Cass MBA Admissions Tips

GMAT

A well-balanced score with a minimum of 600 is required. The class average for recent intakes is a score of 640.

Interviews

Here are some topics you are quite likely to be asked about. Prepare the point you want to make in your answers, but don't learn them word for word or you could sound stilted.

Your job attitudes

• What do you look for in a job?
• Why do you want to work for this organisation?
• What do you want to avoid in your next job?
• What are your long-term career objectives?

Your last position

• What did you like most/least about your last job?
• Name a couple of problems you resolved that had previously been overlooked.
• Tell me about two things you learnt in your last position.
• What do you think of your former boss?

About you

• Tell me about yourself.
• If you could start your career over again, what would you do differently?
• Why are you looking to move jobs?
• How would your colleagues describe you?
• In what ways would you disagree?
• What kind of salary are you expecting?
• What makes you a good client for this particular role?
• What is your style of management?

About your accomplishments

• What are you biggest three accomplishments in your career to date?
• What size of budget are you used to handling?
• What experience could you bring to this position?
• Give me an example of where you have managed change in difficult circumstances

Recommendations

Two completed reference forms are required, ideally one from your current employer and one from your university tutor.

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