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May 2008:00 AM PDT
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What’s in it for you- Live Profile Evaluation Chat Session with Jenifer Turtschanow, CEO, ARINGO. Come with your details prepared and ARINGO will share insights! Pre-MBA Role/Industry, YOE, Exam Score, C/GPA, ECs Post-MBA Role/ Industry & School List.
May 2110:00 AM EDT
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Most candidates submit a resume built for a recruiter. Admissions committees are reading for something else entirely. This session covers what adcoms actually evaluate, where strong candidates lose ground before a single essay is written, and why...
May 2208:30 AM PDT
-09:00 AM PDT
Get the inside scoop on what makes Emory’s Goizueta Business School great and how you can present a strong MBA application. Explore the difference between our One-Year MBA and Two-Year MBA programs, talk to our admissions team, and meet students.
May 2203:00 PM EDT
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The old MBA recruiting playbook is dead. Here’s how top admits are getting ahead this summer.
May 2311:00 AM PDT
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Transform your MBA application from chaos to clarity with Admit Expert. Get personalized guidance to make your application stress-free and streamlined. Say goodbye to overwhelm and start your journey to success today. Partner with Admit Expert now.
May 2308:00 PM PDT
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May 2611:00 AM EDT
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This week, Columbia Business School announced the 2025-2026 application deadlines and essay questions. Check out Personal MBA Coach's quick tips video to help you navigate the CBS application!
May 2707:30 PM EDT
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Learn how to choose the right recommenders and strengthen your MBA candidacy in this live AMA with Stratus experts.
May 2910:00 AM PDT
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When you are filling out your business school application, most MBA programs will ask you to submit a resume. In almost every situation, this should be a one-page, professional resume. However, this resume should look different from the resume you send when looking for look work.
When you are applying to a job, for example a position at an investment bank, the prospective company will want to learn all about your skills relevant to that position. For instance, they will want to know whether you have a fundamental understanding of finance and whether you have experience with excel. For business school, an admissions team will want to understand how you have led and worked in a team, and about your communication skills.
As opposed to discussing the in-depth details of a project, it is important that you think hard about the broader skills developed. You will need to translate what you may feel are clear aspects of delivering a project into writing that an MBA admissions committee knows and about which they care.
In your application, your resume should be split into three sections: Professional, Education, and Additional Information.
The Professional section should be the main part of the resume. With this section, it is important that every point lead off with important action words such as “led” and “created.” You should use action words, as opposed to more passive words such as “helped,” and “worked.” Additionally, each point should also be specific and results oriented, with quantifiable results whenever possible. As an example, consider this entry on a resume:
“Helped create brand new system”
This might not seem particularly impressive. However, once transformed, it appears much better.
“Conceived of and executed new company organizational system, which increased employee productivity and led to 24% savings in operational expenses.”
The Education section in your business school resume should highlight college and graduate studies. You should not include your high school record, as these studies will not be of interest to an admissions team.
The Additional Information section should include one to three lines. It’s a place to provide interesting items, such as interests, travel experience, and knowledge of foreign languages. In this section, it is okay to have a line that says, “Enjoy traveling and collecting baseball cards.” Often the additional information on your resume will serve as an ice breaker for the beginning of an interview and can be less formal.
As an important note, understand that anything on your resume is fair game for the interview. If you state that you are fluent in a language, you should be prepared to support this. You should be prepared to speak intelligently and to go into further detail on any of the bullet points. Make sure to review the resume to make sure nothing is outdated.
For more robust guidance on your MBA application essays, check out the Stacy Blackman Consulting Essay Guide Series – school specific guides with essay tips, sample essays, information on what your target schools value and more.
Visit https://www.stacyblackman.com/essay-guides/ to learn more.
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Founded in 2001, Stacy Blackman Consulting has helped thousands of MBA applicants gain admission to the most selective business schools in the world. The Stacy Blackman team, comprised of MBA graduates, former admissions officers and expert writers, editors and marketers, helps clients develop and implement a winning marketing strategy. Stacy Blackman clients have a significantly increased probability of admission to top schools and are frequent recipients of merit scholarships. The company is regularly featured in publications such as BusinessWeek, the Wall Street Journal and the Economist. Visit the Stacy Blackman blog for daily news updates and admissions tips, and check out the company’s e-publications for more in depth school-by-school guidance.
When you are applying to a job, for example a position at an investment bank, the prospective company will want to learn all about your skills relevant to that position. For instance, they will want to know whether you have a fundamental understanding of finance and whether you have experience with excel. For business school, an admissions team will want to understand how you have led and worked in a team, and about your communication skills.
As opposed to discussing the in-depth details of a project, it is important that you think hard about the broader skills developed. You will need to translate what you may feel are clear aspects of delivering a project into writing that an MBA admissions committee knows and about which they care.
In your application, your resume should be split into three sections: Professional, Education, and Additional Information.
The Professional section should be the main part of the resume. With this section, it is important that every point lead off with important action words such as “led” and “created.” You should use action words, as opposed to more passive words such as “helped,” and “worked.” Additionally, each point should also be specific and results oriented, with quantifiable results whenever possible. As an example, consider this entry on a resume:
“Helped create brand new system”
This might not seem particularly impressive. However, once transformed, it appears much better.
“Conceived of and executed new company organizational system, which increased employee productivity and led to 24% savings in operational expenses.”
The Education section in your business school resume should highlight college and graduate studies. You should not include your high school record, as these studies will not be of interest to an admissions team.
The Additional Information section should include one to three lines. It’s a place to provide interesting items, such as interests, travel experience, and knowledge of foreign languages. In this section, it is okay to have a line that says, “Enjoy traveling and collecting baseball cards.” Often the additional information on your resume will serve as an ice breaker for the beginning of an interview and can be less formal.
As an important note, understand that anything on your resume is fair game for the interview. If you state that you are fluent in a language, you should be prepared to support this. You should be prepared to speak intelligently and to go into further detail on any of the bullet points. Make sure to review the resume to make sure nothing is outdated.
For more robust guidance on your MBA application essays, check out the Stacy Blackman Consulting Essay Guide Series – school specific guides with essay tips, sample essays, information on what your target schools value and more.
Visit https://www.stacyblackman.com/essay-guides/ to learn more.
________________________________________
Founded in 2001, Stacy Blackman Consulting has helped thousands of MBA applicants gain admission to the most selective business schools in the world. The Stacy Blackman team, comprised of MBA graduates, former admissions officers and expert writers, editors and marketers, helps clients develop and implement a winning marketing strategy. Stacy Blackman clients have a significantly increased probability of admission to top schools and are frequent recipients of merit scholarships. The company is regularly featured in publications such as BusinessWeek, the Wall Street Journal and the Economist. Visit the Stacy Blackman blog for daily news updates and admissions tips, and check out the company’s e-publications for more in depth school-by-school guidance.
