Although I was interviewed by only one person (a director in the school's career services department), one other person was present....my brain. I feel like my body and brain were seperated during the interview and as such it was a three person conversation. How did it go? Read on......
Interviewer: Hi, Can I get you anything?
Bayo: Hi, I would like some water please...
Brain: You nitwit! Did you just ask your interviewer to get off his chair and get you water like some errand boy?
Interviewer: Sure.....one second....returns with water.....Ok, so why do you want to get an MBA?
Brain: Yes! Go for it Bayo! We've practiced this question a thousand times.....remember?
Bayo: Confidently adjusting pose.....I chose to come and study for an MBA because i feel that,.......pause....because i feel that...
Brain: OMG! How did I get stuck with such a dumbass? Why on earth are you stammering? You should know this thing like the back of your hand!!!!!!!
Bayo: mumbles something about private equity, and the need compensate for the poor quality of management teams in Nigeria.
Interviewer: Scribbles some notes......
Brain: You see, he's writing that you are a total waste of space! He's furious that he has to listen to you dribble on and he'll rather be playing ping pong with a wall right now....
Bayo: still mumbling about private equity and poor human capital in Africa
Interviewer: Ok, why Oxford?
Brain: Surely, you can't mess this up? Honestly, if you mess this up, I will haemorrage!
Bayo: Ok, Ok, I can't afford a Brain Haemorrage during an interview.....Oxford has a 900 year history of educating leaders, I want to be a part of that history. I'm also attracted to the school's private equity institute and the opportunity to learn from the world's leading practicioners in PE.
Brain: (Speaking pidgin english) Na God save you.....
Interviewer: What would you bring to the class?
Bayo: Now sounding confident.....I think I bring a unique perspective to the class. There can't be a lot of people in the class who practice private equity in emerging markets so i'm confident i can be a good platform to validate some of the theories taught in the private equity in emerging markets class.
Brain: So a couple of good answers and you think you have arrived? I am ashamed of you! You practiced these exact same questions over and over again and you still couldn't sound smooth and suave.....you disgust me! If you rob me the chance to spend a year in this place, I will never forgive you!
Bayo: I have worked in financial services all my career and believe i would be in a position to help my less quantitatively oriented classmates during group work as I expect they'll help me in subjects I'm not familiar with. I also believe I would contribute to the class in social and sporting way as i play football and would seek to represent the school in the MBA tournament in Paris....
Interviewer: smiling.......Big win for Arsenal on Wednesday eh?
Brain: Ok....i know i warned you not to include the fact that you support Arsenal on your CV....who does that?
Bayo: Yes, Lagos went beserk after the match. You would have thought it was Nigeria playing......long discussion about football where Harry Redknapp, Graham Taylor and Watford were mentioned by the interviewer and I threw in a 'It'll go downhill for Harry Redknapp as soon as he gets the England job'.....
Brain: you're lucky that the arsenal thing worked out in the end...
Interviewer: I see you want to work in a private equity firm focused on emerging markets.....Well, to be honest, they don't exactly come banging on my door asking for MBA's how do you intend to secure a job like this? Can you name five of such companies?
Bayo: Well, I'm particularly attracted to the IFC because of its focus on the social impact of its investments....
Interviewer: Well, the IFC is not exactly a private equity firm
Bayo: Yes i realise that but the skill set requirements are similar. Companies like Emerging Capital Partners, Aureos Capital, Actis, Kingdom Zephry would also be attractive to me. I also intend to secure a study leave from my current employers.
Interviewer: That's smart....
Brain: blushing......Okay, maybe you're not so dumb afterall....
30 minutes up......
Interviewer: Thanks for coming Bayo.....enjoy the rest of your open day
Bayo: Thanks Derek....Have a good day
Judge's loss is Oxford's gain. Congratulations on your recent admission, and also on passing the CFA Level 1 exam. I look forward to reading more of your blog posts. Enjoy these next several months, and begin to put a plan together for Sep/Oct, because when class starts it's a non-stop adventure.
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