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Essay Writing For Techies: DOs and DON'Ts
May 5th, 2012Ok. You come from a scientific or technical background. You’ve published a whole bunch of kick-ass papers and patents – perhaps in science or medicine or engineering. Now you’re writing your essays for the MBA and, quite naturally, want to borrow your writing style from your research life. Bad idea. 1. Don’t adopt a dispassionate narrative Research publication is all about reporting facts and conjectures from an objective perspective. A hands-off dispassionate way of narrating thin[...]
What’s in an accent?
March 31st, 2012This one is especially for international students. You've aced the GMAT, cracked the essays and left the admissions committee breathless with your super-impressive credentials. It's interview time. So what's the one thing that matters most now? You got it, it's communication. As a non-native speaker, you've used English in a professional setting for long and are pretty comfortable using it. The only problem is, you've got an unmistakable local accent. Does the accent matter? Yes and no. Ye[...]
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Cambridge Judge Essay #3
May 19th, 2012What are your short and long term career objectives? What skills/characteristics do you already have that will help you to achieve them? What do you hope to gain from the degree programme and how do you feel it will help you achieve the career objectives you have? (500 words maximum) My short term goal – immediately upon completion of the MBA – is to enter the field of FMCG marketing. My aim is to take up a challenging product marketing position with a top global consumer goods compan[...]
Cambridge Judge Essay #2
May 19th, 2012What did you learn from your most spectacular failure? (200 words maximum) As part of my work in commercial drug sales, I analyze and present company-wide sales and customer service data to senior executives. My inputs help senior leaders to develop strategies to enhance our operational effectiveness. In early 2012, I made an error in the determination of our customer service levels. I overlooked sales of an important category of drugs. These erroneous numbers were conveyed to the glob[...]
Cambridge Judge Essay #1
May 19th, 2012What are the key issues facing organisations in your sector over the next three years? What course of action would you recommend to such organisations? (300 words maximum) I work in the pharmaceutical sector. Traditionally one of the bulwarks of innovation, the industry is in danger of hitting a serious innovation glut in the near future. The ‘Patent Cliff’ is coming: twenty blockbuster drugs with about $250bn in annual sales are going off patent by 2016. Once off patent, a drug [...]
UNC Kenan Flagler Essay #3
April 14th, 2012What personal qualities or life experiences distinguish you from other applicants? How do these qualities or experiences equip you to contribute to UNC Kenan-Flagler? (500 words maximum) In early 2010, through a family contact, I met Andre Istevan - the South Asia regional Director for Medicines Sans Frontiers. We started talking about the post civil war situation in Sri Lanka and its humanitarian fallout. He told me about refugee camps set up for the war-affected population; and describe[...]
UNC Kenan Flagler Essay #2
April 14th, 2012Please describe your short and long term goals post-MBA. Explain how: your professional experience has shaped these goals; why this career option appeals to you; and how you arrived at the decision that now is the time and the MBA is the appropriate degree (500 words maximum) I have worked in management consulting for over three years now. Over this time, I have worked with clients from across industries, interacted with executives across functions and networked with leaders from across [...]
