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IE Business School: Why Should you Consider this Top European MBA?



What were you doing before the MBA and how did b-school come into the picture?
Before embarking on my MBA journey, I was working as a Senior Business Analyst at one of the largest banks in the Nordic region. Prior to this, I had a 7-year long career in application development at one of India’s software services giants. From being an application developer to a technology lead, from managing projects as a team leader to client management as an onsite coordinator, I have played diverse roles during my professional journey. I also gained international work experience of about 4 years and have worked with teams from several nationalities while living in Spain and Japan..IE Business School
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ISB Hyderabad: Campus, Teaching, Placements, and Peers



ISB Hyderabad. Almost every Indian MBA applicants aspires to get into this top ranked MBA institute. And why not? It is not just management education that you go his institute for. It is an experience in its own. Arani Roy, an ISB Alum and a GyanOne ISB Application Review client, shares his experience and insights on Life at ISB: Campus, Teaching, Placements and Peers. Over to you Arani!
“This will be the best year in your lives, this we can promise’ keeping the microphone on the stand the 5 feet 10 inches figure in his blue kurta turned away from the apprehensive eyes set on him. A huge cheer broke the silence from behind, the spontaneous shout came from his 30 odd classmates.” And he was right. Best year can appear to mean a year of never-experienced fun or a year so constructive that there was no looking back since or it can be of making best friends…ISB was all of these and more. For the skeptic I have nothing to say but read along to see if I am exaggerating..ISB Hyderabad: Campus
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5 ISB MBA Admission Mistakes – BEWARE!



Every year, thousands of students apply to ISB. Many of them have strong GMAT scores, good academic profiles and work experience, and a high likelihood of success at the ISB admissions process. Yet, many year, many deserving candidates fail to make it to ISB in spite of these credentials. GyanOne has worked with many reapplicants, helping them to make it to ISB the following year. Yet, this article is not about us – it is about ISB applicants themselves, and how they can avoid some common ISB MBA admission mistakes that, if not addressed, can lead to the rejection of their candidature at ISB...ISB essays
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The MBA Optional Essay – How to Approach and Tackle it



The MBA Optional Essay is a bit of an enigma to most MBA applicants when they first see it. For most people preparing their MBA applications, the other essays adequately cover the applicant’s career goals, reasons for choosing the relevant school, and key achievements and learning. The optional essay therefore presents an opportunity to provide yet more information, but in most cases, applicants are not clear about what exactly it should contain. As a result, many applicants tend to use this essay to provide random information, extend other essays, or make a further case for their candidature. This article attempts to remove the confusion underlying the content of the optional essay, and presents a few scenarios on how it should be used..MBA Admission Consultants India
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Study Abroad: Aerospace Engineering in USA



Study Abroad is an option which is gaining popularity among Indian students aiming to gain top notch education right at the onset of their career. With rising awareness among students about possible career paths abroad, SAT preparation and related career guidance starts right from the time a student enters standard X. Kartik Singhal worked extensively with GyanOne for his SAT Preparation and Study Abroad admissions consulting, to gain admission in his dream university in USA for Aerospace engineering..Aerospace Engineering in USA
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ESSEC Master in Management



Ranked third in the latest FT ranking for MiM programs, the ESSEC Master in Management (or the Master of Science in Management, as it is formally known) is a top emerging option for students looking at Masters in Management programs in Europe. The program has been high on the popularity lists of MiM applicants with above average GMAT scores because it offers some truly unique features. A dual campus in Singapore, exchange programs with dozens of schools abroad, and extensive industry integration are only some of those aspects. The program is highly rated in France, and is considered second only to the HEC MiM program in that region. With early-career applicants increasingly looking at MiM programs as an excellent career option, the ESSEC MiM is seeing a rising number of applications..ESSEC Master in Management
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Full-Time MBA Options For Mid-Career Professionals



There are very few options that someone with over 12 years of experience has. Most full-time MBA programs look at such candidates as too experienced to join the regular full-time MBA program. Many of these candidates do not want to join EMBA programs. A few look for a career reboot or at least a refresh, which EMBAs do not offer anyway. And yet, when such a candidate goes out to look for top MBA programs..MBA Options For Mid-Career Professionals
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100% Scholarship for Indian Students at Top MBA Programs



For many MBA applicants, 100% scholarships are more of a myth than a reality. They have been heard of, but few people are known who have received them. Yet, 100% scholarships for Indian students are not just myth, but reality. True, getting one is not easy, and nor are such scholarships common. However, for strong students who represent potential, scholarships are certainly possibly. Not everyone may get 100% scholarship at top MBA programs, but quite a few are able to get generous financial grants by way of scholarship. This article discusses some such stories..MBA Success Stories
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MIT Sloan Fellows Programs – For Leaders Among Leaders



The MIT Sloan Fellows program is quite unlike any other masters program for business professionals out there. Why? Quite simply because there are very few full-time options for mid-career professionals looking at MBA equivalent programs or programs that give them advanced management skills. On the one hand, there are full-time MBA programs, which will consider applicants with 12+ years of experience as older applicants, while on the other there are Executive MBA programs, which are all part-time options. The Sloan Fellows programs are one among them, and is why this post emphasizes the nature of each program, and highlights the Stanford, LBS, and MIT LBS Sloan programs essays..MBA Admission Consultants India
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MBA for Chartered Accountants



Are you a Chartered Accountant (CA) or Certified Public Accountant (CPA) considering a top MBA program (through the GMAT route) like ISB in India or one among many top globally renowned names like London Business School (LBS), Wharton, or Harvard Business School (HBS)? The first thing that comes to mind when a Chartered Accountant thinks of an MBA is often around whether an MBA is really needed. Chartered Accountants compete with MBA graduates in finance positions in leading corporate organizations around the world, so this question is very relevant. In fact, many CAs reach the pinnacle of corporate life, as CFO / CEO, without MBA degrees as well. After having spent years pursuing the CA certification, completing the mandatory articleship (which is gruelling, to say the least), and then gaining work experience, a CA already has a lot of business exposure and experience..MBA for Chartered Accountants
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MBA Recommendations, Failure Essays, and Other FAQs



What are some of the criteria that the candidate should keep in mind while selecting recommenders? Should the candidate manage the recommendation letter writing process? What are some of the best practices? The answer is that it is important to select someone who one has worked with rather than just go for the person with the highest designation who will still agree to write the MBA recommendations.

A lot of candidates feel that if they are able to get a MBA recommendation from the CXO of their organization, their admission will be a foregone conclusion..MBA Recommendations
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How to Prepare MBA Application



A strategy on how to prepare MBA applications is very important for any applicant planning to apply to MBA programs in top schools around the world. While planning for some of the initial steps might seem trivial – creating an online account and entering basic details – as one starts to get deeper into the application, one realizes that there are many other factors to be taken care of. How to choose recommenders for an MBA application, how to tackle different questions asked as part of the MBA application essays, and which deadline to apply for are some of the questions that applicants must tackle. In fact, some of the questions begin much before a candidate formally starts thinking of when and how to prepare MBA applications. GyanOne presents a list of some Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) to help MBA applicants better prepare their MBA applications..How to Prepare MBA Application
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Ivey MBA Interview Questions



The Ivey MBA Interview Questions / MBA Interview Experience
The Ivey MBA interview is typically 30-45 minutes in duration and is conversational in nature. The interviewer can be either from the Ivey MBA Admission Committee or an Ivey Alumnus working for a top consulting firm. Mentioned below is the list of questions generally asked to applicants from consulting background, during the Richard Ivey interview process..MBA interview tips
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IIMC PGPEX Placements : Key Trends



IIM Calcutta or IIMC PGPEX placements are a key area of interest for many potential (and even current) students interested in looking at prospects after the program. The program itself is small – only 50 people in terms of batch size – so the opportunity to attract firms with widely varying roles and offers is anyway limited. In this brief article, we take a look at PGPEX IIMC placements and key trends over the last 2-3 years..IIMC PGPEX Placements
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MBA Application Mistakes – 5 of the Worst Things to Avoid



Some of the worst mistakes are unintentional ones. More so when one speaks of MBA Application mistakes. For sure, everyone wants to seem the best that they can on each MBA application. However, in trying to improve things, a lack of understanding can sometimes lead to worsening them. In our effort to help MBA applicants understand the applications landscape better, we present here a list of commonly made MBA application mistakes. This list is certainly not exhaustive, but these are some very common mistakes nevertheless, and also things that we regularly advise our clients against doing. The mistakes listed here are not in any order of importance – each is equally important to understand and avoid..MBA Application Mistakes
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MBA for Business Research / KPO Professionals



Research methodology in business managementresearch methodology in business managementBusiness professionals working at research organizations such as McKinsey Knowledge Center (McKC), Bain Capability Center (BCC), Boston Consulting Group Research (BCG Research), The Smart Cube, Analysys Mason, and Corporate Executive Board (CEB) often start to consider an MBA after 3-4 years in their roles. Many of them have met with strong success in the past, getting to top global programs like Wharton, Kellogg, and Tuck, while others have made it to top Asian and Indian schools like ISB, IIM Ahmedabad (PGPX), and NUS Singapore. What strengths can business professionals leverage?MBA for Business Research
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Quit Job for GMAT : Why You Shouldn’t



Akshay Singh has five years of good professional experience behind him, and is doing well in his current job. Like many others in his position, Akshay feels that this is the right time for him to pursue an MBA, which will help him not only gain more skills but also seek wider positions within his industry. However, before he can apply to top MBA programs, Akshay needs a GMAT score. Preparing for the GMAT per se is not a problem, but Akshay has little time for the preparation. He often returns home from work well past 9pm, and has little energy left to study then. In the morning, he must leave home again at 8am. Weekends afford some time for studying, but work often spills over to at least a few hours even on weekends, and of course there are family commitments and domestic chores to take off..Quit Job for GMAT
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