Your MBA resume

An admissions resume for MBA and most master’s degree programs is not a job-hunting resume and it’s not an academic resume or CV. You don’t need to include the right buzz words or to enumerate your academic achievements.Following is the template I've recommended to my clients for years. It's surprisingly versatile, albeit rather plain. Other parts of your application provide more detailed information to admissions. So although admissions readers will look at your resume, they will not depend on it as a primary source of information. There is no standard resume format and that’s ok. I prefer this particular style because it’s easy to scan quickly. (Key rule: always make life as easy as possible for your admissions readers. Their eyes get tired at the end of the day.)  But other formats may work too. One cautionary note: keep the format clean and simple. The admissions so...