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Anonymous A
on Sep 21, 2019
Global

What are your hobbies?

How would you answer this question in your Personal Fit interview? Receive feedback on your answer and browse through the Q&As to review the approaches of other applicants and experts.

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on Oct 29, 2019
McKinsey | NASA | top 10 FT MBA professor for consulting interviews | 6+ years of coaching

E.g. sport, music, cuisine, and volunteering activities are good topics to be discussed in these situations.

Best,

Antonello

edited on Nov 10, 2019
Former Bain (4+ years, UK & Italy) | Ardian (France) | Specialized in Case Structuring, Case Cracking and Non-verbal Comm.

Do not invent. Be sincere about your passions.

Hobbies can further demonstrate your abilities in a non-working context. 

  • Music (e.g. playing an instrument): creativity, ability to play with others 
  • Sport (especially if made in team): ability to plan and act, collaborate with others 
  • Writing (e.g. do you run a blog, ...) 
  • Student Associations (could be the consulting club of the university or other)
  • Freelance activity (e.g. worked as a designer, developer, tutor, ...)

Hope this helps!

Good luck with your preparation.
Federico

on Jan 04, 2025

I am highly passionate about sports. My greatest hobby is playing Handball. Moreover, I love skiing. Other than that music such as visiting concerts. During vacations, I love to read and to enjoy the sun.

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on Jan 10, 2021

My top would be karting and fencing

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Anonymous B
on Oct 10, 2021

My hobbies are pretty basic. I enjoy reading. I enjoy swimming. I also live in the country so I farm and plant vegetables. 

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on Nov 05, 2021

Hobbies include reading the news relating to companies and investments, watching football/basketball while keeping up with picks, and trying out new restaurants. 

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Anonymous E
on Feb 13, 2023

My hobbies are reading, writing, sports, specially climbing and bouldering, and music (I collect vinyl)

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on Jan 02, 2025

Painting with my friends 

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Clara
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on Jul 06, 2020
McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut

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on Nov 12, 2020
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Hi there!
You just need to tell your real hobbies, you don`t need to ask it from others.Only you can answer this question.

Good luck!
GB

Anonymous C
edited on Jan 11, 2022

I make and eat nutritious food in Mediterranean and East Asian styles. I exercise, including gynmastics and archery. I paint murals.

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Anonymous F
on Jul 02, 2023

Hiking: I always organize. I chose the trail and invite people to go with me and here I learned how to manage a group of different people.

I love nature and want to learn more about nature in Germany. And Germany is really the right country for hiking.

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on Feb 13, 2022

Netflixing- Love watching series and documentaries

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on May 15, 2022

Gym, cooking, friends, reading

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on Jul 01, 2022

Music, sports, friends, party’s and reading

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Anonymous D
on Oct 31, 2022

Volunteering, websites and meeting with friends 

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on Aug 25, 2023

Fitness, Martial Arts, Cooking

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on Sep 23, 2023

Cooking, reading, listening to podcasts

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