Derus (Leah)

This book contains 25 real recommendation examples that you can draw on as well as guidance on the entire recommendation creation process.＂You write it and I’ll look it over.＂

This book was written for the many MBA and EMBA applicants (and more generally graduate school applicants, scholarship or fellowship applicants, young and mid-career professionals, etc.) whose recommenders ask them to either write their own recommendation or create a recommendation outline (a.k.a. talking points).

This guide will help you identify and manage your recommenders and give you a simple method for structuring and generating content for your recommendation. It also contains over 25 professional recommendations from successful applicants to elite MBA and EMBA programs as well as examples of recommendation outlines (a.k.a. talking points).

Leah has been an MBA and EMBA admissions consultant for over a decade at mbaSTORY.builders She’s a Fulbright recipient with a background in psychology, an MBA from MIT Sloan’s full-time program, and a passion for how storytelling techniques can reshape a promising career into an outstanding one. She’s also the creator of the story-based resume and founder of resumeSTORY.builders, a resource for professionals who want to identify the right career path, develop engaging story-based resumes, and perfect their interviewing skills.