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Continue reading...Unintentionally blurring things
For a whole bunch o’ reasons, it’s important to tell the truth on your apps. Even if it seems simpler to bend things. Fudging is really great when you’re baking a cake or some brownies, but not so great in your apps. Here’s what we shared with a BSer when we saw this potentially happening […]
Continue reading...($) How far back is too far back, and are there exceptions?
Hopefully you’ve seen the oft-repeated guidance here that for the purpose of your MBA apps, your resume should be just one page, period. That means that tricky decisions must be made about what to include, and what maybe can go. Premium content starts here… ———– ———– Premium content ends. Even more useful tips […]
Continue reading...($) Pro tips for constructing incredible soundbites on your MBA resume
…or at least, bullets that don’t totally confuse your admissions reader! First point on the resume that we hope you’ll take to heart: It should be visually accessible. It does not need fancy formatting, and it actually should be constructed in a standardized format. The Wharton one we referenced here is a good sample if […]
Continue reading...($) “I can’t fit it all in so I’m just gonna leave this college internship off the resume”
Scrunching your fabulous five years of post-college employment down to a single page resume for the purpose of your MBA applications is no fun. We get it. We also know that there are certain things that MUST be on the resume. You may be looking for places where you can cut back, but these areas […]
Continue reading...($) “How do I show teamwork on the resume?”
Part of the assessment in our Reworking Your Resume App Accelerator (which, by the way, is one of our most popular services – for good reason! everyone needs to redo their resume for their MBA apps) is a look at whether or not that important application asset is conveying teamwork. We got a question about...
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($) Concerns with pre-MBA work history
Erratic work history unfortunately can be a yellow flag (not red flag) in MBA admissions. There are ways to handle this — but if not done carefully, then many of the concerns of unintended messaging can crop up. Premium content starts here… ———– ———– Premium content ends. If you do that honestly, and […]
Continue reading...($) “I work in a brand-name firm. What should I know about as I think about my MBA chances?”
This is a follow-up to our recent post describing the realities for those coming into the MBA application process from a no-name firm, and what the situation really looks like for candidates without brand-name company experience. Today is for those candidates who do have that experience, working for a Deloitte or a Merrill Lynch or […]
Continue reading...($) “My job title doesn’t reflect my actual job.”
We frequently mention how underappreciated the resume is as part of an MBA application. It may come as a surprise to hear this, but really, truly, the resume you have on hand from the last time you were job-hunting is not optimized for this process of getting into a top-end MBA program. Recently we talked […]
Continue reading...($) “I work for a small company nobody’s ever heard of. Can I still get into bschool?”
Short answer: YES! There’s a common myth that you have to work for well-known, marquee brand-name companies in order to make it into a well-known, marquee brand-name bschool. Premium content starts here… ———– ———– Premium content ends. So the long answer to our question posed up top is also a YES. Definitely yes! […]
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