Tag Archive | "INSEAD"
Current, MBA
This INSEAD 2011 MBA Application tip post is one of a series of posts providing MBA application and essay advice for applicants to top MBA programs around the world. You can access the entire series at http://blog.accepted.com/acceptedcom_blog/tag/2011-mba-application-tips. My tips for answering INSEAD’s essay questions are in blue below.
INSEAD 2011 MBA Essay Questions
JOB ESSAYS
1. Please give [...]
Bschool Life, Career, Current, GMAT, MBA
Here’s what’s been going on in the world of MBA and medical school admissions news:
An Israeli news source (Globes.co.il) reports that top b-schools in the U.S. have begun recruiting seriously in Israel. This year, more than 150 Israeli students will attend MBA programs in the U.S., including the first ever Israeli-Ethiopian student will be studying [...]
Bschool Life, Career, Current, MBA
Word has it that Dipak Jain, former dean of Kellogg, is tipped to become the next dean of INSEAD. According to a recent Financial Times article, Dipak Jain is the front-runner for the position and is awaiting approval from the INSEAD board and faculty from both the French and Singapore campuses. (INSEAD has another, smaller [...]
Books, Bschool Life, Current, Fun Stuff, MBA
Top European b-schools continue making the same mistake: First, in 2008 London Business School ousted their new dean, Robin Buchanan, for being too much of a businessman and not enough of an academic dean. Now IMD’s president, John Wells, is stepping down due to similar criticism. Finally, Frank Brown, Insead’s current dean, also plans to [...]
Books, Bschool Life, Current, Fun Stuff, MBA
Thinking about applying to an international MBA program? Like the idea of having international experience on your resume, but don’t know much about your global options? Not sure if you should attend an internationally-run program or an American-based program transplanted to foreign soil?
Internationalizing the MBA, a special report written by Accepted editor and international [...]
Bschool Life, Current, Fun Stuff, MBA
I will run out of superlatives if I attempt to describe the 2010 AIGAC Conference in Boston. Suffice it say that it was extraordinarily illuminating. MIT Sloan and Harvard Business School graciously and generously hosted the event, which was kicked off by MIT Sloan’s Dean David C. Schmittlein, who discussed the reasoning behind MIT Sloan’s [...]
Bschool Life, Career, Current, Fun Stuff, Interviews, MBA
Accepted.com has started a new blog series offering our readers a behind-the-scenes look at selected MBA programs. We hope to offer you a candid picture of student life, and what you should consider as you prepare your application.
Here are some excerpts from an interview with a recent graduate of INSEAD with a General Management background, [...]
Books, Bschool Life, Career, Current, Fun Stuff, MBA
Wharton will host the first official “MBA Peer School Forum,” a gathering of top MBA student government leaders. The three-day President Summit will focus on “inter-school cohesion and collaboration” as well as initiatives that will “bring positive impact to business and society.” The event will include the collaboration of outgoing and incoming student presidents from [...]
Blog, MBA
Long-Term vs Short-Term Goals - which should you focus on in your application process?
WSJ Article - which business leaders were dinged?
INSEAD Campus Visit - debrief
London Business School - waitlist advice
Booth (Waitlist) vs Ross ($$$) - would you wait for Booth?
“Going Nowhere” in 2010 – what I’ll do to improve my application next year
Health Insurance in [...]
Career, Current, MBA
Last week BusinessWeek published an article about the increase in post-MBA career opportunities. This time the job market focus is on Europe.
At top business schools around Europe recruiting rates are up, and more and more MBA grads are landing jobs faster than graduates from the same programs last year. For example, job offers for INSEAD’s [...]
