Life After HBS

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Follow two Harvard Business School grads as they use everything learned at Harvard Business School - in and outside of the classroom to land their dream jobs.

Each episode has three segments:
(1) Business School Application Essays - The hosts and their business school friends read the essays that got them into Harvard and other schools

(2) How to get your dream job - a step by step run down of dreaming up your perfect job to landing it

(3) Q&A section - write in questions and comments to lifeafterHBS@gmail.com

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Episodes

Episode 4 - Writing the perfect cold email

1. Application essay - Listen to Daniel's more novelistic approach to the application essay (or letter) 2. Crafting the perfect cold email - (starts 5:00) 3. QA section - How to make the most of a one week internship (starts 24:18) send your questions and comments to: lifeafterhbs@gmail.com

Feb 17, 2018•28 min

Episode 3 - It's all about HOW you say it

1. Application Essay - Not just a HBS application essay... an experience. 2. Pre-networking (7:15) - Who will Maggie reach out to and what does she hope to learn? 3. Q&A (14:30) - The formula to nailing class participation (from a Baker's Scholar)

Feb 09, 2018•23 min

Episode 2 - Scoping your dream job

1. Application essay section - A super meaty Booth essay example. 2. 3 (not so simple) steps to scope your dream job (starts - 7:27) 3. HBS' most eligible bachelor (as voted by his peers) gives advice on dating at business school. (starts - 15:40)

Jan 31, 2018•24 min

Episode 1 - What will you do with your Harvard MBA?

Follow two Harvard Business School grads as they use everything learned at Harvard Business School - in and outside of the classroom to land their dream jobs. Each episode has three segments: (1) Business School Application Essays - The hosts and their guests read the essays that got them into Harvard and other business schools (2) How to get your dream job - Step #1 saying your dream job outloud. (starts: 7:35) (3) Q&A section - In defense of our podcast name. (starts: 11:50) Write in quest...

Jan 31, 2018•18 min

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