What types of questions should Joe Applicant be ready to answer during an interview with Pam Black-Colton?
The questions are generally based on the applicant’s specific background. We have the resume, we have the entire application package, so rather than developing a set of canned questions, we really try to tailor the questions to the applicant’s background. Maybe I’ll have you give me a little bit more information about the responsibilities you had in your particular [work] position, or tell me about a team experience you had at some point or another and how that worked for you. So I’ll try to [ask questions] that get at your background to give us a little bit more information. Q: Who represents the Simon School at interviews? A: For the most part it’s either myself or my associate director of admissions. We do the majority of the interviews. Occasionally other faculty contribute as well. As I mentioned, the management communications faculty go to Asia. They get some training every year — we review important criteria with them — and then they go and represent the school. There are also
