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,

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.