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Accepted Forums
I have long been active in forums, specifically the BusinessWeek
Online forum for MBA applicants, and Accepted's editors have also
participated in other Internet admissions forums. Unfortunately, many
applicant forums are either not welcoming to admission consultants or
not the kinds of forums we want to participate in. The lack of
knowledgeable professionals in these applicant forums means that they
frequently spread ignorance, rumor, and misinformation.
Accepted recently opened up its own forums so that applicants will
have a place to ask questions of experts and professionals. We are
happy to answer your queries in the
Please take advantage of these forums to ask your
admissions-related questions.
Early-Bird MBA Special
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As I am writing this column,
Harvard's,
Stanford's and
Insead's 2008
MBA application questions are already out. The other schools will be
releasing their questions over the next several weeks. For those of
you aiming for Round 1 deadlines with the GMAT behind you, now is a
great time for you to start work AND save money.
Ebook of the Month:
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Accepted's Newest Ebook:
The Techie's Guide to MBA Admissions
Fresh off the PDF presses and selling like hotcakes! If you are
an engineer, computer geek, or software savant who wants to present
yourself at your best, this is only book I know of that addresses
your unique needs.
Last week I received the following email from someone who
purchased
The Techie's Guide:
"The book is wonderful & has provided a perspective on how I
can improve my essays by weighing the leadership / teamwork
opportunities over the techie stuff!"
Upcoming Events
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MBA Admissions Telethon: Mark your calendars. Our last MBA
Admission telethons for the year will be on Wednesday July 11.
We've scheduled two sessions that day to make it easier for both
domestic and overseas applicants to participate. Choose the
session that works best for you and get answers to your most
pressing MBA admissions questions.
Recent Chat Transcripts
Blog Posts of Interest
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"Invent first, and then embellish!"
So advised Samuel
Johnson, the eighteenth-century English curmudgeon, wit, and writer.
Now don't think for a minute that Dr. Johnson was advising writers
like you to make things up. He wasn't. He was recommending that writers,
be they the young minister who sought his advice on writing a sermon or
you confronting the need to write application essays, first create a
draft and then edit it for coherence, logic, writing mechanics, clarity,
and all the qualities that contribute to good writing. Don't edit as you
write that first draft.
Dr. Johnson's works are still being read almost 300 years after his
death. Your personal statement doesn't require that kind of longevity;
it just needs to work with the rest of your application to enhance the
chances that you will be accepted to the program of your choice.
However, Dr. Johnson's advice still applies: Tell your story. Get it
down on paper (or on the screen). Then edit it until it shines!
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Selecting Material to Include in Your Resume
Impact is the key as you decide what details to include in
your resume. Yes, responsibilities are important. In fact, many people
mistakenly give them priority in their resumes, thereby creating an
unexciting document that doesn't distinguish them from the myriad others
with similar responsibilities. Your impact is unique because it reflects
your specific contributions in your specific situation. If you cast your
experience in the light of impact, it has a dynamic message while
simultaneously conveying your responsibilities.
When you think of ways to show impact, consider how you've
contributed to changing your workplace for the better. For instance, an
entry in a typical marketing coordinator's resume might read, "Prepare
financial analysis of proposed campaigns for marketing manager." This
reflects the conventional approach of showing what you do, but it
doesn't show how effective you were at doing it. If you present such
experience in the context of impact, you'd write, "Proposed and won
agreement for $5M new print marketing campaign that identified $15K in
savings by using in-house designers, reduced turnaround by one-third,
and strengthened process control." This description makes clear that
your responsibilities include financial analysis -- and much more.
There are a few other points to bear in mind while selecting items to
include in your resume:
- Show growth, whether formal (via promotions)
or informal (via increased responsibility/accountability that you gained
through initiative). If the growth exceeds what is normal or usual for a
position, be sure to clarify that exceptional aspect.
- Present at least one bullet point or accomplishment that shows
interpersonal and/or communication skills -- the ability to work
effectively with people is an asset in every position, and becomes more
important the higher you aim.
- Keep your prospective readers in mind. Think about the qualities,
skills, and experience they value, and when you elucidate your impact,
address the reader's needs. Say, for example, you are a paralegal
assistant who spent weeks with your team at a client site preparing for
financial litigation. Depending on your target reader, you might
emphasize the interpersonal skills and client interface aspect more, or
the document preparation and control more.
Cindy Tokumitsu
Senior Editor, Accepted.com
Member, Association of International Graduate Admissions Consultants
Member, Professional Association of Resume Writers
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