It’s your job to demonstrate to the adcom that you stand out from the applicant pool and are exactly the person they want in their next MBA class. In this series, you’ll learn how to dig deep to unearth your unique character traits, experiences, skills, and talents and bring them to the forefront of your…
4 Tips for Chinese Business School Applicants
It’s your job to demonstrate to the adcom that you stand out from the applicant pool and are exactly the person they want in their next MBA class. In this series, you’ll learn how to dig deep to unearth your unique character traits, experiences, skills, and talents and bring them to the forefront of your…
3 Tips for Standing Out as an IT MBA Applicant
It’s your job to demonstrate to the adcom that you stand out from the applicant pool and are exactly the person they want in their next MBA class. In this series, you’ll learn how to dig deep to unearth your unique character traits, experiences, skills, and talents and bring them to the forefront of your…
4 Tips for Applying to B-School With Finance Experience
It’s your job to demonstrate to the adcom that you stand out from the applicant pool and are exactly the person they want in their next MBA class. In this series, you’ll learn how to dig deep to unearth your unique character traits, experiences, skills, and talents and bring them to the forefront of your…
5 Tips for Your MBA Resume
Your MBA resume essentially serves as your career’s “greatest hits.” On 1-2 pages, you’re given the opportunity to highlight your most impressive academic and professional experiences. Answer these 5 questions to create a stunning resume that’ll grab the attention of top b-school adcom and boost your chances of getting accepted: 1. Who are you? Interview…
3 Day-Of Tips for a Successful MBA Interview
So many articles focus on how to prepare for your business school interview (and you should read those articles!), but here I’m going to talk about things you should do DURING the actual interview. Not what you should say, but how you should say it. How should you answer the interview questions? How should you…
Can You Recover from Your Criminal Record?
Your MBA profile is nearly perfect: You’ve got great stats and an impressive resume. You’re friendly, personable, and a fantastic leader. There’s just one little glitch: your criminal record. A criminal record does work as a strike against you, but it’s not necessarily an insurmountable problem. Here are some points to consider: 1. The Severity…
4 Great Explanations for Serial Job Switchers
You’ve got high stats, great skills, and have had awesome jobs…too many of them. You suffer from what we call in the biz Frequent Job-Switching Syndrome (or FJSS). Those who suffer from FJSS don’t have trouble finding jobs; they have trouble keeping them. A resume with 2-3 impressive post-college or post-grad school jobs looks great,…
5 Ways to Prove You’re an “Easy to Place” Older Applicant
Adcoms often like to steer clear of applicants who are “difficult to place.” Like it or not, we live in an ageist business world. Youth is associated with being hip, tech-savvy, innovative, and ambitious. Older candidates may be viewed as out of touch. (Of course, these stereotypes are just that – stereotypes.) If you are…
