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Haas School of Business, University of California Berkeley

Ashley & Martin (00:22:55)

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Interviewee

Ashley

Ashley graduated from Boston University with a BS in Business Administration. Originally from Taiwan, she started her career in risk management and financial analysis at an investment bank. Ashley's career focus at Haas is start-ups within the food and beverage industry.

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Interviewer

Martin

Martin earned dual degrees in Economics and Computing at the University of Tasmania. His experience includes IT project management and consulting positions within a commercial bank. Martin’s focus at Haas is strategy and entrepreneurship.

About The Interview

Ashley is a foreign-born U.S. applicant being interviewed by Martin, who is playing the role of an admissions officer for the Haas School. The interview is informed, so Martin has had the opportunity to review Ashleys entire application.

Strengths

Ashley brought enthusiasm, confidence and knowledge of Haas’ program to the interview. Also, she was able to show a keen sense of self-awareness and humility, while effectively stating how the MBA could help her fill some gaps in her experience.

Weaknesses

Ashley could have slowed her rate of speech in order to balance her obvious enthusiasm. She could have expanded on different team experiences instead of a more general example. Ashley also could have revealed more about herself as a person which would have given the interviewer a better sense of who she.
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