Tricks and Tips for Personal Interview Session for Management Admissions

by Roshan Verma MBA Rendezvous

After you have made it to the list of names for the interview sessions in your favorite management college time has come to prepare for the Personal Interview which will decide your fate regarding your admissions. Here are few important tips that you must remember while going for PI.

Be Prepared for Basics:

Interviewer often starts with few basic questions which though sound easy but are hard to answer sometimes. For this candidates must prepare not to answer pointed questions but also followed up questions during response. If you are not sure of what you are answering then there are chances that you may mess up while answering followed up questions.

Show Confidence:

Management courses give good space to public relation and management apart from technical studies. Thus interviewers focus on the confidence that the candidate possesses. You need to be confident with whatever you say and you should take firm stands. You need to back up your answers with logical reasoning.

Don’t answer what you don’t know:

There’s nothing bad in trying to answer when you don’t know much about the topic but when interviewer will ask questions based on your response then you may find yourself dragged up into a mess. Avoid this to ensure you don’t get embarrassed while answering followed up questions.

Maintain a Decent Body Language and Behavior:

Even if you know everything it is still important to act humble, polite and decent. Be nice with your body language and be calm. Your behavior definitely gives a great impression to your interviewer therefore have a decent body language, smile and calmness.

Be Good at your Subject:

You should be good at your subject. At least have a discussion where you can answer all the question asked by the interviewer. Try to drag them to the strong area of yours.

Be Honest:

You should be honest with your answers. Don’t try to outsmart the interviewer as it may lead to embarrassment when caught.

Now as you know how to tackle the Personal Interview, round prepare hard and best of luck.