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Archives: March 2012
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Undergrad Programs
Clinton Initiative Launches Student Entrepreneurs
A thousand college students from around the world gather in Washington to start putting ideas for social change into action -
MBA Programs
B-School Highlights: March 30
The University of Southern California gets a $10 million gift, Rotman launches a YouTube channel, and top schools announce commencement speakers -
B School Life
B-School News Roundup
Ideal jobs for MBAs, fat-cat B-school professors, and a debate over the MBA oath made news this week -
Finding a Job
Recruiter Q&A: AT&T's Eric Threlkeld
MBA graduates seeking positions in telecommunications might consider AT&T, where two out of three interns get job offers -
Getting In
GMAT Tip: The Two Minute Rule
If you can't answer a math question in two minutes or less, you're doing something wrong -
MBA Journals
MBA Journal: Coming to a Couch Near You
“Although I’ll be losing some close friends to cities all over the map, I certainly hope to stay in touch via e-mail, Facebook, and the occasional visit” -
Finding a Job
MBA Dilemma: Reneging on an Accepted Job Offer
Accepting a job offer, then going back on your commitment, is bad form and may come back to haunt you in your career -
MBA Programs
B-School Photo of the Week: West Virginia
Historic Woodburn Hall anchors West Virginia University's downtown campus, home to WVU's business school -
B-School Twitter Roundup
Fed Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke returns to the classroom, MBAs fight violence against girls in India, and MIT picks a leader for its… -
MBA Programs
Haas-Columbia EMBA Closing Next Year
After 10 years, the joint executive MBA program is shutting its doors as both schools develop new offerings -
Finding a Job
Revamping the Entrepreneurship Curriculum
To train the new generation of would-be entrepreneurs, B-schools need to start at the very beginning: identifying a new business idea -
MBA Programs
Teaching Leadership to MBAs, European Style
At HEC Paris, a new model for teaching leadership is emerging, one that relies on students to identify the true leaders of the class -
Getting In
As MBA Applicants, Business Majors Face an Uphill Battle
The share of MBA applicants who were business majors is growing just as top programs are seeking more diverse applicants -
B School Life
B-School Research Briefs
Business school researchers discover that pitting employees against each other may be counterproductive and that the best ads are the disgusting ones -
Finding a Job
Recruiter Q&A: Deloitte's Andrea Hampton
Deloitte recruits at dozens of top business schools and expects demand for MBA talent to continue to grow -
B School Life
B-School News Roundup
Making news this week: MBA strike-breakers, Yale's growing pains, and HBS students in a huff over Greg Smith's Goldman Op-Ed -
Enron's Andrew Fastow: The Mistakes I Made
The former Enron finance chief tells B-school students in Colorado what he learned from "one of our world's great corporate tragedies" -
Getting In
GMAT Tip: Sentence Structure Problems
To fare well on sentence structure problems, test takers need to have an eye for ambiguity and pay close attention to pronouns -
MBA Journals
MBA Journal: An Eye to the Future
“Had I learned enough to be worthy of being labeled an MBA?” -
Getting In
Finding the Right Fit
Before embarking on an MBA, applicants need to understand what skills and qualities they bring to the table and where they make the best fit -
Getting In
Cal State Plans to Freeze Enrollment
Without additional state funds, the California State University system says it will accept no new students in the spring. Thousands could be turned away -
MBA Programs
B-School Twitter Roundup
The future of finance, the value of the MBA, and the art of the exit letter all surfaced on Twitter this week -
MBA Programs
Sales: The Missing Piece in the B-School Curriculum
Business is all about selling, yet its a skill that's undervalued and rarely taught at top business schools -
Finding a Job
ForumWatch: M.S. or Ph.D.?
Which path offers the better career options: the M.S. in financial mathematics or a Ph.D. in finance? -
Undergrad Programs
The Undergraduate Rankings Are Coming!
In a live chat event, Bloomberg Businessweek editors will reveal the results of the eagerly awaited 2012 Best Undergraduate B-School ranking -
MBA Programs
B-School Highlights: March 16
Highlights this week include new developments in executive education, business startups, and Harvard Business School's Indian expansion -
Finding a Job
Recruiter Q&A: Coke
Coca-Cola is on an MBA hiring spree -
MBA Programs
B-School News Roundup
Making news this week: A new ranking, a call for an MBA competency test, a highly paid dean, and paying the price for lying about an MBA -
B School Life
Tippie Appoints First Female Dean
Sarah Gardial joins a growing roster of women at the helm of U.S. business schools -
Finding a Job
Would-be I-Banker? Try Plan B
If you're an MBA with your heart set on an investment banking career, you'll have to be flexible -
MBA Admissions
GMAT Tip: Skip the Toughest Questions
The best way to make sure you'll be able to answer the most questions is to ignore those you can't -
MBA Programs
B-School Twitter Roundup
Louisiana State opens a new building, a professor makes the case for online learning, and NYU Stern undergrads learn to dance -
MBA Admissions
MBA Falling Out of Favor?
New research suggests that prospective B-school students have an increasing fondness for non-MBA degrees -
MBA Programs
China 101: Why MBAs Need to Take It Now
China may be suffering from a talent shortage now, but once it catches up with the West, look out -
Finding a Job
ForumWatch: Post-Meltdown MBA
Is the MBA the golden ticket it once was now that Wall Street jobs are less lucrative? -
B-School Research Briefs
B-school profs studying consumer behavior are finding that lonely shoppers are different—and bad stock picks may be in your genes -
MBA Programs
B-School News Roundup
B-schoolers making news this week include a professor running for governor and a tap-dancing MBA -
Finding a Job
Recruiter Q&A: Microsoft's Rani Dent
The software giant offers MBAs from top schools the chance to have an immediate impact -
MBA Programs
Meet Carlson School's New Dean, Sri Zaheer
The new dean wants to hammer home the message that Carlson is more than just a regional school -
Blog: Getting In
GMAT Tip: Inference Questions
If the inference may be true, beware; choose only those that must be true -
MBA Journals
MBA Journal: Turning the Tables
"As I chatted with my former colleague, I couldn’t help but get the strange sensation I was speaking to myself, circa 2007" -
MBA Applicant: Know Thyself
For MBA applicants, self-knowledge is the key to choosing the right school and career, even writing a better essay -
MBA Programs
B-School Twitter Roundup
New in the B-schools Twitterverse this week: admissions and financing tips, and an MBA who wants to go into space -
How Many MBA Applications Is Too Many?
New research suggests many MBA applicants are planning to submit far more applications than previously thought -
B School Life
Harvard Alumni Urged to Help the U.S. Compete
HBS alumni last night were asked to help prevent something many of them see as a forgone conclusion: a decline in U.S. competitiveness -
Blog: Getting In
B-School Photo of the Week: UF's Warrington
The University of Florida's B-school has a killer online program ... and killer weather -
Finding a Job
ForumWatch: MBAs and the Job Market
A discussion thread begun in 2007 on B-school reform has morphed into a wide-ranging debate on B-schools and the economy -
Finding a Job
B-Schools Need to Teach Programming
If B-schools want to graduate students ready to start their own businesses, they need to give them the one skill they can't do without -
MBA Programs
B-School Highlights: March 2
Business schools in the news this week include Michigan's Ross School, Indiana's Kelley School, and INSEAD -
Finding a Job
MBA Jobs Outlook: Cloudy at Best
New research suggests that MBA recruiting is on the rise, but the outlook is less than sunny in financial services and consulting -
Finding a Job
Recruiter Q&A: Bain's Mark Howorth
Bain's Mark Howorth explains what the top consulting firm is looking for in an MBA, and what students should expect from the interview -
MBA Programs
B-School News Roundup
This week's roundup includes stories on one-year MBA programs, case studies, and more
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