CareerLabs

Category: 21 Day MBA Plan

  • Day 14: Life in the MBA: Networking

    In life, there are many hands that will support you to climb up the proverbial corporate ladder. And B-School gives you so many opportunities for building a professional network. How do you build connections? It starts in the MBA classroom- you will be interacting with a group of highly talented & successful people from all […]

  • Day 13: Life in the MBA Program: Careers & Recruiting

    Ultimately, a better career is all you should be seeking from an MBA. It might mean career acceleration or pivoting to a completely new field or becoming an entrepreneur. And B-Schools help you do this through so many ways. From programming for finding true career paths to leadership development and making the connect with the […]

  • Day 11: Tackling MBA Letters of Recommendation

    MBA application- there’s more? Yes, you need letters of recommendations – perfect ones at that! Typically, recommenders for B-School would be people with whom you have worked closely, especially those in a direct supervisory role. Imagine this- A nice AdCom member is sipping on their Earl Grey tea, sitting in their cosy office that overlooks […]

  • Day 12: Life in an MBA Program-Academic Experience

    Knowing what will hit you when you start your MBA program could probably get you prepared for this academic roller-coaster ride! Start with understanding the MBA curriculum. MBA Programs will have the ‘core’ courses and then the electives. I love Berkeley Haas new curriculum for its focus on teaching how to work with diverse teams […]

  • Day 10: MBA Application Data Form

    To borrow from one of my favorite poems, “The Red Wheelbarrow” by William Carlos William, yes, so much depends on the MBA data form. I always love it when people take a ‘big picture view of their MBA application. In my opinion, applicants spend an inordinate amount of time on the tests (and some on […]

  • Day 6: CV to B-School Resume in just 7 steps

    It is a truth universally acknowledged, that an ambitious working professional in possession of just a good job, must be in want of a MBA- sooner or later (channeling Jane Austen here!). And hence will need a B-School Résumé as well! In the 21-day MBA Plan, so far, you identified reasons why an MBA might […]

  • Day 3: Which MBA to choose?

    MBA programs, like the people for whom it is designed, are diverse and many. Having worked with so many candidates now (whose work experiences ranged from 0 years to 23 + years), I can assure you that there is definitely a suitable MBA or an MBA equivalent out there for you. Let’s start by checking […]

  • Day 4: Which Country for my MBA?

    “I am open to any country and just want to get into a ‘good’ B-school”. I hear this a lot from my clients. My approach to answering this would be to help them define “good”. If you have followed me in this 21-day series, by now you have listed down the reasons you want to […]

  • Day 9: English Proficiency Tests for MBA

    Are you a non-native English speaker (meaning is English your second language? )  Have you NOT studied fully in English or  lived in an English-speaking country for at least two years? If you answered yes to the questions above, then in your MBA Application, you will need to submit an English language proficiency test score. […]

  • Day 8: MBA Admission Tests-GMAT/GRE/EA

    At CareerLabs, in our experience with 1000s of GMAT & GRE candidates and MBA applicants, the main reason most quit their MBA plans are due to the dreaded B-School admissions tests! So it came as no surprise, that even in the poll for Day 7 of the 21-day MBA Plan, the tests topped the list […]