129 Posts found for Source: CareerJournal (WSJ)

Getting a good job often requires a bit of gamesmanship. But for some M.B.A. students, landing a new position is all about playing games.

Content: Article | Author: Ron Alsop | Source: CareerJournal (WSJ) | Subjects: Career, MBA Related

With applications on the rise, you’ll need to make a persuasive case to win over the gatekeepers at top graduate business programs.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Sarah E. Needleman | Source: CareerJournal (WSJ) | Subject: Getting In

If you’re contemplating business school you may be wondering whether the degree will pay off for your career in the long run. A top recruiter shares his perspective.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Dana Mattioli | Source: CareerJournal (WSJ) | Subjects: About the MBA Degree, Miscellaneous MBA-related Resources

Recruiters are urging students to curb their egos in job interviews.

Content: Article | Author: Ron Alsop | Source: CareerJournal (WSJ) | Subjects: Career, MBA Related

Ronald Alsop on a mentoring organization that helps M.B.A. programs build more diverse student bodies.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Ron Alsop | Source: CareerJournal (WSJ) | Subject: Women & Minority MBA Issues

The course overhaul exemplifies a trend toward breaking out of functional ‘silos’ like finance, accounting and marketing.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Ron Alsop | Source: CareerJournal (WSJ) | Subject: Business School News

Business schools are taking steps to court applicants planning for a family.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Ron Alsop | Source: CareerJournal (WSJ) | Subject: Women & Minority MBA Issues

Don’t be rattled by your next job interview. It’s possible to answer any question that comes your way. How? By preparing and knowing how to direct the conversation to the topics you want to cover.

Content: Career Information | Author: Perri Capell | Source: CareerJournal (WSJ) | Subject: Interviewing

You may need to update your resume but don’t know where to begin. After you’ve distilled your qualifications and experience to the essentials, there’s an array of ways to present them.

Various resume-writing conventions — chronological, functional and hybrid, to name a few — have evolved over the years to support different job-seeker goals. You might, for example, need to change careers or downplay an employment … [ Read more ]

Content: Career Information | Author: Perri Capell | Source: CareerJournal (WSJ) | Subject: Resumes

More business schools are promoting programs that mix Internet instruction with bricks-and-mortar classroom experiences.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Ron Alsop | Source: CareerJournal (WSJ) | Subject: Online & Distance MBA

A company’s sales force is its lifeblood. But you’d never know it by looking at the typical M.B.A. curriculum. Because they’re lighter on theory and research than other academic subjects, sales courses are surprisingly scarce in M.B.A. programs. But the sales function seems to be slowly gaining more respect as a few major schools create M.B.A.-level sales courses.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Ron Alsop | Source: CareerJournal (WSJ) | Subject: Business School News

Are you a purple squirrel? Decoding search executives’ lingo can be key to your interview success.

Content: Career Information | Author: Sarah E. Needleman | Source: CareerJournal (WSJ) | Subject: Jobs – Recruiting / Staffing

Interest in the study of incentives grows after a Nobel Prize was awarded to researchers in the field.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Rhea Wessel | Source: CareerJournal (WSJ) | Subject: Business School News

Constructing a resume that earns interviews is remarkably simple. Here are six do’s and don’ts to follow when composing your document.

Content: Career Information | Author: John J. Marcus | Source: CareerJournal (WSJ) | Subject: Resumes

Find out what business schools and employers are doing to try to separate the saints from the sinners.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Ron Alsop | Source: CareerJournal (WSJ) | Subjects: Getting In, Miscellaneous MBA-related Resources

When your job is in jeopardy or no longer satisfying you can build a strong foundation for finding new employment. Here’s how.

Content: Career Information | Author: Karin Halperin | Source: CareerJournal (WSJ) | Subject: Job Search

The kids who grew up with playdates and the Internet begin entering business school.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Ron Alsop | Source: CareerJournal (WSJ) | Subject: Business School News

CareerJournal.com spoke to Stephen Mader, a vice chairman at executive-search firm Christian & Timbers, about tips for would-be CEOs on working with executive recruiters.

Content: Career Information | Author: Sarah E. Needleman | Source: CareerJournal (WSJ) | Subjects: Career Info, Jobs – Recruiting / Staffing

Find out what employers want in business-school grads and how some interviewers evaluate candidates.

Content: Article | Author: Ron Alsop | Source: CareerJournal (WSJ) | Subjects: Career, MBA Related

While business schools typically roll out the red carpet for recruiters some are starting to resist the early marketing push.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Ron Alsop | Source: CareerJournal (WSJ) | Subject: Business School News