EMBA - Interview Evaluation Form

Please rate the candidate on the following scale by circling the number which most closely matches your recommendation from a scale of 1 = Lowest to 4 = Highest

This interview evaluation form is used to evaluate a candidate's qualifications and fit for the Chicago Booth Executive MBA Program. Questions have been designed around four categories identified by the program as critical attributes in Executive MBA candidates.
  1. Professional Experience: Key attributes include career progression, potential and ambition.
  2. Fit: Key attributes include self-awareness, interpersonal skills, generosity, resilience and curiosity.
  3. Commitment: Key attributes include preparation and due diligence.
  4. Collaboration: Key attributes include collaborative, team experience and language skills.
1. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Is an Executive MBA program clearly a good fit for the candidate's career goals and appropriately matched to what Chicago Booth can offer?
Is an Executive MBA program clearly a good fit for the candidate's career goals and appropriately matched to what Chicago Booth can offer?
Would the candidate bring valuable/unique career experience and skills to the program?
Would the candidate bring valuable/unique career experience and skills to the program?
Does the candidate have the sufficient management/industry experience and perspective for an Executive MBA program?
Does the candidate have the sufficient management/industry experience and perspective for an Executive MBA program?
Entrepreneur/Self-Employed Only: Is the candidate's business an established, viable and sustainable business? Does the business have prospects for future growth?
Entrepreneur/Self-Employed Only: Is the candidate's business an established, viable and sustainable business? Does the business have prospects for future growth?
Entrepreneur/Self-Employed Only: Is the candidate engaged full time in running the business?
Entrepreneur/Self-Employed Only: Is the candidate engaged full time in running the business?
2. FIT
Is the candidate able to express his/her ideas clearly and persuasively in a confident manner? Does he/she come across as mature and focused in his or her answers?
Is the candidate able to express his/her ideas clearly and persuasively in a confident manner? Does he/she come across as mature and focused in his or her answers?
Is the candidate self-aware and does he/she have the ability to establish rapport easily with others?
Is the candidate self-aware and does he/she have the ability to establish rapport easily with others?
Assess the candidate's resilience by his/her ability to recover from setbacks and persevere in ambiguous or difficult situations.
Assess the candidate's resilience by his/her ability to recover from setbacks and persevere in ambiguous or difficult situations.
Is the candidate intellectually curious and will they be able to thrive in Booth's culture of challenging assumptions?
Is the candidate intellectually curious and will they be able to thrive in Booth's culture of challenging assumptions?
3. COMMITMENT
Has the candidate thoroughly investigated Chicago Booth as well as other programs? Did the candidate speak with any Booth students or alumni during his/her research?
Has the candidate thoroughly investigated Chicago Booth as well as other programs? Did the candidate speak with any Booth students or alumni during his/her research?
Has the candidate assessed carefully the time involved with XP/EXP/AXP?
Has the candidate assessed carefully the time involved with XP/EXP/AXP?
4. COLLABORATION
Does the candidate understand the dynamics of working on teams and the expectation for contributing to them?
Does the candidate understand the dynamics of working on teams and the expectation for contributing to them?
Would the candidate be a valuable asset to his/her study team? Will he/she be open and supportive to helping others?
Would the candidate be a valuable asset to his/her study team? Will he/she be open and supportive to helping others?
Is the candidate proficient in English? Are they able to both comprehend and convey meaning in English as is required in class and with classmates?
Is the candidate proficient in English? Are they able to both comprehend and convey meaning in English as is required in class and with classmates?
OVERALL ASSESSMENT
Please rate your overall assessment of the candidate.
Please rate your overall assessment of the candidate.