This is a discussion on AfterGradution new article "7 Tips To Crack Personal Interview For B-School Admission".
Personal Interview round is conducted to check the interpersonal skills of aspirants, whether applied for B-school Admission for MBA or a Job Opening. A Personal interview is generally the last step to know well the candidate to select for B-school admission. Personality traits that cannot be uncovered through Entrance tests, GD or WAT are evaluated here.
While many B-schools have either replaced Group Discussion (GD) with Writing Ability Test (WAT) or added another component like Group Exercise or Case Discussion in the pre-final stages of their selection process, still Personal Interview has remained as the key and final component of the selection process during MBA admissions. The selectors try to understand the kind of person the candidate is, what are his/her interests, motivation, aspirations etc.
Hence, there are certain parameters on which the caliber of a candidate is judged such as communication skills, presentation of self and more. Besides normal etiquette like formal dressing, punctuality, your overall performance during the interview may make or break your chance into your dream B-school. In this article, AfterGraduation brings you seven key tips to crack Personal Interview at top B-schools.