Category : Harvard Business School

  • MBA questions

    People always ask: How do I make myself stand out in an MBA application?  I have three words of advice: Answer the questions.  Advice so simple it barely seems worth mentioning. At a recent school panel, a Yale School of Management admissions officer underscored just…

  • You can find countless articles on general resumes all over the web, but very little on the perfect MBA resume. I did write about it, walking through a template I’ve crafted after working with Stanford GSB first year students. But my colleague Candy LaBalle, who…

  • Harvard MBA admission tips

    Every so often I see a piece from a student that actually helps prospective candidates and is not filled with in-jokes or self-congratulations.  So, if you been searching around on the internet for advice on the application process, here’s are some down to earth tips from someone who…

  • Harvard MBA admission tips

    I love the way HBS presents information about the application process. They are the gold standard for transparency and trying to have conversations with students.  And personally, I think they get it. So, here’s the essay question for HBS for the class entering 2016: It’s…

  • Guess what.  Six months from now we will be at the beginning of October. Shocking, isn’t it, that those of you who are thinking of applying to business school in the first round have only six months to figure it all out. You’ve got a…