Andrew Hoff
What's Working in M7 Applications
What's Working in M7 Applications
Chicago Booth
Amerasia Consulting
Chicago Booth Ph.D. Program Receives $100 ...

On Monday, May 1, Chicago Booth stated that businessman and philanthropist Ross Stevens, Ph.D. '96, had given the school's Ph.D. program $100 million to help push the boundaries of academic business research.  The program will be called the Stevens Doctoral Program to honor Stevens.

Chicago Booth Ph.D. Program Receives $100 Million
Application Advice, Application Process
Amerasia Consulting
Are You MBA-Ready? Here Are 5 Indicators You Are

People often decide to pursue an MBA without giving it much thought, but that's not a good idea. Before you start getting ready to apply, you should really think about why you want to get the degree and make sure it's the right choice for you. Here are five indicators that can help you decide if you're ready to apply to business school or not.

Are You MBA-Ready? Here Are 5 Indicators You Are
B-school Life, Key Thoughts, Leadership
Amerasia Consulting
How to Prepare for Important Career Moments

Have you ever woken up from a recurring nightmare in which you had to take an exam for which you hadn't studied? No one likes the feeling of not being prepared. And this worry takes over many parts of our professional lives. No one wants to be caught off guard in front of an MBA admissions committee, a current client or boss, or even a networking event. The answer is to be confident in all of these conversations and presentations. How? Preparedness. In this blog post, we'll talk about what you should do to get ready for a variety of common career scenarios.

How to Prepare for Important Career Moments
Key Thoughts, Leadership
Amerasia Consulting
5 Ways To Becoming an Effective Manager

Becoming a great manager is essential for becoming a great leader. Good managers not only extract great output from their employees, but they also relieve the executive team of most of the day-to-day operations, allowing them to focus on more tactical challenges. Leaders develop a vision, while managers develop goals and guide their teams toward shared goals connected to that vision. This blog post will go over five strategies to becoming a successful manager.

5 Ways To Becoming an Effective Manager

Leadership

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How to Prepare for Important Career Moments

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How to Prepare for Important Career Moments

Have you ever woken up from a recurring nightmare in which you had to take an exam for which you hadn't studied? No one likes the feeling of not being prepared. And this worry takes over many parts of our professional lives. No one wants to be caught off guard in front of an MBA admissions committee, a current client or boss, or even a networking event. The answer is to be confident in all of these conversations and presentations. How? Preparedness. In this blog post, we'll talk about what you should do to get ready for a variety of common career scenarios.

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5 Ways To Becoming an Effective Manager

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5 Ways To Becoming an Effective Manager

Becoming a great manager is essential for becoming a great leader. Good managers not only extract great output from their employees, but they also relieve the executive team of most of the day-to-day operations, allowing them to focus on more tactical challenges. Leaders develop a vision, while managers develop goals and guide their teams toward shared goals connected to that vision. This blog post will go over five strategies to becoming a successful manager.

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Is Your Life a Reflection of Your Values?

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Is Your Life a Reflection of Your Values?

With the start of a new year comes an enormous amount of pressure to establish a variety of ambitious goals. Most individuals struggle with balancing things because they haven't been self-reflective enough to find out what they're attempting to balance. We examine how self-reflection may help you connect your behaviors with your values in this blog post.

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10 Reasons Why Soft Skills are Important

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10 Reasons Why Soft Skills are Important

Admissions committees know that soft skills are important for business schools, so it's important to show that you have them, especially when applying to top MBA programs. Through your soft skills, the admissions committee can get a sense of who you are and what makes you successful. Here are ten reasons why soft skills are important for your MBA application and, in turn, your career goals:

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How To Develop Emotional Intelligence

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How To Develop Emotional Intelligence

Emotional intelligence, or EQ, is an awareness of your own emotions as well as the emotions of people around you - and how to act on that knowledge. In this blog post, we discuss the four components of EQ as well as ways for developing each of these: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and relationship management.

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9 Transferrable Skills and How to Use Them

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9 Transferrable Skills and How to Use Them

In yesterday’s blog post, we discussed what transferable skills are, why you need them, and why they are important to include in your MBA application. But in today’s blog post, we will discuss nine different examples of transferrable skills and how you can incorporate them into your MBA application.

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What are Transferable Skills and Why Do You Need Them?

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What are Transferable Skills and Why Do You Need Them?

Transferable skills are skills that are needed independent of a professional role. These abilities enable you to be successful in any position. Furthermore, they enable you to enter positions, sectors, or departments for which you may not otherwise be fully qualified. There is one universal truth that we have discovered that appears to be largely ignored by the rest of the MBA admissions landscape, and that is the critical importance of adhering to what we call the Art of Transferability. In this blog post, we discuss what transferable skills are, why they are so important, and how to include them in your MBA application.

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How To Become a Stronger Mentor

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How To Become a Stronger Mentor

Leaders have access to an abundance of resources and advice. But how do you mentor others? Whether you are a professional or personal mentor, there are things you can do to make your mentee's experience as positive as possible.

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A Checklist for Kellogg - Before You Hit Submit

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A Checklist for Kellogg - Before You Hit Submit

Are you getting ready to apply to Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management this week? This checklist will keep you focused on crafting a competitive MBA package before you hit that “submit” button.

First, ask yourself are you portraying that Kellogg is the right fit for you?

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15 “Interpersonal Characteristics” to Consider for your Wharton LOR

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15 “Interpersonal Characteristics” to Consider for your Wharton LOR

The Wharton admissions committee wants the person who knows you the best at work – usually a direct supervisor – to attest to your skills, achievements, and qualities. They need that first-person POV brought to the table. Wharton wants to get the nuanced insight and real-world examples of how you perform with others.

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Deciphering Wharton’s “Knowledge for Action” and “Collaborative Innovation”

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Deciphering Wharton’s “Knowledge for Action” and “Collaborative Innovation”

Wharton believes their differentiation is in their thought leadership and faculty research. They believe they offer students a superior educational experience due to opportunities they provide to translate intellectual capital into better management knowledge.

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WORK ON YOUR MBA APPLICATION RESUME LAST

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WORK ON YOUR MBA APPLICATION RESUME LAST

Work on your MBA application resume last — within the last two or three weeks before the school deadline. Why? There are going to be things that you work on that come up at work, all recent updates you will need to capture and include in your resume. The resume is a living document that is constantly updated.

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Good leadership strategies to replace bad leadership

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Good leadership strategies to replace bad leadership

Every who fills a top role that is previously held by their predecessor, faces the same challenge. A new leader faces judgement against the outgoing leader’s accomplishments and shortcomings. A recent Harvard Business Review article discusses how a good leader should deal with this challenge.

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The Secret Ingredient to Great Mentorship

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The Secret Ingredient to Great Mentorship

Finding a mentor is a commonplace piece of career advice. In the past, some scholars believed a mentorship has side-effects which include favoritism and “cloning” — where the mentor’s tendency is to push their proteges toward career paths that replicate their own. A recent study shows mentorship is indeed beneficial.

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Balancing your MBA life

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Balancing your MBA life

How to balance your MBA life with only 168 hours in a week? Are you currently balancing your MBA life the way you want? Harry Kraemer is the author of Your 168: Finding Purpose and Satisfaction in a Values-Based Life. In this book, Kraemer has an exercise to help you find out how to balance your MBA life.

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FORMING MBA RELATIONSHIPS IN A PANDEMIC

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FORMING MBA RELATIONSHIPS IN A PANDEMIC

It is no doubt that the pandemic has changed the MBA experience. However, it does not have to ruin your experience, nor does it have to ruin your potential to form new MBA relationships. Many new MBA students are doing their best to make the most of the experience they have.

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3 tips to conquer your self-doubt

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3 tips to conquer your self-doubt

Everyone has faced self-doubt at some point in their lives. Oddly enough, feelings of self-doubt for high achievers feel particularly severe, and can even be paralyzing. Don’t get too comfortable playing the observer. Take a cue from those around you, and ditch the diminishing language to try overcome self-doubt.

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2021 MBA New Year's Resolution Ideas

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2021 MBA New Year's Resolution Ideas

Ideas for your 2021 MBA New Year's resolutions. What to include? Become more informed. Incorporate project management into your MBA resolutions routine. Make one new professional MBA connection each month. Identify a strength and improve it. Identify a weakness and enhance it. Get extra certifications. Self-care.

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One Click Up

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One Click Up

This time of year there’s plenty of occasions to present yourself well.  As an MBA applicant, not only will you be going to interviews, but you will also be invited to various social events throughout the holiday season.  Practice the one-click up technique to always make a great impression.