作者eggchi (eggchi)
看板studyabroad
標題MBA申請心得: 劍橋大學面試經驗談
時間Mon Feb 23 11:36:09 2009
有一位日本的朋友詢問關於MBA申請面試的細節
主要關於劍橋大學的部分
以下我給她的回信
如果正在準備面試(或是有興趣練英文閱讀)的人
可以參考一下~
Dear xxx,
Regarding your queries about interviews with Cambridge, I had two interviews
with them for my application for Master in Finance program.
(Yes, I was very much 'fascinated' by the newly launched MFin in Cambridge.)
Since you basically focus on MBA programs application, I wish my shared
experience can at least be helpful to you.
I had two rounds of interviews with Cambridge; the first one was a phone
interview with Dr. Simon Taylor (Master of Finance Program Director), and it
lasted around 45 minutes.
Since he is the finance professor, the questions he raised were quite different
from what Admission Officers normally ask--
More professional, more details, and more about academic knowledge.
(You'd surely be asked to elaborate on your personal background; however,
compared to other schools, less time would be spent on this part. )
And he also asked about the global economic situation, so get yourself ready
to give comments on recent world events.
The second interview was a video interview, so I rented a conference room
to have the face-to-face interview with two professors, Dr. Taylor and Dr.
Geoff Meeks. At first it took me a while to get used to the accent and the
time-lag during the long distance communication, but things were getting
better later on.
The interview was also around 45 min -1 hour, and this time almost all the
topics were surrounding current issues--
Political situations, President election, what's the synergy I noticed after
ABN was acquired by RBS (I was working at ABN back then.) were some
examples.
My impression about Cambridge was extremely good, not only because
the two professors I've contacted with were very nice, but also the efficiency
of their service during the whole application process.
(Cambridge was the first school I interviewed with.. and they notified
me of the 2nd-round interview the night I had the first one. Scary enough.)
The program is well-structured and the school is classic and traditional;
I can tell they put much effort on rigid professional training (which is
something I like.)
I do love the school a lot; that's why I struggled badly between choosing
MIT or Cambridge.
Current job market here in the States is killing us.. both first-year and
second-year students are working hard to get an internship/offer during
summer/after graduation.
I heard that only a miserable portion of the population (around 50%)
gets the job.. (not sure how reliable the statistic is, though)
But one thing is for sure: job opportunities are cut sharply and competition
does become much more intense.
As for the interview tips.. Are you going to have phone or face-to-face
interview? Either way you need to very familiar with what you put on
the essay and on your resume as well.
Pick some 'popular' questions and prepare thoroughly for them.
Schools usually don't ask too harsh questions and the interviewers are
usually very nice.
Most important of all, be relaxed and be confident.
Try to smile even you're doing the interview on the phone; people on the
other side of the phone could tell and feel the emotions through your voice.
If you got any other questions, please don't hesitate to draft me emails.
I'll try to give any suggestions I have in mind.
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※ 編輯: eggchi 來自: 18.95.6.225 (02/23 11:47)