All the top MBA programs encourage international applicants because they bring diversity into the classroom.  The biggest challenge all Indian applicants (especially Male/IT) encounter in their journey to their coveted B-schools in the US is that they belong to the most competitive applicant pool.  Another challenge which is much less daunting than the challenge of…

  Essays are the most critical part of the application package for business schools.  In fact, they are the heart of the application package that reveal those aspects of an applicant’s profile which other parts of their application package do not reveal. Unfortunately, some applicants do not put enough effort and time in their essays…

 Since last year, I have received number of emails from applicants telling me how my article titled  How To Show Leadership When You  Don’t Have Reporting Responsibilities helped them brainstorm ideas for their leadership stories. Recently, an applicant reached out to me with a couple of queries regarding that article about leadership. Here are his…