Online MBA Guide – All your Online MBA course related questions end here

What is an Online MBA? Once upon a time, fathers used to say with pride, “My son is a graduate.”  Graduation was treated as a quite prestigious degree in that time. After some years, the job market made the students bound to think that graduation is not enough to get a high quality job. Then, …

Did You Miss Out On The First Round Of Applications For MBA Admissions?

Most business schools, especially the ones in the US, have around 2-3 rounds of applications submission. This is primarily to reduce the load of applications they receive. The first round generally ends in late September to early October, the second round in early January and the final round in early April. These are rounds of …

Seven Things To Absolutely Avoid In Your Emails and Cover Letters

As we have discussed in our earlier articles, the covering letters are the first set of communication that you have with your possibly next educational institute. As much as it is important to be real in communication and original in thoughts, there are a few sharp edges that you should absolutely avoid. Let’s uncover a …

IIMA breaks into the top 40 B-schools list globally for the first time

IIMA breaks into the top 40 B-schools list globally for the first time in The Economist MBA Ranking 2013 October 14, 2013:  The Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA) has  been ranked 39th globally in The Economist full-time MBA programmes ranking 2013, moving up from 56th position last year, in the top 100 B-schools list. Moving …

Five things you should never say in your MBA admissions interview

There is a lot spoken and written about the important points you should be mentioning to your interviewer, but let us look at five things you should never say in your MBA admission interview. MBA is the ‘in’ thing It just says that you are a rat race runner and gets a thumb down immediately. …

How do I choose my MBA specialization before I start my course?

Now that’s a common question and is very valid. You’re an engineer or probably a history under-graduate and planning to study management. How are you supposed to choose your subjects, if required, at the start of first term? If you’ve been facing this issue, or are thinking the same, read on! The answer to this …

How to prepare for the adcomm Online Video Interview process ?

How to prepare for the adcomm Online Video Interview process ? A lot of MBA programs have started to use the online video-interview platform to assess MBA applicants. This means that even before you submit your application, you require to record your video responses to a few short questions. Generally, the system does allow you …

Why you should secure a seat at a top b-school and then drop out !

In her recent column at the Newyorker , Laura Hemphill, a Lehman Brothers alum-turned-novelist dropped a bomb on the faults of our gender bias within the education system. Her column advocated reasons on “WHY WOMEN SHOULD SKIP BUSINESS SCHOOL” Quoting examples of global CEO’s like Marissa Mayer, of Yahoo; Jeff Bezos, of Amazon.com; Ginni Rometty, of I.B.M none …