are:
*Learn how to relax .
*Establish some work-life boundaries for yourself .
*Accepting help from trusted friends and family members can improve your ability to
manage stress .
*To avoid the negative effects of chronic stress and burnout, we need time to
replenish and return to our per-stress level of functioning .
*Avoiding pitfalls by identifying knee jerk habits and negative attitudes that add to
the stress you experience at studies .
*Taking responsibility for improving your physical and emotional well-being .

13) According to you what are the qualities of successful manager?

Ans . An successful manager taps into talents and resources in order to support and bring
out the best in others . An outstanding manager evokes possibility in others . Qualities of
successful manager are:
*Creativity .
*Knowledge .
*Commitment .
*Versatility .
*Being Human .
*Disciplined .
*Leadership .
*Innovator .
*Future oriented .

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14) Why did you choose this specialization (Marketing,Finance or HR) ?

Ans . Show your passion for the specialization you choose that how much you passionate
about it,how much you love to study this subject,what are the benefits of studying this
subject and why you are perfect for this . For example:
*If you choose HR then you can say Basically i am a peoples person and enjoy
interacting with different levels of people which is a basic requisite for any HR Personnel .
Even I believe i can excel in people management too and hence for me HR is the right field
where i can utilise my skills .
*If you choose Marketing then you can say you like marketing because marketing
transmits innovation, increase their business knowledge, build lasting relationships and
handle problems and increase self motivation .
*If you choose Finance the you can say simple! Changes in the rise of the financial
sector a combination of opportunity and favorable economic scenario in India has
become one of the favorite choice among students of finance .

15) How do you spend your spare time?

Ans . Its a trap question . The interviewer is trying to get to know you a little, but play it
safe . What seems like an interesting hobby to you could be a little weird to the
interviewer and it helps interviewer to determine what type of person and potential
advantages or disadvantages their “spare time” can bring . So give a well rounded answer
that includes your hobbies or interests as well as PRODUCTIVE uses of time like giving
back to the community, spending time with family, or learning another language . As a
interviewer, it definitely looks bad when people answer the question with vague answers
or unproductive interests like playing play-station, sleeping, watching tv, clubbing,
or hanging out .

16) Why should we select you?

Ans . Tell them why you are perfect then others and give them strong reasons to select
you . This question will deal with your ability to sell yourself . Here you need to think of
yourself as a product and why should the customer buy you? Give them the valid reasons
. The best way to answer this question is to make a short list of your qualities,skills
similar to the job profile you are aiming at in a paragraph that would point out the
positive aspects that you would bring to the new job position . Show up your quick
learning and excellent communication skills to the interviewer .

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17) Tell me about your graduation experience?

Ans . Share what you have learned there, your journey everything but in short . But you
need to share only positive aspects with your interviewer . You may say that my
graduation experience not only prepared me for my career, it prepared me for life outside
of my career . I gained skills that cannot be taught . Through interactions with fellow
students, professors, internship supervisors, and coworkers, as well as other college staff,
I earned a "degree" in people and social skills that I did not even sign up for . I learned
a lot about myself during my four years in college . I faced challenges that I never thought
I would come across and in turn, I have become more confident . I am sure that my
passion and talent in painting in combination with my confidence as an artist will enable
me to be successful in the art world .

18) What are your personal values?

Ans . Before you answer this question, you need to know what, in general, values are .
Your values are the things that you believe are important in the way you live and work .
You should determine your priorities, and, deep down, they're probably the measures
you use to tell if your life is turning out the way you want it to . When you define your
personal values, you discover what's truly important to you . A good way of starting to do
this is to look back on your life to identify when you felt really good, and really confident
that you were making good choices . You should speak to your integrity, your character,
and your work ethic . As long as you’re saying something positive, that’s a good thing .

19) What is your favorite colour and why?

Ans . Tell your favorite colour and let few words about it . For example:
*My favorite colour is blue . because blue is cool colour . It is the colour of sky . It is
the colour of sea . It is the colour of Indian cricket team . and last but not the least It suits
on me .
*My fav . colour is white . it signifies peace,its attractive . It is the second colour in
Indian flag . everyone likes it . It suits everyone . everything in white is beautiful and
appreiciable .
*My favorite colour is pink . when ever i see pink colour i get smile on my face . pink
colour resembles friend ship and it is the only colour which fills energy in my-life .

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20) Who is your inspiration and why?

Ans . Name a person who has inspired you and then describe specifically how this
inspiration relates to your work . For example:
*My inspiration is my father because I learned everything from my father, how to
survive, how to earn, how to approach, and everything .
*My inspiration is my best friend . He is good in a lot of studies . But it's not special,
because he come from the family whose the economy is good . I'm living well with my
family's homeliness . But I will show to all that I'll be successful and well-known .
*I am inspired by Narendra Modi . He is a very good man who has been a PM . His
regular hard work made him achieve his goals . He not only look for him but he look for
whole nation . He is a good orator .

21) What are your expectations of this programer?

Ans . Here you should clearly demonstrate you have done your homework about the
school and how its strengths will help you achieve your career expectations . Make sure
you research the facts behind your answer or you may come across as not having done
your homework . Be honest and tell them what actually you expecting from this institute .
For example
you can say that my expectation of this programer was to be able to utilize my skills and
knowledge efficiently and effectively, I also expect career growth personally .

22) What do you know about our college?

Ans . The interviewer wants to know if you’ve done your homework or not . So before
going for interview you need to collect information about college as much as possible, go
through
the school's web site . Research about achievement, history, Values, current issues and
key players of school you are applying for . Look for new programs, projects, new
directions .
Look for their mission and how they describe themselves .

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23) What is your philosophy of study?

Ans . Philosophy of study is just that how you stay focused on studies, how you study to
get more productive results . There are some ways which you can add to your philosophy
of study to stay focused . These are:
*First things first: start with the basics and set your study goals .
*Once you know what you want, the next step is to prepare a weekly study timetable
*Learn to say no when you are busy .
*Stay focused on your priorities .

24) Tell me some thing about your dream job .

Ans . A dream job is a job that combines your talents and passions in a way that is
meaningful to YOU . This is a simple funnel question . It is wide open at the top, and the
answer will direct the next few minutes of the interview . This is an opportunity for you,
whether you have a dream job in mind or not . This question is a chance for you to show
where your passion and interests are and you should . So convey your long-term interest
in a high-level position, without overshadowing your interest in the job you are dreaming
25) What motivates you to do your best everyday?

Ans . There are some steps by which you can motivate yourself to do your best every day
. These are:
*Passion-Do things you have a passion for . We all have to do things we don’t want
to . But if life has become a chronic source of dull chores, you’ve got a big problem that
needs fixing .
*Habits-Waking up at the same time, working at the same times and having a similar
productive routine makes it easier to do the next day .
*Flow-Flow is the state where your mind is completely focused on the task at hand.
Find ways to tweak your tasks so they hover in that sweet spot between boredom and
maddening frustration.
*Stop thinking in terms of fear .
*Work efficiently
*Make time for yourself .

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26) Do you read newspaper or magazines?

Ans . The interviewer is checking your knowledge on current affair and general awareness
. So browse through the newspaper that morning they might ask you what was the front
page headline, they might ask you your favorite columnists name . Same goes for the
magazine, make sure you have read the last edition.

27) Recommend a good book to me .

Ans . The interviewer is trying to accomplish a few things with this question . First, the
question asks whether or not you've actually read much . Second, it asks you to apply
some critical skills as you articulate why a book is worth reading . If you are interested in
reading then this question will not be a major problem but if you don't like reading
then you must be enough smart to handle the question like this .

28) Tell me about your family background .

Ans . First always be positive about your family background . Just simply tell them how
many members are there in your family, their qualifications and how they influenced you
to do an MBA . . Keep the former short and describe the influence of your family on your
personality in detail . For example you can say :
*My respected father name is Mr . XYZ . He is in government service as a ADO . My
mother is a housewife . Inspit-of being a very family lady . She has been a great source of
motivation in my life . A part from this I have one brother and one sister . They all are
loving and supporting in nature .

29) What will you do with your MBA degree?

Ans . You may not know which company you will be working for after post graduation,
but you need to at least have an industry, field, or one or more positions in mind .
Business school is not college you need to know what your major is before you start . Your
ultimate career goal must be in line with your specialization . Students with an MBA can
also choose to go it on their own and start their own businesses . There are a variety of
MBA programs that provide specialty training in entrepreneurship to help those who have
a great business idea finally get the training and expertise, not to mention the business
connections, to get it off the ground . So you can say that you will start your own
business and share the idea of blueprint of that with them .

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30) Do you have any questions for us?

Ans . You must ask at least one question . If you fail to ask questions, your interviewer
will assume you are not very interested in attending their school . Think about it .
MBA is going to be one of the biggest investments you will ever make . You can ask for
more information that you was not not able to find on website . Ans its better to prepare
some question ahead of time that highlight your strengths and relate to your goals . Ask a
question based on something you read in a brochure or on the school website or if
time permits, ask the interviewer what three adjectives he or she would use to describe
the school .

Regards
Team IBS

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