{"id":60199,"date":"2023-12-01T07:43:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T14:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/10-common-mba-application-mistakes-of-finance-professionals-part-1-2\/"},"modified":"2023-12-01T07:43:02","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T14:43:02","slug":"10-common-mba-application-mistakes-of-finance-professionals-part-1-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/10-common-mba-application-mistakes-of-finance-professionals-part-1-2\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Common MBA Application Mistakes of Finance Professionals-Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Are you surprised to hear that MBA applicants from financial services, private equity, and VC make up the largest percentage of the incoming classes at many of the top business schools? We didn’t think so. Several firms require finance professionals to have an MBA for top-level positions, and finance industries feed heavily into the most competitive programs.<\/span><\/p>\n

At Harvard Business School, for example,\u00a0<\/span>27% of the Class of 2025<\/span><\/a>\u00a0has previously worked in finance, followed by\u00a0<\/span>26% of the entering class<\/span><\/a>\u00a0at Chicago Booth School of Business and\u00a0<\/span>24% at Stanford Graduate School of Business<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Other applicants may have to work hard to demonstrate that they can handle finance, accounting, and statistics classes. But for finance professionals, this box is already checked without question. The admissions committee is confident that you can excel in the core classes. Consider it one less thing you have to worry about!<\/span><\/p>\n

If you come from this particular applicant pool, your goal is to stand out as much as possible from peers with similar backgrounds. However, there’s a right and wrong way to attract the admission committee’s attention. So, avoid these common MBA application mistakes made by finance professionals.<\/span><\/p>\n

Are you curious about your admissions odds as an applicant from an overrepresented industry? <\/span><\/em><\/strong>Contact us<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0to talk strategy with a free 15-minute advising session with an SBC Principal Consultant.<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Mistake #1: Failing to develop an overall strategy<\/span><\/h3>\n

Applicants with a typical career background face one of the most significant hurdles to admission. You must develop a comprehensive application strategy that distinguishes you from equally impressive peers. No matter how remarkable your pedigree is, business schools don’t want a class filled with individuals of the same profile.<\/span><\/p>\n

The MBA journey begins with considerable self-reflection to crystalize your life and professional goals and find the right schools that fit and align with those aspirations. From your resume to your essays to your letters of recommendation to your interview, you’ll need to differentiate yourself through stories and examples highlighting your analytical expertise and personal pursuits to add another dimension to your MBA application.<\/span><\/p>\n

At the same time, be sure to lean into your so-called soft skills. Soft skills are an essential set of personal attributes that enhance interactions, job performance, and career prospects. They are also a cornerstone of a winning MBA application strategy. EQ is vital<\/a>, and successful future leaders will be those who can foster engaging and meaningful dialogue.<\/p>\n

Mistake #2: Not filling in the “white spaces.”<\/span><\/h3>\n

When strong finance applicants don’t get in, often it’s not because they are unqualified or didn’t deliver when it comes to their GMAT. Rather, it’s because they falsely believed that an impressive test score or having Morgan Stanley on their resume was enough to make them the ideal candidate. With such fierce competition, you must realize you are not just your resume. You are the white spaces in between.<\/span><\/p>\n

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MBA programs seek to attract applicants who are curious about the broader world through academic, extracurricular, or life experiences. You never know if your passion for kitesurfing, the minor in game design, or those articles you published in the school newspaper are just the ticket to creating a standout application.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mistake #3: underwhelming recommendation letters<\/span><\/h3>\n

As an evaluation from an independent observer, letters of recommendation are a secret weapon for finance professionals’ application success. Your recommenders will have to evaluate you against your peers and may even write letters for them, too. So, ensure that your recommenders consider <\/span>you\u00a0<\/span><\/em>the top-ranked employee in their area.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Please don’t leave them to their own devices. Even a recommender with the best intentions might end up writing a weak appraisal if it does not dovetail with the\u00a0\u201cBrand You\u201d<\/a>\u00a0that is woven into your essays.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Make sure your recommenders share specific examples of your excellent work. To help orient them, provide a bulleted list of projects you worked on together, especially if they praised you for the results. Give very specific anecdotes, like \u201cRemember the time on the XYZ negotiation where you said the deal structure I proposed saved the company $10 million?\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

Some of these anecdotes can be topics you also raise in the essays, while others might be fresh material that only the recommender employs.\u00a0 Often, a performance review or meeting can be a valuable source for specific compliments if you need help steering your recommenders.<\/span><\/p>\n

Finally, aim for a good \u201cspread\u201d among your recommenders, so they can write about you from various angles. The more well-rounded finance professionals can paint themselves, the better for MBA admissions success.<\/p>\n

We’ll have more common mistakes that finance professionals need to avoid ready for you next week, so stay tuned!<\/p>\n

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Stacy Blackman Consulting offers multiple services to meet your MBA application needs. From our\u00a0All-In Partnership<\/a>\u00a0to interview prep, essay editing, resume review, and much more, we\u2019ve got you covered. Contact us today for a\u00a0free 15-minute advising session<\/a>\u00a0to talk strategy with a Principal SBC consultant.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Here\u2019s a snapshot of the caliber of expertise on our SBC team<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Ashley<\/h2>\n

HBS Admissions Board
\nat Harvard Business School
\nHBS MBA<\/p>\n

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Kerry<\/h2>\n

HBS Admissions Board
\nat Harvard Business School
\nKellogg MBA<\/p>\n

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Pauline<\/h2>\n

Director HBS Admissions
\nat Harvard Business School
\nMBA, the Wharton School<\/p>\n

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Geri<\/h2>\n

HBS Admissions Board
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Laura<\/h2>\n

HBS Admissions Board
\nat Harvard Business School
\nHBS MBA<\/p>\n

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Andrea<\/h2>\n

Director HBS Admissions
\nat Harvard Business School
\nHBS MBA<\/p>\n

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Jennifer<\/h2>\n

Admissions Officer at Stanford's Graduate School of Business (GSB)
\nMBA, Stanford's Graduate School of Business (GSB)<\/p>\n

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Erin K.<\/h2>\n

Asst Director MBA Admissions
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\nDirector MBA Admissions
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Susie<\/h2>\n

Admissions Officer at Stanford's Graduate School of Business (GSB)
\nMBA, Stanford's Graduate School of Business (GSB)<\/p>\n

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Dione<\/h2>\n

MBA, Stanford's Graduate School of Business (GSB)
\nMinority Admissions, the GSB
\nDiversity Programs, the GSB <\/p>\n

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Anthony<\/h2>\n

Associate Director MBA Admissions
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\nat the University of Pennsylvania<\/p>\n

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Meghan<\/h2>\n

Associate Director MBA Admissions and Marketing
\nat the Wharton MBA\u2019s Lauder Institute<\/p>\n

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Amy<\/h2>\n

Director, the Wharton School
\nat the University of Pennsylvania
\nProfessional Writer<\/p>\n

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Ally<\/h2>\n

Assistant Director MBA Admissions
\nat Columbia Business School (CBS)
\nNYU Admissions<\/p>\n

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Erin B.<\/h2>\n

Assistant Director MBA Admissions
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\nM.S.Ed, Higher Education, U of Pennsylvania\n<\/p>\n

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Emma<\/h2>\n

Associate Director MBA Admissions
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Ashley<\/h2>\n

Ashley<\/span> is a former MBA Admissions Board Member for Harvard Business School (HBS), where she interviewed and evaluated thousands of business school applicants for over a six year tenure.\u00a0Ashley<\/span>\u00a0holds an MBA from HBS.<\/p>\n

During her HBS years,\u00a0Ashley<\/span>\u00a0was the Sports Editor for the Harbus and a member of the B-School Blades Ice Hockey Team. After HBS, she worked in Marketing at the Gillette Company on Male and Female shaving ...<\/p>\n

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Kerry<\/h2>\n

Kerry is a former member of the Admissions Board at Harvard Business School (HBS).<\/p>\n

During her 5+ year tenure at HBS, she read and evaluated hundreds of applications and interviewed MBA candidates from a wide range of backgrounds across the globe. She also led marketing and outreach efforts focused on increasing diversity and inclusion, ran the Summer Venture in Management Program (SVMP), and launched the 2+2 Program during her time in Admissions.<\/p>\n

Kerry holds a B.A. from Bates College and\u00a0 ...<\/p>\n

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Pauline<\/h2>\n

A former associate director of admissions at Harvard Business School, Pauline served on the HBS MBA Admissions Board full-time for four years. She evaluated and interviewed HBS applicants, both on-campus and globally.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Pauline's career has included sales and marketing management roles with Coca-Cola, Gillette, Procter & Gamble, and IBM.\u00a0 For over 10 years, Pauline has expertly guided MBA applicants, and her clients h ...<\/p>\n

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Geri<\/h2>\n

Geri is a former member of the Admissions Board at Harvard Business School (HBS).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In her 7 year tenure in HBS Admissions, she read and evaluated hundreds of applications and interviewed MBA candidates from a diverse set of academic, geographic, and employment backgrounds.\u00a0 Geri also traveled globally representing the school at outreach events in order to raise awareness for women and international students.\u00a0 In additio ...<\/p>\n

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Laura<\/h2>\n

Laura comes from the MBA Admissions Board at Harvard Business School (HBS) and is an HBS MBA alumnus. In her HBS Admissions role, she evaluated and interviewed hundreds of business school candidates, including internationals, women, military and other applicant pools, for five years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Prior to her time as a student at HBS, Laura began her career in advertising and marketing in Chicago at Leo Burnett where she worked on th ...<\/p>\n

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Andrea<\/h2>\n

Andrea served as the Associate Director of MBA Admissions at Harvard Business School (HBS) for over five years.\u00a0 In this role, she provided strategic direction for student yield-management activities and also served as a full member of the admissions committee.<\/p>\n

In 2007, Andrea launched the new 2+2 Program at Harvard Business School \u2013 a program targeted at college junior applicants to Harvard Business School.\u00a0 Andrea has also served as a Career Coach for Harvard Business School for both cu ...<\/p>\n

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Jennifer<\/h2>\n

Jennifer served as Admissions Officer at the Stanford (GSB) for five years. She holds an MBA from Stanford (GSB) and a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jennifer has over 15 years experience in guiding applicants through the increasingly competitive admissions process into top MBA programs. Having read thousands and thousands of essays and applications while at Stanford (GSB) Admiss ...<\/p>\n

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Erin K.<\/h2>\n

Erin served in key roles in MBA Admissions--as Director at Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley and Assistant Director at Stanford's Graduate School of Business (GSB).<\/p>\n

Erin served on the admissions committee at each school and has read thousands of applications in her career. At Haas, she served for seven years in roles that encompassed evaluation, outreach, and diversity and inclusion. During her tenure in Admissions at GSB, she was responsible for candidate evaluation, applicant outreach, ...<\/p>\n

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Susie<\/h2>\n

Susie comes from the Admissions Office of the Stanford Graduate School of Business where she reviewed and evaluated hundreds of prospective students\u2019 applications.\u00a0 She holds an MBA from Stanford\u2019s GSB and a BA from Stanford in Economics.<\/p>\n

Prior to advising MBA applicants, Susie held a variety of roles over a 15-year period in capital markets, finance, and real estate, including as partner in one of the nation\u2019s most innovative finance and real estate investment organizations. In that r ...<\/p>\n

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Dione<\/h2>\n

Dione holds an MBA degree from Stanford Business School (GSB) and a BA degree from Stanford University, where she double majored in Economics and Communication with concentrations in journalism and sociology. Dione has served as an Admissions reader and member of the Minority Admissions Advisory Committee at Stanford.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Dione is an accomplished and respected advocate and thought leader on education and diversity. She is ...<\/p>\n

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Anthony<\/h2>\n

Anthony served as the Associate Director of MBA Admissions at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, where he dedicated over 10 years of expertise. <\/span><\/p>\n

During his time as a Wharton Admissions Officer, he read and reviewed thousands of applications and helped bring in a class of 800+ students a year.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Anthony has traveled both domestically and internationally to recruit a ...<\/p>\n

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Meghan<\/h2>\n

Meghan served as the Associate Director of Admissions and Marketing at the Wharton MBA\u2019s Lauder Institute, a joint degree program combining the Wharton MBA with an MA in International Studies.<\/p>\n

In her role on the Wharton MBA admissions committee, Meghan advised domestic and international applicants; conducted interviews and information sessions domestically and overseas in Asia, Central and South America, and Europe; and evaluated applicants for admission to the program. Meghan also managed ...<\/p>\n

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Amy<\/h2>\n

Amy comes from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania where she was Associate Director. Amy devoted 12 years at the Wharton School, working closely with MBA students and supporting the admissions team.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

During her tenure at Wharton, Amy served as a trusted adviser to prospective applicants as well as admitted and matriculated students.\u00a0 She conducted admissions chats with applicants early in the admissions ...<\/p>\n

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Ally<\/h2>\n

Ally brings six years of admissions experience to the SBC team, most recently as an Assistant Director of Admission for the full-time MBA program at Columbia Business School (CBS).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

During her time at Columbia, Ally was responsible for reviewing applications, planning recruitment events, and interviewing candidates for both the full-time MBA program and the Executive MBA program. She traveled both internationally and dome ...<\/p>\n

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Erin B.<\/h2>\n

Erin has over seven years of experience working across major institutions, including University of Pennsylvania, Columbia Business School, and NYU's Stern School of Business.<\/p>\n

At Columbia Business School, Erin was an Assistant Director of Admissions where she evaluated applications for both the full time and executive MBA programs, sat on the admissions and merit scholarship committees and advised applicants on which program might be the best fit for them based on their work experience and pro ...<\/p>\n

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Emma<\/h2>\n

Emma comes from the MBA Admissions Office at Columbia Business School (CBS), where she was Associate Director.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Emma conducted dozens of interviews each cycle for the MBA and EMBA programs, as well as coordinating the alumni ambassador interview program. She read and evaluated hundreds of applications each cycle, delivered information sessions to audiences across the globe, and advised countless waitlisted applicants.<\/sp ...<\/p>\n

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