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October 17, 2022

Interview Advice for Chicago Booth

Many business school blog posts offer interview tips from the admissions committee’s point of view. But a new post from the Booth Experience Team at the Chicago Booth School of Business shares feedback straight … →

Posted In: Chicago Booth Advice | Tagged: Tags: Admissions Fellows, Booth MBA, Chicago Booth School of Business, interview advice, interview do's and dont's, MBA interview, The Booth Experience
October 13, 2022

B-Schooled Podcast Episode #129: Time and Energy Wasters

In this replay of one of B-Schooled’s most popular episodes, Meg — a former University of Chicago Booth admissions committee member and current SBC admissions consultant — joins Erika to discuss some of the … →

Posted In: B-Schooled Podcast | Tagged: Tags: advice for MBA applicants, MBA message boards, SBC consultant, time wasters
October 12, 2022

New GMAC Survey Finds Business School Students in High Demand

Despite market fears of an imminent recession, 86% of 2022 business school graduates found employment upon graduation. This is up from 80% in 2021, according to a new survey report by the Graduate Management … →

Posted In: General | Tagged: Tags: career growth, career switcher, GMAC, Graduate Management Admission Council, Matt Hazenbush, MBA student survey, post-MBA career, social media usage
October 7, 2022

What to Do When You Ask for Raise and Get Shot Down

“FRESH IDEAS FROM THE BLACKLIGHT” SBC’s Weekly Newsletter for Professionals If you’ve mustered the courage to ask for a raise and get shot down, you might wonder what’s next. Do you threaten to quit? … →

Posted In: Bigger Picture | Tagged: Tags: career advice, compensation, Harvard Business Review, Melody Wilding, professionalism, promotions, salary negotiation, the Blacklight
October 5, 2022

B-Schooled Podcast Episode #128: Advice for Single-Employer MBA Applicants

If you’ve jumped around a lot in your career, you’ll have some explaining to do in your MBA materials. But if you’ve remained with the same employer since college, you’ll also have to make … →

Posted In: B-Schooled Podcast | Tagged: Tags: applicants with only one employer, B-Schooled podcast, leadership examples, MBA application advice
September 30, 2022

AdCom Shakeup at HBS, Stanford GSB

Two resignation announcements at two of the world’s top business schools have left MBA industry folks buzzing. Both Chad Losee of Harvard Business School and Kirsten Moss of Stanford Graduate School of Business shared their … →

Posted In: School News | Tagged: Tags: Chad Losee, Harvard Business School, HBS, Kirsten Moss, Stanford Graduate School of Business, Stanford GSB
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