I just had an MBA interview and one of the questions I received has been bugging me. After discussing my academic experience, career progression, and finally MBA short and long term goals, the interviewer asks me...
"Do you see yourself being an executive?"
Think on that for about 30 seconds...
It seems like a baited question. I never once mentioned my desire to be an executive or rise up the corporate ladder during my discussion of MBA goals, either in the interview or my essays. I'm a scientist by profession and my MBA goals are related to the commercialization of a particular scientific product. I could formulate a number of different interpretations of what the purpose of the question could be, but I thought I'd post it here. I'll post what my response to the question was AFTER people have had a chance to comment.
"Do you see yourself being an executive?"
Think on that for about 30 seconds...
It seems like a baited question. I never once mentioned my desire to be an executive or rise up the corporate ladder during my discussion of MBA goals, either in the interview or my essays. I'm a scientist by profession and my MBA goals are related to the commercialization of a particular scientific product. I could formulate a number of different interpretations of what the purpose of the question could be, but I thought I'd post it here. I'll post what my response to the question was AFTER people have had a chance to comment.
