Post profile evaluation of all the information submitted with application, a member of Talent Acquisition Team (admission team) will contact get in touch regarding the status of your selected applicants. For those who are invited to progress to an interview, details will be provided regarding how to schedule a time and place. Shortlisted candidates can possibly choose to conduct interview in-person in St. Gallen campus, in-person in a city one of admissions team are traveling to. For those who do not progress to the next step, please note St. Gallen do not provide feedback on why application was unsuccessful.
Three days prior to the interview, shortlisted candidates will receive a link to an assessment survey. The total assessment time is approx 1 hour. The assessment is used as a foundation for St Gallen interview assessment. It helps our admission team to get a deeper understanding of applicants profile, beyond professional and academic performance.
Interview Experience
I had my interview with an admissions committee member and a 2nd year student. It was a relaxed interview, which lasted around 45 minutes. They asked me usual questions like why MBA, why St Gallen, other schools I am applying to, some behavioral questions – reaction to change, conflict etc. I was also given a assessment to solve.
My suggestion is to understand how St. Gallen can help you specifically and focus on behaviour questions and instances from your experience that show major traits that schools look out for such as leadership, teamwork, failure etc. It is a relaxed interview if you keep control of your nerves. The trick is to know what exactly they are asking in the long worded questions. There is no right or wrong answer. Hope this helps.
Some questions which are important to prepare for :
- Tell me something about yourself?
- Walk me through your resume?
- Why MBA? Why ST. Gallen?
- Why MBA now or Why MBA at this stage of your career?
- What is your short & long term goal?
- What is your Plan B if (planned career) does not happen?
- What are your key strengths and weaknesses? Provide some examples.
- How will you add value to the class?
- One reason that we should not select you?
St. Gallen also likes to ask questions based on personal interests and hobbies as well as situational & behavioral question. Some examples are given below:
- Why did you take up (hobby)? What motivates you?
- 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?