Services: HBS Intensive Interview Simulation

Walk into your Harvard Business School (HBS) interview knowing exactly how to make a positive, lasting impression. Devi Vallabhaneni, a veteran HBS interviewer, will prepare you for this important meeting like no one else can.

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Prepare for Your Harvard Business School (HBS) Interview with Confidence

Although predicting exactly what questions you will be asked in your HBS interview is impossible, given the school’s individualized approach and the dynamic nature of the meeting, you can still prepare to navigate the interaction effectively and increase your chances of leaving your desired impression! To help candidates do this, we offer an HBS Intensive Interview Simulation with Devi Vallabhaneni, a veteran interviewer with years of experience interviewing hundreds of HBS candidates.

Proven Results at HBS

Devi helps more than 50 MBA applicants a year gain admission to HBS. That is equivalent to roughly 5% of each incoming HBS class!

What is Included in Our HBS Intensive Interview Simulation?

Through this simulation, you will experience an HBS mock interview that exactly mirrors how the school conducts these sessions, which will demystify the process and position you to arrive at your actual HBS interview with increased competence and confidence.

• Before your HBS mock interview, Devi will spend several hours reviewing your written HBS application, following the same process she used when conducting candidate interviews for the school.
• After the mock interview (you may choose to have more than one and can select how many you would like in the drop-down menu to the right), Devi will provide you with targeted feedback, talking you through her impressions and offering strategic advice for improving your HBS interview skills. She will then give you “homework” intended to help you practice articulating and verbalizing various aspects of your background.
• If you elect to do more than one HBS mock interview, you will have sufficient time between your interview sessions to internalize Devi’s feedback and adjust accordingly before practicing with her again.
• Following your actual interview with HBS, if you are not already working with an mbaMission consultant, you can have Devi provide targeted support on your Post-Interview Reflection.*

How Does The Intensive HBS Mock Interview Work?

• The HBS Intensive Interview Simulations are conducted online via webcam.
• Interview sessions are scheduled individually on mutually agreed-upon dates and times.
• You can choose to begin practicing for your HBS interview as soon as you submit your application or wait until you receive an interview invitation.
• Think of each mock interview session with Devi as a “verbal draft” you will build on until you feel confident that you will be able to shine no matter who your interviewer is or what they ask of you.

Who Is The HBS Intensive Interview Simulation For?

This Intensive Interview Simulation might be for you if any of the following are true:

• You are nervous about the dynamic nature of the HBS interview.
• You tend to be uncomfortable interviewing or have not had a lot of experience talking about yourself.
• You have not done much public speaking or made many executive-level presentations.
• You are an HBS reapplicant.
• You work in a small corporate environment or family business.
• You work in a technical field or role and need help presenting yourself strategically.
• You are an ESL applicant and want additional practice using business English in a high-stakes situation.
• You are an overrepresented applicant and want to refine how you present yourself.

About Devi Vallabheneni

With more than 25 years of experience in the MBA admissions landscape, Devi is widely recognized as a leading expert on the Harvard Business School admissions process.

Devi’s deep connection to HBS began during her time as a student, where she served as a second-year student admissions representative, conducting information sessions for prospective applicants. After graduating, she spent years collaborating directly with the HBS admissions committee as an Admissions Board Interviewer, gaining an “insider’s” understanding of the criteria used to evaluate candidates for the world’s most elite business programs.

At mbaMission, Devi leverages this extensive institutional knowledge to help applicants from diverse backgrounds articulate their unique stories. She is known for a coaching style that she describes as ”part professor, part therapist, and part coach,” focusing on the “intensity and insight” required to navigate the critical HBS interview and application cycle. Her methodology, while specialized for HBS, works effectively for any candidate targeting top-tier global MBA programs.

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Walk Into Your HBS Interview Ready for Anything

Book your HBS Intensive Interview Simulation with Devi today and turn one of the most important conversations of your life into your greatest competitive advantage.

*HBS asks all interviewed applicants to write a post-interview essay and submit it within 24 hours of their interview. This essay has no word limit, and HBS suggests that candidates think of it as an email they would write to a friend or colleague, rather than as a formal essay. As part of our targeted HBS Intensive Interview Simulation package, if you are not already working with an mbaMission consultant, Devi will help you strategize your approach and will review one draft of the essay and provide feedback intended to assist you in making it stronger and more effective. Please note that because the HBS admissions office explicitly states that applicants are not to write anything in advance or receive outside help with this essay, Devi will not edit your writing but will instead offer detailed strategic direction via comments only. Given the 24-hour deadline, we will suspend our contracted two-business-day turnaround for this essay. You and Devi will determine a schedule that accommodates both your needs and the school’s deadline.

**If you prefer an in-person interview session, please contact info@mbamission.com for fees and scheduling options.

***Current mbaMission Complete Start-to-Finish Package clients are eligible for a complimentary, exclusive HBS Intensive Interview Simulation with Devi.