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Surefire Strategies for Getting Into the Top MBA Programs Now with new and expanded information on international MBA programs, comprehensive rankings of the leading schools, and new interviews with admissions officers, How to Get Into the Top MBA Programs provides a complete overview of what the top schools look for. This book features a step-by-step guide to the entire application process with in-depth advice from more than thirty admissions directors. It shows you how to: • Develop your optimal marketing strategy • Assess and upgrade your credentials • Choose the programs that are right for you • Write quality essays for maximum impact • Choose and manage your recommenders • Ace your interviews Prepare for business school and get the most out of your program once you go.

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• ISBN13: 9780735204508
• Condition: New
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This revised and updated edition of the classic MBA guide provides a complete explanation of what top schools look for, plus a step-by-step guide to the entire application process. Included are more than a hundred successful essays and in-depth advice from more than 30 admissions directors. In addition, this guide shows applicants how to: - Develop an optimal marketing strategy - Assess and upgrade their credentials - Choose the right program - Write high-quality essays - Choose and then manage recommenders - Ace interviews - Prepare for business school and get the most out of it

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Text presents today's best-of-the-best strategies and skills in an MBA-level interviewing how-to guide. Provides 100 Tough Questions and Sample Answers. Covers how to dress for an interview, what to say, what not to say, and more. Softcover. DLC: Employment interviewing. Book Description: How to Interview Like a Top MBA presents interview strategies that help graduates of the nation's top business schools get the best jobs with the highest salaries. Provides 100 Tough Questions and Sample Answers. Interviewing for a job is more than answering questions. The most successful candidates are those who've done their homework, who come prepared with polished answers for every question, and who know how to steer the conversation where they want it to go. Now professional career coach Shelly Leanne--a Harvard graduate--teaches job seekers proven interview techniques taught at the nation's top business schools. How to Interview Like a Top MBA arms job seekers with: · Insights and advice from top corporate executives, headhunters, and MBA program administrators · Worksheets, charts, diagrams, and other valuable tools for creating a customized interview strategy and plan of action · Valuable lessons on how to read interviewer signals, take control of an interview, turn weaknesses into strengths, ask the right questions, and much more

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• ISBN13: 9780071418270
• Condition: New
• Notes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! BUY WITH CONFIDENCE, Over one million books sold! 98% Positive feedback. Compare our books, prices and service to the competition. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed

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Inspired by both the accelerated learning techniques of the US military's Officer Candidate School and reports by MBA alumni that less than 10% of the MBA curriculum is actually useful, this short, easy-to-follow handbook distills the essence of the MBA course of study and passes it along in an understandable way. Includes information on career paths.

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This accessible, step-by-step guide to mastering the skills taught in America's top business schools has been a backlist perennial since publication. It dispenses MBA skills at one percent of the cost, in all the major topics taught at America's "top ten" business schools. MBA applicants and students use it to prepare for entrance interviews and tests; businesspeople, lawyers, and doctors use it to gain the MBA advantage without the time or the expense.This revised edition includes updated sales, salary, and company information throughout. It also discusses areas such as the Internet, game theory, activity-based accounting, and advances in information technology. For the 300,000 budding MBAs annually and for anyone else who wants to "walk the walk and talk the talk" of the MBA, this is the ultimate MBA book of knowledge.

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The same critical information top business schools teach Based on Professor Stralser's popular seminar series, MBA in a Day? is specifically designed for the busy professional (physician, attorney, architect, nonprofit executive, etc.) or entrepreneur/small business owner, who needs to know about the "business-side" of their practice, organization or business. With comprehensive coverage of vital business topics, important concepts and proven strategies taught at top graduate schools, this handy book offers a complete business education without the hassle of enrolling in an MBA program. Divided into four sections covering management and policy; economics, finance, and accounting; marketing; and systems and processes; this straightforward guide is easy to navigate and simple to use. Packed with illustrative examples, helpful anecdotes, and real-world case studies, this commonsense guide covers everything busy professionals would learn at the very best business schools-if they only had the time. Steven Stralser, PhD (Phoenix, AZ), is Clinical Professor and Managing Director, The Global Entrepreneurship Center at Thunderbird: The American Graduate School of International Management and founder and CEO of The Center for Professional Development, Inc., an organization dedicated to post-graduate training and education of today's professionals.

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• ISBN13: 9780471680543
• Condition: New
• Notes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! BUY WITH CONFIDENCE, Over one million books sold! 98% Positive feedback. Compare our books, prices and service to the competition. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed

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Expert advice helps you get into the business school of your choiceEarning an MBA from a leading business school can be an important career boost. But first you have to get accepted. This straight-talking guide is dedicated to helping you conquer the business school admission process. Here, Phil and Carol Carpenter show you, step-by-step, how to confidently develop your own winning marketing campaign, including: Tips on matching your strengths and interests with those of your target schools Candid interviews with admissions directors and alumni Advice on writing focused, persuasive essays Twenty actual applicant essays on frequently asked topics —with frank evaluations of why these essays worked Ratings of the top programs from U.S. News & World Report "This easy-to-read guide demystifies the MBA admissions process. It provides a detailed and useful strategy for all MBA applicants by illustrating ways in which applicants can exert control and influence over the process." — "Candid and comprehensive...the Carpenters write with the voice of experience and share practical knowledge rather than generalized suggestions." —Jon Megibow, Director of Admissions University of Virginia, Darden Graduate School of Business Administration

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Getting into graduate business school has become an increasingly competitive and complicated process. Each year approximately 100,000 applications are sent to top schools. Written by two current MBA students who successfully gained admission into multiple schools, Your MBA Game Plan provides a strategic framework for putting together winning applications. Your MBA Game Plan helps you navigate the application process by providing detailed analyses of every application component including: --GMAT --TOEFL --Essays --Recommendations --Interview --Data sheets --Transcript --Resume Essays and other application samples are provided to highlight strategies that successful applicants have employed to get into top schools. Your MBA Game Plan also demonstrates how to assemble a document that crystallizes your application strategy. Finally, this book shows you how to apply application strategy to 30 top schools. With Your MBA Game Plan in hand you will be well positioned to gain admission to the top business schools.

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The Sustainable MBA: A Guide to Business Schools that are Making a Difference, presents a one-of-a-kind overview of leading MBA programs and how they are integrating social, ethical and environmental impact into their academic and extracurricular offerings. The Sustainable MBA is a tremendous resource for those interested in how business education can help future leaders balance profits with wider societal concerns. Providing highlights on over 150 MBA programs located in 20 plus countries-including course offerings, activities, clubs, joint degrees, and career resources-this book is a must-have for any prospective business student interested in creating positive change in the world. This publication is also essential for any business professional or faculty practitioner who wants to gain an in-depth understanding of how academic institutions are preparing future business leaders to be champions of corporate citizenship and sustainability.

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The authoritative guide to gaining admission into a law school with the clout to launch a powerhouse career. Aspiring lawyers know the reality: a degree from a prestigious school means an edge on the competition--and the promise of a prosperous future. Each year, more than 130,000 men and women take the LSAT with hopes of making the grade for a quality program. But the odds are against them: the nation's most respected institutions typically accept only one applicant in five.How To Get Into The Top Law Schools reveals facts and insights that can make the difference. Richard Montauk, a savvy admissions insider who is also a lawyer, demystifies the entire application process--and provides the targeted tools to ace every step. Based on interviews with dozens of admissions officers, he offers an up-close and candid view of what leading law schools look for in an applicant. And he gives applicants solid, detailed advice on how to assess and upgrade their credentials to better match that ideal profile. From honing in on the right school to landing a plum job upon graduation, this guide gives you the inside scoop. Applicants will learn how to write high quality essays for maximum impact; choose and then manage their recommenders; anticipate every possible scenario and interview persuasively; maneuver the financial aid maze. Complete with a detailed timetable showing what needs to be done when, this comprehensive and reliable resource is a must for anyone serious about a future in law.