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Time to Apply to B-School?
A recent post from Businessweek‘s daily “Getting In” blog asked, “MBA Applications: Is the Party Over?” Based on the Graduate Management Admissions Council‘s GMAT registration numbers from first four...
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“What I Did on My Summer Vacation” (Er, Internship)
AT LAST! You finished your summer internship and you’re back on campus. Time to dive into September frat parties, catch up with friends, make sure you’re enrolled in the right classes with the best...
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What Is Informational Interviewing?
Richard N. Bolles, author of What Color Is Your Parachute? first coined the term Informational Interviewing. Wikipedia defines it as “a meeting in which a job seeker asks for advice rather than...
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Take the GMAT While You’re Still Smart
You’re a junior in college, beginning to sweat about getting a job after graduation, listening to all the horrifying urban legends about recent grads from elite colleges who are still unemployed. But...
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Best Cities for College Grads and Young Single Professionals
Note: This is an update of my popular 11/09 post (where new data were available). Since last year, it is important to note that Sunbelt cities, especially in Texas, have peppered the top ten lists in...
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“Can I Get an MBA if I Wasn’t a College Business Major?”
You majored in medieval history, but you ended up in retail merchandising. You still love history, but management and marketing in the real world is actually quite fascinating. You’re better at it than...
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College Internship and Entry Level Resumes
Resources abound to help you create a resume for internships and your first job out of college. Your college career center is a great place to start, especially because your school may have a specific...
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Teach for America: Graduates Who Will Change the World
As a college and graduate school admissions consultant and career counselor, I work with young adults of all levels of motivation, many who amaze me with their talent, discipline and goal-orientation....
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College Grad’s Personal Mission Statement: Begin with the End in Mind
I recently read a helpful article in a blog called The New Talent Times, ”Nine Job-Seeking Tips for College Graduates.” It offered solid advice worth reading, but I was most taken with its Number #1...
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Strength of Weak Ties and the College Student
When I was in high school, I was an intense, focused straight-A student, a typical INTJ (in Meyers-Briggs lingo) with a small, homogeneous group of close friends. With my introverted temperament and...
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