Category Archives: Businessweek

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 … Continue reading

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Undergraduate Business School Specialty Rankings –

Bloomberg Businessweek has ranked top undergraduate business programs by specialty.  The rankings indicate the business programs overall rank and their rankings in 14 different areas.  A few of the specialty areas ranked are accounting, operations management, entrepreneurship, financial management, and corporate strategy.  To … Continue reading

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MBA Pay –

Bloomberg Businessweek has a recent article on MBA compensation.  The article discusses new research on MBA compensation from top business school programs.  The differences in pay between elite programs and lower ranked MBA’s can be substantial.  Over a 20 year career, … Continue reading

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MBA Part-Time Program ROI –

MBA part-time programs are growing in popularity due to increased career opportunities and return on investment.  The return on investment (ROI) for part-time programs can exceed their full-time counterparts and some tuition expenses may be covered by employers.  Also, the MBA provides mid-career changers more possiblities … Continue reading

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College Return On Investment –

Bloomberg Businessweek has a special report covering the return on investment for a college degree.  The special report includes a series of articles that covers the cost of attendence and future employment prospects.  One of the articles has a slideshow which … Continue reading

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MBA Internship Hiring –

MBA summer internship hiring is picking up this year at banks and consulting firms.  A recent Bloomberg Businessweek article reported on the uptick in hiring and the potential for future job offers.  Off-cycle recruiting is one recent change in MBA internship … Continue reading

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MBA Hiring Trend –

The job market for MBAs has improved and hiring is expected to increase for the remainder of the year.  According to a report published by the QS World MBA Tour, the finance and consulting sectors are both showing double digit increases in … Continue reading

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Top European Business Schools –

European business schools are rising in popularity over the last few years.  Applications have soared since 2006 and class statistics have also increased.  According to Bloomberg Businessweek, average GMAT scores at Insead are now 704.  The top three European business schools are Insead, … Continue reading

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Business Majors Tuition –

Differential tuition is taking hold at some universities across America.  Schools are using differential tuition to close funding gaps from state cutbacks.  Business majors are getting charged higher tuition rates than other majors at several schools.  The highly ranked University of Virginia … Continue reading

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Businessweek Best Undergraduate Business Schools 2011 –

 Bloomberg Businessweek has released their rankings of the top undergraduate business schools for 2011.  The Mendoza College of Business at Notre Dame finished in first place for the second straight year.  Notre Dame scored high on all areas and listed … Continue reading

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Undergraduate Business School Job Placement –

Businessweek has an article on the best undergraduate business schools and the ways that they helped their students in the job market.  Notre Dame and Maimi University of Ohio were two schools that were mentioned in the article.  Notre Dame tapped their vast alumni … Continue reading

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Harvard Business School Funds Startups –

 Harvard Business School has launched a program to fund startup ideas of MBA students.  The startup fund will have a committee of three students and three faculty that are elected by students.  The committee will be responsible for reviewing applications … Continue reading

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MBA Research –

Bloomberg Businessweek has an article on finding the best MBA program.  Researching MBA programs is one step that applicants sometimes overlook in the process.  The Bloomberg article has links to sources of data that potential candidates can review prior to filing out an … Continue reading

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MBA ROI –

Bloomberg Businessweek has compiled a chart that ranks MBA programs by their return on investment.  The chart outlines the total cost of the program, the post-MBA pay increase, and the years to recoup the MBA investment.  The top 5 domestic programs are Texas A & M, … Continue reading

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Management Innovation Competition –

The management innovation contest is a joint effort of the Management Innovation Exchange and HCL Technologies.  Participants must be current Masters or Doctoral business students.  The deadine for submissions is February 28th and the finalists will be announced by April 15th.  To … Continue reading

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