12. February 2012 by Jim Sutliff.

A recent Yahoo! Education article discusses business careers that do not require an MBA.  The careers listed in the article include accountant, public relations specialist, and personal financial advisor.  Although an MBA is not required, a business school degree would still be an asset in these fields.

To read the Yahoo! Education article, please click here:

http://education.yahoo.net/articles/business_careers_without_an_mba.htm?wid=7&svkid=EZPJ&usid=3d2dec00-55ca-11e1-986a-0019b9eb0fc7

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5. February 2012 by Jim Sutliff.

US News Education provides news and articles on colleges and grad schools.  US News also provides rankings for colleges, MBA programs, medical schools, law schools, and engineering programs.  The US News Graduate School Compass has rankings, admissions, and salary data.

To visit the US News Education site, please click here:

http://www.usnews.com/education

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31. January 2012 by Jim Sutliff.

The Ladders career site has three levels of membership that range in cost from free to $2495.  The Ladders has job openings listed for finance, marketing, and sales.  In addition, the Ladders provides a wide range of career advice articles.  Marc Cenedella is the founder and CEO of The Ladders.

To visit The Ladders site, please click here:

http://www.theladders.com/

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26. January 2012 by Jim Sutliff.

Start Up Hire has a job search engine that is focused on positions at start-up companies.  The StartUpHire search engine has thousands of jobs at emerging growth companies.  The positions can be searched by location, job function, industry, or investor.  In addition, StartUpHire matches job prospects with open positions.

To visit the StartUpHire site, please click here:

http://www.startuphire.com/

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24. January 2012 by Jim Sutliff.

Yahoo! Education has an article on the best career oriented college majors.  The article discusses the employment prospects and real world applications of each major.  A few of the majors are nursing, education, and business administration.

To read the Yahoo! Education article, please click here:

http://education.yahoo.net/articles/career-minded_degrees.htm?wid=7&svkid=EZPJ&partner=1946&usid=485d9120-46fc-11e1-86d6-001d0963fefd

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15. January 2012 by Jim Sutliff.

FINS Finance provides news and articles on the finance industry.  In addition, FINS Finance offers a job search tool that allows for searches by location and job sector.  There is also a finance career guide for students and graduates.

To visit the FINS Finance site, please click here:

http://www.fins.com/Finance

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6. January 2012 by Jim Sutliff.

A recent study from the Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce compared college majors with employment rates and salaries.  The study indicates that a students major is a strong factor in determining employment and lifetime career earnings.  Majors that are in high demand are engineering, healthcare, education, and the sciences.  Earnings for quantitative majors such as engineering were significantly higher than earnings in the education field.  Architecture is one major that has been hurt by the economic downturn.  Architecture majors have a 13.9% unemployment rate.

To read a related US News article, please click here:

http://preview.usnewsuniversitydirectory.com/articles/new-report-highlights-college-majors-that-lead-to_12052.aspx

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30. December 2011 by Jim Sutliff.

CNN Fortune has an article on the Poets and Quants MBA Dean of the Year.  Poets and Quants awarded their first Dean of the Year award to Robert Bruner.  Bruner is the Dean of the Darden School of Business.  Darden is the School of Business at the University of Virginia.  Bruner has helped to recruit one out of every four of Darden faculty members.  In addition, applications have risen to eight applicants for every seat.

To read the CNN Fortune article, please click here:

http://management.fortune.cnn.com/2011/12/21/b-school-dean-of-the-year-uva-dardens-robert-bruner/

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26. December 2011 by Jim Sutliff.

FINS Sales & Marketing provides career news, advice, and job listings.  FINS is part of the Wall Street Journal Network and also has an area for Finance and Technology.  Recent FINS Sales & Marketing articles cover holiday shopping trends, hedge fund marketer compensation, and job search advice.

To visit the FINS Sales & Marketing site, please click here:

http://sales-jobs.fins.com/

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16. December 2011 by Jim Sutliff.

A recent FINS Finance article discussed the Global Outlook Survey conducted by CFO Magazine.  The Duke/CFO Magazine survey reached 1,050 CFOs from a wide range of companies.  The survey expects a 1.5% increase in U.S. employment in 2012.

To read the FINS Finance article, please click here:

http://www.fins.com/Finance/Articles/SBB0001424052970204026804577100372110854092/CFOs-Project-More-Hiring-in-U-S-Next-Year?link=FINS_hp&Type=0

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11. December 2011 by Jim Sutliff.

Yahoo! Education has an article on five careers for 2012.  The article provides data from the National Association of Colleges and Employers.  The five careers include accountant, social worker, teacher, computer systems administrator, and health services manager.  In addition, the article provides average salaries and education options.

To read the Yahoo! Education article, please click here:

http://education.yahoo.net/articles/hot_careers_for_2012.htm?wid=7&svkid=EZPJ&partner=1946&usid=7ff2c7c0-2426-11e1-9987-001d0963c732

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8. December 2011 by Jim Sutliff.

A recent CNN article and slideshow discusses the top MBA programs.  The article uses the business school rankings provided by Poets and Quants.  The article provides median base salaries, acceptance rates, average GMAT scores, and cost of attendence.  Harvard was ranked number one and was followed by Stanford and the University of Chicago.  The three schools also finished at the top of the 2010 rankings.

To read the CNN article, please click here:

http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2011/pf/college/1112/gallery.mba-rankings-business-school.fortune/index.html

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27. November 2011 by Jim Sutliff.

 The eFinancialCareers site offers a career toolkit that can assist with a job search.  The career toolkit provides news, advice, and articles for managing a career.  In addition, there is a resume center and advice on cover letters as well as other career related correspondence.  The job search engine on eFinancialCareers has available positions in almost every area of banking and finance.

To visit the eFinancial Careers site, please click here:

http://news.efinancialcareers.com/newsandviews_item/newsItemId-15222

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25. November 2011 by Jim Sutliff.

One Wire is one of the best career management sites for employers and job candidates.  One Wire connects candidates with employers using relevant data to create the best possible matches.  One Wire also offers featured jobs for candidates to search for positions.

To visit the One Wire site, please click here:

https://www.onewire.com/

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20. November 2011 by Jim Sutliff.

The Ladders continues to expand their line of career related products and services.  The Ladders offers different levels of membership which include Basic (free), Premium ($25), and The Ladders Signature Program ($2495).  In addition, The Ladders offers a Resume Rewrite service for $395.  The Ladders has job postings for several fields including Finance. Marketing, Operations, Human Resources, and Sales.

To visit The Ladders site, please click here:

http://www.theladders.com/

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