ISB Admission Interview Questions

Questions about your qualifications

* How do you think a friend or someone who knows you well would describe you?
* What do you think is your greatest weakness?
* Can you summarize the contribution you would make to ISB?
* What accomplishment has given you the most satisfaction?
* Please tell me about the greatest professional assignment you've ever handled.
* Tell me about your most significant work experience.
* How would those who have worked with you describe you?
* Why are you the best candidate for this program?
* Have you ever supervised anyone?

Questions about work experiences/style

* What qualities should a successful manager possess?
* In what kind of work environment are you most comfortable?
* Are you a team player?
* How do you handle conflict?
* How do you work under pressure?
* What major problem have you encountered and how have you dealt with it?
* How competitive are you?


Other questions

* Did you ever have a group leader or boss you disliked? Why did you dislike him/her?
* How would someone who dislikes you describe you?
* Talk about a group situation in which there were problems. How did you handle the situation and
what was the outcome? What role did you play in the group? How could the group improve its
performance?
* Tell me about a time when you experienced a failure and how you reacted to it.
* Tell me about a time when you were under considerable pressure to meet one or more goals.
* Describe a situation where you had to resolve a problem at work and explain how you resolved
it.
* Give me an example of how you are a risk taker.
* If you could have any job in the world, what would it be?
* What motivates you?
* What do you think is the most important/difficult ethical dilemma facing corporations today?
* Describe a situation where you did not agree with something your boss asked you to do and how
you resolved the problem.