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On a Great One-Page Resume

Nov 22, 2016

[caption id="attachment_905" align="alignleft" width="250"] You use a cleaner font, I'm sure[/caption] Got questions about your MBA resume for your application? You are not alone. Everyone who has applied to an MBA program or for any job worries about their resume. How on earth do you fit...

Chicago Booth, Harvard Business School, Stanford GSB, Uncategorized

The Best MBA Resume Advice Ever

Aug 02, 2015

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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 runs...

Application Ideas, Harvard Business School, Inspiration, Stanford GSB

What To Read Now

Mar 06, 2014

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It's been a long time since I have written here -- it's March 1 and surely time to pull out the always appropriate blog post on MBA admission chances for Round 3. The basic tenets still hold true: the chances are much slimmer, but if...

Harvard Business School, Stanford GSB, Uncategorized

Do I Have to Work at Goldman Sachs to Get Into Business School?

May 28, 2013

by betsy

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To get into one of the best business schools in the world, most people I talk to worry that their work experience isn't good enough. Even those who have worked for the top names in their industries: Goldman, McKinsey, Morgan Stanley, or Bain Capital, worry that...

Harvard Business School, Stanford GSB, Uncategorized

Aiming for a Business Career: A How-To for College Students and Recent Grads

Mar 28, 2013

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My day job is helping people get into the business schools in the world, and most of my paying clients are a few months away from filling out their applications. In most cases, I wish I had met them years earlier. That’s because young professionals-to-be could...

Harvard Business School, Stanford GSB, Uncategorized

“Feeder Schools” and the MBA

Jan 25, 2013

by betsy

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I have seen a lot of discussion around the internet about the right "feeder schools" to top MBA programs. Some websites, such as Poets & Quants, back into an aggregation of the top feeder schools, but even before discussing them, you want to be aware...

Harvard Business School, Inspiration, Stanford GSB, Uncategorized, Wharton

Are you a Non-Traditional MBA Candidate? Then Read This.

Aug 25, 2012

by betsy

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Just about everyone, that is, other than McKinsey consultants and Goldman analysts, call themselves non-traditional candidates for business school. Why? Because they think that everyone who will populate the next MBA class comes [caption id="attachment_1352" align="alignright" width="240"] Defraying the cost of business school[/caption] from management consulting or...

Essays, Harvard Business School, Stanford GSB, Uncategorized

Consider Your Audience in Your B-School Application

Jul 16, 2012

by betsy

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I recently attended a workshop at the Stanford Graduate School of Business on pitching business plans to entrepreneurs. The experts there kept hammering it home: consider your audience. An MBA application is like any sales pitch. Your audience will not only determine what you have to...

Chicago Booth, Harvard Business School, Stanford GSB, Uncategorized

What You Can Do NOW to Boost Your MBA Application

May 09, 2012

by betsy

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With deadlines for MBA applications about six months away, you might think there's not much you can do to prepare right now other than take the GMAT or GRE. Even if you’re planning to apply to schools next year, you may think that your profile...

Berkeley Haas, Chicago Booth, Harvard Business School, Stanford GSB, Uncategorized, Wharton

What is the Best Business School for a Career in Finance?

Jan 19, 2012

by betsy

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Because I worked for Goldman Sachs right out of business school, later worked in investment management, and now consult with companies like BlackRock, lots of people ask what MBA program they should attend if they want a career in finance. And they also wonder if...

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On a Great One-Page Resume

The Best MBA Resume Advice Ever

What To Read Now

Do I Have to Work at Goldman Sachs to Get Into Business School?

Aiming for a Business Career: A How-To for College Students and Recent Grads

“Feeder Schools” and the MBA

Are you a Non-Traditional MBA Candidate? Then Read This.

Consider Your Audience in Your B-School Application

What You Can Do NOW to Boost Your MBA Application

What is the Best Business School for a Career in Finance?

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