Feeling frustrated… got paired with a Kellogg MBA interviewer. Says recent class but absolutely zero digital footprint. No LinkedIn, nothing comes up on Google. Uses an obscure email. Don’t wanna go into an imp interview completely blind. Any tips? Should I ask AdCom for more info or is that a bad look? Interviewer is Chinese M if that matters (maybe that’s why name doesn’t pull anything?)

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No it doesn’t matter that he’s a Chinese M lol

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Seems like you would be the type of person to wear some traditional Chinese attire for the interview and start the call with ni hao. Bonus points if you have chopsticks off to the side visible to the camera

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Dude chill

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Agreed you need to chill out. It's not uncommon to have an interview with someone you know nothing about. Pretty sure some Kellogg interviews are with adcom and you don't know who specifically. I'd ask yourself what you would want to know about this person that will help you with your interview and I doubt you'll get anything better than what questions do I ask them. Even then, there's a list of general questions you can ask and tailor as you learn more about them during the actual interview.

When I did my Kellogg interview, all the questions were what I had already researched before so pretty sure it was standardized. So regardless of who it is, your preparation won't change. If you want to know what to ask, a first good question I always ask when I know little about the person is to elaborate on their background (what they did pre and post MBA). You can usually pull on a thread there to ask a more pointed question

I think asking adcom for more information on your interviewer is natural and would reflect on you well. It shows your sincere interest in learning more about the students Kellogg admits and Kellogg itself. 😊

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Yeah I agree with this

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Did you get an email or portal?

Weird I got portal I wonder what difference is

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I’m in same person with my Kellogg interviewer. But hey it’s Kellogg. Do you really want to go there?

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