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Executive MBA Applicant Kit

Executive MBA applications: ROI and programme choice, Executive Assessment, resume, goals essay, recommenders, AI-use rules, an employer sponsorship proposal and the in-company strategic project.

Step 1

Decisions

  1. MBA Decision and ROI Analysis Template

    Full

    MBA go/no-go workbook: NPV, IRR and payback of the uplift, opportunity cost, break-even salary, sensitivity, format comparison, decision record

    Capital budgeting (NPV, IRR); GMAC PSS 2026; US federal loan rules from 1 July 2026

  2. MBA Programme Comparison Template

    Full

    MBA formats compared, AACSB/EQUIS/AMBA accreditation, curriculum and AI, employment report reading, total cost, weighted scoring, sensitivity check

    AACSB Global Standards (2026); EQUIS; AMBA; CSEA employment reporting standards

  3. MBA Funding and Scholarship Plan Template

    Full

    MBA funding workbook: cost of attendance, net cost after awards, funding stack, scholarship tracker, sponsorship clawback, loan offers, 2026 US loan rules

    US federal loan rules from 1 July 2026 (Public Law 119-21); time value of money
Step 2

Admissions tests

  1. MBA Admissions Test Plan Template (GMAT Focus, GRE, EA)

    Full

    Test choice (GMAT Focus, GRE, EA, waivers), scoring and retake rules, test centre vs online, diagnostic, week plan, error log, mocks, practice items

    GMAC GMAT Focus Edition and Executive Assessment, ETS GRE General Test (checked October 2026)
Step 3

Applications

  1. MBA Application Resume Template

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    One-page MBA application resume: evidence bank, impact bullet worksheet, before and after rewrites, layout, fictional full example, bullet audit, AI rules

    School resume instructions (checked Oct 2026)

  2. MBA Personal Narrative Workbook Template

    Full

    MBA application through-line workbook: values, lifeline, evidence inventory, story selection matrix, goals, why now, why MBA, story map, AI rules

    McAdams 2001; Shamir and Eilam 2005; Schwartz 1992

  3. MBA Career Goals Essay Workbook Template

    Full

    Goals essay workbook: prompt variants, career inventory, goal ladder, gap analysis, why now, structures, word budget, revision passes, rubric, AI-use rules

    General admissions practice; SMART goals (Doran 1981); goal-setting theory (Locke and Latham 2002)

  4. MBA Recommender Brief Template

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    MBA recommendation letters: school rules, recommender scoring, the ask, briefing pack of evidenced stories, timeline, ethics and AI rules, thanks

    GMAC Common Letter of Recommendation (as described Oct 2026); school recommender instructions

  5. MBA AI-Use Policy Check Template

    Full

    Per-school register of AI rules for essays, video, recommendations and interviews, AI-use log, disclosure, coursework and consulting assessment rules

    School admissions and handbook pages; McKinsey and BCG candidate pages, October 2026
Step 4

Employer sponsorship

  1. EMBA Sponsorship Proposal Template

    Full

    Employer sponsorship business case for an Executive MBA: alignment, costs, NPV, IRR and break-even attribution, cover plan, retention and repayment terms

    Becker (1964) human capital; Kirkpatrick and Phillips training evaluation; DCF arithmetic

  2. EMBA Strategic Project Plan Template

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    In-company EMBA strategic project: decision-focused scope, value at stake, stakeholder map, hypothesis-driven analysis plan, deliverables, RACI, confidentiality

    Freeman (1984); Mendelow (1981); Mitchell, Agle and Wood (1997); project governance practice

  3. MBA Interview Preparation Workbook Template

    Full

    MBA interview formats, story bank with competency map, original practice questions, mock protocol, weighted rubric, questions to ask, logistics

    Structured and behavioural interview research (Janz 1982; Campion et al. 1997); school pages checked Oct 2026