MBA Interview Questions - Career and Hobbies

Top 100 Career and Hobbies Questions asked in MBA Interviews

• What are your personal and professional goals?
• What is your short term and long term career objective?
• What is your ultimate goal in life?
• Where do you see yourself 5 years from now?
• Where do you see yourself in 10 years from now?
• Which specialization would you want to opt for in MBA and why?

• How does MBA add value to your life?
• How does MBA make you more credible?
• How will MBA help you in achieving your goals?
• How will your graduation help you in your MBA?

• Would you have wasted your 4 years of engineering by doing MBA?
• Which other B-School calls have you received?
• Why did you opt for your field of graduation?
• What are your expectations from this course of management?
• What are your expectations from a B School?
• What do you wish to learn from this program?
• Why does management as a career attract you?
• Since you are already earning, so why do you want to do an MBA?
• Tell us at least 5 things that you expect to learn from a B-school.
• What is the biggest advantage of MBA?

• What parameters would you consider while choosing a B-School?
• Why do you want to pursue an MBA before having work-experience?
• Why do you want to pursue an MBA from this institute?
• 30 years down the line where do you see yourself?
• Are you ready to risk your salary and a good job for an MBA degree?
• But why not join IAS if you like challenges?
• Describe the role that you will play after your management degree ?
• How does a B School prepare you for the industry when it cannot mimic an industry environment?
• Tell us about your skill sets that are going to be useful in MBA.
• What prompted you to prepare for an MBA entrance in spite of having a background in the medical field?

• What would you bring to the learning environment in this B-School?
• When did you decide to do your MBA?
• Why do you want to pursue MBA and why specifically HR?
• Why do you want to go for an MBA when you could have attended other Management Development Programs?
• Who was Taylor? What did he contribute to management?
• What do you like about marketing?
• Do you know any one HR person who is famous?
• Explain a few principles of management.
• Tell us what do you mean by a business model.
• What are the colleges known for HR?
• What are the five basic branches of management studies?
• What are the functionalities of HR?
• What are the Pros and Cons of doing an MBA now?
• What are the roles of an HR manager in a company?
• What is the contribution of Henry Fayol to management?
• What is the difference between personnel and human resource management?
• What is the practical application of marketing?
• What particular specialization would you like to take up in MBA?
• What should be the general objectives of business?
• What specialization would you like to opt for?
• Which subjects would you opt for in case you get selected?
• Do you wish to be an entrepreneur?
• Why do you want to specialize in marketing?
• Why do you want to specialize in finance?
• Why do you want to specialize in operations?
• Why do you want to specialize in HR?
• Why IT to HR? You are from an IT Background, Why MBA in HR?
• Which CEO do you admire the most?
• Why management after engineering from BITS Pilani?
• You are from a commerce background, Why MBA and not CA?
• Why MBA is more important for you at this stage when you have a decent job in hand?
• Relate MBA to your long term career goals.
• You have done B.Tech, why not pursue M.Tech. after that?
• Why MBA? Why not Civil Services?

• Tell me about your interests.
• Tell us about your hobbies.
• Can you tell me any change of rules that has taken place in the last 10 years in the game of hockey?
• Can you tell me what ‘reverse swing’ is?
• Do you watch movies? What are 3D & 4D movies?
• How do you define good/bad photography?
• Tell us some Mudras in Kathak as it is one of your hobbies.
• How does Kathak vary from other dance forms?
• Don't you think you should focus on activities other than Kathak?
• How many types of guitars are there?
• Which magazines do you like to read?
• Questions on Cover Stories of leading magazines if someone mentions reading magazines as one of his hobbies.
• Questions related to reading (hobbies) and the last read book.
• How much time do you take to complete a Sudoku puzzle?
• Which band do you like? And why?
• Tell me how many European championships has Chelsea won? Okay, tell me a great management guy in football.
• Tell us something about Five Point Someone.
• What are the different strokes in swimming?
• What do you do in your leisure time?
• What have you done in theatre?
• What have you learned from sports?
• What is Madhubani art?
• What is the difference between Kuchipudi and Kathak?
• What kind of paintings do you make?
• What records does Michael Phelps hold?
• Which is your favorite band?
• Which is your favorite song?
• Who is the biggest theatre personality according to you in India?
• Who is the highest paid player in the sport you like?
• Who is the world champion in Swimming?
• Why don't you choose football as a career?
• Which book did you read last? What did you learn from that book?
• Which business magazines do you read?
• You also have a certificate of mountaineering. What was it all about?
• How has participating in Sports improved your personality?