A Sample of Common Interview Questions for MBA Programs

Why do you want to get an MBA?

What type of business experience do you have?

Describe a time when you acted as a leader, what was the situation and what did you do?

When working as part of a team, what role do you usually assume? Please provide an example.

What internship experience do you have?

What impact did you make on your campus as an undergraduate student?

Describe a time when you faced an ethical dilemma. What was the situation and how did you
reach a decision?

What are your short-term career goals? (3-5 years after graduation)

What are your long-term career goals? (20+ years after graduation)

Tell me about a time when you failed at something.

Describe a time when you solved a problem in a creative way.

What do you like most and least about working as part of a team?

What area or concentration will be your focus?

What is your definition of diversity?

How do you define leadership?

Why is it important that you get an MBA at this time in your life?

What part of your undergraduate education best prepared you for the MBA program?

How do you think advances in technology will change the way the world does business over the
next several years?

Define “global marketplace.”