Blog: Archive for the “Mission Admission” Category

In your resume, you want to make sure that you are showcasing your accomplishments, not merely stating responsibilities. When only your responsibilities are presented—with no accompanying results—the reader has no understanding of whether you were effective in your position. For example, consider the following entry, in which only responsibilities are offered: 2020–Present Household Products Group, Flocter … Read More  

This scenario might be difficult to imagine when you are still in the process of applying to business schools, but every year, we see applicants who have worked hard to get accepted to an MBA program suddenly realize that they do not actually want to attend the program after all. And occasionally, we see candidates … Read More  

Mission Admission is a series of MBA admission tips; a new one is posted each Tuesday. We at mbaMission try to encourage business school candidates to get as much “noise” out of the way as possible before the schools begin releasing their essay questions for the next admissions season. We want our applicants to have … Read More  

Mission Admission is a series of MBA admission tips; a new one is posted each Tuesday. Oh, the difference a day makes. One day, you are wondering whether you will get into any of your target business schools. The next, you get a call from the admissions committee at your first-choice MBA program, and your … Read More  

Mission Admission is a series of MBA admission tips; a new one is posted each Tuesday. This week, we consider another option for MBA candidates looking to broaden their business school choices: European business schools. Although many applicants who are competing for places at the top U.S. business schools are well aware of the strengths … Read More