IESE MBA VIDEO ESSAYS
IESE MBA Video Essay Questions & Practice
Practice for IESE's Kira video essays with current question-count information and realistic timed responses.
CURRENT FORMAT
How the IESE video essays work
IESE's current Class of 2029 admissions page requires four Kira video essay questions. The link is sent after the written application and fee are submitted and expires 48 hours after receipt.
IESE's previous official MBA preparation guide specified 60 seconds to prepare and 90 seconds to respond to each question. The current admissions page confirms four questions but does not republish those timer values, so our simulator retains 60/90 as a provisional practice setting. Follow the instructions in your own Kira invitation if they differ.
FREE IESE PRACTICE
Try an IESE practice question.
Practice organizing a concise response under the timing used in IESE's previous official guidance.
Review your recording
HOW TO PREPARE
Practice the skill, not a script
Know your examples
Review the experiences, decisions and goals behind your application so useful examples come to mind quickly. Do not memorize complete answers.
Give the answer a simple structure
Make your main point early, support it with a concrete example or reason, and finish with a clear takeaway. STAR can help with behavioral questions, but do not force every response into the same formula.
Make the timing feel familiar
Practice enough to understand what the response window feels like. Aim to finish naturally rather than racing to fill every second.
Review delivery as well as content
Look into the camera, stay composed and speak conversationally. If you record yourself, focus on one or two useful adjustments rather than trying to make every attempt perfect.
IESE VIDEO FAQ
Common questions about the IESE video assessment
Should I memorize answers?
No. The useful preparation is becoming comfortable organizing your thoughts quickly and speaking naturally under the format's constraints.
Are these real admissions questions?
Where the school publicly provides a prompt, we identify it clearly. Other simulator questions are original practice questions designed around realistic MBA interview themes; they are not presented as leaked or predicted questions.
Does this practice tool upload my recording?
No. Recording is optional, and any recording remains locally on your device. My Video Interview Prep does not upload your camera or microphone recording to us.