Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Admitted!
Wow, after a long day year-end meeting & a quite disappointing late dinner @ a rather wooloo place, I am delighted to receive the email offer from Said Business School! Though without scholarship at this moment :-) Cheer On & Carry On!
Sunday, December 17, 2006
Dr. Reynolds:-0
It was 11:45 GMT, I ringed Dr. Reynold's office on time and he immediately picked it up & greeted me "Hello, Mr. Tang! Your essays were quite interesting. I will take about 20 mins for questions and you will have 10 mins to ask." The interview started off warmly & quickly.
1. Why the career transition & what your past experience had to do with the current position? (this is a very specific question as I can see he read through my entire application package).
2. What're the challenges in your current job, especially the unique persepctives of doing business in China?
3. Why you want to make another transition after MBA? What's your motivation & preparation?
4. How will you contribute to the Said Business School?
5. What books you have read on social entrepreneurship? (this is the strength of SBS)
6. Any question about the course & the program?
I asked a few questions and we ended sharp at 12:15 GMT. I personally found it was a very efficient & effective interview though it was conducted on the phone. The communication has been quite smooth thanks to the good quality of VoIP card. (remember to choose a good one if you have to call out. Yes, they do ask interviewees to call the interviewer at the assigned time & number for about 30 mins).
Guess being British gentlemen & gentlewomen, they just don't know how to stop the other party if he/she kept talking when the interviewer calls. Smart way to cut cost...
Good luck to all the interviewees & many thanks to the alumni who have shared so many insightful personal advices with me, by phone, online or face-to-face. It's a small but strong community (at least, from my experiences)!
1. Why the career transition & what your past experience had to do with the current position? (this is a very specific question as I can see he read through my entire application package).
2. What're the challenges in your current job, especially the unique persepctives of doing business in China?
3. Why you want to make another transition after MBA? What's your motivation & preparation?
4. How will you contribute to the Said Business School?
5. What books you have read on social entrepreneurship? (this is the strength of SBS)
6. Any question about the course & the program?
I asked a few questions and we ended sharp at 12:15 GMT. I personally found it was a very efficient & effective interview though it was conducted on the phone. The communication has been quite smooth thanks to the good quality of VoIP card. (remember to choose a good one if you have to call out. Yes, they do ask interviewees to call the interviewer at the assigned time & number for about 30 mins).
Guess being British gentlemen & gentlewomen, they just don't know how to stop the other party if he/she kept talking when the interviewer calls. Smart way to cut cost...
Good luck to all the interviewees & many thanks to the alumni who have shared so many insightful personal advices with me, by phone, online or face-to-face. It's a small but strong community (at least, from my experiences)!
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