Archive for the ‘ General MBA news ’ Category
Sorry I haven’t posted for a few days. I’ve been at a conference in London where I learned a considerable amount about what business schools and other media (TV, print, web) are interested in. No short answers there. Anyway, I turn my back for five minutes and GMAC, the organisation that created and manages the [ READ MORE ]
Here's an interesting and amusing little look at interviewing techniques. A lot of the don'ts and some of the do's of interviewing. [ READ MORE ]
MBA students and graduates hold high expectations for the return on the MBA. Many expect high salaries and corner offices after graduation. Unfortunately, students often find confusion, disappointment and a long job search. In this post, I’ll share some thoughts and ideas about how the process of getting an MBA complicates the graduates’ ability to be successful right after graduation[ READ MORE ]
Ironically, some business school admissions people tell me that getting a score in the high 700s (let's say, 760+) can actually harm your business school application. Why? Because business is not an academic pursuit, it's a tangible, hands-on activity (usually, anyway) that requires myriad skills and experience. [ READ MORE ]
The job market for new business school graduates remains difficult, but there are clear signs that employers are becoming increasingly confident about the economy. Also they are more eager to hire, according to newly released data from the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), which owns the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT). These figures are in line with the preliminary findings of the QS Salary and Recruitment Report 2010, scheduled for release next month[ READ MORE ]
The temperature is rising. The competition is hotting up (that’s a weird expression, hotting up… I’ve never liked it and won’t use it again unless someone can come up with an explanation as to why we say hotting up instead of heating up). Anyway, as a result, there has been a proliferation of MBA admissions [ READ MORE ]
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