Graduate Management Admission Council Interview Questions
& Process
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and how the experience turned out.
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Graduate Management Admission Council
Graphic Design Consultant
Mid Average Positive experience Accept offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Presentation
It was a quick process and everyone I spoke with was approachable, honest, and really helpful. I felt like they genuinely wanted to know me and were interested in the interview.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Could you share an instance and walk me through the process of designing physical event collateral?
Graduate Management Admission Council
Program Coordinator
Entry Average Negative experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Technical screen Background check Offer
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Other
The whole thing took about a week. I had two initial interviews that went well and were pretty standard. Then I had a third interview with a higher manager. She was not nice and kept cutting me off when I tried to answer. It felt more like an argument than an interview. She even asked me some personal stuff. After that, I waited about two weeks to hear back, but nothing. I had to reach out to them, and that's when they told me they picked someone else.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you tell me about your past work experience that is relevant to this position?
Graduate Management Admission Council
Social Media Lead
Lead Average Neutral experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral
HR folks screened the candidates, and did the phone screens, and then they did the first interview with the hiring manager. Interviews were clearly "by the book"--carefully scripted--and took several hours...but I didn't feel as though the script really pulled forth a solid sense of my skills and abilities. When the hiring manager would venture away from the script, the HR person was there to pull him back to his lines. Questions about previous experience resulted in conflicting feedback. Follow-up was not prompt. I chose to withdraw my candidacy and pursue other opportunities.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- Can you tell me about a time you experienced significant success or failure, and detail what you learned from that experience?
- How do you prefer to work and manage, especially in terms of managing up?
Graduate Management Admission Council
Director
Director Average Neutral experience Accept offer 5 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite Background check Offer
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
The hiring process is a bit cumbersome, but it's no better or worse than most places. They did streamline it recently, but not quite enough. The president participates in a lot of the interviews, which is unnecessarily paternalistic in general, unnerving to many candidates, and frustrating to most hiring managers. He doesn't trust anyone under him, which is reflected in the hiring process with his participation for positions below the VP level.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Could you describe your previous supervisor's strengths and weaknesses?
Graduate Management Admission Council Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Graduate Management Admission Council interview reports.
“What is your understanding of GMAC?”
Read reports →“Is it possible for you to work from the Reston office on Tuesdays and Thursdays?”
Read reports →“Which social media channels do you engage with?”
Read reports →“Could you suggest some activities to promote the GMAT?”
Read reports →“What's your strategy for promoting a new product?”
Read report →“Could you tell me what you know about the company's products?”
Read report →“Can you tell me about your college?”
Read report →“Did you have experience with a particular product management framework?”
Read report →“Can you outline your plans for the first 30, 60, and 90 days?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 15 Graduate Management Admission Council interview reports.