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Why an MBA may not be enough to get you the banking job you desire

Why an MBA may not be enough to get you the banking job you desire

🕔01:00, 11.Feb 2016

Before the financial crisis, investment banks were some of the biggest recruiters of MBAs. I was one of the people recruiting MBAs on their behalf, writes Derek Walker, an independent careers consultant, a former director of campus recruitment at Barclays,

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Elite MBA Students Are Spurning McKinsey, Bain For Freelance Consulting Sites

Elite MBA Students Are Spurning McKinsey, Bain For Freelance Consulting Sites

🕔01:00, 10.Feb 2016

An MBA job at McKinsey & Co or BCG was once the pinnacle for MBA students. But for graduates of elite schools like Harvard, Stanford or Wharton, freelance consulting is increasing alluring. As the rise of so-called unicorn companies like

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How many Indian CEOs have an MBA?

How many Indian CEOs have an MBA?

🕔01:00, 9.Feb 2016

Does one need to have an MBA to ascend to the top of Indian companies? Not necessarily, but it helps. A Mint analysis shows that 144 of the CEOs of BSE 500 companies, India’s largest listed firms that make up

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Why an MBA won’t get you the banking job you want. And what you can do about this

Why an MBA won’t get you the banking job you want. And what you can do about this

🕔01:00, 18.Jan 2016

Do you aspire to a job in an investment bank in order to recoup the tens of thousands you’ve spent on your MBA? Before you hit “submit” on your application, here are a few things you should bear in mind

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Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg says you don’t need an MBA to be successful in tech

Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg says you don’t need an MBA to be successful in tech

🕔01:00, 17.Dec 2015

There’s a longstanding Silicon Valley stereotype that MBAs are risk-averse, entitled, and brainwashed into being boring, and are therefore not suited for the fast-paced technology world. The idea of foregoing a formal education to pursue an entrepreneurial venture is furthered

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Why Consulting Is a Revolving Door for MBAs

Why Consulting Is a Revolving Door for MBAs

🕔01:00, 20.Nov 2015

Of all the industries MBAs could end up in, the largest single chunk of them flock to one: consulting. But Bloomberg data show that they’re not likely to stick with it. Even though consulting is the most popular of the

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42% Of CEOs At Top Fortune 100 Firms Have MBA Degrees

42% Of CEOs At Top Fortune 100 Firms Have MBA Degrees

🕔01:00, 29.Oct 2015

Business school may be your ticket to the boardroom. More than 40% of the chief executive officers in the top 100 Fortune companies have studied for an MBA, according to research from Heidrick & Struggles, the executive search firm. In

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Morgan Stanley pays MBAs the most

Morgan Stanley pays MBAs the most

🕔01:00, 27.Oct 2015

Business school is a profitable investment for almost anyone, but some MBAs are getting more dollar value out of their degrees than others. MBAs who worked in financial services several years out of school earned more than their peers in

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How to use an MBA to get a job at Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, or Morgan Stanley

How to use an MBA to get a job at Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, or Morgan Stanley

🕔01:00, 3.Aug 2015

It’s not as easy to ‘leverage’ an MBA and end up with a job in an investment bank as it was. These days, banks hire fewer MBAs than they used to, particularly into sales and trading roles. They also seem

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Google Most Popular MBA Employer Amid Migration To Tech Sector

Google Most Popular MBA Employer Amid Migration To Tech Sector

🕔01:00, 1.Jul 2015

Google has topped the list of the most popular MBA employers in research that confirms a significant shift in business graduate job destinations to the technology industry. Tech has become a magnet for MBA students, who are energizing businesses from

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