Blog Archive Mission Admission The MBA Resume, Part 3

Blog Archive Mission Admission The MBA Resume, Part 3 Mission Admission is a series of MBA admission tips; a new one is posted each Tuesday. Ideally, your resume should be only one page long; admissions committees generally expect and appreciate the conciseness of this format. If you choose to submit a two-page resume or longer, your reader may have difficulty scanning it and identifying (and remembering) important facts. With these space constraints in mind, we offer two fairly straightforward “space saver” ideas: 1. Do not include a mission statement at the beginning of your resume. Your mission in this case is to get into the MBA program to which you are applyingâ€"and, of course, the admissions committee already knows this! A mission statement will take up precious space that can be used more effectively for other purposes. 2. Only your name should appear at the top of your resume. You do not need to include your address, email address, gender, marital status, etc., because these data will all be provided in your application form. As with a mission statement, adding this kind of information will take up precious space that can be used more effectively for other purposes. Please, resist the urge to make your resume fit on one page by shrinking your font or margins. Your font should be no smaller than 10 point type, and your margins should be no smaller than 1” on either side and 0.75” at the top and bottom. Rather than trying to fit too much information on the page, commit yourself instead to showcasing only your most important accomplishments that best tell your story. Share ThisTweet Mission Admission Blog Archive Mission Admission The MBA Resume, Part 3 Mission Admission is a series of MBA admission tips; a new one is posted each Tuesday. Ideally, your resume should be only one page long; admissions committees generally expect and appreciate the conciseness of this format. If you choose to submit a two-page resume or longer, your reader may have difficulty scanning it and identifying (and remembering) important facts. With these space constraints in mind, we offer two fairly straightforward “space saver” ideas: 1. Do not include a mission statement at the beginning of your resume. Your mission in this case is to get into the MBA program to which you are applyingâ€"and, of course, the admissions committee already knows this! A mission statement will take up precious space that can be used more effectively for other purposes. 2. Only your name should appear at the top of your resume. You do not need to include your address, email address, gender, marital status, etc., because these data will all be provided in your application form. As with a mission statement, adding this kind of information will take up precious space that can be used more effectively for other purposes. Please, resist the urge to make your resume fit on one page by shrinking your font or margins. Your font should be no smaller than 10 pt type, and your margins should be no smaller than 1” on either side and 0.75” at the top and bottom. Rather than trying to fit too much information on the page, commit yourself instead to showcasing only your most important accomplishments that best tell your story. Share ThisTweet Mission Admission Blog Archive Mission Admission The MBA Resume, Part 3 Mission Admission is a series of MBA admission tips; a new one is posted each Tuesday. Ideally, your resume should be only one page long; admissions committees generally expect and appreciate the conciseness of this format. If you choose to submit a resume consisting of two pages or more, your reader may have difficulty scanning it and identifying (and remembering) important facts. With these space constraints in mind, we offer two fairly straightforward “space saver” ideas: Do not include a mission statement at the beginning of your resume. Your mission in this case is to get into the MBA program to which you are applyingâ€"and, of course, the admissions committee already knows this! A mission statement will take up precious space that can be used more effectively for other purposes. Your address should take up no more than one line of your resume. Many applicants will “stack” their addresses, using four, five, or even six lines, as if they were writing an address on an envelope. Think about how much space you occupy if you present your address in the following format: Jeremy Shinewald 138 West 25th  Street 7th  Floor New York, NY 10024 646-485-8844 jeremy@mbamission.com You just wasted six lines of valuable real estate! If you plan to whittle your resume down to one page, try putting your address on just one line so you can save five others for valuable bullets. And, while we are discussing resume length, resist the urge to shrink your font or margins to make your resume fit on one page. Your font should be no smaller than 10-point type, and your margins should be no smaller than 1 on either side and 0.75 at the top and bottom. Rather than trying to fit too much information on the page, commit yourself instead to showcasing only your most important accomplishments that best tell your story. Share ThisTweet Mission Admission Blog Archive Mission Admission The MBA Resume, Part 3 Mission Admission is a series of MBA admission tips; a new one is posted each Tuesday. Ideally, your resume should be only one page long; admissions committees generally expect and appreciate the conciseness of this format. If you choose to submit a two-page resume or longer, your reader may have difficulty scanning it and identifying (and remembering) important facts. With these space constraints in mind, we offer two fairly straightforward “space saver” ideas: 1. Do not include a mission statement at the beginning of your resume. Your mission in this case is to get into the MBA program to which you are applyingâ€"and, of course, the admissions committee already knows this! A mission statement will take up precious space that can be used more effectively for other purposes. 2. Your address should take up no more than one line of your resume. Many applicants will “stack” their addresses, using four, five or even six lines, as if they were writing an address on an envelope. Think about how much space you have taken up, if you construct your address like the following: Jeremy Shinewald 138 West 25th Street 7th Floor New York,   NY 10024 646-485-8844 jeremy@mbamission.com Assuming you plan to get your resume down to one page, you just wasted six lines of valuable real estate! Instead, how about putting your address on just one line and saving five others for valuable bullets? And, while we are discussing resume length, please, resist the urge to make your resume fit on one page by shrinking your font or margins. Your font should be no smaller than 10 point type, and your margins should be no smaller than 1” on either side and 0.75” at the top and bottom. Rather than trying to fit too much information on the page, commit yourself instead to showcasing only your most important accomplishments that best tell your story. Share ThisTweet Mission Admission Tags: resume Blog Archive Mission Admission The MBA Resume, Part 3 Mission Admission is a series of MBA admission tips; a new one is posted each Tuesday. Ideally, your resume should be only one page long; admissions committees generally expect and appreciate the conciseness of this format. If you choose to submit a resume consisting of two pages or more, your reader may have difficulty scanning it and identifying (and remembering) important facts. With these space constraints in mind, we offer two fairly straightforward “space saver” ideas: Do not include a mission statement at the beginning of your resume. Your mission in this case is to get into the MBA program to which you are applyingâ€"and, of course, the admissions committee already knows this! A mission statement will take up precious space that can be used more effectively for other purposes. Your address should take up no more than one line of your resume. Many applicants will “stack” their address, using four, five, or even six lines, as if they were writing an address on an envelope. Consider  how much space an address occupies when presented in the following format: Jeremy Shinewald 138 West 25th  Street 7th  Floor New York, NY 10024 646-485-8844 jeremy@mbamission.com You just wasted six lines of real estate! To help whittle your resume down to one page, try putting your address on just one line so you can save five others for valuable bullets. And, while we are discussing the documents length, resist the urge to shrink your font or margins to make your resume fit on one page. Your font should be no smaller than 10-point type, and your margins should be no smaller than 1? on either side and 0.75? at the top and bottom. Rather than trying to squeeze too much information onto the page, commit yourself to showcasing only your most important accomplishments that tell your story best. Share ThisTweet Mission Admission