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Articles on recruitment trends and advice on following your chosen career path
Non Nationals Working in the US
Working in the USA: Non-citizens may find the tough visa situation and credit crunch affecting their employment opportunities in the US. However, as Ross Geraghty finds out, an MBA from an American business school still provides the best opportunity for non-US nationals to find the role that they... [more]
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Nonprofit MBAs – No, this isn’t an oxymoron
Do MBAs only care about money? Are business-school graduates only trained for the cut-throat world of beating targets and elbowing their way to boardroom status? Many people say yes, and the truth is that there are probably a lot of MBAs out there with said mentality, but of course not all. If you... [more]
International management: A Case Study
What are the attributes of the best schools in International Management?
Employee Appreciation
Finding a company that values its workers is more important than you think. [more]
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Too young for an MBA or too old for it to matter?
You have heard it all before. You’re either too young and lack the experience recruiters seek or you’re too old and therefore unable to train because you have your own habits and ways of conducting business. Maybe you thought age discrimination was a thing of the past but unfortunately you may be... [more]
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MBA Interview - Admissions Advice
Interview with David Edwards, Director of the Career Centre at Queen’s Business School [more]
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MBA Alumni Networks could be the fastest route to your dream job
Job survey statistics vary from country to country but many researchers report that upwards of 60% of all jobs are found through networking. The interesting part is that a massive amount of available job positions go unadvertised, as they are filled strictly through networking opportunities, as... [more]
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The ‘Next Big Thing’
The business world never seems to lose its appetite for the ‘Next Big Thing’, the idea or technology that will revolutionise the way that we live our lives and make its owners rich in the process. But, with a long-term career to build, how does an ambitious new graduate spot the genuine ‘NBT’ and... [more]
An MBA Career Network for life - Top MBA Careers
Recruitment has changed dramatically in the past four years, and MBA students, alumni, careers officers have had to look harder and longer to find opportunities that fulfil the ambitions of the graduating class. [more]
The case for workplace diversity
In a marketplace where even the smallest organisation can conduct business on an international stage, the MBA has rapidly become one of very few universally recognised qualifications. But how are these three prized letters helping to make workplace diversity a reality in the new global economy? [more]
MBAs are a sound investment – and not just from the best known business schools
A look at Return on Investment, as reported in QS TopMBA Scorecard. [more]
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Gaining the advantage – the role of the summer internship
According to a recent survey by the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), choosing the right internship can make all the difference to your future career. The MBA Career Guide looks at how to make the right move. [more]
Winning Cultures
With demand for MBAs up by as much as 24%in 2006, competition for top business school graduates is intensifying. As the war for talent wages on campuses around the world, the MBA Career Guide looks at how many leading employers are gaining an edge through the creation of a ‘winning culture’. [more]
The Career Stepping-Stone
While the average person is looking forward to taking it easy over the summer months, students on MBA programs around the world will have more productive activities in mind in the form of an internship. An opportunity to apply classroom lessons in the workplace, to try out a new industry or area of... [more]
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The X Factor - The skills MBA recruiters want
“When we are hiring MBAs, we really do look for an X factor” says Nicky Burmester, a recruitment manager, who hires MBAs into one of eight different leadership recruitment programmes for MBAs at GE. She explains “the X-factor can best be described as an entrepreneurial spirit or a drive and... [more]
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