Month: October 2011
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Startup Positions –
FINS has articles on positions and staffing needs at startup companies. Recent articles cover startups located in New York, California, and Washington DC. FINS also offers a job search engine that covers several career fields including finance, accounting, sales, and marketing. FINS is part of the Wall Street Journal network. To visit the FINS career…
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US News Education –
The US News has an education site that covers college and graduate programs. US News has rankings for most programs and provides data for applicants. In addition, US News has articles on colleges, education, and employment. To visit the US News site, please click here: http://www.usnews.com/education Jim Sutliff
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Vault Business School Ratings –
Vault has business school ratings that can assist prospective MBA applicants. The ratings cover several areas which include selectivity, academics, quality of life, and career services. The business school ratings tool allows prospective applicants to match their priorites to the strengths of each MBA program. To visit the Vault Business School Ratings, please click here: http://www.vault.com/wps/portal/usa/education/my-admission-priorities?program_type_id=2953 James Sutliff
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Business School Selectivity –
Bloomberg Businessweek has an article and slideshow on business school selectivity. Applications are down at 21 of the top 30 MBA programs. Stanford had the biggest decline of any top ten program with an 8% drop in applications. The drop in applications increased the percentage of applicants that were admitted to two-thirds of the top…
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Forbes MBA Rankings –
The Forbes rankings of the best business schools has data for starting salaries, payback periods, pre-MBA salaries, and median GMAT scores. The MBA programs are ranked by their total 5 year gain in compensation after costs of attendence and lost earnings. Harvard was ranked first with Stanford coming in second and the University of Chicago finishing third. To visit…
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London Business School Expanding –
London Business School is attempting to acquire a new building near their current campus. Rising demand for their highly ranked MBA and MS Finance programs have led to their expansion plans. London Business School has been ranked number 1 by the Financial Times. Currently, London Business School has 404 students entering their full-time MBA program…
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US News: Medical Schools –
US News offers articles, news, information, and rankings for top medical school programs. US News ranks medical schools for primary care, research as well as several specialty programs. The US News Medical School Compass has profiles for 146 schools which include average MCAT scores. To visit the US News site, please click here: http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-medical-schools James Sutliff
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Management Education –
Yahoo! Education has an article on the top five degrees for management careers. The number one degree listed is the Master of Business Administration. The MBA is a graduate degree that provides an education that is directly applicable to running a company. An MBA provides Finance courses that are not available at other programs. Second on…
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MBA Programs Attract Recent Grads –
A recent Wall Street Journal article discussed the rising number of recent college grads applying to MBA programs. Generally, top ranked MBA programs require a few years of work experience from applicants. However, there are schools that will accept students in their final year of undergraduate study and defer admission for two years. Also, the number of…
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JumpStart National Educator Conference 2011 –
The JumpStart National Educator Conference is set for November 4th-6th in Washington DC. JumpStart has a full line-up of events and speakers for the weekend. The opening reception will take place in the Kennedy Caucus Room in the Russell Senate Office Building. There will be workshops, networking, as well as a dinner event on saturday…