Tag Archives: teamwork

May 17, 2018

Complementary Skills are Key to Team Success for MBA Students, Grads

More than a fifth of MBAs feel that half of the teams in which they’ve worked have not succeeded due to a lack of complementary skills, ground-breaking research from the Association of MBAs (AMBA) and The … →

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February 9, 2018

Tackling Background Blemishes for the MBA Application

This post originally appeared on Stacy’s ‘Strictly Business’ MBA blog on U.S. News When you apply to an MBA program, particularly at a prestigious business school, the admissions committee will scrutinize every element of your background to determine how … →

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November 14, 2016

Work in Finance? Don’t Make These Common MBA Application Mistakes

As an MBA applicant with a background in finance, you’re no doubt wondering how to stand out from your equally impressive peers. No matter how remarkable your pedigree, the truth is that no business school … →

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October 11, 2016

Highlight Teamwork in MBA Applications

This post originally appeared on Stacy’s “Strictly Business” MBA Blog on U.S.News. This fall and winter, career services departments in business schools worldwide can anticipate an increased presence of corporate recruiters on campus, predicts the … →

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August 25, 2016

What Burning Man and B-School Have in Common

As part of our month-long anniversary celebration, I’m highlighting some of my favorite blog posts from along the way that I think will really resonate with applicants who are gearing up for submission this fall.  … →

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March 29, 2011

Tuesday Tip: Why Saying “Thank You” Can Help You Get into HBS

B-school decisions are being received every day and there is a lot of happy news.  I am always impressed and touched by the clients who take the time out of their celebrating to say “thanks” … →

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