If an MBA class is a portfolio, what kind of stock are you?This is a question posed by Jon Frank. In an article I thought was pretty good, he lays out an interesting way to view the admissions office of a Business School. Link to article here: http://poetsandquants.com/2017/08/08/if-an-mba-cl… Frank's idea is this;
With stocks, you invest money; with MBA programs, admissions committees make a similar calculation using available seats. Each seat requires a separate gamble on a particular admit. With stocks, ROI is “earn more money than the amount invested” — for MBA programs, think of ROI as “future success on an admit with uncertain potential.”
In this way, a business school needs to get the maximum return, and they do this by finding potential students with the ability to provide future recognition and money to the school in the future. How do B school administrators ascertain which investments will be good ones? Frank believes admission offices focus on certain kinds of "asset types", which are essentially stereotypes. Here are the five asset types that Frank lists in the article:
1. The Leader: Sample Stock = Ex-Military Officer 2. The 'Guaranteed Job' Person: Sample Stock = Person with Family Connections 3. Super Business Man: Sample Stock = Banker/Consultant 4. The 'Disruptor': Sample Stock = Startup/Entrepreneurs 5."Non Traditional Person": Sample Stock = Nonprofit Administrator
So I thought this was pretty funny. I'd love to hear what type of stock you guys are. The article I linked to above does a great job of linking the stereotypes back to ways that you can be the kind of candidate administration is looking for. Frank seems to think that by tapping into one of these asset classes you can make yourself a more attractive candidate.
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im a graham-Buffett type value stock. unattractive and unpopular with the general populace but hardy, revenue generating, and consistent (at work)
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