Elite Graduate Expectations
Paul Gooderham and Odd Nordhaug gained fresh insights into the preferences of European business school students relating to their choice of job, employer and industry.
Editor’s Note: you can read the article on the web page, but for a bigger font and to get the graphics referenced, read the .pdf version instead (link on the right side of page).
Content: Article | Authors: Odd Nordhaug, Paul Gooderham | Source: European Business Forum (EBF) | Subjects: Career, International – Europe
JustPeople – Online Headhunters
“Justpeople is an online headhunting service that allows employers to find and hire talented candidates.
In an online market swamped with ‘job boards’, Justpeople enables employers and candidates to find each other without the need for adverts. Nor does an employer need to trawl through a raft of CVs to find suitable interviewees.
The system works through a unique search facility that matches an employer’s criteria … [ Read more ]
Content: Career Information | Subjects: International, Jobs – Listing Services
E. F. Schumacher
Some people always tend to clamour for a final solution, as if in life there could ever be a final solution other than death. For constructive work, the principal task is always the restoration of some kind of balance.
Content: Quotation | Source: CEO Refresher | Subjects: Career, Motivation, Work
MBA Junction (South Africa)
“Welcome to MBAJunction’s CareerSeeker zone, exclusive to MBA/MBL students, graduates and alumni who are seeking new career opportunities. Viewed on a regular basis by South Africa’s top MBA/MBL Agencies, you’ll get the professional approach and quality service you deserve. The world awaits you. Enter it.”
Content: Career Information | Subjects: International – Africa, Jobs – MBA Specific
Hobsons Careers in Latin America
Job-hunting advice and details of companies providing graduate career opportunities throughout Latin America including training offered, degree subjects required, vacancies, salaries, and case studies of recent graduate recruits.
Content: Career Information | Subject: International Career Resources
Graduate Opportunities in Australia and New Zealand
I think this site is more focused on university graduates rather than MBAs but it still may be of some use so check it out.
Content: Career Information | Subject: International Career Resources
Good Work
What makes the difference between a good finance environment and a great one? We asked the Association for Financial Professionals and Hackett Benchmarking & Research to help us find out. CFO’s survey of more than 100 corporations reveals best practices for financial workplaces.
Content: Article | Authors: Alix Nyberg Stuart, Roy Harris | Source: CFO Publishing | Subjects: Career, Finance
MBA International
“MBA International was founded in 1998 by Michael Meyrick and James Bain. The firm has come a long way since then and is now at the forefront of executive recruitment and human resources across the finance, legal, banking and insurance sectors with offices in Birmingham, London and Manchester.”
Content: Career Information | Subjects: Jobs – MBA Specific, MBA-Specific Resources
MBA Recruitment
MBA Recruitment was established in 1990 specifically for the sourcing and recruitment of high calibre MBAs from the world’s leading Business Schools
Job functions focus on: Marketing, Business Development, Strategic Planning, Corporate Finance and
Consultancy
Client’s vary from medium sized companies to multi-national blue-chip plc’s and leading management consultancies
Main geographical bias is the UK and Europe
Content: Career Information | Subjects: Jobs – MBA Specific, MBA-Specific Resources
MBA Salary Survey
“Our MBA Salary Survey is simple to complete and provides real-time data to your inbox within hours–all FREE of charge! Your information will be held in strict confidence.”
Editor’s Note: Has anyone tried this? I haven’t so if you have please offer your comments.
Content: Career Information | Subjects: Benefits / Comp., MBA-Specific Resources
Smart Ways to Land Your Next Gig
The good news: You’ve found a good job in a company that’s built to last. The bad news: Lots of others are jockeying for the same position. Here are strategies to help you stand apart while everyone else is standing around.
Content: Article | Author: Jennifer Reingold | Source: Fast Company | Subject: Career
How to Get Senior Management Buy-in
Gaining senior management buy-in is really about finding the right balance between the soft skills (knowing how to listen to them, how to anticipate their reactions) and hard skills (rock solid analysis, irrefutable facts, etc.).
Content: Article | Author: Estelle Métayer | Source: CEO Refresher | Subject: Career
Five Interview Questions Prospective CEO’s Seldom Ask But Should
“It is standard wisdom to itemize and celebrate top leadership traits. That is often followed by a list of survival tips for managing the first year. Of course, both lists are offered after the fact. But neither compilation addresses before the fact. So hot and heady is the pursuit that we ignore or minimize the prospect of failure. The interview needs to be perceived as … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Author: Irving H. Buchen | Source: CEO Refresher | Subject: Career
Temps on the wane?
Do small companies really create the most jobs?
Small Business 2001 – The Job Factory
Do small companies really create the most jobs?
Content: Article | Author: John Case | Source: Inc.com | Subjects: Career, Small Business
Leonardo da Vinci
Men of genius sometimes work best when they work least.
Content: Quotation | Source: LiNE Zine | Subjects: Human Resources, Work