8 Key Questions To Break Into Harvard Business School

By siliconindia  |   Wednesday, 23 July 2014, 01:00 IST
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Question #6: Do you consider yourself a leader?
Most professional jobs require an element of leadership and It’s quite obvious that once you are in the hot seat your qualities are seriously looked upon and one among them that is the leadership trait. So if asked do you consider yourself a leader? The ideal answer to this should be ‘yes’ because in reality not all of us possess the confidence required to lead but there is always an alternative where you can focus more on leading by example with good organizational and interpersonal skills.
Question #7: What do your friends say about you?
The whole admission process is to find out as much as they can before they make the leap with you. So interviewers not only want to know what you can do, but to know what kind of person you are. And a great way to find out that is to ask you what your friends would say about you.
A key tip here for candidate is to never indulge in talks that don't relate to the job. As every admission interview is an opportunity to sell yourself as an individual to reinforce the idea that you would be a great fit. Even with questions that seem non-job-related like this one, candidates should make their answer count.
Question #8: What Do You Do During Your Free Time?
The interviewer might ask this question in one of many ways, it’s not a tricky question, the only intensions behind this is that the interviewer is simply trying to get the best of you. As college is about more than academic classes, the admissions persons want to know how you keep yourself busy in your free time. So, when you answer the question, candidates should make sure that they actually sound like they do interesting things in their spare time, as answers like I like hanging out with my friends, Facebooking and partying will not impress.
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