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This guest post comes to us from Igor Khayet, founder of MyResumeShop. You’ve had some great experiences working for a corporation, a non-profit, or the government, but how do you translate that onto your resume in an … Read More

Guest post by Igor Khayet, President and Founder of My Resume Shop. You’ve already submitted your b-school apps. Finally, you get the call or the email. Nope, you’re not in — yet. Button your blazer; … Read More

Here’s a pop quiz: What are the top 5 personality traits shared by most MBA students? At Knewton I give tons of advice about applications. At any given time, I probably have a few dozen conversations going on with … Read More

Since many of our readers are just beginning the business school application process, we wanted to offer some basic tips on a critical variable in the MBA admissions equation: recommender selection. When choosing your … Read More

We all know that the GMAT is a difficult test and a significant factor in establishing your academic competencies, before the admissions committees.  However, it is important to remember that the GMAT is not the only … Read More

With the release of first-round interview invitations and the subsequent increase in pressure on MBA candidates, mbaMission presents a five-part series to help applicants decompress and thoughtfully manage the MBA … Read More

With the release of first-round interview invitations,  and the subsequent increase in pressure on MBA candidates, mbaMission presents a five-part series to help applicants decompress and thoughtfully manage the MBA … Read More

With the release of first-round interview invitations and the subsequent increase in pressure on MBA candidates, mbaMission presents a five-part blog series to help applicants decompress and thoughtfully manage the MBA … Read More

With the release of first-round interview invitations and the subsequent increase in pressure on MBA candidates, mbaMission presents a five-part blog series to help applicants decompress and thoughtfully manage the MBA … Read More

With the release of first-round interview invitations and the subsequent increase in pressure on MBA candidates, mbaMission presents a five-part series to help applicants decompress and thoughtfully manage the MBA … Read More

First, what is a safety school? A safety school is not a school that you would not attend. It makes no sense whatsoever to apply to programs you wouldn’t attend. A safety school is one where you are highly … Read More

What if you were a holder of one of those no-longer-existing jobs and planned to apply to business school this fall for matriculation in Fall 2012? Does the layoff doom your application? The answer: No. Not at all. … Read More

We had a poignant class discussion today (in National Business Systems class) about the Dubai Ports World controversy and the related implications for foreign companies trying to do business in the US. The discussion … Read More

Last time we talked about how assessing your profile will help you choose a realistic list of schools to apply to. Today we’re going to talk about what you are looking for in an MBA program—that is, what’s … Read More