As we all know, the MBA admissions environment is continuing to evolve. Talking with many of our colleagues in the industry, we hear of constant doubts from clients whether a particular story will “fit” with a particular school, or whether to even pursue an MBA. Within our own client base, we continue to see examples of applicants aggressively pursuing a school or a career choice with a bias towards rankings or prestige, rather than listening to our advice to take the time to understand what will lead to satisfaction and success. The risk, of course, is that people only discover the bad fit after they have committed.
That was one of the reasons we created ProValues 10+ years ago. We had heard from countless clients that they were “using their gut” to make life-altering career decisions; we wanted to create a more structured approach for them based on data tied to their unique path. It’s now one of the first tools we offer our clients when they start their MBA application process and we have used it successfully when coaching MBA students in programs as well.
In particular, we’ve designed ProValues to serve as an objective guide for decisions around graduate school and future career decisions. By identifying the values that lead to personal career satisfaction and the minimum requirements necessary to take on a role, our clients evaluate a wide range of choices, prepare to ask informed questions, and feel confident that they are making choices that maximize their potential for success.
Consider how ProValues can help your clients!
We would love to explore how ProValues could help your clients as well. For instance, ProValues can help you to create a framework with your clients to evaluate choices, and provide a customized report of how their choices align with the values and requirements they are highlighting during their early discussions with you. This will help them streamline their story up-front, improve engagement with schools, reduce the time you spend on essay iterations, making for a more compelling MBA experience. It will also help you focus your attention on those clients willing to put the effort needed to be truly competitive for top-10 programs. Finally, you can use insights from your clients results to craft mock interview questions, and identify gaps that you can advise them on how to close ahead of school deadlines. The lifetime user license is $30.
If interested in learning more, let Amit know (you can grab a time by clicking here.)
