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Ivy Eyes Editing Admissions Essay and Resume Tips
Hello everyone,
Ivy Eyes Editing is a US-based online editing company that works with applicants on admissions essays, personal statements and resumes. Within this thread, we would like to provide a series of writing tips to help you as you refine your admissions materials. Please read below for our tips on MBA essays and resumes.
Best of luck this admissions season!
Sincerely,
Ivy Eyes Editing
www.ivyeyesediting.com
*Visit us for a free assessment of your first submission!*
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Balancing Humanity and Formality in the MBA Essay
Hello everyone,
Finding‘balance’ in your MBA admissions essay can be a challenging
task. Yourgoal is to really target the prompt and integrate qualities
and experience that strengthen and add color to your candidacy. You want
toaddress each facet of the prompt, without sounding too mechanical
or perfunctory; you want to convey a sense of humanity and
personality,without sounding unprofessional or informal.
Consider the following prompt from Wharton:
“Asa leader in global business, Wharton is committed to sustaining
“a truly global presence through its engagement in the world.” What
goals are you committed to and why? How do you envision the Wharton
MBA contributing to the attainment of those goals?”
The first sentence and the ‘why’ dimension of the prompt present a
huge opportunity for candidates that are able to seize it. While
most candidates will use this prompt as a basic long-term goals and
‘fit’ essay, we encourage you to do more.
This “global presence”component does not suggest you need to have
international or multi-cultural experience in order to be compatible
with Wharton(though global experience is definitely an exploitable
strength).Wharton is looking for applicants that are able to think with
ahigh-level perspective, and evaluate their experiences in a
global context. Furthermore, Wharton is looking for immediately
transferable skills: how will you engage with the community around you?
How will you build connections and think beyond your own experience to
learn and contribute?
Always remember to actively consider the ‘why’ dimension of every
prompt. Use this is an opportunity to share more detail about you and
the forces that drive you. Demonstrate the perspective that will aid you
at Wharton, and also in your long-term career. Globalization is a
reality that will impact all future business leaders, and many of the
resultant challenges and dynamics alsomanifest in the MBA program at
Wharton and elsewhere.
As always, email us with questions that arise, and if you are interested in a free assessment of your material!
All the best,
Ivy Eyes Editing
www.ivyeyesediting.com
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Hello everyone,
Whether you are applying to college, graduate
school, or a new job, you will need to submit a resume. What is a
resume? A resume is an advertisement that markets your successes to
your specific audience. We wanted to outline a few major tips to help
people that are creating a resume for the first time, or overhauling
their old resume:
-In your bullet points (under each job title),
use the 'Situation-Action-Result' method. For example, instead of
writing 'answered customer calls,' you might write 'received customer
phone calls and delivered superior service, leading to a 10% increase
in monthly revenues.' It may be difficult to show a result for every
bullet, but, when you can, use the 'S-A-R' method!
-$ and % signs can and should be used when possible--they stand out and emphasize results.
-Prioritize
the bullet points in your resume according to their relevance to the
company or institution you are trying to reach. If you are applying for
a sales role, make sure the 'sales' bullet points under your previous
roles are moved to the top and given focus.
-Start off bullet
points with strong, active verbs. Instead of writing 'was responsible
for...,' write 'developed/steered/managed XXX.....'
-Keep your bullet points concise--try not to exceed two lines and consolidate redundant bullets where possible.
-Proofread
for typos and inconsistencies. Errors are the easiest ways for
employers or admissions committees to eliminate your resume.
-After
reviewing your bullets, put yourself in the resume reviewer's shoes.
What does each bullet tell me? Will this person succeed at our school
or company?
We hope you will find some of these suggestions
useful. If you have any other questions about resumes or cover letters,
please let us know!!!
Best of luck,
Ivy Eyes Editing
*Email us for a free assessment!!!*
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