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MBA Experience

This section provides information about MBA life, with a strong emphasis on issues for International MBA students in the US.

How Coaching Can Help You Navigate The Stresses Of An MBA

How Coaching Can Help You Navigate The Stresses Of An MBA

🕔01:00, 21.Dec 2018

We all know that an MBA is an intensely stressful experience but how are schools alleviating that stress? As an MBA candidate, you’re probably looking for professional career support during your program, which typically takes the form of a dedicated

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How business schools help stressed-out MBAs

How business schools help stressed-out MBAs

🕔10:15, 9.Feb 2018

There’s no denying that the world of business can come with intense pressure and immense stress. For those with an MBA or executive MBA to their name, the strain can start on campus. The workload in such programs is tremendous.

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Mobile apps that can smooth MBA path

Mobile apps that can smooth MBA path

🕔01:00, 12.Jun 2016

Business school students need to maximise their study time, be able to contact classmates easily and keep abreast of extracurricular events. So which smartphone apps are the most useful when it comes to streamlining timetables and workload? The Financial Times’

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Am I Networking With The Wrong People?

Am I Networking With The Wrong People?

🕔01:00, 27.May 2016

I went to speak at B-school networking event. At this event, local business owners and executives mingled with MBA candidates. A young woman introduced herself to me. She was the student organizer for the event. “Great job putting this event

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How to get the most out of an MBA

How to get the most out of an MBA

🕔01:00, 12.May 2016

For Katia Beauchamp, attending business school wasn’t just a “pivotal moment,” it was also where the Birchbox CEO found her co-founder. The pair met while attending the same Harvard Business School class and later launched beauty start-up Birchbox, which has

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Admitted MBA’s Guide To Quitting Your Job

Admitted MBA’s Guide To Quitting Your Job

🕔01:00, 5.May 2016

Future B-schoolers: you’re a leader-in-training now; make sure to act like it. As the day you received your MBA acceptance letter recedes into memory, the actual work and logistics of preparing for school will replace the joy and relief of

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A cheap way of hiring MBA graduates

A cheap way of hiring MBA graduates

🕔01:00, 10.Apr 2016

MBA students are adept at putting a value on long-term cash flows. New research suggests this mentality is also present in their evaluation of job offers — particularly if an alumnus of their business school is doing the recruiting. Professors

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4 Stats to Measure Before Signing Up for an MBA

4 Stats to Measure Before Signing Up for an MBA

🕔01:00, 22.Mar 2016

As a young professional working at the International Finance Corporation, an arm of the World Bank, Bruno de Faria had a solid career but worried his business acumen was weak. “I was a political science major in college. I had

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7 Money-saving Tips for MBA Students and New Grads

7 Money-saving Tips for MBA Students and New Grads

🕔01:00, 3.Mar 2016

In business school, you learn how a disciplined, strategic approach to finances helps organizations ultimately achieve great things. Along the way, it becomes important for you to apply that lesson to yourself. The years in business school and then working

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13 Tips From MBA Students On How To Succeed In A Top-Tier Program

13 Tips From MBA Students On How To Succeed In A Top-Tier Program

🕔01:00, 26.Oct 2015

MBA students spend months if not years working to get into an MBA program. However, once they are in a program, the everyday demands take over and students have little time to think about how to get the most out

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