What you do now day-to-day in your job (Please keep in mind that we have your resume)
What are your short term (2-3 years) and long term (3+ years) goals? What would your next job look like?
How can you use the Kelley Evening MBA program to get where you want to go?
What unique perspective can you bring to classroom discussion? (e.g. born in Somalia? Spent a year in Chile? Speak three languages? Volunteer with an organization? Been involved in a corporate reorganization? Serve on a Board? Helped launch a new product? Had to hold the line in costs in a small company?)
If you do not currently reside within commuting distance of Indianapolis, briefly explain future plans that will allow you to participate in the Kelley Evening MBA program.
The first question, “What do you do now day-to-day in your job?” is a straightforward factual question asking you what you do in your present job on a day-to-day basis. As you write this out, briefly try to point out the routine challenges that you face and the relevant qualities that come into play while discharging your responsibilities.
The second question is about your career goals. Try to establish a link between your present professional experience, your Kelley MBA, and what you would be like to be doing in the next 2-3 years. You could mention what motivates you to achieve this goal, and there might just be room for a sentence or two about how all this relates to your long-term aspirations. Thereafter, explain what you aspire to do in the long term. Mention industry, sector, location, job role, and so on in detail. In case, you haven't zeroed on your goals, you could emphasize the significance of the Kelley MBA in helping you arrive at a decision regarding your future career, and how you would like to leverage Kelley’s Career Advising and Professional Development Program to identify the professional areas most suited to your talents.
To answer the question on how you can use the Kelley program to get where you want to go, you need a thorough acquaintance with the details of the program, which you should acquire through all available means such as online resources, visits to the campus, interactions with students and alumni, and familiarization programs. Next, you need to pick out areas of the curriculum and club activities that will promote the skills and competencies that you feel you require to attain your objectives.
The perspective you can bring to your classroom discussion will, of course, depend on your background, your area of expertise, and your professional experience. If you have worked in China, for instance, you could provide insights into its culture that would prove useful to anyone who might be aiming to have business dealings with the Chinese. If you have a legal background, you could share your legal perspectives on business issues.
In case you aren't living within the commuting distance of Indianapolis, you need to elaborate your travel plans to attend classes. Numerous students enroll in Evening MBA or Weekend MBA programs, but they don't continue after few months. As a busy professional, you have to manage a full time job as well as probably take care of your family. So, how do you plan to attand classes regularly? Are you going to delegate some of your tasks in office to someone else? Have you spoken with your spouse to take care of your children during your absence? Kelley just wants to understand that you have the crucial support of your office and family members in order to focus on attending classes and complete all case assignments on time.
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