What do you think might be the most important element of an essay that professes to talk about your “passion”? Hmmmm. EssaySnark sees misguided uses of this word “passion” so many times. It’s just, ugh. Premium content starts here… If you’re reading this in email, click through to get the full ‘Snark! ———– ———– […]
Continue reading...($) Being clear in your writing: Personal interests on the resume (and everywhere else)
This written communication thing is tricky business. Not only do you need to put yourself in your reader’s shoes and remember that they don’t have a clue about you and your world, but you also have to resist the natural tendency to fancy-up your sentences, and instead stick to normal everyday language. Developing good essays...
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“Passion” is the most overrated word in MBA essays.
Well, that and “the network.” And maybe “business acumen.” Here’s a great explanation of why “passion” is not the most important thing in your career, courtesy of (surprisingly) Mashable . They’re a little overenamored of their witty alliteration and use of other “P” words in their article, but they cite some respectable thinkers and the […]
Continue reading...($) So you wanna transition into a career in the sports industry?
Perhaps the ultimate of the “sexy” post-MBA career goals is the desire to go into the sports business. We’ve supported quite a few Brave Supplicants with their MBA apps over the years where they pitched this idea to the adcom, and while we can say that in recent years, it’s become a bit more feasible, […]
Continue reading...($) The most important thing for your MBA interview
OK OK OK, no, maybe this isn’t “THE” most important thing. But it sure can help! (Insider Tip: The “most important thing” is to PRACTICE! Because interviewing is DIFFICULT and unless you’ve been doing gobs of it lately, it’s not something you’re going to be naturally good at.) Now that we’ve gotten that out of […]
Continue reading...“What do I do now???”
Reblahgging from several years ago – because it’s timely! So you got a bunch of apps in this week, or maybe there’s a straggler that you’re still working on for tonight. Great! Congrats! That’s huge! Definitely you deserve a break after that big push in the past few weeks. Once you’ve caught up on […]
Continue reading...Your reactions to Harvard’s cosmetics industry activist.
Just a reminder: We’re gearing up for the Thanksgiving holiday here in the U.S. – we have information on impact to our reviews schedule for active clients in My SnarkCenter. 1/8/15 This post has been updated to reflect an additional survey response. Today we’re following up on the issue of whether a student “owes” something […]
Continue reading...An activist student and recruiting relationships
Yesterday we tweeted this: First-yr at @HarvardHBS engages beauty industry recruiter @Loreal in debate about bad beauty chemicals http://t.co/zrgsGuxrVI < REAL passion — Essay Snark (@EssaySnark) November 10, 2014 The tl;dr of it is, a first-year (first-term, really) student at Harvard who campaigns against chemicals in beauty products received one of the standard recruiting emails […]
Continue reading...What to do next
So many of you are currently in the exhilaration of deadlines and adrenaline. Push comes to shove, the calendar puts you up against a wall, and YES! You PERFORM! Essays are being written, submit buttons are being clicked. You feel ALIVE, and VIBRANT! You’re GETTING SH*T DONE! That’s good stuff. We applaud that. Getting any […]
Continue reading...($) “Your thoughts on ‘passion’ essays?”
Yeah it’s the holidays but that doesn’t mean you can take a break from your essays! We’ll be here throughout this crunch time to support you. To that extent, we’re posting some advice offered to those who’ve gone before. The BSer who sent this in has actually just finished their first semester at a Very...
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