Why do schools ask you about career goals? Not all of them do, but some of them do — and those that do often tend to care a lot about how you respond. No you don’t really need to know what you will do in three years when you (hopefully!) will be graduating with that […]
Continue reading...($) A great way to brainstorm about your post-MBA career goals
Here’s a follow-up to our post from yesterday about how you’re — MBA or otherwise — going to go out there and change the things in the world that need to be changed. Today’s idea was actually inspired by an exercise that came out of Stanford’s d.school, which is what the “Design School” is commonly […]
Continue reading...Are you ready to change the world?
The world needs you. Maybe it needs you to become a consultant. That’s still a totally viable career path for you and we’re not trying to convince you that getting an MBA to go do that is a bad idea or that it’s somehow morally wrong to continue working to make that happen. But, at […]
Continue reading...($) Coronavirus and career goals for the Class of 2023 applicants
First, news from industry: Yesterday Amazon announced that any of its workforce who is able to work from home is now allowed to continue doing so until at least October 2nd . So, for all those summer internships… well, we just don’t really know. It’s also the furthest-out date we’ve heard a company announce on […]
Continue reading...($) Coronavirus and the MBA: This is what everyone’s career goals essay is going to say this year (with a history lesson)
EssaySnark has another prediction. We also have to point out that given how many predictions we’re making right now, we’re gonna be wrong on some of them. We’re going out on a limb in so many areas, based on digging into the data that we have, based on knowing what’s happened in past cycles, and […]
Continue reading...($) Coronavirus and the MBA: What if you’re graduating this Spring?
WARNING We’re covering coronavirus predictions today and possible impact to society. If you are feeling fragile, if you’re not sure you can handle all the uncertainty — which is a legit reaction!! — then please skip today’s post. We’re going to talk about some possibilities for our future that may trigger anxiety. We believe […]
Continue reading...Want to go to work in Big Tech? The FANG story is evolving. (Or devolving.)
In case you’d not heard it before, “FANG”, or more accurately but not as catchily, “FAANG”, is Facebook – Alphabet – Apple – Netflix – Google. Uh, Netflix? Yeah, this witty acronym first came about a little while ago . All the cool kids want to go work at these companies. Honestly, these names show […]
Continue reading...($) Want to go work in a startup post-MBA? Are you sure it’s a fit for you?
Recently EssaySnark wandered down a rabbit hole of GMAC Researcher data about what employers find valuable in MBA grads. The report was divided by region, by company type, and by skills. We could easily devote a week’s worth of blahg posts to the data in this report but will resist the urge, and instead today...
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($) Who / what situations are greenlit for an MBA app in Round 3?
Continuing our Round 3 MBA Strategy series today, we’ll follow up the recent posts about some risks and challenges in Round 3 ( part 1 and part 2 in case you missed them) with a flip to the positive: There’s a few categories of Brave Supplicant for whom we’re more inclined to see a potentially...
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Becoming your future self
Just a few weeks ago, many of you wrote these very impressive-sounding (we hope!) essays on your intended future goals. What if you started implementing those plans today? This is both a smart thing to do — because how else could you demonstrate that you’re a new-and-improved person if you end up (eeek!!!) as a […]
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