B-school Personal Interview

In the previous article we talked about concept of Group Discussion and few suggestions to perform well in GD. The next and final stage is Personal Interview or also called as PI. As mentioned in previous article, CAT examination analyzes your personality on every level. Academic skills were tested in the entrance test whereas GD aimed at gauging one’s people and presentation skills. The purpose of Personal Interview is to analyze personality. Personality aspect includes getting an idea about yourself in your own eyes, knowing your goals and how you relate your personality traits to your goals and vision. Normally the questions raised in PI aims at knowing your true self rather than your academics.

Before going for PI, one must analyze his strengths and weaknesses. It pays big time to figure out in advance about goals and answers of few common questions. These few questions can range from your ambition, about your personal goals, your hobbies, why you want to pursue MBA, aspects like strengths and weakness etc. One should also be prepared to tell about himself and your vision of your coming future. One must not be casual while preparing for personal interview section. After all, you are projecting yourself as a future manager with lots of promises. Also keep in mind, there are no set rules for PI like GD section. It’s a free-flowing interaction session where the panelists manage to dissect your entire mentality and personality.