How to crack an MBA admission interview?

Want to get into a reputed and prominent B- school? Want to crack your MBA admission interview with a remarkable attempt? Gone are the worries! We are here to help you out. In this article, we present you a few preparation tips to enable you live your ambition!

1. Self details: This is a section where the interviewer seeks basic information about you. He basically tests your ability of summarizing your details and making it presentable and convincing. This question also helps him to test your confidence which is utmost importance in every interview. Genuine confidence is always healthy in an interview but over confidence is not fruitful. He basically seeks the following information from you by asking this question:

• Information about your under graduation 
• The major subjects studied
• Achievements (academic as well as curricular)
• Prior work experience (if any)
• Career goals in future

2. The interviewer may ask you questions like “Why do you want to choose MBA? ”, “Which specialization do you want to get into and why?” etc. Your answers must be in line with your motivation along with course plan that you want to follow and what are your plans to achieve success in it.
3. The interviewer may most probably ask you about “Can you tell me somthing about the B-school?”, “ Why do you prefer this B- school over other B- schools?” etc. For answering these questions, you should go through the website of the B- school and gather information about it. Moreover, try to justify why you prefer the concerned B- school over other with decent reasons.

4. The interviewer may also ask you questions from general awareness to test your compatibilty with general awareness Stay updated with all the necessary information about the following (general awareness and current affairs) topics:

• Economy
• Market perspectives
• Brand names that are into major business sectors
• National companies
• International companies

5. Strengths: Recognize you strengths. Just jot down three or four such things that convey the good side of your personality and a few which could help you as your future assets.
6. Weaknesses: Spot out a weakness of yours in such a way that it can add up as a postive point of you. For example, you can say “I am very restless when my work in not completed on time” So, I try to wind up everything on time and within the deadline.
7. Maintain personal hygiene: Dress in a formal and neat way. Always be presentable as “If you look good, you will feel good about yourself”. This will help you to boost your confidence.
8. Try to be present before the scheduled time at the concerned venue. It will help you to get an idea of all the necessary instructions before the interview starts.
9. Be frank if you are not aware of the answer of a question. It is better to skip than hunch.
10.  Wear an sweet and adorable smile throughout the interview. It enhances your confidence level and you feel calm. It is advisable to stay energetic to some extent throughout the interview session.

Hope this article helps you in your preparation for the interview. Stay tuned for more updates. Good luck!