One of my recommender asked me to draft a letter for them. Is this a common practice? Not sure how to write a letter about myself from their perspective. I’m worried it will stand out in a bad way / weaken my overall application.

Do you think gig consulting would pick up considering it doesn’t matter post COVID !

Anyone familiar with the fuzzy match add in, and if so, how do you run a fuzzy match within one column of information rather than two tables? I.e., I want to find close matches within one list of vendor names

Am I the only one not concerned about getting laid off? I know that sounds privileged and awful during this crisis, but I have so much work to do right now that I can’t imagine how we could issue our reports on time and lay people off since we are already stretched so thin. Am I super naiive to think this way?

I just need some Brugal rum, Aventura or Romeo Santos songs on repeat all night…

Does deal strategy and PEVC historically have low utilizations?

Do you look desperate if you apply to several jobs within the same company? I was recently rejected for a job I REALLY wanted at a well known tech company. And after interviewing there and studying up on the company, I just really want to work there. The positions I'm applying for are definitely still within my wheelhouse. But will I just look too desperate to their in-house talent team to be considered?

Currently looking for Tech consulting/ Implementation consultant/ privacy roles in London. I have both CIPP/E and CIPM.
Please let me know if you know any roles that are available? Or any recruitment agencies you can refer me to

Thank you!

QQ for Recruiters and all who hire. When an applicant selects "Do Not Wish to Identify" to race and gender questions (even to the disabily question) when applying to positions online...Does HR or a hiring manager see that? Do you look for it? Is it hidden? Do companies judge an applicat for not identifying? Can you share what happens if anything?

Is there a way to withdraw candidature from the cognizant portal directly. I have dropped mail to HR listed in the portal but have not received any reply yet. Please let me know.

I'm getting awful flashbacks from last year where I waited 3 days for a phone call from GSB that never came but rather a waitlist. It was truly terrible. I wish they would just do a portal update like most of its peer schools - that would be more sensitive to applicants speaking from the personal experience

Any single Bengali lady in this bowl? 👀

Feeling behind at work. I’m relatively new to data/financial modeling. Any advice on learning how to take a client data set, cleaning it up, and turning it into a model for analysis? I’m a new consultant at a boutique and I’ve basically received no training at my company on how to use Excel to do this. Additionally, is this fair game for a new analyst to understand how to do this without any prior training?

Im a contractor. Another firm has reached out for 100% remote work for basically a lateral move. I really like where I’m at right now. I’m remote but if I turn to FTE which is very possible later this year I would probably end up having to go in 1 or 2 days a week to NYC. My manager knows this is basically a dealbreaker for me. Should I let my manager know I have another firm reaching out but I really want to stay but I’d need to be a remote FTE? They mentioned several times I’m an asset.

Worked 19+ billable hours yesterday. I’m struggling keeping my eyes open this morning.

Hello, I am from Michigan City. I would like to know in which nearby cities there are job opportunities for industrial engineers, in my city, I have basically ended the attempts.

Any recommendation for GMAT prep? Looking for some online material access to go through concepts and then practice. Anyone who went through this process please help!

Does Kellogg also do calls like some other schools or is decision updated directly on the portal / emailed to you? Only learned about the calls seeing the posts about this weeks decisions and want to manage my anxiety for next week!

I’m interested in PM and ideally working for a Google however I’ve recently learned that google only hires PMs with technical backgrounds. What’s the next best company nontech people can land a PM role

I need help figuring out where I should focus… graduated from a T40 school 6 years ago (double major, one quant heavy & one liberal arts). I had health issues my junior and senior year and my GPA was 2.9 by the time I graduated. I haven’t taken the GMAT yet, but i got a 780 on my diagnostic. I’ve worked in consulting for 5 years with some really impactful projects and a history of promotions. Just transitioned to internal corporate strategy for a F500 company. Is M7 out of reach with the gpa?

Has anyone been asked for a post alumni interview call with A mba program before?

Is it possible to be referred for an M7 school by an alumnus?

Any insight on getting MBA from mendoza as far as prospects for transitioning into a post-mba strategy consulting role? It’s ranked outside the top 15 but from research seems like it still sends plenty of grads to top consulting firms (not MBB)

Looking at Penn State Smeal for EMBA going into supply chain. It's that or Darden and Defense Consulting.

Anyone have insight into either Program?

Any insight into the primary scholarship consideration factors? As an Asian male I'm thinking chances are slim at H/S so would rather go to a Haas or Tuck with $$$, say, than W or K with $ or nothing.

Not to be dark, but would a mentally ill parent (e.g., suicidal) throughout college warrant an optional essay on low GPA (3.4)?

Is choosing to take the GRE over GMAT looked down upon when applying for MBA programs ?

Tuck w/ 40k scholarship or Johnson w/ 74k? For tech

Is there a point when MBA doesn't make financial sense? I'm 29 at $180k base with additional compensation typically around 15-25% over the last few years.

I like what I'm doing I think, but a top MBA had always been one of those personal goals of mine. Goal would be to maybe switch to MBB where I think compensation is slightly higher than what I'm getting right now at my level.

Does it make sense to do a 2 year program, probably be $200k in debt and miss out on $400k earnings :(?

Is it odd that I don’t know who my Kellogg interviewer is less than 48 hours prior to the interview? Scheduled via the portal if that dictates the answer. Thanks in advance!

I’ve been contemplating the ROI of an MBA for a while and plan to take the GMAT first to see if it would even be an option (targeting M7). Which test prep books do you recommend for self-studying over a few months? Bonus points if you include your score (initial, final, how much you studied). Thanks in advance!

Tanked my GMAT

Just got my score for the GMAT and it was way below what I got through the kaplan exams I did before taking the test.
I applied for the first round of admission that was closing on March 15th, will I be ok if I retake the test on March 27th or is it too late?

For those ending work this summer could you help clarify how COBRA works exactly? I read that it’s retroactive up to 180 days, so does that mean I essentially don’t need to sign up and start paying unless I go 180 days? If something were to happen I can sign up for cobra after the fact and be covered?

4 YOE in big 4 healthcare consulting
740 GMAT
Admissions consultant says if I applied to all M7s I’d get into a couple

I know this is not a lot to go off of, but what sort of scholarships could I expect (if any) to schools in the 10-20 range? I can’t find data on if it’s like 2% get scholarships or 50%

Graduated couple of years ago and have been thinking about getting a MBA recently. I went to a big ten school and majored in Statistics. GPA was below 3.0.....

How does everyone think these recent layoffs will affect MBA hiring and MBA applications