In the third blogpost in this MBA Asmissions Interview series, we bring to you why b-schools ask, “why our MBA program?”<\/p>\n
What do they want to find out?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n A couple of things:<\/p>\n We all know that ‘Why do you want to join us’ is almost invariably asked in a job interview. The employer wants to find out if you have done enough research about their company, have spoken to people who are in the similar role, have a good idea about what will do and what will you learn. It’s the same thing here.<\/p>\n Preparing your response:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n The extent of your research tells the interviewer about your interest in the program. And while they will make their own judgment about the fit – which is important – if you can point out why you think there is a good fit between you and the school\u00a0 – it just makes their job easier. That’s the way to crack this question. Make their job easier.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n As you would imagine, your response needs to go beyond the obvious-\u00a0 the school’s rankings, the placement record and the location. We would suggest focusing on:<\/p>\n In the third blogpost in this MBA Asmissions Interview series, we bring to you why b-schools ask, “why our MBA program?” What do they want to find out? A couple of things: The sincerity with which you are applying to their program Are you a good fit? We all know that ‘Why do you want […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":72203,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[128,152],"class_list":["post-72206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interview","tag-interview","tag-mba-interview"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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