Most MBA programs and recruiters expect:
- Header: name, email, phone, LinkedIn
- Experience: company, title, dates, and 3–5 impact bullets per role
- Education: degrees, GPA, GMAT/GRE (if strong), honors
- Additional: leadership, community, languages, interests
One page, no photo, no graphics. Post-MBA, put your MBA program at the top of Education.
MBA Resume Examples
- Consulting: "Built a market-entry model for a $500M client, informing a $40M investment."
- Finance: "Sourced and diligenced 4 deals totaling $120M; 2 closed."
- Tech: "Launched a pricing feature used by 30% of customers, adding $3M ARR."
- Nonprofit / military: "Led a 40-person platoon through 2 deployments with zero safety incidents."
Each bullet starts with a verb and ends with a result.
Consulting Resume Tips for MBA Students
Consulting firms screen for leadership, problem-solving, and impact. Quantify everything, show progression, and keep bullets to one or two lines. Interests at the bottom often spark interview conversation. See our consulting resume guide and practice cases with the AI mock interview.
MBA Application Resume vs. Job Resume
For admissions, focus on career progression, leadership, and impact, and avoid jargon from your industry. For post-MBA jobs, tailor each version to the role and function you're targeting, and lead with your MBA. See our executive resume examples for senior roles.