MBAs and Google: How to Get an Inside Track
We all know about Google. We use it in our everyday lives to accomplish all sorts of tasks. Finding out what time the NBA Finals are on tonight, discovering a new recipe to cook, or learning more about an interview subject are all made possible thanks to the world’s most powerful and user friendly search engine.
But what about all the time, effort and business-savvy that goes into a company like Google? Plenty of that comes from new MBAs hired by Google each year. Continue reading…
Hot MBA Jobs: Logistician
Have you ever taken a high school or college psychology class? If so, you may have remembered taking an introspective, self-report questionnaire that magically identifies what personality type you have. Constructed by Katharine Cook Briggs and her daughter Isabel Briggs Myers, the Myers–Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) was designed to show the psychological preferences of how people perceive the world and make decisions. Continue reading…
Graduate Certificate in Information Systems Now Offered at Quinlan
Loyola University Chicago’s Quinlan School of Business recently launched a new graduate certificate in Information Systems. The program offers the opportunity for students to gain greater understanding of the field without committing to a full-time graduate program. Continue reading…
Creativity Thrives on Idea of Scarcity, According to Carey School Research
A study co-authored by Johns Hopkins Carey Business School Assistant Professor Meng Zhu finds that when it comes to creativity, less can be more. The study was co-authored by Ravi Mehta from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and published in the Journal of Consumer Research.
Iron Goat Tech Startup Takes Home $70K at MIT Competition
There are some great ideas and startups coming out of George Mason University. Iron Goat Technologies is one of them. This Mason-produced startup recently won $70,000 at the MIT Clean Energy Prize competition at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, according to a report on the school website.
Why McKinsey and Company Loves to Hire MBAs
When it comes to careers MBAs are likely to land, working for a management consulting firm tops the list.
McKinsey and Company is one such firm that conducts qualitative and quantitative analysis for companies around the world in order to evaluate management decisions across the public and private sectors. Continue reading…
