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Admissions interviews are routinely conducted either by phone or by Skype so it is critical to learn how to best portray yourself and connect with the interviewer via phone or video instead of in the more traditional in-person interview. The attached link offers some interesting ideas about how to interview for a job on Skype. But, we have a few of our own to add when it comes to interviewing on the [...]

Famous Indians from Cambridge University Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964), Prime Minister of India, Trinity College Harivanshrai Bachchan (1907-2003) – Famous poet, St Catharine’s College Homi Jehangir Bhabha (1909-1966), Gonville and Caius College Subramaniam Chandrasekhar (1910-1995), Trinity College (Nobel Prize) Dr Vikram Sarabhai (1919-1971), St. John’s College GN Ramachandran [...]

The Indian School of Business in Hyderabad is a mecca for ambitious management students looking for lucrative jobs. Each year, its students dream bigger and look higher. Last year, four ISB students were offered jobs with a salary of more than RS 1 crore per annum. Don’t let the outliers distract you though, but what’s interesting to note is that the big offers are being made by Indian companies, [...]

The UCLA executive MBA program in one of its essays asks the current students about their career goals as they relate to pursuing the MBA degree.  The question asks whether a student is a Enhancer, Shifter or Explorer. The elegant definitions of these three types of applicants are italicized below: Enhancer = I plan to continue in the same field/function and see FEMBA as necessary to advance and [...]