leadership

($) What does it mean to be “differentiated” in the context of your MBA applications?

June 10, 2022 by EssaySnark - Discusses Stanford GSB, Harvard

This is another follow-on post to the “3 Innocent Mistakes” that we wrote about previously. You need to become the type of differentiated applicant that the schools want to see. You need to have a multi-dimensional approach. Stories of leadership and impact are ever more important in this day and age – but unfortunately, from...

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Making meaning out of a great leader

January 17, 2022 by EssaySnark Leave a Comment

Regardless of your nationality and where you grew up, we’re assuming that most of you have heard of The Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr. Photo source: Smithsonian In the U.S., today is the day that we have designated as a national holiday to honor his legacy. Some states don’t recognize the holiday at all; […]

($) Which school is innovating with its application requirements (and why should you care)

June 24, 2021 by EssaySnark Leave a Comment

As we predicted, many schools have now released information on their Class of 2024 application requirements, and in several cases, they’ve opened their applications up and you can even begin applying right now! (Pro Tip: Nobody should be applying right now!!!!!!! Really really really really really we do not suggest submitting any apps at this […]

How to receive feedback

April 12, 2021 by EssaySnark Leave a Comment

Different work environments, and individual managerial styles from different managers, totally impact the experience of receiving feedback. The other determinant of the experience is how you are able to handle the very difficult experience of being told you’ve messed something up. Obviously there’s all sorts of levels and qualities of “feedback” from the innocuous “Attaboy! […]

Being a leader: Tending to language.

February 15, 2021 by EssaySnark Leave a Comment

Being a leader is about working with people. It’s about being diplomatic, and bringing people together, and helping them grow and develop. The concept of servant leadership is, as you can guess from the term, about serving the people you are leading, by putting the teams’ needs first and helping the team be successful by […]

($) Kellogg essay 1: Leadership and creating value

April 28, 2020 by EssaySnark - Discusses Kellogg Leave a Comment

Lots and lots of you are working through your Kellogg drafts to get them ready to submit. And lots and lots of you are struggling with these very difficult questions that Kellogg is asking! In case you missed our discussion of an essay on “meaningful leadership” recently, that’s available. We thought we’d spend a bit […]

($) essay critique! Meaningful leadership experiences…

April 17, 2020 by EssaySnark - Discusses Kellogg Leave a Comment

We’ve got this offer we make here on the blahg where an intrepid BSer can send along their draft (hopefully polished and well prepared!) and we’ll kick it around and see if it’s up to snuff in this competitive game called MBA admissions. Heck, it’s free! (Well, you have to pony up for membership to […]

Not sick? Wear a mask.

March 30, 2020 by EssaySnark 3 Comments

UPDATE 4/6/20: When this was first published a week ago, a) nobody was wearing masks, and b) the US government was advising that nobody should wear masks. Things change quickly these days. EssaySnark vows to continue doing what we can to provide actionable, current information on this situation when you need it, to help you […]

($) MIT Sloan MBA’s interview-invite essay on the “mission” and creating a welcoming environment

February 4, 2020 by EssaySnark - Discusses MIT Sloan Leave a Comment

For anyone interviewing at MIT Sloan: Here’s some advice that we offered in response to a Round 1 BSer looking for input on their idea for essay topic for the “mission” prompt that MIT asks you to write about when they invite you to interview. Here’s the prompt that they give you: The mission of […]

Now that most apps are in: What to do with your life

January 17, 2020 by EssaySnark Leave a Comment

A person we know who exemplifies leadership, who is engaged in constant change and personal improvement for themselves over time, sent us this recently, and it has so much wisdom. It’s from Peter Drucker, who was a management genius, which means he was a people genius. If you’ve not heard the name before, you will […]