Wharton Interview R2
Hies...
back to the blogger.. though late to indite my interview juggernauts but the storm hasnt lulled yet...
anyways i had my HUB interview in delhi on 19th. Though there was a alumni in bangalore but I chose to go for HUB interview as frnds at wharton said its always good to go to a adcom for an interview rather than an alum. So i packed my bags and travelled to delhi. Interview was in the Mckinsey office and I soon realized than the interviewer is also an alum...haha first sneak into my strategy...anyways i thought let it be...
then my interview started some 15-20 min earlier...may be as I reached earlier and Jennifer( THE interviewer) finished the first interview early. So we went in, sat on a well cushioned chair and then she asked for tea or coffe... though i wanted to have tea and biscuits but thought thats not the right place and the right person to ask for that...just kidding...
so the interview formally started and I gave her my resume.( i had taken a print out on a decent 85dpm executive bond paper) . She started glaring at it ...and gave 2 positve comments one on my MS from US and other that I was ranked 1 in lawn tennis is state..
Then she asked me about my resume. I started talking on some stuff and before I cud move to my professional experience she changed the course and asked me So why MBA. I gave points and left a trigger on whioch I wanted her to ask me more... but she didnt. then she asked do you have anything the adcom shud be aware of... i said some stuff. Then came the bomb. i guess it was just 7-8 min in the interview and she said Ok Anshul that is all do you want to ask any questions... I was still thinking of questions like Why wharton and other standard questions, but this question hit me hard. I asked her a question and she said something for 2-3 min. Believe me I do not remember a word what she said as I was just thinking what i have done wrong and I was desperate to see the watch.
But i thot i wont leave unless i talk more, after all i travelled from bangalore to delhi for this. I asked her I want to talk about my professional experience. She asked a couple of related questions of this. Then I could manage to sneak at the watch and thot that I am still around 20 min in the interview. I asked her again if we have time I want to talk on my blah blah blha...she responded Ya i am also interested in knowing that ....why the hell she could not ask me that if she was also interested in knowing that ... I think it was all planned.. Than i talked about that and had a good discusion on that.. next i thought lets not push to much and finish by asking couple more question. But the lady was smarter she just stood up and said Anshul thanks for coming and then we exchanged cards.
She was decent enough to drop me till the exit and i very humbly said It was a pleasure meeting with you, though i wanted to say it was 25 min fuill of surprises meeting with you.
Then i came out and asked the guy who got interviewd before me and he also had the same story.. so i thot Jennifer had her plans and in retrospection i thot i did well.
i guess now i cant do anything that to wait for 22march. Havent heard anything from Ross but waiting and lets see what happens.
SWAANS
back to the blogger.. though late to indite my interview juggernauts but the storm hasnt lulled yet...
anyways i had my HUB interview in delhi on 19th. Though there was a alumni in bangalore but I chose to go for HUB interview as frnds at wharton said its always good to go to a adcom for an interview rather than an alum. So i packed my bags and travelled to delhi. Interview was in the Mckinsey office and I soon realized than the interviewer is also an alum...haha first sneak into my strategy...anyways i thought let it be...
then my interview started some 15-20 min earlier...may be as I reached earlier and Jennifer( THE interviewer) finished the first interview early. So we went in, sat on a well cushioned chair and then she asked for tea or coffe... though i wanted to have tea and biscuits but thought thats not the right place and the right person to ask for that...just kidding...
so the interview formally started and I gave her my resume.( i had taken a print out on a decent 85dpm executive bond paper) . She started glaring at it ...and gave 2 positve comments one on my MS from US and other that I was ranked 1 in lawn tennis is state..
Then she asked me about my resume. I started talking on some stuff and before I cud move to my professional experience she changed the course and asked me So why MBA. I gave points and left a trigger on whioch I wanted her to ask me more... but she didnt. then she asked do you have anything the adcom shud be aware of... i said some stuff. Then came the bomb. i guess it was just 7-8 min in the interview and she said Ok Anshul that is all do you want to ask any questions... I was still thinking of questions like Why wharton and other standard questions, but this question hit me hard. I asked her a question and she said something for 2-3 min. Believe me I do not remember a word what she said as I was just thinking what i have done wrong and I was desperate to see the watch.
But i thot i wont leave unless i talk more, after all i travelled from bangalore to delhi for this. I asked her I want to talk about my professional experience. She asked a couple of related questions of this. Then I could manage to sneak at the watch and thot that I am still around 20 min in the interview. I asked her again if we have time I want to talk on my blah blah blha...she responded Ya i am also interested in knowing that ....why the hell she could not ask me that if she was also interested in knowing that ... I think it was all planned.. Than i talked about that and had a good discusion on that.. next i thought lets not push to much and finish by asking couple more question. But the lady was smarter she just stood up and said Anshul thanks for coming and then we exchanged cards.
She was decent enough to drop me till the exit and i very humbly said It was a pleasure meeting with you, though i wanted to say it was 25 min fuill of surprises meeting with you.
Then i came out and asked the guy who got interviewd before me and he also had the same story.. so i thot Jennifer had her plans and in retrospection i thot i did well.
i guess now i cant do anything that to wait for 22march. Havent heard anything from Ross but waiting and lets see what happens.
SWAANS
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