How do you differentiate yourself if you form part of a large global pool of applicants (Indian IT Male)? Do you need the right information? Not sure when? Where?
B-school application Essay proof-read and review
That is exactly what we do – we can help you proof read your essay, point out any logical inconsistencies along with English language nuances and give you feedback on the strength of your essays. As we work bottom up or top down, we can engage with students at various stages of their preparation.
Short-term? Long-term goals? Why MBA? Why now?
In terms of the goals and relating it back to the MBA, it is extremely important to overlay that with the current competencies and skills the candidate has. I would start with the long term goal and work backwards from that. At every stage we would need to demonstrate that the current and planned next steps are aligned to where the candidate needs to go. Where the MBA fits in is to reduce the gap between what is required to reach the long term goal and where the candidate stands today. The best responses are those where a Plan B will also help reach the desired outcome (except that it might take more time, not be as smooth a path, would require hiring someone else to do the “business” activities as opposed to the “operational” activities or not open enough doors). As an example, someone wanting to startup their own business would need the following skills – Immediate skill set required: product management (might require IT based on the nature of product or service), sales (including collateral, alliances and PR), financial due diligence, funding from Angel, VC, Institutional or otherwise, building network from associations, subject matter and industry experts and as the start-up grows, the other skill sets becoming important are marketing, account management, people management or HR. Look at this list and make an honest judgement of where your current skill sets are. The gap is what an MBA will provide – using a range of toolkits including course material, live case practice, multiple presentations, alumni network, connections with and at different levels and so on. If you are able to structure your argument where you can demonstrate you know where you want to go and how you can benefit from the MBA, that will go a long way to satisfy the admissions committee.
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