Ace the Interview Package
Interview with confidence! Congratulations on reaching this important stage of the admissions process! This package is designed to help you to prepare for 1:1 interviews and to increase your chances of admission. You'll build confidence, improve delivery and refine your storytelling. You'll receive: - Interview preparation playbook: interview tips, strategies and a bank of commonly asked questions - Interview strategy: expert review of your written application beforehand enables me to take a tailored approach to your interview and identify what you could (and should) share with interviewers to increase your chances of success - Dedicated 1:1 zoom session includes a mock interview, detailed feedback and expert coaching to sharpen your responses. We'll spend approximately 45 min on the mock interview and the majority of time on how you can be more concise, clear, coherent, credible and compelling (5 C's that differentiate an acceptable interview experience from an outstanding one). - Interview session recording, transcript and written summary I offer two interview packages, Lite and Mastery. The key difference is that the Lite package includes one 2-hour interview prep session focused on a single school. The Mastery package offers 2 sessions (2 different schools are a follow up session for the same school) and enables you to practice what you learned in the first session.) An important note about how my interview preparation differs: Even before we meet for our interview preparation session a, I'll take the extra step to review your application materials beforehand. This enables me to: - Finetune my choice interview questions, focusing on various aspects of your candidacy - Provide specific, expert feedback andguidance on alternative, more effective responses (drawing on what I've learned from your entire written application).
What's included
Congratulations! Your interview is an important and final component of your application. I'm committed to helping you interview with confidence and provide clear, concise, engaging and compelling responses in your discussion. I take the extra step of reviewing your complete application even before we meet for our interview preparation session. This enables me to tailor your interview strategy and interview questions. I'll provide feedback on not only your responses but also recommendations for alternative, effective responses. I will be able to ensure you're able to anticipate and share what aspects of your background, personal quality, experiences and goals that your interviewers need -- and want -- to learn about you. I draw on over 15 years of experience in coaching MBA applicants to successfully interview at all the top schools, including GSB and HBS. I leverage my background in communications and journalism.
- Expert interview strategy based on a review of your application
- Interview preparation playbook, including tips, strategies and common interview questions
- Constructive, high-value feedback on answering core questions (Self-introduction, Why MBA, Why this school) and behavioral questions.
Meet your expert
Dione C.
GSB & M7 Expert | Top 50 Leland | Essay & Career Coach
ABOUT ME - Professional FT MBA and career coach | Top M7 Programs | Leland Top 50 | Supercoach | Customer Favorite | Writer I'm a full-time, professional coach with 15+ years of experience coaching hundreds (!) of highly talented, motivated and diverse MBA and college applicants and professionals to success. Being a trusted, knowledgeable and dedicated admissions and career coach is not a side gig! I will work with you to develop and implement a personalized and strategic application strategy, leveraging best practices and insider knowledge gained from having been a top coach for four leading admissions consulting firms. The first in my family to graduate from college, I earned a BA at Stanford where I double majored in Economics and Communications (with concentrations in journalism and sociology). After graduating with Phi Beta Kappa honors, I held multiple roles (forecasting, communications, President's staff, HR tech) in the telecommunications industry before returning to Stanford GSB for my MBA. I've worn many hat in my career, and benefit from an uncommon mix of experience, having worked with very different organizations (startups, corporations, nonprofits) in multiple capacities (investing, marketing, partner development, communications/writing, strategy, chief of staff, consulting) in the US, Asia and Europe. I continue to be an involved Stanford GSB alumna: class secretary, alumni chapter leader, nonprofit consultant. I've successfully led mentorship and learning & development programs for Stanford GSB students and alumni. A few years ago, was inducted to Stanford's honorary organization for their most valued (top 2%) alumni volunteers. Here's a brief and partial overview of my experience: * Types of companies: startups, nonprofits, Fortune 500 and everything in between * Industry sectors: Finance, tech, consumer products, communications, education, non profit * Roles: international marketing, channel/partner development, business consultant, Chief of Staff, investment analyst, editor, writer, communications (marketing, executive, corporate, product), founder (nonprofit, consumer start up), group facilitator, forecasting/product planning, writer, editor, go-to-market, educator * Worked and lived in: US, Asia, Europe (with regional responsibility including Africa, Middle East) I’ll share practical tools and insights to help you thrive. I am passionate about helping individuals to lean into their strengths and enable others to recognize their unique strengths and life/work experiences.
