Excellent Feedback Topics for MBA Letters of Recommendation

Getting a bad recommendation letter is an application killer. Here are some topics you can use instead. I'm Ellen and I share all the best kept secrets you need to get into a top mba when asking for a letter of recommendation, your recommenders will often ask you to refresh their memories on your track record together. So when you're suggesting feedback topics you want to think about Goldilocks topics that aren't too hot or too cold. For example, instead of saying you're a bad communicator, ask them to share how they suggested you tailor your messages to senior stakeholders. Other good topics include needing to delegate more since it shows that you have leadership responsibilities, needing to speak up more and more meetings since a lot of us struggle with confidence, and improving your storytelling when pitching. Also encourage them to include how you've improved on this feedback since they shared it, since this will show that you're growth minded. By using these types of feedback points in your letter, your recommenders will share things that impress the admissions committee and get you in. And that's a secret worth sharing.