Hey everyone,
Out of curiosity, what is the usual timeline for OCR for a place such as Harvard or Stanford? When do resume drops start, when do interviews start and by when do you know if you have an offer or not? Is everything done just in the fall semester?
Thanks!
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a year before everyone else's
thanks for the reply. anyone else?
I don't go to either of those schools but from my experience and others I know OCR for fulltime starts early september. Resume drops and information sessions pick up throughout the month. Resume drops will die down by mid october. Interviews start mid to late september and stay at a steady pace till mid october. They start to die down as you move into november. Offers start coming late october and continue through the start of december. Most people who get IB have offers by mid november.
HTH
Thank you very much for the answer. I get a clearer picture now. Anyone who is from an Ivy target wanna chime in as well? What about recruiting for PE/HF/MC?
No One? Maybe via PM?
For full time: Accelerated starts in late summer during SA. Official starts early september. Resume drops for official are from mid september to late october.
Interviews start late september. The first two weeks are critical, thats when you have many interviews a day. For banks and other mid/large companies, second rounds are held that same week or a week later. You find out about offers soon after.
If your first round interview was held later in the ocr phase, everything just takes longer.
Great, thanks for the info
When do schools usually open up the application cycle? (Originally Posted: 02/05/2014)
It seems like round 1 deadline is usually around end of September. How early does the application opens up? How much time do you have from when the essays are revealed to that deadline?
I am trying to gauge how many schools should I apply in Round 1.
Thanks!
The essays usually become available over the summer, ranging from May to August. The actual application systems sometimes take a little longer, but they should all be available by September. You can start preparing now by creating an MBA resume (they are completely different than a job resume) and researching / visiting schools. A lot of times the essays don't change too much so you can start now by writing the essays for this year's questions. You can definitely write out your goal essay now, which is why do you want and MBA and what are you going to do with it.
Most of the schools have round 1 deadlines that are in October, ranging from early to late October depending on the school.
Good luck! I am happy to answer any other questions.
Thanks! That is very informative. If I start now, do you think it is reasonable to do 5 schools for early decision/round 1?
Also, what are some sources that you would recommend to crafting a MBA resume and essays?
Definitely reasonable to get five done for Round 1, especially if you start soon and have taken the GMAT. I did five for R1 with relative ease (as in, submitted most well before the deadline without much of any last minute stress). The biggest time crusher is visiting schools and networkign with current/former students, both of which I would recommend.
As for a resume, you can google it, but I actually don't think resumes for business school are all that different. The two main differences will be limiting/removing the industry jargon from your work experience so that an english major on the AdCom can understand it, and adding the community involvement/interests section at the bottom. The bulk of the content will be the same, or similar, at least in my experience. Would definitely ask for some examples from recent applicants, and maybe get yours reviewed by a professional (if you're not using a consultant otherwise).
On-campus Recruiting Times (Originally Posted: 08/30/2015)
When do banks/funds/trading desks usually conduct interviews for summer internships? Is this usually done after christmas or before? I would really like to go to Japan next semester if it's possible to secure an internship before xmas.
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Usually late in fall semester. Ends sometime in late February
OCR start date? (Originally Posted: 08/12/2013)
I'm a rising senior at a target and while we have MBB recruit on campus, some firms like Deloitte, Booz, and ATK don't. My school is also on the quarter system so on campus recruiting starts mid-October, which I know is later than most.
When does OCR start for semester schools? Late September? I would like to network my way into the 3 firms listed above and am wondering when I should reach out to my contacts.
As a a point of reference BCG started recruiting events at Princeton on September 20th last year. Full time applications were due by Sept. 25th.
When is the most advantageous time to drop your resume on OCR? (Originally Posted: 09/01/2012)
If a resume drop is posted on OCR now and the deadline is October, am I better off waiting until late September/October to drop my resume? Or is it okay if I go ahead and do it now?
Also, if a company comes on campus two separate times to recruit, should I apply for the first time they come to interview (in Sep/Oct) or the second time (Dec/Jan)? Downside of applying for the second is that if they get enough qualified candidates the first time they might not even come again, or if the economy sucks they might decide not to interview a second time - but upside is that I'm more prepared and qualified at that point.
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Awesome question bro
After the deadline passes
anyone have a legit answer?
Anytime before the deadline works. It doesn't matter. The only time you should ever wait is if you are doing something coming up soon, but before the deadline, that you would like to include on your resume, but can't now, because you haven't done it.
thanks. what about the second situation where the company interviews twice at the school?
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