Letters of recommendation are a critical -- and often overlooked -- part of the MBA application process. In this week's episode of the mbaMission podcast, Harold Simansky is joined by mbaMission Managing Director Rachel Beck and Executive Director Jessica Shklar. Harold, Rachel, and Jessica discuss the role recommendations play in business school admissions, how you should select your recommenders, and how to collaborate with your recommenders to ensure that their letters add real power to your applications. If you are applying to business school in the next 1-2 years, you won't want to miss this conversation!

00:00 Welcome to the mbaMission podcast
01:42 The importance of MBA letters of recommendation
03:02 How to choose your MBA recommenders
05:16 Does your recommender's title or alumni status matter?
07:12 MBA recommendation components 
08:48 What makes a successful recommendation?
10:41 Addressing constructive feedback and weaknesses 
12:47 How to collaborate with your MBA recommenders
16:42 How strict are recommendation word limits?
17:58 How much overlap is okay?
20:49 What if a supervisor can't write your recommendation?
25:51 What if your recommender writes a weak recommendation?
29:12 How MBA recommendation ranking grids work
34:15 Can your recommenders use AI?

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