Warning: We are not suggesting that you plug these goals into your essays and call it a day! We’re simply offering some ideas of career paths that the MBA is a great preparation for, where there are plenty of jobs coming to campus to attract high-quality students like you will be, which pay well and […]
Continue reading...($) Want to go into consulting? Here’s a tip to increase the chances of a successful pitch.
Last week we talked about venture capital as a goal in an MBA application. Let’s turn our attention today to the most common post-MBA goal that we ever see in BSers’ essays: Consulting. Today’ss advice is offered both for pitching consulting in your MBA apps — where it’s exceedingly difficult to stand out from the […]
Continue reading...($) Pitching venture capital as your post-MBA goal
We spoke in broad strokes about trends in MBA career goals and what we’re seeing in essays these days. Here’s more detail on the currently most popular sexy-sounding goal: Venture Capital. Premium content starts here… ———– ———– Premium content ends. We’re planning a few more of these dedicated “pitching goals of X” type […]
Continue reading...($) “I started this thing….” aka When is a startup you’ve created actually a startup
Startups are sexy! Startups are the future! Everybody wants to do a startup! And hey look, you’ve already done one! (Or have you???) Premium content starts here… ———– ———– Premium content ends. If you want to learn about the pros and cons and tips and tricks of pitching something entrepreneurial as your MBA […]
Continue reading...($) Spotlight On: Career Goals!
As society changes, applicants change in what they aspire to. A lot of this is driven by how the world changes, especially as we’ve seen with the tech sector, and what types of jobs need the skills that business school is meant to train on. A key benefit of the MBA is how flexible it […]
Continue reading...($) essay critique! NYU Stern MBA “short and long-term career goals”
For NYU Stern — and a number of schools — being able to articulate why you want the MBA, based on what you want to do with it after you graduate, is critical to getting the attention of your admissions reader. One of you readers of this here blahg has written an essay to do […]
Continue reading...($) The importance of explicit “why MBA” content
We referenced “why MBA” briefly in our recent post breaking down our services tactically by which is best suited for which school (Pro Tip: That post is chockfull of insights on the schools — it’s not just a pitch to buy stuff from us!! A careful reader will find gobs of value there regardless of […]
Continue reading...($) Can you make too much money to get into an MBA program?
Some time back we got a question that some others of you may be interested in learning about too: Hello! I’ve been wondering why schools ask for salary information from every employer listed in apps. Current employer, I understand helps the school determine the delta between pre and post MBA and measure immediate “value”. Since […]
Continue reading...($) Which schools focus on your post-MBA career goals?
On the one hand, we have to say: All the schools care about all the things! On the other hand…. there are nuances. In addition, there has been a shifting of trends and changes in the mindset in admissions offices at top schools all across the country. What admissions directors are really looking for is […]
Continue reading...There are two parts to your pitch: What you say, and how you say it.
This may sound so obvious as to be useless, but hear us out. The way you write about your career goals is at least as important as what the career goals actually are. Or to put it another way: If the reader can’t figure out what you’re saying you want to do with the MBA, […]
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