Tuesday TwitterTalk Recap – Managing MBA Relationships
DiversityMBAPrep.com hosted its Tuesday TwitterTalk on October 23rd on Managing Relationships for 1st and 2nd round #MBA applicants. You can download a recording of the talk from Dropbox. Here is a brief summary of the call:
The Purpose of MBA relationships:
- Strengthen your application
- Improve your admissions odds
- Grow you professional network
#MBA Relationships #1: Understand industry protocol and each school’s relationship management culture #diverseMBA
- Don’t mistake the congeniality…#MBA Admissions officers are not your friends #diverseMBA
- Treat #MBA students and alumni as if they are spies for the Admissions Committee. Play it cool, but always be caution. #diverseMBA
- Getting to know school community personally is important at some schools. Others it doesn’t matter. Understand the culture #diverseMBA
#MBA Relationships #2: Assess your current network to determine your relationship gaps #diverseMBA
- Who should be in your network? Minimum: Admissions officer, student, alumni from each school where you apply #diverseMBA
- Are you willing to spend thousands without due diligence on the #MBA community? Build relationships before you invest. #diverseMBA
#MBA Relationships #3: Leverage every opportunity to fill out your MBA network #diverseMBA
- Be aggressive. Where you have relationship gaps, ask for what you want/ need – from Admissions, current network #diverseMBA
- WIIFM – What’s In It For Me? Understand that #MBA insiders want to find dynamic new people for their community. #diverseMBA
- Meeting someone at event does not = relationship! Relationship is series of interactions. Follow-up and follow-thru required #diverseMBA
#MBA Relationships #4: Relationship management is a skill and relationship building is a process #diverseMBA
- Relationship management requires determination, practice #diverseMBA
- Relationship building takes time, requires follow-up and follow-thru #diverseMBA
To learn more about MBA Relationship Management.
