9 Class Participation for MBA Students

Most business school courses encourage student participation by incorporating it as some component of your overall course grade.  Because some companies will look at your fall quarter academic performance, this can definitely have an effect on your overall recruiting efforts. The problem with being graded on participation Continue Reading >>

My UCLA Anderson MBA Class Schedule and Notes

One thing that most MBA programs do a poor job of is providing useful, academic reference material after you graduate.  All business schools have great alumni networks and recruiting resources, but the availability of intellectual resources is significantly lacking.  It's understandable that professors want to keep the material they've taught or created from being widely ...

Top Five Consulting Case Interview Traps

One of the most daunting aspects of the MBA experience is sitting though a case interview.  Anyone in business school recruiting for a consulting or strategy role must go through this rite of passage before getting one of these coveted positions.  The case interviewers have full control in this setting: while some may choose to go ...

MBA Tips: How to Prepare Harvard Business School Cases

While reading and preparing cases is a significant part of any business school experience, there isn’t always a concrete result to your work.  You could easily invest hours preparing a case and have nothing to say about it during the class discussion.  It’s because of this ambiguous return on investment that many people choose Continue Reading >>