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Social Media Skills a Must for M.B.A.s, Survey Says
Tweet Share on Facebook September 30, 2011 Comment (8)If you think social media is primarily good for reconnecting with long-lost friends from high school or stalking celebrities to find out what they had for breakfast, think again.
Now more than ever, M.B.A. students and applicants live and breathe through social media, a new online survey reveals. And that level of social media use is a good thing, considering the growing demand in the business world for employees with honed social media skills.
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Learn the Ins and Outs of M.B.A. Fairs
Tweet Share on Facebook September 23, 2011 CommentIf you're seriously considering pursuing an M.B.A. degree and want the convenience of meeting representatives from many top business schools in a single location, attending one of several M.B.A. fairs taking place this fall and winter is a great place to start.
Applicants tend to forget that schools cannot exist without great students, so these fairs are the schools' opportunity to market themselves to applicants and get them interested enough so they apply to their schools. While candidates should act professional—since you never know whether you'll forge an important connection at this type of event—applicants shouldn't attempt to impress the schools. In fact, it's the other way around. I say let the schools impress you.
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GMAC Reports 2011 M.B.A. Application Trends
Tweet Share on Facebook September 16, 2011 CommentM.B.A. application volume historically trends countercyclical to economic conditions—rising in bad times and falling in good—but this year, the faltering global economy seems to have contributed to a slight slowdown in the number of people applying to business school, the Graduate Management Admission Council's (GMAC) annual Application Trends Survey has found.
About two thirds of two-year, full-time M.B.A. programs reported decreases in application volume, while the majority of part-time and executive programs said application levels had remained the same or rose in 2011 compared with 2010.
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The M.B.A. Tool Box for Minority Applicants
Tweet Share on Facebook September 9, 2011 Comment (1)Diversity is more than just a b-school buzz word. It is an essential ingredient for robust discourse in the classroom and beyond. To obtain the richest mix of perspectives and world views, business schools strive to compose a class with diversity in all possible forms: racial, ethnic, religious, cultural, socio-economic, and sexual orientation.
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Business School Diversity Comes in Many Colors
Tweet Share on Facebook September 2, 2011 CommentBusiness schools strive for diversity in many forms, whether that means admitting record numbers of women, students of color, or those from the military and other non-traditional backgrounds. In addition to expanding the ethnic diversity of their cohorts, the nation's top M.B.A. programs also seek to shake off any vestiges of prejudice and discrimination and provide a welcoming environment for members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community.
