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Mission Admission: I Am a Freelancer—My Resume Looks Like I Cannot Hold a Job!

Mission Admission is a series of MBA admission tips; a new one is posted each Tuesday. If you work for yourself doing short-term, project-based work, you might struggle with how to structure your resume so that it does not give the impression that you switch jobs every few months. If you list each job separately, … Read More  

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Mission Admission: Keep Your Parents Out of It

Mission Admission is a series of MBA admission tips; a new one is posted each Tuesday. When you apply to business school, leave your parents out of the process! Although we hope this tip will be obvious to most candidates, those who are a part of “Gen Y” or “The Millennials” may have parents who … Read More  

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Mission Admission: Begin with One MBA Application and Start Early

Mission Admission is a series of MBA admission tips; a new one is posted each Tuesday. MBA candidates often ask us whether they should complete one application before moving on to the next or whether they should attack all of their applications at once. Although this question has no definitively “right” answer, we generally advise … Read More  

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Mission Admission: Finding Writers for Your Recommendation Letters

Mission Admission is a series of MBA admission tips; a new one is posted each Tuesday. Letters of recommendation are an important part of your overall application package—they provide the only outside information the admissions committee receives about you. One of the most stressful parts of the application process can be picking your recommender. The … Read More  

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Mission Admission: Community Service Is Not a Prison Sentence

Mission Admission is a series of MBA admission tips; a new one is posted each Tuesday. We write our title in jest, but many MBA aspirants feel that admissions committees have essentially sentenced them to community service in much the same way a judge would sentence a petty criminal to perform volunteer work. This is … Read More  

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