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Sandipan Datta
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Chitwan Manchanda
50% Scholarship
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Ananya Banerjee
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Kalash Jain
$60,000 Scholarship
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Shraddha Sekhri
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Kartik Goyal
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Keshav Chanda
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Kalash Jain
$70,000 Scholarship
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Jayati Kambampati
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Anshdeep Singh Chadha
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Payas Dhingra
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Rhea Kad
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Aditya Agrawal
Varun Sharma photo
Varun Sharma
Sandipan Datta photo
Sandipan Datta
Chitwan Manchanda photo
Chitwan Manchanda
50% Scholarship
Ananya Banerjee photo
Ananya Banerjee
Kalash Jain photo
Kalash Jain
$60,000 Scholarship
Shraddha Sekhri photo
Shraddha Sekhri
Kartik Goyal photo
Kartik Goyal
Keshav Chanda photo
Keshav Chanda
Kalash Jain photo
Kalash Jain
$70,000 Scholarship
Jayati Kambampati photo
Jayati Kambampati
Anshdeep Singh Chadha photo
Anshdeep Singh Chadha
Payas Dhingra photo
Payas Dhingra
Rhea Kad photo
Rhea Kad
Aditya Agrawal photo
Aditya Agrawal
Varun Sharma photo
Varun Sharma
Sandipan Datta photo
Sandipan Datta
Chitwan Manchanda photo
Chitwan Manchanda
50% Scholarship
Ananya Banerjee photo
Ananya Banerjee
Kalash Jain photo
Kalash Jain
$60,000 Scholarship
Shraddha Sekhri photo
Shraddha Sekhri
Kartik Goyal photo
Kartik Goyal
Keshav Chanda photo
Keshav Chanda
Kalash Jain photo
Kalash Jain
$70,000 Scholarship
Jayati Kambampati photo
Jayati Kambampati
Anshdeep Singh Chadha photo
Anshdeep Singh Chadha
Payas Dhingra photo
Payas Dhingra
Rhea Kad photo
Rhea Kad
Aditya Agrawal photo
Aditya Agrawal

KIRA Interview Guide

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Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do.

SAMPLE QUESTIONS

  • Why MBA? Why now? What are your specific short- and long-term goals?
  • Name a business leader you admire and why?
  • Why the specific school?
  • What do you like to do on projects, either professionally or personally?
  • What are your strengths and weaknesses?
  • Where and how have you handled difficult team situations?
  • What is your leadership style? Explain with an example.
  • How has your leadership style evolved over years?
  • State a responsibility you handled that was completely different from what you were used to. What did you learn from that?
  • What is unique about you?
  • What did you learn from working in a team with many diverse individuals?
  • Give examples of how you have demonstrated leadership inside and outside the work environment.
  • Describe an ethical dilemma faced at work? How did you overcome it?
  • How have you handled conflict in group environments? Explain the context and what was your role.
  • If I were to ask your colleagues to describe you, what would they say?
  • Walk us through your resume.
  • What motivates you in life and why?
  • How will you contribute to the specific school’s community – as a student and as an alum?
  • What are your alternate career goals?
  • What are the major challenges and opportunities in the industry you are working in currently?
  • How will you introduce yourself to your future classmates?
  • What is one thing people might form a misconception about you?
  • If you were to give advice to your 18-year-old self, what would it be?
  • Tell us about a time when you had to make a quick decision.
  • When was the last time that you stepped out of your comfort zone?

TIPS TO ACE INTERVIEW

  • Do your homework.
  • Speak with confidence.
  • Do not take long pauses.
  • Bear in mind the time limit and pace your responses accordingly.
  • Make sure that your face is clearly visible in the video while having the right lighting.
  • Answer to the point and do not digress from the topic asked.
  • Modulate your voice and do not sound monotonous.
  • Use the STAR method to answer situation-based questions.
  • Do not keep looking downwards and referring to a cheat sheet.

WHICH SCHOOLS REQUIRE KIRA INTERVIEW

  • INSEAD
  • London Business School
  • Yale School of Management at Yale University
  • UC Berkeley Haas School of Business
  • University of Oxford, Said Business School
  • University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management
  • Western University, Ivey School of Business
  • University of Washington, Foster School of Business
  • Johns Hopkins University, Carey School of Business
  • Imperial College London
  • Washington University, Olin Business School
  • University of Waterloo, School of Engineering
  • Queen's University, Smith School of Business
  • University of South Wales
  • Boston University, Questrom School of Business
  • Ohio State University, Fisher College of Business