Category Archives: Career

College Return On Investment –

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

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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Six Figure Graduate Degree Jobs –

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

Graduate degrees in some fields can lead to high income careers.  A few of the highest earning degrees are in law, business, and medicine.  US News reports on graduate degrees that can yield jobs paying $100,000 and more per year.  Some … Continue reading →

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MBA Internship Hiring –

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

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 –

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

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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Harvard Medical School Tops US News Rankings –

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

Harvard Medical School finished number one for research programs in the US News rankings for 2011.  The University of Pennsylvania finished second, Johns Hopkins was ranked third, and Washington University in St. Louis came in fourth.  Stanford moved from 11th place … Continue reading →

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US News 2011 Law School Rankings –

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

The US News 2011 law schools rankings were released and little has changed in the top 14.  The top five schools are still Yale, Harvard, Stanford, Columbia, and the University of Chicago.  The only new addition to the top 14 is … Continue reading →

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Law Firms Rank Law Schools –

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

The US News has added another ranking for law schools.  Hiring partners at top law firms were asked to rank law schools based on academic quality.  Schools were ranked on a five point scale from outstanding (5) to marginal (1).  Harvard … Continue reading →

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Businessweek Best Undergraduate Business Schools 2011 –

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

 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 –

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

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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CEO Schools –

Posted on February 6, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

A recent US News article looked at where Fortune 500 CEO’s received their education.  The top 3 schools were Harvard, Columbia, and the University of Pennsyvania.  The number of CEO’s from each school are 58, 21, and 20.  The 58 Harvard CEO’s include … Continue reading →

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Wharton International Focus –

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

Wharton will be adding international courses in China, Israel, and South Africa.  The school will also be adding concentration courses in global finance and management.  The recent shift towards an international focus has already been successful at schools like Georgetown University.  … Continue reading →

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Harvard Business School Funds Startups –

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

 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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Job Market Oriented College Degrees –

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

Business oriented college degrees rank the highest when it comes to landing a job after graduation.  A recent Yahoo! Education article ranks the top 6 college degrees for the current job market.  The average starting salaries for each degree are provided in the … Continue reading →

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Job Search Sites –

Posted on January 22, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

Forbes has an article that provides advice regarding a job search and the use of job search sites.  The article advises job seekers to use online job sites less frequently and to visit sites like www.indeed.com and www.simplyhired.com .  Time allocation is important in a job … Continue reading →

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MBA Research –

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

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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