MBA Recruiters
Interviews and profiles of top MBA recruiters
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]
The world according to head-hunters
In any employment market the people who can see both sides of the situation are the intermediaries – the recruitment agencies and head-hunters. [more]
The MBA and the recession – frequently asked questions
Ross Geraghty, managing editor of the TopMBA Career Guide, answers the pertinent questions put to him in February 2009. [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]
E-commerce comes in from the cold
Something seems to be happening to the reputation of e-commerce. All talk of it appeared to have been banned following the collapse of the dot-com boom, but, just recently, it looks like employers are starting to speak its name again. David Williams investigates. [more]
The Obama effect: the impact of the US election on the MBA world
The election of Barack Obama as the forty-fourth president of the United States signaled a radical change in the nation’s history and politics and has drawn strong interest around the world. For MBAs this could have a profound effect too. What effect will Obama’s election have on the MBA programs... [more]
Trends in the MBA industry
Ross Geraghty, managing editor of the QS TopMBA Career Guide and topmba.com, talks to Carriere magazine in Romania about top business schools, MBA programs and trends in the business school world. This is part two of a two part interview that took place in September 2008. [more]
The New Recruiters
MBA recruitment was once dominated by banks. But now that has changed. The consultancies are surging forward, and general industry is likely to take over from financial services in 2009 as the second biggest source of MBA vacancies. [more]
When doing business in Asia, give good face
It is a commonly held generalization in the west, though there are several Asians who would agree, that Asian MBA graduates weaknesses lie in the murky art known as ‘soft skills’. Whether fairly or not, the argument is that Asian MBA graduates get themselves into a top business school already armed... [more]
Small business survival guide: surviving the downturn
‘Recession’ is one of those loaded words, a bit like ‘unemployment’, that politicians just don’t want to be the first to say. They leave it to economists – of course it is an economics term – to form part of the illusion that politics and economics are unlinked, unrelated and independent. The Bush... [more]
Summer internships: an important career stepping stone
As any MBA student or top business school will confirm, a summer internship is a critical step in the process of enhancing your credentials, and landing a full time job. With more students doing internships, employers expect to see them listed on the resumes of potential employees. And, in the... [more]
Why the Bologna Accord will result in more MBAs in Europe
Watch out, the Bologna generation is about to come of age, and it is going to transform the market for European MBAs. [more]
Corporate leadership: lessons from professional service firms
Professional service firms are very different from other commercial enterprises. They typically lack the hard-nosed bottom line focus and hierarchical management structure of most companies. Indeed, managing professionals has been likened to herding cats, not a metaphor for strong top-down... [more]
The big picture and the bottom line
It is 35 years since Milton Friedman, the influential free market economist, said: “The social responsibility of business is to increase profits.” In the intervening period, especially around the millennium, corporates have begun to sing an adjoining tune, some more cautiously and others more... [more]
How to use an MBA to advance your career
This is a transcript summary of the Expert Chat that TopMBA Scorecard runs at regular intervals throughout the year. This is a live expert chat that took place on 6th March 2007 with Ms. Michele Gorman, assistant dean of Corporate Relations, American University, Kogod School of Business. Questions... [more]
