Case Study: Pepperdine Graziadio Business School achieves a more efficient, streamlined MBA interview process with Kira Talent

Pepperdine Graziadio Business School builds a streamlined interview process to more efficiently identify top candidates

Pepperdine Graziadio Business School needed a more efficient way to evaluate full-time MBA applicants while still gaining authentic, holistic insights beyond transcripts, essays, and test scores. The school turned to Kira Talent to add a structured interview component that would help admissions staff and faculty assess applicant fit more effectively.

With Kira Talent, Pepperdine Graziadio Business School implemented a streamlined video interview process integrated with PeopleSoft, plus built-in rubrics, analytics, and question randomization. The result was a major time saver for the small admissions team, a smoother experience for faculty and applicants, and an average applicant feedback rating of 4.8 out of 5 stars, while scores were imported into the applicant record within hours.

Pepperdine Graziadio Business School

Yamiley Saintvil

Director of Admissions