2013 MBA Recruiters Survey conducted early in the year had shown indications that the job openings in 2013 are slowly matching the Pre-2008 levels. This has been confirmed with the B-School Follow-up Survey conducted in September 2013. This survey was conducted for the Class of 2013 by surveying 915 students from 129 Business School around the world. Find out the latest MBA Job Trends
RSM MBA Director of Marketing and Admissions, Maryke Luijendijk-Steenkamp reveals some interesting changes in RSM MBA Curriculum in the coming year.
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RSM MBA Director of Marketing and Admissions, Maryke Luijendijk-Steenkamp explains the unique visa rules available only to MBA students in Netherlands.
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RSM MBA Director of Marketing and Admissions, Maryke Luijendijk-Steenkamp explains the class composition of the MBA Class and the job trends seen in recent years.
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NYU Stern MBA program is among the toughest programs to get admission into. This webinar answers some of the commonly asked questions about Stern MBA's entry criteria, overview of the MBA programs, NYU Stern's grading system.
The webinar also deconstructs NYU MBA Application Essay questions and will give you an idea about your fit for the NYU Stern MBA programs.
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Recently, @Booth_Insider conducted a twitter session to answer general queries about Chicago Booth MBA Admissions. We have compiled answers to some of the common queries asked by Booth MBA Applicants.
What makes Booth MBA Unique?
Does the AdCom recommend campus visit?
Does Booth MBA Accept GRE Score?
Multiple GMAT Scores - Which Score is considered?
Find out answers to the above questions and more
RSM MBA Director of Marketing and Admissions, Maryke Luijendijk-Steenkamp explains how the structure of the career Service team help them find the right jobs for MBAs.
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RSM MBA Director of Marketing and Admissions, Maryke Luijendijk-Steenkamp shares the goals of each term and why the program is structured into four terms.
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Luxury Industry is recession proof, and in 2012 alone, the industry has seen a growth of 10% with revenues reaching $275 billion. An emerging niche within luxury industry that is expected to reach $1.3 trillion in 2015 is “Luxury Experience”. Learn more about Career Options for Management Students in Luxury Experience.
Cornell Johnson MBA Employment report has been released. The mean salary for 2-Year MBA program in 2012 was $106,100 whereas 1-Year MBA program led students to earn $113,720. Interestingly, the mean sign-in bonus for 1-year MBAs was $19,620, six thousand dollars less than what was offered to 2-year MBAs.
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Stanford GSB has joined the group of top Business Schools that have developed its massive open online course. The first course as part of the platform is titled “The Finance of Retirement and Pensions.” Earlier, University of Pennsylvania Wharton had made available its entire Foundation Courses online, starting from the month of Sep-October.
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Big data can be defined in three contexts: Volume, Velocity and Variety.Interpreting big data in these three contexts can help Managers with better decision making.
According to a study by McKinsey & Co, there will be a talent shortage of 140,000 to 190,000 in 2018 with deep analytical skills and 1.5 million managers with the skills to make decisions based on Big Data.
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The University of Pennsylvania Wharton School will include four MBA core courses in Coursera, a non-profit online platform founded with the vision of educating millions of students. The MBA Foundation Series consists of courses in — corporate finance, marketing, operation management, and financial accounting.
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To understand the countries that are popular among 2012 Graduate Business and Master’s Degree aspirants, we compared the GMAT score-sending pattern in 2012 with the 2008 trends.The top Six Destinations for Graduate and Master’s Degree Programs remained the same. However, the increase in volume seen in GMAT Score report is primarily contributed by increased demand for Master’s program.
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The success of self-paced online courses offered by Coursera proves that learning courses, thousands of miles away from the provider is possible if the technology creates an environment for learning, motivating and keeping the participants updated about the course schedule.
The currency fluctuation in emerging markets is not only a concern for Foreign Investors but also for MBA Students entering the 2013 Fall Class.
The markets that have been affected are India, South Africa, and Brazil. Over the past two years, the stability of the currency in these regions have taken a big hit, adding to the cost of MBA program.
Tips and Solutions to handle Currency Fluctuation Before joining an MBA Program
Most Business School research starts with browsing through hundreds of websites, school pages, and discussion forums. What MBA Applicants often miss is a concept called Decision Fatigue.
When an applicant’s energy is mostly spent on collecting data, and corroborating with alumni, current students and experts in the field, the decision to pick the Business School that is within the applicant’s reach will be impacted.
Here are six easy to adopt tips for handling decision fatigue
For all the skeptics who are wondering about Financial Industry and the lower demand for Finance Job among MBAs post 2008, the latest employment report released by MIT Sloan School of Management will be an eye opener.
Learn which Finance function offers the best salary from the following:
Analysis
Investment Banking
Investment Management
Wealth Management
Sales & Trading
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Insead Business School has just published the 2012 MBA Employment Report, and there are some interesting findings. Here is the summary of major trends:
• 94% of 2012 Graduates Found Job Within 3 Months of Employment
• Lowest Ever Recruitment from Finance sector - 14% Compared to 23% in 2011
• Increase in Recruitment across Asia, Africa and Middle East
• Middle East Recruitment activity dominated by UAE and Lebanon
Learn more about INSEAD MBA Employment Trends
F1GMAT: What is the biggest misconception about Ivey MBA program?
Jenni & Julia (Ivey MBA): One of the biggest misconceptions is that because we’re a case-based school, career opportunities are limited to the consulting industry. While it’s true that about a third of our grads go into consulting, more than half go into other industries.
Typically another a third of the class goes into the finance industry and the final third into industries including consumer packaged goods, logistics and operations, technology, the health sector, and entrepreneurship.
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While starting the GMAT test, applicants are expected to pick five schools to send the GMAT scores. However, no one is stopping applicants from changing their target B-School. It is true that you have to pay $50 to send the scores to each additional school. It is little costly but do not be too rigid with your plans.
The research for Business School is a continuous process and should change with your GMAT score and interaction with Business School representatives. Here is Why!
When you are doing your Business School research, it is important to understand the role that career service team plays in coaching, mentoring, and networking with the right companies, and alumni network. The competence of the career service team should be one factor that MBA aspirants should measure in order to calculate return on investment. Learn about the 4 Factors that influence Career Service team's effectiveness.
This should be the first question that any MBA aspirant should ask before deciding to choose an MBA program. With MBA, students are introduced to new management concepts, and Business fundamentals that cannot be traditionally learned on the job. These courses also introduces systematic, and process oriented thinking, which eventually will play an important role in learning complex business concepts, and human behavior. Find out what MBAs Learn that cannot be learned on the job.
Before researching about Business Schools and MBA programs, it is important to have a clear understanding about the Post MBA goals. The goals should be specific. We have created the guidelines for creating post MBA goals. Find out how.
UK’s Economy has struggled for the past 2 to 3 years and with the recent Visa restriction, finding jobs that offer the best ROI has become quite challenging. Let us compare two schools – Cass Business School and Lancaster University Business School, and find out which MBA program is better for you.