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"Interview was conversational, approximately 30 mins. Questions were similar to everyone's: - Walk me through your resume - Plan for recruiting - Strength and Weakness - Why Johnson"
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"Had my interview with a 2nd-year student. Very conversational, mostly seemed to be digging into my background because it is non-standard (military) and my goals because they too are non-standard (construction/real estate/development). 1. Tell me about yourself 2. What are you looking to get out of an MBA 3. Goals 4. I didn't get any explicit TMAT questions - just about my experience in project management, recruiting plan, back-up plan Lasted a little over 30 minutes with my questions at the end included in time (roughly 20 minute interview 10 minute questions from me)."
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"Had a 20 mins interview with Bianca, she introduced herself and laid down ground rules. 1. Tell me about myself - shortly in 1-2 mins! 2. Tell me about a time when you had to manage a resource constraint 3. pros cons of being on multidisciplinary campus 4. Advice to a friend if they open a coffee shop 5. What it takes to make a great team? 6. Long term goals 7. Tell me about a time you convinced people to solve a problem your way. 8. Any questions? Interview was wrapped up pretty quickly in 15-20 minutes and result will be out on 15th Feb, 2023"
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"I interviewed with an admissions rep at 10:30pm IST over zoom. She introduced herself and laid down ground rules. 1) Introduce yourself - keep introduction to 1-2mins and stick to professional introduction 2) What advice would you give to a friend who wants to open a candy shop 3) Tell me about a time you faced resource crunch 4) What makes a good team? 5) Post MBA goals 6) Upsides and downsides of a multi disciplinary campus 7) Anything not on your resume you would like to share? 8) Any questions for me? Interview was wrapped up pretty quickly in 15-20 minutes and I was told an update to the application station would be conveyed on 15th Feb."
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"I had my interview this afternoon with Bianca Mathew, and it didn't last up to 11 mins. I don't know if that is a good sign. lol The questions are as follows. Tell me about myself What advice would you give to a friend if they want to open a coffee Tell me about a time when you had to manage a resource constraint What do you think is the benefit of being on a multidisciplinary campus? She asks that I look out for a final decision by the 15th of Feb"
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"Interview was very casual with AdCom Tell me about your background? Why MBA? Why Johnson? How will you contribute to Johnson? Conflict at work? What is your biggest weakness?"
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"Had my interview yesterday. I thought it went really well. All the questions you would expect to be asked, but very conversational. Unfortunately he told me he they weren’t expecting to release decisions until between March 17 through April 6th. So it’s gonna be a long wait."
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"Interviewed by alumni, very conversational. 1. Tell me about yourself. 2. Why MBA? 3. What are your short term and long term goals? 4. What do you think is the benefit of being in a multidisciplinary campus? 5. How is your knowledge of digital tech? 6. Tell me about a time where you had to make a decision with no proper information. 7. Tell me about a time where your opinion or idea is rejected by your manager. 8. Tell me about a time where you had to manage a resource constraint. 9. How do you handle disappointment? 10. What contributes to your success? 11. Is there something that you want to tell me that is not on your resume? 12. A question about my current specialization. 13. Do you have any questions for me?"
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"I had an interview with one of the recent Cornell Tech Alumni who had a successful startup upon graduation. The interview was very conversational and although the interview was for 30mins, we ended up talking for over an hour. We started off with pretty usual MBA interview questions - Introduce yourself. Since we had similar backgrounds he went over in depth regarding the content of my resume. - What leadership role had you taken in your role and what was the motivation for taking them? - What do you want to do from now on? - Why MBA from Cornell Tech MBA specifically? - Why aim for that specific goal? - What is the most difficult situation you faced and what are the steps you took to deal with it? In the end, the interviewer asked if I had any questions for him. And I asked the usual questions regarding his experience in the course, his favorite course and professors, and the workload during the course. I sometimes felt that I completely forgot to follow the STAR format when answering questions and the interviewer had to bring me back on track. All in all the interview was very pleasant but I worry that maybe I went off track many times, hence I am pretty anxious and have my fingers crossed for the results."
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"- walk through your resume - why are you looking to get an MBA - short / long term goals - how is your knowledge of digital tech - how you managed resource constraints - leadership style/experience - what questions do you have for me the interview was with admission team, it was conversational"
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"Hi all, I had my interview yesterday with Bianca. Matthews. It was quite informal and without any business case discussion (tell me about yourself, why tech mba, pros and cons of multidisciplinary campus, tell me about one time you had to take a decision without proper info, what contributes to your success - and something else I forgot) . She told me to expect results in 2 to 3 weeks."
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"Interview with a member from Admissions Committee. 30mins interview. Friendly interviewer. Started with ice-breaker conversation. Straightforward questions. 1. Walk me through your resume 2. Why MBA? Why Johnson? 3. Post MBA Goals 4. Professional Project I am proud of 5. Questions for the interviewer Talked about final decision timeline at the end and shared her email for any further questions."
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"Interviewed with Vanessa (AdCom). My interview started with the Vanessa introducing herself, gave me the ground rules and informed me of the timing of the interview and we had a bit of ice-breaker conversation about the weather etc. The interview had pretty standard questions and went on for about 35 mins. 1. Walk me through your resume 2. Why MBA 3. Short term Goal 4. Long term goal 5. Why Cornell 6. How do you contribute to Cornell 7. What will you require from Cornell in terms of recruitment 8. Leadership style 9. What else do you want me to bring to the AdCom / let them know abt me Gave me 5 minutes at the end to ask questions"
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"Interviewed with Benjamin (Sharp 30 minutes) 1. Walk me through your resume 2. Short term Goal 3. Long term goal 4. Why Cornell 5. How do you contribute to Cornell 6. Culture shock & what steps do you include to include diversity? 7. Strengths & weakness Given 5 minutes at the end to ask questions."
"As of now my final status is interviewed but I'll know a decision by end of February. 1) What are your short / long term goals? 2) Pros and cons of having a cross functional campus vs just MBA students? 3) Most important aspect of working in a multidisciplinary team? 4) See the other recent Tech MBA questions that have been asked by Bianca to get a sense of what else could be asked. 5) Any follow up questions? (Good to have more in case your interview still has like 10-15 mins left before time is up - use the time you have wisely). Whole interview was about 20-25 mins since we did start a little late, I think her (Bianca's) interview before mine went a little longer than expected."
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"My interview started with the interview introducing himself, gave me the ground rules and informed me of the timing of the interview and we had a bit of ice-breaker conversation about thanksgiving and how my day at work has been. It was a good way to start and the interview was unconventional, not structured in a robotic way but quite conversational. Some questions I can remember: 1. Walk me through your resume 2. Asked a follow up question on specific career progressions and gap on my resume after school because I took a gap year before I started working and I talked about that. 3. Have I engaged anyone in specific company I intend to work post-MBA 4. What is my recruitment strategy 5. How do you prepare for the rigorous MBA curriculum 6. ST / LT Goals 7. What are my touchpoints within the Johnson community 8. What will I do if I fail to land my first choice(consulting), based on my Banking background at some point, why not IB? 9. Will you continue to work in US or go back to home country or others 10. What other club activities will I do apart from those I highlighted in my essay 11. What other schools are you applying to (Technically my Why Johnson) 12. What else do you want me to bring to the AdCom / let them know abt me 13. Do you have any questions for me Interview time was about 45minutes. Interviewed with a 2nd Year."
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"I had my session for 25 mins with an Adcom and it was very conversational I even forgot it was a formal interview. She was so friendly and laid some ground rules before the interview started 1. Tell me your background /WMTYR 2. Why MBA 3. Why Cornell 4. ST LT goals 5. Some follow up questions related to my intership plan based on my long term goals 6. What can you give back to Cornell Community 7. If I asked your supervisor three things about you, what would it be? 8. Does Cornell has the resources you need for your future goal? 9. Is there anything you want to tell me that I haven't asked you 10. Do you want to ask me anything? Hoping for the best, it was a very pleasant interview"
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"1. Tell me about yourself 2. What do you do? What do u do daily at work? 3. Why MBA now? What skills do u need? 4. I know you u mentioned XXX. What are your other motivations for your goals? 5. Whom have you spoken to at Cornell? 6. Why Cornell? 7. What if u get accepted to all the programs that you applied to? What will be deciding criteria? 8. Any questions 9. Is there anything you want to tell me that I haven't asked you"
"1. Tell me about your background - both professional and anything else you want to highlight. 2. What skills are you looking to gain from MBA? 3. How are you with your team member. Leadership style and experience 4. One example from work where things did not work out 5. Why Cornell for a career pivot. 6. Short-term goal and why? What is your target company, and why? Target geographies. 7. What other schools did you apply to, and how would you choose. 8. Any questions for her? Interview time: 30 mins The interviewer was an Adcom. She was very friendly, and the experience was smooth."
"Make sure to turn your Skype on couple of mins before the schedule, they will Call you when it started. My interview was very conversational with an AdCom and went for 33 mins. He hasn't seen my application before but he said there are already some notes on my documents. 1. Tell me about yourself / background 2. What is your current role / doing in current position 3. Why now 4. Why Cornell 5. How do you prepare for the rigorous MBA curriculum 6. ST / LT Goals 7. Do you familiar with the recruitment process / the people, or any connection 8. What other companies you will pursue as a back up plan 9. Will you continue to work in US or go back to home country or others 10. Tell me abt your leadership experience 11. How will you make impact in Cornell 12. What else do you want me to bring to the AdCom / let them know abt me 13. Do you have any questions for me Good luck for us!"
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"Online interview with an AdCom over Zoom (she pinged me the zoom link on Skype when we got started. Interview was straightforward and had similar questions as others have outlined. It was probably planned for 40mins tops because at the 37 min mark, she said she’s running out of time for the next slot and asked me to email her any questions I had for her. There were couple of questions which I felt were repetitive and the way they were framed basically required me to repeat couple of points with some additional depth. But overall, not a stressful interview at all unlike couple others I have had. Questions (in the order they were asked) WMTYR Why MBA? ST/LT goals What resources you’ll use for recruiting? (basically wanted to know if I am aware of the clubs and recruiting process) A follow up on LT goal Why Johnson? How would peers describe you? Leadership style/experience What clubs you’ll be involved in at Johnson? A follow up (repetitive) question on recruiting strategy/resources Back up plan for career choice Anything we didn’t cover that you want to highlight? That was it. It lasted ~37-40 mins total. I sent her couple of questions I had in a follow up email. She said admissions will be on rolling basis and the last day to hear back from is the date in December that’s on their website. Hope it is helpful to others. Good luck!"
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"So I had my interview today with an Adcom-- She was very friendly and the interview went smoothly from my standpoint. I will be highlighting all the questions as I remembered them. She started by introducing herself and her background, told me what she expected from the interview and the allotted time the interview should take. Below are the questions she asked me; 1) Tell me about your background 2) Why MBA? 3) why Cornell? 4) What are your short term and long term career goals? 5) what is your alternate goal if your plan A doesn't work 4) What do you do in your current job? 5)What will you bring to Cornell? 6) Aside work, what other voluntary contribution would you engage to benefit Cornell 7) Name three firms you would like to work at after your MBA. 8) what is your recruitment strategy, how do you intend to utilize Cornell to get to your target company 9) If I asked your supervisor/peers about you, what 3 words would they use to describe you and why? 10)Is there anything you wished I had asked you in your application? 11) Do you have any question for me ? I kind of goofed in my response for #9&10 , but in all the interview went well. I hope I get in!"
"Interviewed for One Year MBA program with an Adcom member. The interview lasted for ~40 minutes. The adcom member quickly introduced himself and then laid ground rules for the conversation. Questions: 1. Introduce yourself - Personal and Professional 2. Why Johnson and what attracts you to Johnson the most? How would you contribute to the Johnson community? 3. Why a second MBA? 4. What are your long term and short term goals and what will be your recruiting strategy?"
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"I had an interview with Adcom member. 1) Tell me about yourself 2) Why MBA? 3) Short and long term goals? 4) How do you come up with these goals? 5) Why Johnson? 6) Anything that you would like to share?"
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"I've interviewed for Cornell One Year Program. My Interview was with second year student, felt more like a conversation. So don't stress out !! General Tips 1. Make sure you are visible on Skype 2. Don't panic if Adcom team don't call you on time. For me it got delayed because they were having calls back to back. Questions: 1. Introduction 2. Why One Year MBA ? ( Very Important - Have Personal Strong Stories) 3. Why Cornell ? 4. ST and LT Goals 5. What are some of the challenges faced in terms of diversity and inclusion? 6. Describe your leadership style in few words? 7. What is your plan B if ST goal don't work ? 8. What are some of the companies are you targeting after graduation? Try as much as you can to not be nervous and enjoy the experience. Good Luck !!"
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