How to Make a Strong profile for Selection in B-School.pdf
1. How to Make a Strong profile for Selection in B-School
If you have plans to apply for B school in the coming years, you may have to
build your profile under the below-mentioned categories.
1. Jobs/Internships: Most of the B schools look for a spike in last couple of
years. Cross-functional/cross-organizational shows the adoms that you
take initiative and are a leader. Take up responsibilities that you could use
to build a story for your essays.
2. Volunteer Experience: Spend your weekend volunteering for community
work or teaching children who cannot afford basic education (mostly in
rural parts). This will reflect to the Adcom your commitment to social
responsibility, your ability to take initiative, and your organizational and
leadership skills.
3. Build own startup/work for a startup: With B-schools trying to increase
diversity in their classrooms, students are handpicked from various
industry/career backgrounds. Start up experience will be considered as
fastrack mode in leadership, multi tasking, stress management and more
skills.
4. Pursuing hobby: Having a creative hobby, such as fitness enthusiast,
reading new books, active on social forums, learning new
language, attending conferences relating to your field, Playing the guitar,
dancing or doing adventure sports will display to the adcom that your
willing to step out of their comfort zone to pursue success.
5. Certifications: Enroll for a certification course offered by Udemy,
CourseEra, Unacademy etc. A course related to subject you will study in
MBA or related to your career that will help you to develop your skill set.