LBS provided CV template vs WSO template - London SA recruitment

I am currently applying to London SA programs. I am a grad student at LBS. The university recommends applying with a standardised uni format; however, I feel like the WSO format looks better and more appropriate for the applications.

I'd appreciate any insights on which one I should go with.

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ex LBS guy here

use both - for internal events / handpicked applications, use the LBS one .For example, when they make a CV Book of students, you dont want to be weird and stand out in wrong way.

For all external, I always used WSO because as you said - it's much much cleaner and better

 

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ex LBS guy here

use both - for internal events / handpicked applications, use the LBS one .For example, when they make a CV Book of students, you dont want to be weird and stand out in wrong way.

For all external, I always used WSO because as you said - it's much much cleaner and better

This helps a lot! Thanks for the advice.

I've already shot a couple of applications with the LBS CV. Hopefully not a deal breaker. But will apply with the WSO going forward

 

LBS alum here, I used my own version during school. I don't think it's a deal breaker based on my exp (though sometimes you just never know). Just go with whichever serves you better

 

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