Schools Improve Career Services for Part-time M.B.A. Students
Part-time M.B.A. students sometimes feel like second-class citizens. After all, they see their full-time counterparts participating in enriching extracurricular activities, interacting more with fellow students, alumni and professors, and receiving more extensive career and job-placement services.
But those feelings may be changing, at least in the area of career services. In response to pleas from part-timers — as well as requests from corporate recruiters — … [ Read more ]
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Ron Alsop | Source: CareerJournal (WSJ) | Subject: Part-Time, Weekend and Evening MBA Programs
Write a Thank-You Letter That Helps Clinch an Offer
No longer an exercise in etiquette the note you send interviewers after your meeting can reinforce your qualifications and position you as the top candidate. Here’s how to put it together.
Content: Career Information | Author: John Marcus | Source: CareerJournal (WSJ) | Subject: Interviewing
Why Relying on Resumes Won’t Produce an Offer
Many candidates conduct job-search campaigns by sending out resumes. An executive recruiter explains why this tactic weakens their chances — and offers a new approach.
Content: Career Information | Author: Perri Capell | Source: CareerJournal (WSJ) | Subject: Job Search
Skeptical Resume Reader Tells How He Really Thinks
This is an excellent article written by someone who screen many resumes. The author provides lots of useful advice about what annoys him in a resume and what he likes to see.
Editor’s Note: a highly recommended read.
Content: Career Information | Author: Douglas B. Richardson | Source: CareerJournal (WSJ) | Subject: Resumes
Body-Language Tactics That Sway Interviewers
Posture, eye contact, and other nonverbal communication can speak volumes about your feelings and attitudes. Here’s how to impress hiring managers with mannerisms that project confidence and enthusiasm.
Content: Article | Author: Eugene Raudsepp | Sources: CareerJournal (WSJ), CFO Publishing | Subject: Career
Executive M.B.A. Grads Decide to Look Elsewhere
Corporations are using tuition reimbursement for E.M.B.A. programs as a cost effective-way to help employees transition to a new job.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Perri Capell | Sources: CareerJournal (WSJ), CFO Publishing | Subject: Executive Programs
The Six Cardinal Rules of Resume Writing
Experts say put a little more vitae into your curriculum vitae.
Content: Article | Author: Wendy Enelow | Sources: CareerJournal (WSJ), CFO Publishing | Subject: Career
The Keys to Team-Building
Poor team players? Here’s how to get employees to play well with others using the “GRIP” model.
Content: Article | Author: Douglas Richardson | Sources: CareerJournal (WSJ), CFO Publishing | Subject: Management
The Top Business Schools – Career Journal
Career Journal of the _Wall Street Journal_ presents the results of its two-year long survey of corporate recruiters’ ratings of MBA programs from around the world. According to their survey, three smaller B-schools, Dartmouth’s Tuck School, Carnegie Mellon University’s Graduate School of Industrial Administration, and Yale University’s School of Management, were rated the top three, displacing the University of Pennsylvania, Stanford, and Harvard. In a … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Source: CareerJournal (WSJ) | Subjects: MBA Related, Miscellaneous MBA-related Resources