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Banks’ Big Data Boom Brings New MBA Job Opportunity

Banks’ Big Data Boom Brings New MBA Job Opportunity

🕔01:00, 10.Jun 2015

In the depths of a 20,000 sqm vault on the outskirts of Madrid, Spanish bank BBVA is hoarding rows of computer processors. Instead of storing bullion, Spain’s second largest lender is stockpiling data. BBVA, which between 2011 and 2013 spent

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MBA Degrees Are Best Route To Coveted Senior Banking Ranks

MBA Degrees Are Best Route To Coveted Senior Banking Ranks

🕔01:00, 19.Feb 2015

A business school education is still one of the best routes to senior roles in the financial services industry, according to a new analysis of London-based bankers. An MBA improves bankers’ chances of reaching the top, with 21% of banks’

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Five things to know about working abroad after an MBA

Five things to know about working abroad after an MBA

🕔01:00, 18.Feb 2015

Many young professionals choose an international MBA for one very specific reason: they want to expand their horizons by working in a culture much different than their own. Those who come from countries with emerging economies boost their chances of

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It’s cheaper and easier to rent an MBA than to hire one

It’s cheaper and easier to rent an MBA than to hire one

🕔01:00, 6.Feb 2015

The on-demand economy, where people work when they want and get paid by the task, has redefined the roles of taxi drivers and created new jobs such as professional grocery store shoppers who are paid by the hour to run

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Consultants lure MBA interns with better pay than investment banks

Consultants lure MBA interns with better pay than investment banks

🕔01:00, 4.Feb 2015

Choosing an internship should never be about the money, particularly for MBAs who likely have a fairly clear plan in place for their career. That said, who isn’t curious about what other people are taking home during their internship? And

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From MBA To CEO: Five Tips From General Motor’s First Female Chief

From MBA To CEO: Five Tips From General Motor’s First Female Chief

🕔01:00, 4.Feb 2015

Mary Barra, chief executive of General Motors, the world’s third largest automaker by sales, is perhaps the most successful female MBA graduate of her time. The General Motors chief has presided over the tail end of a remarkable turnaround at

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When’s the perfect time to take an MBA to advance your finance career?

When’s the perfect time to take an MBA to advance your finance career?

🕔01:00, 29.Jan 2015

s there a sweet spot in your finance career when taking a few years out for an MBA is most beneficial? No, insist business schools, which say they accept old and young students alike. Yes, suggest the statistics and –

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MBA Students: Choose Your First Marketing Job Wisely

MBA Students: Choose Your First Marketing Job Wisely

🕔01:00, 21.Jan 2015

If I may, I’d like to provide you with some thoughts about this opportunity. I’m going to give you some perspective on how these early decisions will impact your entire life – thoughts you may not have had. These are

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Prepare for an MBA Internship

Prepare for an MBA Internship

🕔01:00, 12.Jan 2015

By January, some first-year MBA students have taken the first step in securing their careers as business leaders: They’ve accepted summer internship offers. Employment is such a critical part of the b-school experience that an MBA program’s career office usually

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MBA Programs Start to Follow Silicon Valley Into the Data Age

MBA Programs Start to Follow Silicon Valley Into the Data Age

🕔01:00, 26.Dec 2014

Greg Pass, the former chief technology officer of Twitter, put the matter succinctly. The M.B.A., he observed, is “a challenged brand.” That’s because the degree suggests a person steeped in finance and corporate strategy rather than in the digital-age arts

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