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31 Jul 2010, 06:58
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Okay gang, today I want to talk about the resume.
We have seen one pagers, two pagers, three pagers--the gamut.
We believe that the strongest move is to put forward a one page resume. Why? Well, here are three great reasons:
1) Once you get into HBS, they provide a resume format that they publish as being "ideal." That format, the official HBS format, is just one page. Why would anyone who hasnt even gone to bschool need more than one page, if actual HBS MBA grads only need one page? Also, why not just skip all the mumbo-jumbo, and just use THEIR official format? I have it. I can send it to you. Hit me up.
2) When applying to elite schools, you will NEVER have the coolest experience. No matter how much of a badass you are, theres another dude who has done better things. If you cured cancer, the next guy cured "viruses." You get the idea. So. What happens if THAT guy (the guy who cured "viruses") can get his resume down to one page. Now, youre tellin me that YOU need TWO pages, but that cat only needs one? It makes you look like a chump. Some amazing people will capture all their experiences in one page. To be the guy who "requires two pages" is a pretty bold statement on your part. Youd better be able/willing to back it up. Youd better be preeeetty darn cool.
3) Work gets better when it is shorter. Write a one page resume--the process will FORCE you to capture the essence of your work. It will be better, I assure you, than the two page version.
Hope this helps gang. One page should be juuuust fine. Trust me.
JDF
Founder, PE
We have seen one pagers, two pagers, three pagers--the gamut.
We believe that the strongest move is to put forward a one page resume. Why? Well, here are three great reasons:
1) Once you get into HBS, they provide a resume format that they publish as being "ideal." That format, the official HBS format, is just one page. Why would anyone who hasnt even gone to bschool need more than one page, if actual HBS MBA grads only need one page? Also, why not just skip all the mumbo-jumbo, and just use THEIR official format? I have it. I can send it to you. Hit me up.
2) When applying to elite schools, you will NEVER have the coolest experience. No matter how much of a badass you are, theres another dude who has done better things. If you cured cancer, the next guy cured "viruses." You get the idea. So. What happens if THAT guy (the guy who cured "viruses") can get his resume down to one page. Now, youre tellin me that YOU need TWO pages, but that cat only needs one? It makes you look like a chump. Some amazing people will capture all their experiences in one page. To be the guy who "requires two pages" is a pretty bold statement on your part. Youd better be able/willing to back it up. Youd better be preeeetty darn cool.
3) Work gets better when it is shorter. Write a one page resume--the process will FORCE you to capture the essence of your work. It will be better, I assure you, than the two page version.
Hope this helps gang. One page should be juuuust fine. Trust me.
JDF
Founder, PE
01 Aug 2010, 13:27
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Okay gang, today it is time to talk about our friends out East. And no, I dont mean my former classmates from Boston, at HBS!
Today I want to talk about Korean applicants to the top bschools. Each year we work with countless folks from Korea--and today, they are attending top schools worldwide, including Stanford, Wharton, Kellogg, Duke, and others.
What is the toughest part of the Korean application? Well we didnt realize this until a few years back--but it tends to be making the most of MILITARY experience! And this doesnt have to be the case. That is, military experience should be a FANTASTIC way for applicants to make themselves stand out. And this is especially true for our friends in Korea.
So what are the two most common pitfalls in Korean applications? Two come immediately to mind:
1) Not discussing military experience. This is madness! Whether you are from Korea or the USA--play up your military experience for all it is worth--it is powerful LEADERSHIP exposure. Just because so many Korean clients have that experience, most non-Korean clients do not. And schools love the military leadership exposure. So make sure to capture that experience gang!
2) Characterizing others in the military negatively. This is actually a great lesson for ALL clients--negativity is a bad thing. (So to speak...) We always want to be POSITIVE in our writing--so if someone in your brigade wasnt pulling his weight--do not judge the person. Be positive--let the reader make the judgement. You should simply show us what you did to motivate the guy. But you dont need to bring others down to show yourself in the brightest light.
Good luck to everyone--whether you're writing apps from Korea, here in the US, or beyond!
JDF
Founder, PE
Today I want to talk about Korean applicants to the top bschools. Each year we work with countless folks from Korea--and today, they are attending top schools worldwide, including Stanford, Wharton, Kellogg, Duke, and others.
What is the toughest part of the Korean application? Well we didnt realize this until a few years back--but it tends to be making the most of MILITARY experience! And this doesnt have to be the case. That is, military experience should be a FANTASTIC way for applicants to make themselves stand out. And this is especially true for our friends in Korea.
So what are the two most common pitfalls in Korean applications? Two come immediately to mind:
1) Not discussing military experience. This is madness! Whether you are from Korea or the USA--play up your military experience for all it is worth--it is powerful LEADERSHIP exposure. Just because so many Korean clients have that experience, most non-Korean clients do not. And schools love the military leadership exposure. So make sure to capture that experience gang!
2) Characterizing others in the military negatively. This is actually a great lesson for ALL clients--negativity is a bad thing. (So to speak...) We always want to be POSITIVE in our writing--so if someone in your brigade wasnt pulling his weight--do not judge the person. Be positive--let the reader make the judgement. You should simply show us what you did to motivate the guy. But you dont need to bring others down to show yourself in the brightest light.
Good luck to everyone--whether you're writing apps from Korea, here in the US, or beyond!
JDF
Founder, PE
03 Aug 2010, 07:53
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Today I want to talk about my alma mater, HBS.
At HBS we did not do "problem sets," "math problems," or anything at all to do with a "team," ever. There were countless students there with egos the size of Montana if not bigger, and a surprising number of less-than-fabulous young professors.
But aaaal that being said, HBS taught me one very important lesson that I want to share: the power of a brand name.
When I was deciding where to go to bschool in 2002, I was torn between HBS and Stanford. Id been accepted to both, but couldnt figure out which school to attend. After all, Stanford was harder to get into, but HBS seemed to have a bigger name. I ultimately decided on HBS, mostly because I didnt see myself working in the SF area. I figured that if I were set on moving to California, then perhaps Stanford made more sense. But otherwise, stick with HBS.
Cut to two years later. I have 4 job offers as a graduating second year at HBS--and I ended up taking the one...in San Francisco! Whats my point? From HBS gang, you can go ANYWHERE. East coast, west coast, China, Korea--but with other schools it is just harder. Period. This is the power of a brand name--not just HBS of course. But of a powerful brand name.
Dont get sucked into all the over-thinking here. Go to the best school you can get into. : ) We say it once a month or so.
JDF
At HBS we did not do "problem sets," "math problems," or anything at all to do with a "team," ever. There were countless students there with egos the size of Montana if not bigger, and a surprising number of less-than-fabulous young professors.
But aaaal that being said, HBS taught me one very important lesson that I want to share: the power of a brand name.
When I was deciding where to go to bschool in 2002, I was torn between HBS and Stanford. Id been accepted to both, but couldnt figure out which school to attend. After all, Stanford was harder to get into, but HBS seemed to have a bigger name. I ultimately decided on HBS, mostly because I didnt see myself working in the SF area. I figured that if I were set on moving to California, then perhaps Stanford made more sense. But otherwise, stick with HBS.
Cut to two years later. I have 4 job offers as a graduating second year at HBS--and I ended up taking the one...in San Francisco! Whats my point? From HBS gang, you can go ANYWHERE. East coast, west coast, China, Korea--but with other schools it is just harder. Period. This is the power of a brand name--not just HBS of course. But of a powerful brand name.
Dont get sucked into all the over-thinking here. Go to the best school you can get into. : ) We say it once a month or so.
JDF
