Craft the Perfect MBA Application with MBA 360 Admissions Consulting
Your résumé serves as the catalyst of a successful MBA application, offering admissions committees a clear snapshot of your professional journey and achievements. MBA 360 provides insightful MBA résumé review services designed to polish and strengthen your résumé, ensuring it stands out in the highly competitive application process. From showcasing key skills and accomplishments to aligning with program-specific expectations, our service helps you create a résumé that highlights your unique strengths and suitability for your target schools.
"Her ability to highlight my strengths transformed my resume into a powerful tool that truly reflects my skills and accomplishments. Barbara provide[d] actionable feedback that elevated not just the format and flow, but also how I communicate my value to the reader."
Signe
Accepted to Harvard MBA
"...[Barbara] helped me position my resume and story, and she helped me understand the nuances of what admissions offices were looking for..."
Ty
Accepted to Vanderbilt
"Barbara is extremely skilled at identifying unique strengths and weaknesses and providing tailored guidance to help create a story that showcases your true self..."
Jessica
Accepted to Columbia and Wharton
Meet the Admissions Expert Behind MBA 360
At MBA 360, Barbara Coward leads with a wealth of experience in MBA admissions. Her two decades of experience include not only helping candidates with résumés and the MBA admissions process but also evaluating applications for full-time, part-time, executive MBA, and specialized master’s programs across the U.S. and globally. Her involvement with top-tier recruitment events, including the QS World MBA Tour, The MBA Tour, GMAC Tour, and Forte Forums, has added to her already deep insights into what leading business schools are looking for. Barbara’s expertise has been sought by and featured in notable publications such as Bloomberg Businessweek, Financial Times, and U.S. News and World Report.
Prepare Your Résumé with MBA 360
Our résumé review and editing process focuses on refining key elements to ensure your application stands out. This includes:
Highlighting achievements: Accentuating your professional accomplishments and experiences.
Tailoring for schools: Customizing your résumé for each program’s specific expectations and values.
Finding the best way to tell your story: Barbara specializes in making your strengths and experiences stand out in ways you might never have thought of.
Strengthening structure: Ensuring a clean format that flows naturally and helps the reader understand what you’re about in a short amount of time.
Let MBA 360 help you build a résumé that unlocks your full potential. Contact Barbara today to get started!
Frequently Asked Questions
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An MBA application résumé is a bit different from a standard job résumé. Admissions committees look for a concise story of your career and evidence of leadership, impact, and growth. They only spend a short time reviewing your resume, so you want to present a crisp and clear personal brand that is memorable (in a good way!) Think of it as a powerful first impression. Our résumé review will help translate your work achievements into a compelling story that connects with the reader, such as translating technical language into more relatable and meaningful messaging. We find ways to highlight aspects of your professional and personal background that you might have overlooked. The result is a résumé that describes your impact rather than simply lists what you’ve done and captures the unique value you bring to the program.
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We thoroughly polish both content and format. First, we’ll make sure your key accomplishments and skills are front and center – the goal is to demonstrate progression, leadership, and results in each role. We also tailor wording to emphasize your key qualities important to business schools (teamwork, leadership, analytical skills). Secondly, we’ll ensure the résumé is clean and easy to read: a strong structure, proper formatting, and no fluff or jargon. Think of your résumé as a snapshot of your candidacy; we help make that snapshot as powerful and straightforward as possible. I often say that the resume shouldn’t be a scavenger hunt. Make it easy for them to get to know you and what you will offer to the cohor
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Yes. Business schools typically prefer a one-page résumé for every ten years of work experience, which can be challenging no matter when you graduate. We’ll help trim unnecessary details and choose the proper format so everything fits neatly on one page (or two, if appropriate) without losing impact. From font size and spacing to section order, we’ll guide you on best practices for a professional, MBA-ready layout. The final document will be professional, persuasive, and packed with the most important information.
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Definitely. Many applicants have gaps or non-linear career paths – you’re not alone. We’ll work with you to address any employment gaps positively, possibly by highlighting constructive use of that time (such as learning new skills or personal development). If your career path is unusual, we’ll emphasize the unique perspective and skills you’ve gained from it. Barbara’s background in admissions means she knows how to present “red flags” or non-traditional profiles in the best light, turning potential weaknesses into neutral or positive aspects of your application.
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Our résumé review is typically an interactive process. After the initial review and feedback, you’ll have a chance to update your résumé. We will then take a second look to fine-tune it. We aim to get your résumé to a point where you and Barbara feel it’s strong. If that takes a couple of rounds of edits, that’s perfectly fine. We want you to feel confident that your résumé reflects your achievements and potential by the end of the process.