B-schools look for a blend of purpose, talent, and passion in applicants. Talent alone is not enough; candidates must demonstrate exceptional abilities fueled by purpose and directed towards specific goals. While work experience is valued, it is not required for admission. Instead, b-schools assess the full person, not just their resume, seeking well-rounded individuals with leadership, communication, and other skills who can articulate their strengths, areas for growth, and post-MBA plans.

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WHAT B-SCHOOLS LOOK FOR?
In Candidates?

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Introduction
• As we Indians are the second most populous country in the world and
seventh largest in terms of geographical area, there is no doubt that we
have more manforce.
• There won’t arise a doubt for providing the manforce for anything.
• This is true because India has added feather in its cap: the youngest
nation in the world in terms of human resource.
• No wonder then, that the need for professional managers is great and is
only set to increase further.
• They just need to be churned out for the need of studying management.

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Rat Race!!!!
• Whomever you tap, whether a graduate of budding professional, the one
sentence you hear, “I need to join in the best business school”, if not “the
best business school,” in India.
• This where the crazy ‘rat race’ for MBA admissions and test preparation in
the country.
• The same way the colleges need to take in the “the best student”.
• It is a two-way traffic and not merely a one-way, as many of them suppose.
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What they(B-schools) look for??
• To put it simply, all top business schools are looking for a judicious
blend of purpose, talent and passion in an applicant.
• A perfect blend of these three traits is what leadership skills are all
about.
• Talent is the ability and quality that enables consistent, near-perfect
performance in a particular activity.
• All business schools eye candidates who can clearly demonstrate
exceptional talents that are fuelled by passion and directed by purpose.
• A candidate needs to appreciate one key truth about the two magic
words: ‘Work experience’.

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Cont…
• While it is true that, as part of the selection process, a few top business
schools give extra marks to candidates having work experience, this is
not mandatory and certainly not an all-pervasive truth in India.
• However the candidate need to prove himself in the GDPI(Group
Discussion Personal Interview).
• To sum up the candidate needs to showcase some five qualities:
1. Leadership
2. Quantitative Competency
3. Communication skills
4. Knowledge
5. Post-MBA career plans

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“Build a Life, Not a Resume”
• The harsh reality is that the MBA colleges assess the full person but not the
heavy resume.
1. Develop a decent academic record
2. Nurture hobbies/interests
3. Associate with a non-profit organization and get involved in
social/development-oriented activities
4. Know your strengths as well as your areas for improvement, in relation
to communication skills, leadership skills as well as in other areas, and be
confident in your ability to talk about this
5. If you are pursuing an MBA after a few years of work experience, ensure that
your work experience is characterized by quality and not just quantity
6. Last but not the least, be aware of what is happening around you in India and
globally, particularly in matters related to business.

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Summary
• In this presentation we got through some of the points that the B-
schools are looking for in a candidate.
• We need to build a life but not the resume, because the B-schools will
look for the person who is capable of managing things.