- Do not put any objectives or mission statements at the beginning. We clearly know what your mission is - to get into business school. This ends up annoying admissions committees and taking up valuable space.
- Make your format clean and easy to read. There is nothing more frustrating than having to spend time trying to figure out your previous career history due to a poorly formatted resume. All the various sections (experience, education, etc) need to be clearly formatted and outlined.
- Focus on Results. Be careful of too many qualitative comments. Everything can be quantified. Admissions Committees want to know what impact you had.
- Do not repeat. Your resume and essays need to complement but not repeat each other. If you mention a specific accomplishment in your resume, then choose to write about something different in your essays. Your application is your opportunity to tell as much about you as possible. Do not waste valuable space repeating accomplishments or projects in both parts of the application.
- Highlight your extracurricular activities. Admissions Committees are looking for people that are passionate and care about their community, workplace, or academic institution. Ensure that all your extracurricular activities are highlighted throughout the resume.
- Show career logic and progression. Getting your MBA should look like something you have been plotting ever since you began in the work force. You need to show career logic and progression. Minimize those aspects of your professional background that do not highlight your logical career path and maximize the ones that do. Make sure it is clear to admissions committees that you took on increasingly difficult roles & responsibilities.
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Resume Tips
There are many guides and articles on how to create a stellar resume. If you work with Inside MBA Admissions, we will apply those principals to ensure your resume hits the mark. However, for this guide, we don't want to focus on the simple writing tips. Instead, we are going to focus on what an admissions committee is looking for in the resume. The single most important part of the application is your resume! It is the first part of the application that is seen by an admissions committee member. One can usually tell from an applicant's resume whether or not to admit them to the program. To make a positive impression, please note the following: |