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Another one in the MBA Application Basics category. A commonly known fact (assuming you’ve read the application guidelines on bschool websites) is that your MBA application will be looked at as a complete package and the impact that it’ll have on the admissions committee (adcom) will depend on each of the components included. But candidates … Read more
Mention the Darden MBA program at the University of Virginia to any MBA applicant, and what is it that first pops into their mind? Top ranked MBA program, case studies, management consulting industry, competitive admissions process, will I land an internship, what about MBA jobs? Recently when I had the opportunity to interview Wendy Huber, … Read more
For many, their MBA pursuit is usually a hush-hush affair: on the personal front, also on the professional front. You would not want inquisitive friends, relatives or neighbours spreading the word around before you have a confirmed place in the MBA college of your choice. Again you don’t want your competing office colleagues to gain … Read more
Not-so-hot Guy: Will you marry me? Popular Gal: Send across your personal details. I’ll think about it. [1 month later] Guy: Will you marry me? Please let me know so I can make arrangements for the wedding. My biological clock is ticking and there are a ton of things I need to do if/after you … Read more
After taking their GMAT test and scoring a 700+, many MBA applicants start thinking about the rest of their MBA application components and that’s when they start realising about the (most perceived) gaps and flaws in their otherwise bullet-proof armour. Then they resort to last-minute workarounds to cover up those shortcomings. And the results can … Read more
We get this question frequently on discussion forums and over email. In fact, a little too frequent for our comfort. So it doesn’t hurt talking about it again here. If you are an MBA applicant with considerable experience, you now have our permission to say ‘Duh!’ and skip this post. There seems to be a … Read more
This is a guest post by Maria Ahmed, editor of BusinessBecause.com, a global business school networking, news and jobs site that helps applicants choose a business school and business students find a job. Three Indian MBAs on going to business school in Singapore, the UK and Italy! by Maria Ahmed If you’re considering … Read more
Before Oxford MBA at the Said Business School made its mark came Oxford University, a name that’s been around in the academic world for 8 centuries. If you have no clue how far back in time this was, it was after dinosaurs had disappeared from the face of earth and before internet sensation Govind Tiwari … Read more
If your reason for pursuing an MBA is to spice up your career and give it a new direction, vigour and vitality (is that sounding like one of those shady ayurvedic aphrodisiac advertisements?), it would help if you spend some time to decide which way you would like to take it. And do that before … Read more
Hari Raghavachari, an alumnus of IMD, has been sharing his experiences with us in a 3-part series. In this final post, he describes his career hunt. || This blog post for MCB focuses on my journey to and through an MBA at IMD International (www.imd.ch). Located in Lausanne, Switzerland, IMD is a Top Tier European … Read more
Just when you thought Hari couldn’t surpass what he did in his first post on IMD Switzerland, he’s come back with this second helping. For those who just joined us, Hari Raghavachari is an alumnus of IMD who’s writing a 3-part series on his experiences before ,during and after his MBA. If you haven’t read … Read more
Should you choose an Indian MBA program over a top international MBA college or Ivy League university? What does a foreign MBA mean from an RoI and post MBA career perspective? Last unrelated question: What do you see in the photo on the left? Option 1: An anaconda slowly tightening its grip around an unsuspecting … Read more