Category Archives: General

Financial Times Business School News –

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

The Financial Times has a business school section that provides news, rankings, and information.  The business school news section has frequent articles that would interest potential applicants, students, and graduates.  One recent article discusses the expansion of online offerings at Wharton.   To visit the Financial … Continue reading →

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High Earning Degrees –

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

Yahoo! Education has an article on five degrees that have high earnings potential.  The article provides the average starting salary and average mid-career salary for each career.  Three of the five are Bachelor degrees and two are Associate degrees.  A Bachelor’s degree … Continue reading →

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US News Medical School Directory –

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

The US News Medical School Directory has important information for potential applicants.  The directory offers links to medical school programs as well as US News rankings, academic statistics, and admission facts.  Medical School applicants face a more competitive process than many other graduate programs.  The … Continue reading →

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FINS Finance –

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

FINS Finance is part of the Wall Street Journal digital network.  FINS Finance has valuable career advice, job opportunities, and news articles.  There are three categories on FINS Finance that provide news and insights on the finance sector.  The three … Continue reading →

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One Wire Career Management –

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

One Wire has continued to expand their career related products and services.  The number of open positions and employers that use One Wire have grown in the last few months.  One Wire is a unique site that matches the background of a … Continue reading →

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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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Department Of Treasury Financial Resources –

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

The U.S. Department of Treasury site has updated their Financial Education and Financial Access Resource Center.  The Resource Center has valuable links and information on financial programs and financial literacy initiatives.  The Financial Literacy and Education Commission is part of theDepartment of … 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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Top European Business Schools –

Posted on March 20, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

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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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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Business Majors Tuition –

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

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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