Jun, 17, 2013
My former client, MBA2014 is Japanese. He worked in Tokyo in Investment Banking for four years as a credit trader He received MBA sponsorship from his company and joined the MBA program at London Business School in August 2012. ————————————————————————————————————————————— Adam: What parts of the London Business School program have you liked the […]
Jun, 17, 2013
My former client, HBS 2014, provides great insight and strong opinions to this Q&A. HBS2014 says about himself: “I am an international student in the HBS Class of 2014. After spending two years in Asia to finish my studies as an engineer, I started working as a consultant in Europe. I decided to apply for […]
Jun, 09, 2013
My former client, Ross2013, is a Japanese American. After working in Tokyo at a global software company for 6 years as an engineer, he joined the Full Time MBA program at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business. Post-graduation, he will be joining a top consulting firm at its Chicago office. You can find […]
Jun, 01, 2013
My former client, Singy 2013, is a management consultant with 8 years experience, joining straight after graduating from a national university in Tokyo. He had no experience working/living outside Japan before INSEAD. Singy 2013 provides some really great advice below. ————————————————————————————————————————————— Adam: What parts of the INSEAD program have you liked the most? The […]
May, 27, 2013
This is the fifth of five posts analyzing the Stanford GSB MBA Essay Questions for Class of 2016 Admission. The five posts are overall comments, Essay 1, Essay 2, Essay 3, and additional information/resume/employment history/activities. My analysis of Stanford GSB interviews can be found here. In addition to the Class of 2016 posts, I also recommend reading and/or listening to my presentation, “So you want […]
May, 27, 2013
This is the third of five posts analyzing the Stanford GSB MBA Essay Questions for Class of 2016 Admission. The five posts are overall comments, Essay 1, Essay 2, Essay 3, and additional information/resume/employment history/activities. My analysis of Stanford GSB interviews can be found here. In addition to the Class of 2016 posts, I also recommend reading and/or listening to my presentation, “So you want […]
May, 21, 2013
This is the second of a three part series of posts on the overal topic of “Do you really need an MBA?” In the first post in this series, I discussed that overall question directly. I suggest reading that post, “Do You Really an MBA,” before proceeding to the post below. What Kind of MBA […]
Apr, 29, 2013
In this post, I offer some advice for those considering applying to MBA programs. In the second post in this series, I discuss the different types of MBA programs. I am not in the business of telling anyone that they need an MBA, only in helping committed applicants get into MBA programs. Frankly, I […]
Apr, 02, 2013
“HBS2014” was kind enough to answer my questions. HBS2014 is a former client and a member of the Harvard Business School MBA Class of 2014. HBS2014 is Asian and in his early 30s. ———————————————————————————————————————– Adam: How hard has the first year at HBS been for you? HBS2014: The day-to-day work is not […]
Mar, 24, 2013
I had the pleasure of meeting IESE’s Dr. Kimio Kase in February. While that conversation was off-the-record, Dr. Kase was kind enough to answer my questions below. Dr. Kase has had extensive experience assisting Japanese applicants with IESE’s MBA program. While his remarks below will be of particular interest Japanese applicants, I believe anyone considering […]
