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EP 65 | Insider Tips From an HBS Interviewer
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In this week's episode of the mbaMission podcast, Harold Simansky and Jeremey Shinewald welcome back mbaMission Executive Director Devi Vallabhaneni. Devi is an alum of Harvard Business School and spent years interviewing HBS applicants as a member of the admissions board. As mbaMission's Interviewer in Residence, she conducts hundreds of interview simulations for HBS applicants every year. Today Devi shares her insights on the HBS interview process, from who gets invited to interview to the ways in which you should (and shouldn't) prepare for your interview. If you are applying to Harvard Business School, this episode is a must watch!
00:00 Welcome to the mbaMission podcast
00:40 The Harvard Business School interview
02:55 What does HBS want to learn through the interview
04:18 What have you done vs. how you present your experience
07:50 What does the HBS class look like
09:25 Who gets an interview?
10:30 How to prepare for your HBS interview
13:40 How to discuss your work experience
17:54 The perspective of the interviewer
24:06 Should you time your answers?
26:28 Don't underestimate your HBS interviewer
28:17 What non-work questions will you be asked
29:54 Who doesn't make it past the interview
31:40 Improving as a reapplicant
34:09 Closing thoughts
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Chapters
1. Welcome to the mbaMission podcast (00:00:00)
2. The Harvard Business School interview (00:00:40)
3. What does HBS want to learn through the interview (00:02:55)
4. What have you done vs. how you present your experience (00:04:18)
5. What does the HBS class look like (00:07:50)
6. Who gets an interview? (00:09:25)
7. How to prepare for your HBS interview (00:10:30)
8. How to discuss your work experience (00:13:40)
9. The perspective of the interviewer (00:17:54)
10. Should you time your answers? (00:24:06)
11. Don't underestimate your HBS interviewer (00:26:28)
12. What non-work questions will you be asked (00:28:17)
13. Who doesn't make it past the interview (00:29:54)
14. Improving as a reapplicant (00:31:40)
15. Closing thoughts (00:34:09)
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