Skema MiF Interviews
The purpose of the MSc admissions interview is to select qualified candidates for SKEMA. The interview, along with the candidates’ academic records, will be a decisive factor in the selection process. The admissions interview allows the selection committee, which is made up of professors and professionals, to learn about the candidate’s motivation for applying and what he or she hopes to gain in terms of future career opportunities. The interview lasts about 30 minutes and is structured similarly to a standard job interview.
Criteria are used to assess a candidate’s suitability, these include:
- Inter-relational skills
- Communications skills
- General and cultural knowledge
- Analytical capacities
- Reflection on one’s future career
Skema MiF Frequently Asked Interview Questions
- Why are you interested in Finance?
- What do you want to do after graduation?
- Tell us about your long-term goals?
- What are derivatives, options, value at risk, proprietary trading?
- How can you use your current background in your future career in finance?
- Why Skema?
- What would you bring to the student body and the program?
Skema MiF Interview Questions – 1
Applied Round 2, Interviewed on January 19th, 2017. Was interviewed by a Second-year student in a small conference room on-campus, took exactly 30 minutes. The interview was blind, but the interviewer had reviewed my résumé beforehand.
1. Tell me about yourself.
2. Walk me through your résumé.
3. Why are you pursuing an MBA? (I answered this like a goals question)
4. Why Anderson?
5. Interviewer asked 3-4 behavioral questions centered around core principals at Anderson (i.e. leadership, teamwork, collaboration)
6. Do you have any questions for me?
This was my first interview of the season, and was way more laid back than I had been preparing myself for. The interviewer took notes on my resume the whole time, but otherwise there were no surprises and conversation flowed casually and naturally.