Mannheim MBA Interview

Mannheim MBA Frequently Asked Interview Questions

1. Tell me something about yourself?
2. Walk me through your resume?
3. Why MBA? Why Mannheim?
4. Why MBA now or Why MBA at this stage of your career?
5. What is your short & long term goals?
6. What is your Plan B if consulting/Investment banking does not happen?
7. What are your key strengths? Can you give some examples please?
8. What is your biggest weakness ? Can you give some examples please?
9. How can you add value to the Class?
10. Why should we take you?
11. One reason that we should not select you?
12. Interests and Hobbies – Be prepared!.. questions as basic as “Why do you do poetry (or any other activity” may be asked.
13. Some Situational & Behavioral Question
    • What would you describe are your greatest achievement to date?
    • Give me an example of a time you faced a conflict while working on a team. How did you handle that?
    • Give me an example of a time when you did not meet a client’s expectation. What happened, and how did you attempt to rectify the situation?
14. Case questions are fairly common in MBA interview especially for consulting aspirants. Below are a few sample for to practice for:
    • How many Golf balls can fit in a Boeing 747?
    • What’s the global market size for smartphones?
15. Do you have any Question for us?

Mannheim MBA Interview Questions – 1

Hi, I recently got an admit from Mannheim. Below is a brief of my experience with the admission:
I started early, Oct 1st week was when I submitted my application. Within a week I got the request for submission of video presentation. Post that I waited for a good month and a half to receive my first selection interview invite. Had my second selection interview 3 weeks after that but I received the final confirmation within 3 days post the interview.

Interview experience:
1st selection: It was mainly about my motivation to join Mannheim, why Germany, why MBA, why now and a bit about my work experience and the type of work that I have done so far. This was with the admissions officer.
Final interview: This was with someone from the career cell. This included a case study (that I received about a week before the date of interview) and questions to assess my motivation and whether I would fit in the German job market post-MBA. Whether I have thought of it and to what extent.

Hope this helps.

Mannheim MBA Interview Questions – 2

Hi ..
The interview was good …around 45 mins .. we discussed about the my career progression, motivation for going for MBA, work experience, daily work, leadership experience, personal achievements, contribution towards Mannheim school, social responsibility a situational case study was also given by the interviewer, etc.

I felt it was quite long but was fine and got selected to go through the next round i.e case study.

Let me know if you need any information.

Mannheim MBA Interview Questions – 3

My admission experience was straightforward. I visited the school on the mid-october and talked with adcoms and several students there.
After I going back to my country, then I start the application. My first interview was quiet short because I’ve talked a lot with the adcoms during my visit, so the question is just around what do I feel during my visit, why do I decide to apply. The first interview is just 30 minutes via skype.

My second interview was rather rigorous. I was given a case study and need to explain the problem and solution to the case. After the case study, I was also asked about my profile and career plan. Lot of ‘trap’ question there, so I think you are really need to prepare your answer. I did not really confident with my case study answer, but I really trying hard to convince them that my career plan and work experience is coherent with the program. The interview lasts more than one hour because we had a long discussion, but overall the interviewer was fair and square about my career goals and my admission chance.

Please kindly note that from last year experience, the admission process could be different for each candidate, so my experience could be irrelevant to several candidate and vice -versa.

Mannheim MBA Interview Questions – 4

The second interview will be a discussion of the case- your methodology, concepts, how you reached the conclusions,etc…I guess an hour will feel rather short. In my case, the coversation went on for an additional 45 min..There will also be some questions on your career plan…what you expect, german employment scene, etc. Definitely a good opportunity to clear whatever questions u have in general about the program, your career possibilities in Germany after the job, etc.

Cheers and good luck!

Mannheim MBA Interview Questions – 5

Hi,
The ‘trap’ question was regarding my career and back up plan. As a non-EU citizen and non German working visa/ blue card holder, I need to convince the interviewer would I ‘fit’ into German job market after I graduate and the ‘what if’ questions. Probably if you are an EU citizen/working visa holder it would not be complicated.

I hope you can succeed on the admission process as well.

Mannheim MBA Interview Questions – 6

There are no standard set of questions,
It is personalized to your career goals and your achievements.
The 2nd interview is all about the case study and why you will be a good fit for the class

Mannheim MBA Interview Questions – 7

“There were two rounds of interviews – First round was generic and was more around why germany? Why Mannheim? Future goals (long term and short term) and how do they align with the current profile. Second round of interview was based on the case study shared after the first round. The e-mail mentioned not to prepare any detailed deck or write up for the interview so I refrained from doing the same. Both interviews lasted 30-35 minutes.”