Harvard’s unofficial guide to the MBA interview
As business schools begin to invite candidates for admissions interviews, HBS’s newspaper has published its unofficial guide to the process. What questions should you expect?
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: John A. Byrne | Sources: FORTUNE, Poets & Quants | Subject: Getting In
Starting your MBA? Read this first
Alex Taussig offers 3 pieces of advice for those about to start business school. Here are my top.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Alex Taussig | Source: FORTUNE | Subject: Miscellaneous MBA-related Resources
Have B-Schools become debtors’ prisons?
MBA grads are shouldering record levels of debt as tuition rates head skyward, making the degree a risky investment that’s not often approached with caution or restraint.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Mica Bevington | Source: FORTUNE | Subject: Financing Your MBA
Can a dog still earn an MBA?
Rochville University was made famous for granting an online MBA to a dog named Chester two years ago. Has the institution cleaned up its act?
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: John Hendel | Sources: FORTUNE, Poets & Quants | Subject: Online & Distance MBA
The Story Behind a B-school Textbook Fortune
How one retired professor made a fortune by co-authoring a textbook that would shape how generations of MBA students learned finance.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: John A. Byrne | Source: FORTUNE | Subject: Miscellaneous MBA-related Resources
Do we really need another B-school ranking?
The dean of UT Dallas’ business school explains why he joined a crowded field of business school ranking competitors and what separates his approach from the others.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Authors: Hasan Pirkul, Neelima Mahajan-Bansal | Source: FORTUNE | Subject: MBA Program Rankings
Why do men outperform women at Harvard Biz School?
Men outpace women by a significant margin when it comes to earning academic honors at Harvard Business School. What’s behind the gap?
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: John A. Byrne | Source: FORTUNE | Subject: Women & Minority MBA Issues
The $20 million MBA draft
Every year, admissions officials from top MBA programs across the country gather in a St. Louis hotel to dole out millions in funds from the single largest MBA scholarship fund in the world.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: John A. Byrne | Source: FORTUNE | Subjects: Financing Your MBA, Getting In, Women & Minority MBA Issues
More female MBAs, but little gains for equal pay
Women are heading to business school in larger numbers than ever before, and at younger ages to boot. But how much are women gaining from the degree?
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Elizabeth G. Olson | Source: FORTUNE | Subject: Women & Minority MBA Issues
Global MBAs: Finding One that Fits the Bill
Whether you want to be an entrepreneur or a senior corporate manager, all budding business leaders will need a global grounding. Here’s what to look for in a global MBA program.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Shawn P. O’Connor | Source: FORTUNE | Subject: International MBA Issues
Meet the MBA road warriors
Would you travel over 14,000 miles every other weekend for an MBA? These hardy souls do it and don’t have too many qualms about the payback either.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Andrea Carter | Sources: FORTUNE, Poets & Quants | Subject: Miscellaneous MBA-related Resources
MBA hopefuls: Need to scrub your social media profile?
MBA candidates who have less than stellar web histories or happen to share a name with a convicted murderer should know that admissions teams are watching, and searching. There’s hope, though.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: John A. Byrne | Sources: FORTUNE, Poets & Quants | Subject: Getting In
Top 5 Mistakes on Executive Resumes
If you haven’t updated your resume in a while, you may be surprised by some of the changes in what recruiters and employers want to see.
Content: Career Information | Author: Anne Fisher | Source: FORTUNE | Subject: Resumes
How to care for and feed your MBA student
Relationships do survive business school, but it’s important that you know what you and your partner are signing up for if you want to be one of the triumphant ones.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Authors: Carrie Shuchart, Chris Ryan | Sources: FORTUNE, Poets & Quants | Subject: Miscellaneous MBA-related Resources
The One Question Every Boss Should Ask
It may sound simple, but knowing how to ask a solid question is a discipline worth cultivating. And there’s one question some managers say is essential to doing their jobs well.
Content: Article | Author: Vickie Elmer | Source: FORTUNE | Subject: Management
The diminishing dominance of the American MBA
While the U.S. has long dominated the world of business education, European and Asian schools are ratcheting up the competition. Graduate Management Admission Council CEO Dave Wilson explains why he’d rather his child head to China for biz school over Harvard.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: John A. Byrne | Source: FORTUNE | Subject: International MBA Issues
How to Find the Perfect Startup Job
Discussions about startups often focus on founders or investors, but most people in the startup game are regular employees. So how do you find a startup job?
Content: Article | Author: David Beisel | Source: FORTUNE | Subject: Career
Industry first: Smartphones pass PCs in sales
The Daily Show for MBAs
A pair of MBA students at MIT have set their satirical gun sights on the business school world and MBAs with a web show that’s steadily developing a cult following.
Content: Article | Author: John A. Byrne | Sources: FORTUNE, Poets & Quants | Subject: MBA Related
15 mistakes young entrepreneurs make, but don’t have to
If you’re an entrepreneur, you’re probably going to screw up at some point. That’s ok. Entrepreneurship is a constant process of quickly testing hypotheses, failing, refining and testing again. If you’re not failing, you’re not learning, right?
Well, not all fails are created equal. Some are wholly unnecessary, and I’d like to list my top 15 here.
Content: Article | Author: Alex Taussig | Source: FORTUNE | Subject: Entrepreneurship
