We lurked in the background of a Chicago Booth chat awhile ago where one of the BSers asked this*: This is addressed to the second years. In your internships, did you feel a difference between you and the other interns from other schools. If so, at what level and how did Booth differentiate you from…
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qshdz says
Interesting post.
What’s the ‘big picture’ mentioned in the answer? Is it having a clear understanding of the power players at the company and networking like hell? politics? Being likable and willing to learn and work extremely hard? Being humble and selfless? Pick the right team that happens to have a headcount open? Understanding where the company is going and making the appropriate recommendation? Go above and beyond of what was defined in the internship?
I think it might have more to do with the specific candidate.
essaysnark says
There’s only one item in your list that touches on “big picture” as this student related it. You may want to re-read what they said.