Resume Building For MBA Admission

Resume is a tool that is very important because it is through this that you present yourself to the examiner or the interviewer.

Your resume should focus on your development and your career journey so far.

The interviewer is not interested in your personal life. In brief, he/she just wants to know about your educational and career related information that will help him/her to decided whether you should be selected or not.

Resume building is most of the times ignored by students but it is an important milestone that you have to cross in your MBA admission journey.

The resume should explain why MBA is the next logical step in your career move. With believable reasoning, explain why MBA will help you move forward in your career ladder. Explain in brief, how MBA will equip you with necessary skills to help you enter the corporate world.

Here is what the resume should include:

• Name, address and other contact details
• Work experience in reverse chronological order (if applicable)
• Educational qualification in reverse chronological order
• Career Objective
• Extracurricular activities
• Achievement and awards (only relevant ones)
• Skill set

Be honest while preparing your resume. Most of your MBA admission interview questions will be based on your resume. Hence try and present the best. Do not be too boastful about your achievements at the same time. Also elaborate how your work experience has led you to seek admission into a B-school which you are applying to.

The admission officers are looking for diversity, uniqueness and success in a resume. This will help them measure the potential of a candidate. The officer will also look how you have tapped opportunities that came your way and how have did you tackle with the hurdles.

Remember that an impressive resume can just fetch you admission into your dream B-school.

Admission To Part Time MBA Programs

Part time education is the need of the hour because it is highly beneficial for working professionals. Many part time courses are being available to students and working professionals. There are many colleges and institutes that are offering a part time MBA course for students.

Some of the advantages of part-time MBA are:

The classes are in the evening so that you can easily manage your work and studies. You can learn while you earn and widen your knowledge base. Students have the opportunity to implement their learning in real life situations.

Part time MBA helps one to save costs as these programs are relatively cheaper than full time MBA program. Part time courses have sprung up all over the world and they have been highly successful mainly because of the comfort and the flexibility that they offer.

A student is also free to give exams whenever he or she wants to. The assistance provided by the faculty is also note-worthy.

Top US part time MBA Universities:

• New York University
• University of Chicago
• Northwestern University
• DePaul University
• Georgia State University
• University of California, Los Angeles
• University of Michigan
• University of California, Berkeley
• University of Southern California
• Babson College
• Pace University
• Arizona State University, Main Campus
• Duke University
• Fordham University
• Loyola University Chicago
• University of Minnesota
• Emory University
• University of Pittsburgh
• Santa Clara University
• Bentley College
• Case Western Reserve University
• CUNY Bernard M. Baruch College
• University of Maryland, College Park
• Washington University in St. Louis
• George Washington University
• Michigan State University
• University of California
• University of Florida
• University of Texas, Austin
• Loyola College in Maryland

Canadian Universities offering Part-time MBA programs

• Saint Mary's University
• University of British Colombia

MBA Online in India

Are you looking an option to pursue MBA through online from India? First you need to understand why students and professionals prefer to study through online. Online education of late is becoming the norm in India. Thanks to the Internet boom. All you need to pursue online marketing degree from India is a computer with an Internet connection.

You just need to register your course from a university that offers MBA online. You get all the study materials through email or mail. No long queues or travelling all the way to the university which may be even located in another state. Professionals love to use online education as a mode to study further to get better prospects. They prefer this type of education because their education does not affect their work.

It comes for cheap, not to mention your travel and rental costs are saved by default when you opt for this kind of education. Institutes which offer MBA through online in India include Indian Institute of Management in Ahmadabad, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Maxvalue Online, Bharathiar University, ICFAI Business School Hyderabad, and others. As you can see no matter from where you are located in India, you can enroll yourself and become an MBA. Good luck in your successful career.

Be Prepared for Computer Based CAT 2010 Exam

With CAT gone online since last year and many other national tests are expected to follow the trend, MBA aspirants need to prepare according to the changing needs. As of now, most of the Indian students are used to paper pen-pencil format. It is a part of our learning system since ages. But now that change is inevitable, you are expected to perform in front of the computer screen. You need to develop high concentration and ability to perform under pressure. It is not an easy transition from taking a test on paper to scoring well in an online format. Now you will need to get adept to reading passages on the screen, solving data interpretation case lets, and understand pie-charts etc on screen.

The new format calls for a new approach. Those who couldn’t develop this approach suffered badly in last year CAT exam. It is not just about taking few mock tests in the online format. It is not sufficient. You will also need to practice the basics, concept and chapters etc on computers. Remember, everything is in relation to everything else. Your preparation strategy should be based on not just last few years' test patterns but also according to the new medium.

Now that CAT is approaching fast, you need to practice your theory, chapter tests and section tests on the computer screen. It will demand concentration and perseverance but that’s the only way out. You must develop a habit of concentrating and practicing with a keyboard and mouse. Slowly but steadily, you will see a difference in your comfort and thereby scores and percentiles by the time you seriously get into the mock test taking mode.

CAT Preparation Strategies for Last Months

The D-Day is coming soon what with CAT is just about 2 months away. All the serious CAT aspirants must have started preparation with full sincerity and dedication. The exam will go on for a month and quite a number of candidates must be feeling anxious regarding completion of their preparations. It is the time when you should revise all that you have prepared. You also need to be selective from here on. Let’s have a look at what you can focus on during these last two months.

Many students face difficulty in RC section. So instead of bothering about that, start reading more for a period of say, 30 minutes to one hour daily. Read diverse subjects and cover as much ground as possible. Do keep a tab on your reading speed. Focus on learning new phrases, idioms and words each day. Revise them regularly and try to use them in a sentence so that they will last longer in your memory.

For DI, practice 3-5 sets daily. Allot one hour for logical reasoning questions. Don’t allow your mind to divert. You must attempt 25-40 questions daily covering algebra, arithmetic, geometry, mensuration, speed-time-distance questions, etc. It is always better to cover all the subjects regularly. Make a fixed routine and don’t deviate from it. Question sets of last year’s can give you great idea about the pattern of the papers. Try solving all those problems in a real exam environment using watch. There is no better preparation than mock tests/ practice tests. Do it on both paper as well as computer based tests. Finally, for a while take time out to relax and rejuvenate.

Improving English Communication for GD & PI

Many bright and intelligent students find it hard to crack the Group Discussion and Interview rounds in MBA entrance exams. The main reason is lack of effective communication skills, fear of failure and inability to speak fluent English. Only students from metropolitan cities are comfortable with spoken English because of the education and atmosphere they get but students from rural backgrounds who didn’t study at any convent schools are clearly at disadvantage. English language is often taught in their mother tongue and that doesn’t help the cause.

But we all know how important it is to have good command over English language. To learn English, one first needs to be passionate about English language. You do not need to bother over grammar, accuracy, pronunciation etc initially. Just focus on the main objective of understanding the language. Read newspapers and magazines religiously. Focus on English news channels, close your eyes and focus on the words. Similarly, many experts suggest listening to the commentary of your favorite sports.

Find a friend, family member or teacher you can talk English with. That person must be fluent in the language. Try having conversations with the person in English and ask for his feedback. Also tell him to correct your mistakes. You must do it on a daily basis.

Generate the self-confidence to speak whenever such opportunity comes to you. All you have to do is to stop paying any attention to the reactions of the audience. Not everyone will appreciate you. Some of them may laugh at you but don’t get disheartened. It is your job to make yourself mentally tough. Your confidence will pull you through this learning phase. Work on these aspects and you will able to master English communication and perform well in GD and Interview.

Tips from the Topper

There are not many students who score 100 Percentile in CAT. However, there are few bright students who manage to achieve this rare distinction on the sheer basis of hard work and determination. One such student was Rahul Singh who scored 100-percentile in CAT 2010. He shared the secrets of his success and advised MBA aspirants regarding the perfect preparation.

Rahul talks about paying attention to fundamentals and not to tips, tricks and secrets. The right time to start CAT preparation is now. Talking about each subject, he advises students to revise basic class X mathematics for Quantitative Ability. Accuracy is an important part of this subject. One should aim to solve all the problems ignoring the time consumed by particular questions. Concepts must be clear in the aspirants’ minds. Once the concepts are clear, students can focus on the speed factor.

Moving on to next subject of Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation, aspirants need to start from scratch. This section demands consistent hard work. Rahul suggests candidates to pay special attention on analyzing the solutions. Speed is of paramount importance in this segment hence students need to master this time factor.

Talking about Verbal Ability, Rahul finds this segment quite challenging for many students. Candidates should start from the scratch and should acquire proficiency in vocabulary, grammar and reading. One should try to be an avid reader. This can be done by regularly reading newspapers, light fiction, magazines etc. This will help in increasing the reading speed and will also make you aware of contemporary language and affairs.

Rahul sums up the tips by advising students to remain patient and the success will come sooner than later.