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How to Wrangle Great Recommendations

Would you vouch for me?

Betty Massar of Master Admissions

Betty Massar of Master Admissions

That’s a tricky question for anyone. Sure, they might like palling around or teaming up with you. But do would they stake their reputation on you? What’s more, what would they say about you?

When it comes to a recommendation letter, adcoms are looking for more than just flowery prose and enthusiasm. They want your references to flesh out your resume. They want stories of how you accomplished your great feats–and what it reflects about your capabilities and character. Most important, they want your references to illustrate why you’ll make a stronger addition to the class than anyone else.

Betsy Massar, founder of Master Admissions, has a formula for helping your references do exactly that. Many times, it isn’t your resume or essays that get you in the door. It’s your letters of recommendation. How can you help your champions magnify your leadership qualities, while allaying your weaknesses? Check out Massar’s column to learn the secrets.

Source: Poets&Quants

Video of the Week

4 Elements Of A Successful MBA Resume

Source: Linda Abraham

One Liners:

How Much Can an MBA Increase Your Pay?

Source: Forbes

Graphic: The Percent of Female JD, MD, and MBA Students

Source: Taxprof

The Pros and Cons of Video MBA Applications

Source: The Globe and Mail

An Alternative to Graduate School … Courtesy of Two HBS Grads

Source: Bostinno

How the Financial Crisis Affected MBA Jobs

Source: Business Because

Case Studies in the Business of Romance

Source: Globe and Mail

Interviews with the Deans of Kenan-Flagler and Warwick on the Future of Online Education

Source: Financial Times

Want to Switch Careers? How an MBA Opens Doors

Source: The Muse

India’s MBA Grads Moving Toward Self-Employment

Source: Times of India

Chinese MBA Enrollment Rises

Source: Crain’s New York

New Technology Energizes Online MBA Revolution

Source: Business Because

Use an MBA To Dive into a Data Analytics Career

Source: U.S. News and World Report

Business Schools are the Silent (But Fatal) Barrier to Sustainability

Source: The Guardian

Look to a Business Master’s to Build Specialized Skills

Source: U.S. News and World Report

European Business Schools: Spreading Influence Globally While Holding Onto Locals

Source: Bloomberg Businessweek

 Entrepreneurship Programs Growing in Canada

Source: The Globe and Mail

Business School Courses Focus on Giving Back

Source: Crain’s New York

University of Arizona Eller College of Management Moving to Downtown Phoenix

Source: Arizona Central

How Turf Wars Are Hurting Rutgers Business School

Source: Daily Targum

Does Your Office Need More MBAs–or Grownups?

Source: QZ

CommonBond Extends MBA Loans to Students at Four Schools

Source: Financial Times

MBA Humor

Office Meeting

The company where I work provides 4-foot-high cubicles so each employee can have some privacy. One day a co-worker had an exasperating phone conversation with one of her teenage sons. After hanging up, she heaved a sigh and said, “No one ever listens to me.”

Immediately, several voices from surrounding cubicles called out, “Yes, we do.”

Source: http://www.rd.com/jokes/funny/job-issues/office-meeting-joke/

Tweets of the Week:

Dan Burt ‏@DanBurt 

I dropped out of business grad school, so when I list my education credentials, I write MBA ’03 RIP. #TwitterFiction

mike subgenius ‏@mikesubgenius 

 

Someone just asked if I could “do a huddle” tomorrow morning. I blame business school for this sort of talk.