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Hot MBA Jobs: Public Relations Manager
If you’re reading this, it’s likely you know that doing business is as much an art as it is a science. When a company develops a new product or platform to address the increasingly unpredictable demands of the marketplace, the public often needs a container—an image, a vague feeling—in order to connect with the company’s ethos and ultimately buy into what’s being sold.
Wharton MBA Alum Turns the Theories of Social Impact into Action
One MBA alumna from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business has shown the true value of social impact efforts through her recent consulting work in the Philippines.
Barbara Custodio, who earned her Wharton MBA in 1989, has a long list of accomplishments over the course of her career. They include stints in Hong Kong with Chase Manhattan, Deutsche Bank and Merrill Lynch; positions in Washington D.C. with Amtrak and the International Finance Corporation; and a position as a consultant to the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines.
Boston MBA Programs without GMAT and GRE Requirements
Let’s be honest: Nobody likes taking tests. And knowing that one test could have a significant impact on your education can make you feel like you’re in a pressure cooker. The GRE and GMAT are just two examples of tests that can leave talented, intelligent students waking up sweating. Continue reading…
Baltimore City Fellows Program Pays for City Workers to Obtain MBAs
According to a news release on the University of Baltimore website, five employees from the City of Baltimore have received full scholarships to attend the University of Baltimore through the Baltimore City Fellows program, including two who plan to pursue MBA degrees. Continue reading…
Business School to Break Into Tech?
Career changes are inevitable in this topsy-turvy economy, but how can business school graduates parlay their expertise into a lucrative and potentially high-impact career in the tech industry, which largely sources talent with more technical backgrounds?
No Work Experience – San Diego’s MBA Programs
Sunny San Diego is an appealing place for your MBA studies, that conclusion is clear. There’s no doubt that a beach side community with a healthy economy counts as a place where post-graduate student life can look pretty good.
But the question of whether to shift directly from undergraduate studies into an MBA program is a more challenging one.
MIT Sloan Showcases Student Startups
MIT Sloan recently published a list of 17 MIT startups to watch, based on presentations of ideas Sloan students developed in semi-secrecy this past summer as part of the recent MIT Delta V startup accelerator program. Continue reading…
Smeal College of Business Redesigns Online MBA Program
Starting in Fall 2017, students looking to earn an MBA at the Smeal College of Business at Penn State University will have an opportunity to do so through their completely redesigned Online MBA program. Continue reading…
Inside the MBA Rankings: A Guide to the Big Four Rankings
How do you choose the best MBA program for you? You check out the rankings of course! But, wait a second. Which ranking should you use?
A school ranked in the top 10 by The Economist might barely make the top 20 in the Financial Times and could rank in the top five by the U.S. News and World Report. So, which ranking is correct?
It’s not a matter of correctness. It’s a matter of what you value. Continue reading…
Alumni Profile: Brock Walker, George Mason MBA ‘14
A recent post on the George Mason School of Business website profiled MBA alum Brock Walker and his journey to a position at the Treasury Department. In the piece, which was written by Katherine Johnson, Walker describes Mason’s part-time MBA program as “one of the biggest challenges” he’s ever faced, but a worthy investment. Continue reading…
Top 10 Companies for MBA Marketing Grads
It’s true that choosing the right MBA program to attend can be an agonizing process. Unfortunately, two years later, the process starts all over again when you have to choose where you’ll get a job. Continue reading…
Ivey’s Scotiabank Digital Banking Lab Promotes Fintech
In March 2016, the Scotiabank Digital Banking Lab at Ivey Business School was announced as a collaborative partnership. Since, its creation, the lab has focused on the growing financial technology sector—fintech as its widely known. Continue reading…
Alumni Spotlight: Kevin Plank and Under Armour
Kevin Plank, Chairman and CEO of Under Armor, began his entrepreneurial career simply: selling roses on Valentine’s Day while attending college. Yet the profits from this business were anything but simple: Plank’s Valentine’s Day flowers earned him $17,000 in profit.
Alumni Spotlight: Deborah Gallegos MBA (Berkeley Haas)
For this University of California Haas School of Business MBA, a solid education has paid off. And not just for herself but for those that can retire comfortably thanks to her.
Deborah Gallegos (Berkeley – Haas ’95) was the Chief Investment Officer of New York City’s pension funds in 2005, which possesses a combined total of $85 billion. It’s one of the most complicated retirement fund systems in the country. As the CIO for the City of New York, she was charged with handling the money that enabled some of the most vital groups of urban employees – firefighters, teachers, cops and civil servants – to have comfortable retirement years.
Coolest MBA Clubs in San Francisco Bay Area
B-school can seem like all business at first glance, but part of a well-balanced education is learning how to build community. While recruiters and brochures often hammer it into the heads of applicants that networking is essential to a successful business career—and they’re not wrong—what the spiel often omits is that great ideas often take shape outside the classroom.
Stetson to Offer Free Entrepreneurship Lecture Series
This September, the Innovation Center at Mercer University Stetson School of Business & Economics and SparkMacon have partnered together to sponsor a free weekly Entrepreneur Lecture Series.
Organization Overview: Women for Hire
Though women are more educated than men (40.7% of women in the workforce have a Bachelor’s degree or higher compared to 36.4% of men), they also have a higher unemployment rate (5.1% VS 4.9%), according to the United States Department of Labor. On top of that, on average, women earn just 81.2% of the salary that a man would make in the same occupation. And that’s exactly why organizations such as Women For Hire exist and why they are so vital. Continue reading…
Seattle University Ranked in Princeton Review’s Best Colleges Guide
Once again, Seattle University was featured in The Princeton Review’s Best Colleges guide. The 25th edition of the handbook surveyed more than 143,000 students from across the country to determine which schools had the best food, top-notch career services, happy students, and more. Seattle University was ranked #19 for Best Campus Food, and it also made it onto the Best 381 Colleges list, the Best Western list, and the Green Colleges list. Continue reading…
