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Several top business schools use the Kira Talent video interview platform to assess MBA applicants before inviting them to interview....

Last week 'Modern MBA' published an interview we did together. My comments about the lack of diversity at some business schools were...

I joined Gavin Jocius of the Wisdom.MBA podcast. We talk about the business school admissions process and the trends seen in 2020 by...

Choosing the right business school is critical. The school which best 'fits' your profile is likely to look more favourably on your...

Admissions staff are trained to identify genuine passion for their school in your application essays and interviews. This means that choosing the business school which best fits your profile increases the chance of successful application. Consider your target industry for post-MBA work. Career changers Many candidates use an MBA to switch industry. Others choose to remain in their current industry but use the qualification to reposition into a different company. Your choice

Choosing the right business school is critical. Choosing the school which best 'fits' your profile increases the chances of successful application. This is because admissions staff are trained to identify genuine passion for their school in your application essays and interviews. An important factor is the school's location: Where do you want to be physically based during your MBA? This will be driven by a range of personal (such as family commitments) and professional consid

Before we decided what to write in your application essay. Now let's look at how to write it, particularly given the challenging word limit.

In this episode you’ll look at the essay questions for the first time. You’ll take the stories and analysis from Episode 01 - Brainstorming and map these to specific essay questions, based on the traits each question is asking for. Find traits in your stories: In Episode 01 - Brainstorming (link below) we wrote stories from different times in your life. We analysed these stories and noted the character traits they demonstrate. As a reminder, these are the 12 main traits: Now

This series is a step-by-step guide to writing MBA application essays. In this episode, you'll gather stories to tell the admissions committee and you'll analyse them to show your emotional maturity. The work done here will be the foundation for your essays and interviews for each school you apply to. Introduction: You're satisfied with your IELTS/TOEFL and GMAT/GRE scores and now you're gazing at the first essay question wondering where to begin. In this episode, I outline t