Resume Articles
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Last week we offered some advice to help applicants avoid common pitfalls in writing their essays for the Round Two deadlines. This week we’d like to offer some more advice. Although these tips might not apply to … Read More
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Today we would like to offer a handful of essay pointers in brief in order to help applicants avoid common pitfalls as they gear up for the Round Two deadlines. While we should caution that every applicant is unique … Read More
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This resume tip comes to us from Igor Khayet, founder of My Resume Shop. As a professional resume writer, one of the most common questions I get asked is how to shorten a resume to one page without losing critical … Read More
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This resume tip is written by Igor Khayet, founder of My Resume Shop. As a professional resume writer, one of the most common questions I get asked is how to shorten a resume to one page without losing critical … Read More
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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
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If you applied to one or more MBA programs in Round 1, by now you may already have a feel for how it’s going and you may already be looking at Round 2 differently than you did just a month ago. If things are going … Read More
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This post comes to us from Igor Khayet, President and Founder of My Resume Shop. As a former admissions interviewer for the Yale School of Management and owner of a career services company, I have seen hundreds of … Read More
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Many MBA candidates do not thoroughly consider and revise their resumes, often dismissing this simple page, due to the fact that an existing version may already be saved on their computers. We caution you not to … Read More
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Think for a moment about the audience for your business school application: you will be spending hour upon hour writing a magnum opus that may be read by just one person – or a select few at most. These people have … Read More
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Last week, we discussed observing limits with your resume. This week, we take a similar approach with your essays, namely your goals essay. Many schools ask you to discuss your career progress first in their classic … Read More
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You are competing against so many other applicants and you know none of them, so it is natural to feel that you need any edge available. Because of this, you may feel a need to provide every single detail of your life, … Read More
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Last week we offered 9 Do’s for Writing Your Resume. Let’s get right to business now talking about the 10 ‘Don’ts.’ Read More
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We wanted to offer some general tips for the Class of 2013 applicants on getting the most mileage out of resumes in the admissions process. As many of our readers know, the resume is not only an important component of … Read More
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While some potential employers or b-school adcoms may spend a few minutes looking at your resume, the vast majority will spend less than that. You may conclude from that that your resume is not so important since it will … Read More
