If you’re applying to MBA, JD, or policy school graduate programs, you will be asked to submit a professional resume. Though it may be tempting to just submit your resume as it currently is so that you can focus on other areas of your application, it’s vital that you spend quality time updating and editing… Continue reading
Guest Post from Gabrielle, Blogger for The Art of Applying If you haven’t already read Parts One and Two of this series on signs it’s time to look for a new job and how to tap your network to help in the process, you may want to check them out before reading this third, and final,… Continue reading
Guest Post from Gabrielle, Blogger for The Art of Applying I’m fortunate to have learned a lot about the power of networking very early on in my career. When I graduated from college in 2006, I used the following steps to get my first job at Disney: Apply for 70-80 entry-level positions and get zero responses… Continue reading
Guest Post from Gabrielle, Career Coach and Consultant; Founder of GabrielleBill.com I remember it like it was yesterday. I’d be peacefully asleep, dreaming of some blissful nonsense and then — BEEP BEEEP BEEEEEEP — the shrill sound of my old-school alarm clock would pull me from my reverie at 6:30am. I’d lay there for a… Continue reading
The quantitative resume is a newer element to Columbia SIPA’s application process, so if you speak with alumni who graduated roughly five or more years ago they won’t be any help. It’s actually a great addition to your application materials even though it may seem like yet another thing to prepare. It gives you the… Continue reading
When applying to graduate school, it’s imperative to be fairly organized so that you can stay fairly sane. Being organized will save you a lot of time, energy, and headache—so that applying to graduate school can be one part of your full life rather than take over your life. With graduate school applications, the top thing to be… Continue reading
When creating a résumé, keep these points in mind. Consider the point you are trying to make with your résumé. When I say point, I mean that you should keep in mind what you are trying to communicate to the reader. This is super important. Every piece of information you share in your résumé should… Continue reading
I don’t care how many hours you work; no admissions officer at a top graduate school is going to let you off the hook with the excuse: “I was working so much the past few years, I didn’t have enough time or energy to do community service.” This reasoning can work well when applying for college for… Continue reading
When working on your resume / CV, most people focus on what to put on it (i.e. the content) but I think it’s equally as important to keep in mind the look and feel (i.e. the form) of this important document. Many people think of the resume as just a given part of the application… Continue reading
If you’re applying to business schools, you should aim to have your resume be one page—two pages is okay sometimes, but I usually recommend you get it down to one. However, policy schools are way different and you can submit a CV that is up to four pages sometimes! So many of us are so… Continue reading