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Re: 'Underselling MBA's' ("Business Sense", by Ashutosh Tiwari, #156). The booklet, Profiles of Students, which Tiwari received was a profile of the graduating students and not their resume. These are two distinct tools to communicate information and, accordingly, they have different objectives: the content and techniques of presentation. The profile is meant to "introduce" students to a wide range of target audiences and would contain concise, general information. In contrast, had it been a resume, it would have been more customised and specific to suit the information needs of the prospective employer, we believe Tiwari would find most of the information he wanted to acquire when he went through the profile.

The phone numbers and addresses provided in the profile are not to help the prospective employers make hiring decisions, but to help them establish contacts with the concerned students to acquire further information if they wish-based on the information provided in the profile. Mention of the project titles is intended to highlight the area of study of the student and not to provide a synopsis of the findings of the projects. Further information about the projects can be had from the concerned students, if permitted by the related organisations in which the studies were conducted. As an academic institution, Kathmandu University School of Management (KUSOM) emphasises theories and principles related to different fields of management and their application in a dynamic changing environment with a more holistic approach aimed at helping students succeed in such an environment. We appreciate Tiwari's suggestion of 'resume workshops' which would help students write better resumes but our primary emphasis is to ensure that students are worth what they put into their beautifully-produced resumes.

Bhushan Pradhan,
Lecturer, KUSOM


LATEST ISSUE
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(11 JAN 2013 - 17 JAN 2013)


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