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Generalist Roles at Startups: What They Are and How Hiring Works

Generalist roles play a critical role at startups, spanning strategy, operations, product, and growth. This session breaks down what these roles actually look like, how hiring works at different startup stages, and how candidates can position themselves to stand out. You’ll learn what founders value most and how to translate your background into impact.

Fuqua School of Business: 25 Random Things Example Essay From An Admitted Applicant

Explore a unique "25 Random Things" essay from an admitted Fuqua applicant, revealing personality beyond the resume.

Land an Interview at Any Tech Company

Land an Interview at Any Tech Company — Free Live Session with Ethan Does this sound like you? You've applied to roles at your dream tech companies. You've spent countless hours sending your résumé into the void of company websites. You've wasted days writing custom cover letters. Only to come up short and never hear anything back — or worse, get the dreaded automated rejection email from a no-reply address. Let me be clear: it's not because you're under-qualified. It's because you're not playing the game. In this free 30-minute session, I'm going to walk you through the exact system I've used to break into top tech companies — including how I entered the DoorDash interview process at the Associate level and walked out with an offer for Senior Manager. No referral required. No luck involved. Just a repeatable process that works. Here's what we'll cover: • The résumé problem nobody talks about: 75% of résumés are rejected before a human ever reads them. I'll show you a live before-and-after demonstration of how to use AI to transform a losing résumé into a résumé that will land on the hiring manager's desk. • The LinkedIn settings that most candidates skip. A handful of profile changes that dramatically increase how often recruiters find you and make your application stand out once you've submitted it. • How to properly go about proactive outreach. I'll give you the exact message template I used to secure interviews at every tech company I've landed an offer at. • A simple bonus strategy that most people would never think to try, guaranteed to get you in the door. At the end of the session, I'll be sharing an exclusive offer for attendees that you won't want to miss out on! This session is for you if: • You're employed but quietly looking for something better • You're actively job searching and not getting any traction • You work in a slow, bureaucratic industry and want to break into tech • You want to understand how the hiring process actually works from the inside

MBA Recommendation Packet – Goals, Strategy & Resources

A comprehensive MBA recommendation guide including career goals, school-specific prompts, deadlines, and recommender support materials.

Rare Disease: A Growth Strategy Case

Crack a growth strategy case for a pharmaceutical company focused on a rare disease. This case challenges you to identify new markets, analyze competitive landscapes, and formulate a plan to expand the drug's reach.

Strategy & Ops Resume – McKinsey, Uber & PwC

A high-impact profile showcasing growth strategy, post-merger integration, and cross-functional ops leadership across tech, healthcare, and energy.

Building a Career Strategy Post-MBA

Go beyond your first job and learn how to build a long-term career strategy after your MBA. We'll cover everything from leadership development to networking and finding your purpose.

Live Growth Strategy Case Walk-Through

Watch a real-time case walkthrough focused on scaling strategy—structure, analyze, and present like a pro.

Optimizing Your Law School Waitlist Strategy

After this session, you'll know how to write a waitlist letter of continued interest that actually strengthens your candidacy, when to reach out to admissions offices and what to say, and how to honestly assess whether your waitlist position has realistic potential. Most applicants either go quiet or over-communicate, and this session addresses both mistakes directly.

Time GRE Verbal Timing & Pacing Strategy

This guide presents a structured approach to managing time during the GRE Verbal sections. It explains how to maintain consistent pacing, prioritize question types strategically, and make effective decisions when encountering difficult questions. Students will learn how to use timing checkpoints, implement a skip-and-return strategy, and allocate time efficiently across Text Completion, Sentence Equivalence, and Reading Comprehension questions. The guide also outlines a practical system for reviewing flagged questions and maintaining control of the section under timed conditions. This framework is designed to help students maximize accuracy while avoiding common timing traps, ensuring they reach every question and make the most of the available time during the GRE Verbal section.

Six Pillars MBA Application Strategy Template

A structured worksheet for mapping your experiences to the Six Pillars MBA programs use to evaluate candidates.

MBA Application Strategy: The Six Pillars

A clear definition of the Six Pillars MBA admissions use to evaluate candidates, with guidance on how to demonstrate each through your experiences.

Private Equity Networking & Firm Outreach Strategy

Supporting slides from free event on best practices & strategies for private equity recruiting

Final Strategy Review for the GRE

This lesson reviews high-level test-taking strategies for the GRE. It focuses on decision-making, pacing, and strategic problem selection to help maximize performance on exam day.

Consulting referrals aren’t luck, they’re strategy

Learn how to find the right consultants, reach out to them personally, and build real relationships that lead to referrals and interviews.

Precision Networking with AI: An Operational Framework to Bypass the Job Board Treadmill [7/29/2026] (Recording)

Applying to hundreds of jobs isn't the only path to your next opportunity. The strongest candidates know how to build targeted relationships that lead to conversations, referrals, and interviews. This session is for professionals who want to use AI to network more strategically and escape the endless cycle of submitting online applications. You'll learn a practical framework for identifying the right people, personalizing outreach at scale, and building meaningful connections with far less manual effort. Join live to hear from a career expert with deep expertise in recruiting networks and AI-powered career strategy. The speaker will share practical workflows for leveraging AI throughout the networking process, from finding the right contacts to crafting effective outreach and managing follow-ups. Expect actionable techniques you can immediately apply to build a stronger network and uncover opportunities before they ever reach a job board.

Booth MBA Essay Examples - Pivot from Engineering to Business

Essays highlighting a clear career pivot from engineering to business, with reflections on leadership, adaptability, and the pursuit of meaningful impact.

How to Put AI to Work For Your Business

​The AI revolution is here, but how can we make it add value for us? Join Arjun B. to look at at least 3 use cases and some general tips to be more impactful in the daily operation of your organization, so normal work becomes faster, easier and better.

The Resume That Lands You at Harvard Business School

A deep dive into a successful Harvard Business School resume. Learn how to highlight your experience and skills to get noticed by admissions committees.

The Family Business MBA Blueprint [7/24/2026] (Recording)

Joining a family business can be both an extraordinary opportunity and a unique challenge. Future leaders are often expected to preserve what previous generations have built while simultaneously navigating changing markets, new technologies, evolving customer expectations, and increased competition. Whether you currently work in your family business or plan to join after business school, this workshop will explore how to position your family business background effectively throughout the MBA admissions process and maximize the value of an MBA experience. We’ll discuss how admissions committees evaluate applicants from family businesses, how to demonstrate impact and leadership beyond family affiliation, and how to build a compelling narrative around your long-term vision for the business. By the end of this session, you will be able to: * Understand how top MBA programs evaluate candidates from family business backgrounds. * Develop a compelling narrative that demonstrates leadership, ownership, and impact—not simply family affiliation. * Articulate a clear “Why MBA?” and “Why now?” rationale as a future family business leader. * Position your family business experience effectively in resumes, essays, interviews, and recommendations. * Leave with practical next steps for strengthening both your MBA candidacy and your long-term leadership potential.