RSM EMBA (Executive MBA) essay 1: How do you see your career developing and how will this programme help you achieve your goals? Analysis: Unlike other Executive MBA programs, the RSM EMBA requires just 4 years of experience before applicants are eligible to apply. RSM looks for leadership, communication skills, and team skills in its EMBA cohort, and so your RSM EMBA essays must reflect these qualities. If you are one…
Ever travelled more than 500 km in a day, that too on a bike? It’s not easy – the winds are constantly in your face, there is the constant danger from speeding trucks and SUVs, and of course, in summer, the Indian sun beating down on you can take a toll quite quickly. Now, meet someone who is not bothered by any of this, but can cover not just 500, but…
Cracked LBS, Oxford and Cambridge – Story of a Googler! Pursuing MBA is one giant leap of faith. A faith that keeps you focused on bettering your future, faith which tells you that you are what it takes to change your life. And when you have the option to choose from Oxford, Cambridge and LBS, you truly have the world to yourself. The Prolific Profile Meet Divya Sriram, an engineering graduate…
Life at IMD – an interview with Rakesh R, IMD MBA From the high seas to the IMD MBA – that is Rakesh Renganathan’s story. Rakesh managed large offshore vessels as a Master (Captain) in his earlier life, and here he is at the IMD MBA, managing himself through a program that is intense, demanding, and full of learning. In this interview, Rakesh talks about life at IMD, his key learning experiences, and…
The IESE Assessment Day is an important part of the IESE MBA Admissions process. Surprising, then, to note that it is not even mandatory for most applicants! The IESE MBA follows an extremely thorough admissions process, and while the usual steps of asking for applications and conducting personal interviews is done by IESE too, it goes a step further by inviting a selected few applicants to the IESE Assessment Day. However,…
IMD Interview Day – what is it? Forget 30 minute admissions interviews. The IMD interview day is the king of the interview and assessment process. Over a full day, MBA applicants (assessment day participants) visit the IMD campus in Lausanne, Switzerland, and go through multiple stages of assessment. IMD was ranked no.1 among Forbes International business schools 2013 rankings. As we have discussed earlier in a post on one (successful) IMD MBA applicant’s experience,…
When looking at top MBA programs abroad, especially those in Europe, HEC Paris is a name that comes to mind immediately. In the past, the school has been compared to other top programs in Europe, including the INSEAD MBA program, the IMD MBA program, the LBS MBA program, and to a lesser extent, the Oxford and Said MBA programs. 2015 was a pivotal year for HEC Paris too. It named a new…
Is International experience for INSEAD important? Is it critical? Does visiting the US for a 2-day conference count as international experience? How about working with international colleagues? Does that count as experience or is it just global exposure? These are all questions that we often get from aspiring INSEAD applicants, especially those from India and China. These questions are not without basis – after all, INSEAD itself mentions international motivation as…
The full-time INSEAD MBA program was ranked the best MBA program in the world in the latest released FT ranking 2016 for MBA programs. This is the first time in the history of the FT ranking that a 1-year program has been ranked at the top, above vaunted traditional 2-year options like MBA programs at Harvard, Stanford, Wharton, Kellogg, and MIT Sloan. The business school for the world is now at…
Here is a list of the MBA deadlines 2015-16 for various top global MBA programs. These deadlines are for the Fall 2016 intake (2015 application) for these MBA programs. APPLICATION DEADLINES FOR 2015-2016 AT TOP SCHOOLS FOR MBA PROGRAMS IN EUROPE AND USA School First Application Deadline Admission Decision HEC Paris Aug. 15, 2015 (Round One)* Sept. 25, 2015 Harvard Business School Sept. 9, 2015 Dec. 10, 2015 Oxford (Said)…
MIT Sloan Fellows Program essays | Stanford MSx essays | LBS Masters in Strategy and Leadership essays The MIT Sloan Fellows program is quite unlike any other masters program for business professionals out there. Why? Quite simply because there are very few full-time options for mid-career professionals looking at MBA equivalent programs or programs that give them advanced management skills. On the one hand, there are full-time MBA programs, which will consider applicants with…
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