Empathize and define
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The document summarizes an interview between an interviewer and a 21-year old engineer pursuing an MBA in India. In the interview, the interviewee expresses that she is an optimist, confident in her abilities, and gained experience working in teams during her undergraduate studies. She chose to pursue an MBA to specialize in her field, and is happy with that decision as she is learning new things daily. The interviewee believes her ability to work well in teams and individually will help her be a successful manager. Her expectations for her career are to work for an MNC for the experience and amicable work environment. The insights from the interview are that the interviewee seems determined, optimistic about the future,
Empathize and define
- 1. Empathize and Define Assignment Venture Lab Stanford University Interviewer: Bhavika P Interviewee: 21 year old engineer, currently pursuing MBA (India)
- 2. Questionnaire Optimist or pessimist, where do you think you stand? On a scale of 10, where would you mark your confidence level? Define your experience of under graduation? What specific attributes did you instill in yourself during your graduation? What made you pave your way towards MBA? Why not a job after graduation? After enrolling in a business school, to what extent are you happy with your decision of pursuing MBA? What features or characters in you, do you think will help you be a successful manager? What are your expectations from your job and workplace?
- 3. Answers (Say and Feel) Optimist 8 on 10 I was sportive and got good exposure to the outside world. I learnt handling teams and experienced working in large groups. I got placed after my graduation but I felt I should specialize in my field and hence, an MBA. I am happy with my decision. Getting to learn new things everyday is pushing my confidence higher. I can work both in large groups and individually. This will help me root into my workplace and I can work with my co-workers peacefully. I feel being a manager won’t be difficult with this attribute. I am patient and soft-spoken. Even this will be helpful. I want to work in an MNC to experience the corporate sector closely. I like interacting with people, so MNC will be the right choice. An amicable environment is where I want to be.
- 4. Insights What is known about the interviewee after the interview is as represented: DETERMINED ANXIOUS OPTIMISTIC FUTURISTIC
- 5. What does it bring out about the interviewee? The way the interviewee has answered shows that she is actually an optimist and is trying to maintain her emotional strength. The problematic phase of her career is just ending and she is strong. I feel she can face challenges and come out pretty well. From here, one can learn to handle situations and be positive at all times.