MBA interviews aim at assessing the overall personality of a candidate through a multitude of questions. Interview questions related to any field – directly or indirectly – associated with a person. Many interviewers ask personal questions to analyze the upbringing and behavioral aspect of a persona. One of the very frequent questions is about one’s family background. While it may be very comfortable for many of you to answer family related questions, there may be some who either get embarrassed or perplexed by such questions. In this article we will try to formulate an approach to handling these questions by knowing more about them.
How to Handle questions based on family background?
In an interview, the panelists are looking for clues to gauge the inherent traits of a person. For this, they usually ask questions related to family, parents, siblings, etc. to understand the in-and-out of a candidate. Family plays an eminent role in shaping the mental and physical development of a person. Therefore, keep the following pointers in mind while answering questions related to your family:
Prepare some answers to standard questions, before the interview itself, to avoid fumbling
Be positive and joyous while answering to show that a happy attitude
Don’t be shy or embarrassed of any factual information related to your family.
Be confident and proud of what your parents’ do to give you a comfortable living
Try to show good values that your parents have inculcated in you
Avoid showing that you are completely dependent or completely independent from your family’s value system or decisions.
If you are married, try to show a respectful proposition towards your better half
You can add a few things you have learnt from your grandparents or far-off relatives, only if relevant to the conversation
If you belong to a business family, be prepared to answer questions on entrepreneurial values, relevance of MBA for you, etc.
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