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Bain & Company 2011 MBA壮行会

Apr, 28, 2011


Bain & Company asked that I post this. -Adam  この度は、ビジネススクールへの合格、おめでとうございます。 ベイン・アンド・カンパニーでは、この度、日本の経済、企業の成功を実現するカタリストとしての 高い志を持ち、今年ビジネススクールにご入学される皆様向けに、MBA壮行会を開催いたします この機会に弊社のカルチャーを感じて頂くと同時に、ビジネススクールで何を学びご卒業後の キャリアにどう活かすかについて、弊社のコンサルティングスタッフの体験紹介・懇親会を通じて 共有させていただければ幸いです。 もしご興味をお持ち頂けましたら、下記をご参照の上、当メールにご返信をお願い致します。 ご参加をお待ちしております。 2011 MBA壮行会のご案内 日時: 2011年5月24日(火)19時~21時30分(18時45分受付開始) 会場: トラストシティカンファレンス丸の内 東京都千代田区丸の内1-8-1 丸の内トラストタワーN館3階 プログラム:  ■ カクテルリセプション(19:00-19:30) ■ 開会のご挨拶・弊社ご紹介(19:30-) ■ MBA留学経験者によるパネルディスカッション ■ コンサルティングスタッフとの懇親会 お申込資格:2011年に日本国外のビジネススクールに入学予定の方 お申込み方法:以下MBA採用担当メールアドレス宛に ①お名前 ②ご入学予定のビジネスクール名③履歴書④ご連絡先電話番号と合わせてE-mailにて参加希望の旨ご連絡ください MBA採用担当メールアドレス:MBA-recruiting.Tokyo@bain.com お申込締切:2011年5月19日(木) ※席に限りがありますため、お申込み多数の場合は抽選とさせていただきます。予めご了承ください。 ※抽選結果は5月20日(金)に当日のご案内と合わせてご連絡いたします。 ※提出いただいた個人情報は弊社採用活動以外の目的には一切使用いたしません。また、情報は厳重に管理いたします。        


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I will be on vacation through May 15th

Apr, 28, 2011


I will be on vacation and totally offline through May 15th so there will be no more posts until sometime around the 16th. If you are interested in my overall counseling services and would like to arrange an initial consultation, please complete my intake form, which is publicly available on Google Docs and Scribed, and then send your completed form […]


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INSEAD MBA Interviews

Apr, 27, 2011


My analysis of the INSEAD application essays can be found here. My overall strategy for interviewing can be found here.    INSEAD alumni interviews, of which most applicants will have two of,  are not necessarily that hard in any obvious way.  The INSEAD website states that the majority of applicants will have two such interviews. Actually, […]


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HBS 2+2 Program Class of 2016 MBA Essays and Recommendations

Apr, 26, 2011


This post is focused on the HBS 2+2 program.  For the regular MBA program essays, see here.  For the regular program, recommendations see here. For HBS interviews, see here.  In this very long post, I will discuss the HBS 2+2 Program Class of 2016 MBA application essays and recommendations. I have only worked with two […]


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The role of prestige in graduate school selection

Apr, 25, 2011


This is revised and extended from a post that I wrote in 2008. In this post I will consider the most nebulous factor of school selection that can have real lifetime consequences: prestige. We can define prestige in this context as the brand value of a school in terms of the status that it confers […]


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School Selection: academic fit, location and financing

Apr, 25, 2011


In this post, revised from three that I last updated in 2008, I will consider the role of academic fit, location, and financing in  graduate school selection.  I suggest reading my posts on fit and prestige as well. ACADEMIC FIT Whether you are in the process of deciding where to go or are deciding where […]


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A guide to my resources for reapplicants

Apr, 25, 2011


I love reapplicants because they approach the admissions process with a level of commitment, realism, and focus that only the best first-time applicants can match.  Failure is a harsh teacher, but for intelligent people, a great one. For fall 2011, my reapplicant clients obtained admission at HBS, Stanford GSB, Haas, Chicago Booth, INSEAD and Columbia University […]


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Guest Blogger: 河野太一のGMAT OG12解説 SC23

Apr, 25, 2011


This is another post from Taichi Kono, author of two textbooks on TOEFL and one on TOEIC and a highly experienced TOEFL, TOEIC, and GMAT instructor. Most of his posts will be in Japanese. This post is on GMAT sentence correction. His other posts can be found here. -Adam ——————————————————————————————— 河野塾代表の河野太一です。年来の友人であるAdam Markusさんのご厚意で、”The Official Guide for GMAT Review, 12th Edition”の解説ブログの内容の一部をこちらにアップさせていただくことになりました。オリジナルは河野太一のGMAT OG12解説でご覧いただけます。なお、オリジナルのほうは予告なく内容を変更することがあり、ここに上げたものと相違があることがありますのでご了承ください。私のこれまでの記事やGMAT以外の話題についてはこちらをご覧ください。 SC23 […]


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So why is Oxford Said MBA adding a June 2011 application deadline?

Apr, 22, 2011


Like everyone else on the Oxford Said MBA programme (using UK English here) mailing list, I received this gem of bureaucratic lies in my email today: “In light of the recent changes to the UK Border Agency VISA entry regulations and following a high number of requests from candidates, the Saïd Business School has extended […]


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Graduate School Selection: Start with Fit

Apr, 22, 2011


In this post, I will provide an overall perspective on fit and to its role in graduate school selection.  This post applies to MBA, Masters of Law, public policy, and all other types of graduate programs. FINDING FIT IN A WORLD OF CHOICES In a world of choices, it is all about fit, that is […]


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