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Thursday, June 11, 2020

Tips for Team Interviews

Take a stand and support your position. With the emerging trend of group interviews at schools like Wharton, applicants need to understand that team interviews require a different set of skills than individual interviews.   I liken individual interviews to blind dating.   With individual interviews and blind dating, both parties are trying to figure out if they want to spend more time together. Personality, passion and concise, yet interesting stories will pique the interest of the admissions committee.  Ã‚   Group interviews and activities reflect the skills you will learn in an MBA case class (example of HBS case classroom).   You will be asked to take a stand and support your position. Prior to a team/case-based interview I recommend: Review the materials the school offered you prior to the interview. Read Marc Consentino’s Case in Point and use the material in the book to help you build frameworks that support your theory. Use friends, family and colleagues as well as our consultants at Accepted.com to role-play with you. During the interview I recommend that you: Participate. Support your point. Build on other applicants’ ideas if they support your theory. Use evidence to refute (without being confrontational) other applicants’ points if they don’t support your point. Don’t take over the conversation, but engage others and persuade them toward your opinion. Base your comments on your expertise. (â€Å"When I was working at XYZ company, we had a similar situation†¦) Both types of interviews measure skills that are equally necessary to achieve success at school.   Team interviews require critical thinking, listening, persuasion, and leadership.   Ã‚  Personal interviews require one-on-one presentation and interpersonal skills as well as self-awareness. Please don’t hesitate to contact me at natalie@accepted.com with any questions you have regarding interview preparation. By Natalie Grinblatt Epstein, an accomplished Accepted.com consultant/editor (since 2008) and entrepreneur. Natalie is a former MBA Admissions Dean and Director at Ross, Johnson, and Carey.

Tuesday, June 9, 2020

Colleges Writteon on Retail Sales and Hours of Operation

Colleges Writteon on Retail Sales and Hours of OperationHave you heard about a new book, 'The College Papers' by Robert Larkin? You probably haven't heard of this little known author until just recently because it doesn't rank highly in the best seller lists.On retail sales and hours of operation you'll read about a little known town in the mountains of Tennessee that has some great stories and great lessons. This author can be quite a bit more than a simple story teller. Robert Larkin really has written a book that will enlighten and empower young readers to learn about the issues and the questions of our day.On retail sales and hours of operation this book looks at what it means to work a 40 hour week. The author sets out to find out why there are so many people who are losing their jobs, why businesses are closing, and how to get out from under the stress of having too much money to work with.For example, one of the chapters deals with the retail sales in America today, but on the job. As the retail sales decline the author wonders why some people are getting paid less than others.College papers written on retail sales and hours of operation is actually going to show you that employers are not only putting their own financial interests above the welfare of the employees, but in many cases are in the end covering their own mistakes. I could go on about this author's knowledge of the workings of our country's economy, but I'll let you buy this book to discover for yourself.The book can be read completely online, so if you have trouble sitting down to a book I'll give you another option, you can use your computer and pay for it. Look on Amazon and use your mouse to search for the publisher, the ISBN number, or the title of the book. Then you can go to their website and purchase the book at your own leisure time.In addition, there are tips, advice, quotes, and even a little history about how we got to where we are right now with retail sales and hours of operati on. There is also a book review on this very website from a college writer who praises this book as an excellent educational resource for future students of journalism, media, journalism, education, and business.Another title on retail sales and hours of operation that you should take a look at is The Retail Sales by A. B. Thomas. It is easy to read and very informative.