Choosing an MBA Program
Information and advice on choosing your MBA program and business school
First steps For choosing the right business school
Are you interested in becoming an international manager? Would you like to have a qualification that can enable you to work anywhere in the world? Then you should be considering taking an MBA and you should be thinking about which business school will be right for you.
How does anyone about to embark on one of the major personal investments in their lifetime (certainly more important than buying a house because it will affect your stream of income for the rest of your life) make a decision?
How important is business school accreditation?
Business school accreditation has become as central to the selection process as the GMAT is to identifying the best candidates. So, what is business school accreditation and how important is it for candidates to consider? By Ross Geraghty. [more]
MBA Ambition: more than a fat paycheck
Karachi Pakistan may not be the top headquarters destination for a recent MBA. But it is the base for Joel Montgomery, a 2008 MBA graduate of Thunderbird, and a Fellow with Acumen Fund, a non-profit global venture fund that uses entrepreneurial approaches to solve the problems of global poverty. [more]
Talent shuffle impacts positively in non-profit, NGO and government positions
The so-called ‘talent shuffle’ for MBA graduates, created by considerable recruiting caution in the finance and consultancy worlds due to the credit crunch, has seen an increase in applications by MBAs to positions considered unfashionable in the past. Is this purely as the result of the recession... [more]
Is this the most exciting time ever to do an MBA?
Taking an MBA in the current climate isn't just about taking shelter from the storm. It may also be the most intellectually exciting thing you have ever done. David Williams investigates. [more]
More ethical, more managerial, more bureaucratic, more Asian?
Is this the future of the post-credit-crunch MBA? David Williams looks into the possibilities. [more]
How to make the most of an MBA fair
It’s now possible to research MBA programs without leaving your home or office, thanks to the internet. [more]
Why Study in Canada?
With Canadian schools consistently strong performers in world rankings, international students have discovered the benefits of studying in Canada, and local students are delighted with the value of business education at home. [more]
"Recruiters don't value Distance Learned MBAs as much as they value campus-based MBAs right?"
In the past distance learning MBAs have been seen as poor substitutes for the real deal of the full time campus based experience. They have often been accused of providing a substandard learning environment, lacking key elements such as the chance to build the all important network, and... [more]
What makes one MBA distance learning course better than another?
Author of the white paper: Dr. Frank de Langen, Open University of the Netherlands and Global Distance MBA. [more]
Douglas Banning profile
Like many before him, Douglas Banning has used his MBA as a catalyst for a career change. With a very strong background in pharmacy, including a Post-Doctoral Fellowship from the School of Pharmacy at the University of London, Douglas enrolled at the Warwick Business School to help develop his... [more]
First steps for choosing the right business school
Over 100,000 people a year choose to study for an MBA worldwide. With young professionals recognizing that there are no “jobs for life”, an MBA can provide skills to make an individual more marketable and to provide greater career choice. [more]
MBA interview with scholarship winner
The winner of a US$40,000 scholarship, Galina Petrova from Russia is about to pursue an MBA at Chicago Graduate School. She will graduate in 2010. TopMBA.com spoke to Galina on applying to business school, writing essays, and passing the GMAT. [more]
Expert Chat with Anjaney Borwankar of IESE Business School
Continuing in our series of Expert Forums from the worlds top business schools, Anjaney Borwankar of IESE Business School in Spain answered questions sent in by Scorecards registered users and MBA candidates on May 23rd 2008. This is a transcript of that forum. [more]
Distance learning neednt be a lonely experience
Paul Walley, Academic Director of the Warwick Distance Learning MBA, and Associate Professor of Operations Management [more]
You can't teach that! Can you...?
Ross Geraghty talks to Prof Ed Roberts of MIT Sloan about Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Business Schools...and Babe Ruth. [more]
