MBA Pundit: MBA News, Views and Notes
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Tips For First Few Days in a New Job
What do you do when you start working at a new place or in a new role? Do you start slow and wait to see what confronts you? Instead of adopting a reactive approach, I would recommend the following: Network: Networking matters. Try to get to know your superiors, peers and subordinates. Find out not…
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Writing a great Resume – part 2
In my previous post, I wrote about the general aspects of writing a resume. In this post, I will talk about how you should go about writing a resume for your specific situation. What do I want to convey in the resume? Skills: Make a list of the skills that you want your resume to…
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Writing a Great Resume – Part One
A resume is often described as a marketing document. People who are not familiar with elements of a good resume often get intimidated by this description. In this post, I am going to talk about how to think about a resume and how to improve your current resume. What should a resume not be? As…
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Getting into a Top 10 Business School
I am often asked by business school aspirants about how they can get into a top 10 business school. Here is a summary of the advice I often give people. Is an MBA for me? The very first thing that one needs to do is to figure out why he or she wants to go…
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Debunking Common MBA Admissions Myths (Part 2)
MBA Admissions Myth #2: I will be denied admission because I am too young/old. MBA AdmissionsMyth #3: I will be denied admission because I have too little/much work experience. Since these two are very related, I’m going to discuss them together. While the mean age of first year MBAs is 28, many people are admitted…