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...($) “I work for a small company nobody’s ever heard of. Can I still get into bschool?”
Short answer: YES! There’s a common myth that you have to work for well-known, marquee brand-name companies in order to make it into a well-known, marquee brand-name bschool. Premium content starts here… ———– ———– Premium content ends. So the long answer to our question posed up top is also a YES. Definitely yes! […]
Continue reading...($) Resume dead weight, aka, easy things you can cut
We’ve been talking about MBA resumes a bit recently… And here’s more! This first went up on the blahg over 10 years ago now :-O – and we’re putting it front-and-center again for you today because, well, there’s some goodness here! For, you know, Round 2 apps and stuff. Point 1: You should...
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($) HOW you present is in some ways as important as WHAT you present
Things are getting real for Round 2, Brave Supplicant! We’re officially in The Zone. We’re seeing lots of activity here where BSers are getting into the swing of things with constructing strategies and figuring out messaging. It’s not too late to sign up for support from The ‘Snark on such things! Our Complete Essay Package […]
Continue reading...($) Stuffing is for turkeys. Not MBA apps.
You know that whole “Less is more” advice? Yeah, it applies here. Premium content starts here… ———– ———– Premium content ends. You may also be interested in: Clouds. Marshmallows. Bunnies. Not essays. Breathless bloat and gloat can backfire Reason #496 that an MBA essay can go off the rails
Continue reading...($) “I’m interviewing! Can I update my resume?”
We’re getting news right and left these days about interview invites from Brave Supplicants and it’s an exciting time indeed! Some of you intrepid types may even be looking at ways to optimize the process by using a new-and-improved resume for the interview. What, it didn’t occur to you to update the resume for the […]
Continue reading...($) Job titles can be their own form of jargon!
More and more admissions teams are becoming more and more directive in how they present information and guidance to applicants like you, and more and more we’re seeing them be quite explicit on something important: NO JARGON IN ESSAYS AND APPS We say this so many times here on the blahg but it’s worth repeating […]
Continue reading...($) Getting your MBA resume to a single page
Does it have to be a single page? Well……….. Yes. Sorry folks. We know, we know, lots of schools say “one or two pages” — but other schools say “one page only” and based on where you’re at in your career, honestly you should be able to corral the content down so it fits on […]
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