Application Form for MBA Graduates
Full NameUniversity Enrollment Number/ID / Contact No/address
Name and location of University
Main Courses of Study/Specialization
Total cumulative transcript percentage according to the transcripts
Date of graduation/Date of degree awarded (mm/yyyy)
Instructions: Please do not fill the following questions with pen or pencil; it makes it difficult for us to read some handwriting and so could cause misunderstandings. Please use same font type and size when answering each question.
- What courses did you take during your study period in your MBA degree that you expect will be of most use to you in working with a private business? Why do you think they will be the most useful? (Limit: 350 words)
- When you are assigned to a business, you will be expected to make recommendations for changes in the business. The changes could be related to any aspect of business operations; installing and using an accounting system, eliminating products that don’t sell well or are unprofitable, proposing a better marketing approach, and perhaps expanding into a new market. Your supervisor may not agree with all of the changes you recommend. How would prepareyour recommendations to increase the likelihood of implementationand acceptance in the business you are assigned to? Please explain with an example. (Limit: 500 words)
- Do you have experience either in work or in school of developing an innovative approach to a business problem or have you developed/provided an innovative solution/idea to a private business? If so, what was the problem, what was the solution/idea, and how was it received by the beneficiary?(Limit: 300 words)
- If you are assigned to a business that has been doing business traditionally for a long time now, the business owner may resist to suggestions for change. What approach would you take to transfer the knowledge you have gained in your MBA studies with the business owner? What difficulties do you think you might encounter and how would you address them? (Limit: 300 words)
- What do you think you could do during six months that would be of most benefit to the business and that would convince the owner to keep you on as an employee after the assignment is finished? If your answer is to increase revenues or save money for the business, for example, how would you do this in order to demonstrate it is a value added to the business? (Limit: 300 words)
By signing this application form, I, [insert your name and family name],acknowledge this application formdoes not serve as an employment contract or any other promise by WIE. I understand that only the MBA graduates that meet the criteria and satisfy the evaluation committee members will be taken to the next stage of application process.
Applicant’s signature:______Date:_____/_____/______