Microsoft's 2nd Annual MBA Panel: Soliciting Questions from You!
UPDATE (6/25/09): The Panel was a success! Hear the event here: http://www.mbapodcaster.com/MBA_MoreInfo/BizSchoolPanelMicrosoft.asp?iEpisode=74
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As we all know, the current economic climate is prompting thousands to consider going for their MBA and in turn propelling upward the number of applications to business schools. With the increased competition, how do you gear up to get an MBA in this climate? One contribution comes from a special business school panel presented by Microsoft. The focus is a current and compelling one -- the theme is "Standing Out Among the Outstanding: Recession, Competition, and Business School Admissions"
Guests on this year's panel include:
- Cassandra Pittman Assistant Director of Marketing at INSEAD and responsible for MBA recruitment in North and South America
- Scott Shrum Director of MBA Admissions Research at Veritas Prep
- Barbara Thomas, President and CEO National Black MBA Association, the world's leading organization for black professionals
- There will also be "experts in the audience" contributing to the dialogue: Bryan Tomlinson and Edward Gali, both representing the University of Washington, Michael G. Foster School of Business
The Business School Panel will be held at the Redmond, WA headquarters of Microsoft on June 18th, 2009, hosted by Africans at Microsoft.
This is the second annual panel put on by Africans at Microsoft. Below is a link to our podcast on the event from last year. The show covers the entire MBA process from the applications to acceptance.
2008 Business School Panel: Pursuing an MBA -- Motives, Values, and Opportunities
http://www.mbapodcaster.com/MBA_MoreInfo/BizSchoolPanelMicrosoft.asp?iEpisode=74
We had representatives from Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan, University of Washington, and the GM of Microsoft's global recruiting team. Also participating were students from Harvard, Wharton, Darden, and Cornell Business Schools.
The energy generated by the audience and the panel made for a lively, informative discussion that covered and broke the bounds of the topic. We expect no less this time!
This is a valuable topic -- how to stand out among so many outstanding candidates!
Please let us know what questions you have for this event, and likely you'll hear them answered by these elite panelists on our next podcast.
Labels: business school, getting into business school, INSEAD, MBA, MBA Panel, Microsoft MBA, Microsoft MBA Panel, National Black MBA Association, Veritas Prep
posted by Diana Page Jordan @ 5:01 PM
3 Comments:
Who reviews applications and makes decisions on admissions? Is it purely the admissions committee, or are students involved in reading applications and interviewing as well?
I have done a post graduate program in management from indian institute of management India and I intend to apply for an MBA. I want to know if i would be eligible
With the increase of applications to top tier schools such as INSEAD, the question I have is where the candidate earn their undergraduate degree play a role in admission decision? For example, all other elements being equal, you have 100 spots to fill. The committee has received 92 candidates receiving their undergraduate degree from tier one schools, seven from tier two schools, and three from tier three schools (mostly the state schools). Two out of three from tier three school, will they be waitlisted because of where they went to school, or will where the candidates earn their undergraduate degree not be considered a deciding point.
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