tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68221084866043040262010-04-25T00:50:01.260-07:00Getting Into Business School: MBA Podcaster BlogMBA Podcaster's blog providing information and insight into the admission process at business schools across the U.S. and around the world. Specific MBA essay, interview and GMAT advice from deans, admissions directors and other experts in the business school world.Janet Nakanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04158306918691983560noreply@blogger.comBlogger124125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6822108486604304026.post-80223599990519282302010-04-25T00:50:00.001-07:002010-04-25T00:50:01.478-07:00This blog has moved<br /> This blog is now located at http://blog.mbapodcaster.com/.<br /> You will be automatically redirected in 30 seconds, or you may click <a href='http://blog.mbapodcaster.com/'>here</a>.<br /><br /> For feed subscribers, please update your feed subscriptions to<br /> http://blog.mbapodcaster.com/feeds/posts/default.<br /> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6822108486604304026-8022359999051928230?l=www.mbapodcaster.com%2Fblog' alt='' /></div>Amir Pirniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13929190865527287441noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6822108486604304026.post-53680521509533455842010-04-24T11:40:00.000-07:002010-04-24T11:45:54.977-07:00Standing Out Among the Outstanding: Recession, Competition, and Business School Admissions<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mbapodcaster.com/blog/uploaded_images/MBAPanel-715602.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="204" src="http://www.mbapodcaster.com/blog/uploaded_images/MBAPanel-715600.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">One of the strongest messages to emerge from the distinguished panel on the Microsoft campus in June is the importance of networking. Another powerful message is to highlight your passions in your MBA school applications – you want your individuality to shine. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">You can hear the wisdom of the 2nd Annual MBA Panel – on many topics -- at <a href="http://www.mbapodcaster.com/">www.MBAPodcaster.com</a> in just a few days when the show is released. The program is <i>Standing Out Among the Outstanding: Recession, Competition, and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Business</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">School</st1:placetype></st1:place> Admissions, </i>assembled by "Africans at Microsoft."<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The panel includes Scott Shrum, the Director of MBA Admissions Research at Veritas Prep, Barbara Thomas, President and CEO of the National Black MBA Association, and Cassandra Pittman, Assistant Director of Marketing at INSEAD. There are also two “experts-in-our-midst” whom Moderator Chika Ekeji called on frequently to round out the conversation. They are Bryan Tomlinson and first-year MBA student Edward Gali, both representing the University of Washington, home to the Michael G. Foster School of Business. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">While Scott Shrum opened with the trouble many students, especially international, have been having financing their MBA education, the panel discussion focused mostly on the positives. For example, Bryan Tomlinson says students in the class of 2009 are great networkers, which will serve them well.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Cassandra Pittman frequently jumped in with excited comments, usually underscoring her persuasive remarks that the MBA is, maybe, two years out of your life, so if you have a few years leading up to B-School, live a passionate life, not one that will simply look good on a resume. Coming from the vantage point of a first year MBA student, Edward Gali suggested those in the auditorium to seek out people different from them. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">And, Barbara Thomas urges students to focus on the three P’s – passion, purpose, and power. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The event wrapped with each giving personal tips for how to network -- worth the price of admission. And, they reminded the audience that networking is really about creating true friendships. Good advice for anyone, at any stage of a career.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Stay tuned to hear this show coming in a few days!</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6822108486604304026-5368052150953345584?l=www.mbapodcaster.com%2Fblog' alt='' /></div>MBA Podcasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04895179679845607419noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6822108486604304026.post-36674224112834067942010-04-05T18:08:00.001-07:002010-04-10T13:22:09.478-07:00USE MBAPODCASTER DISCOUNT CODES AND GET Business School Resource Books for FREE!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">You probably know by now that we love to reward our fans. A lot. From our First Friday Freebie drawings to our test prep discount codes, you can't go wrong by us! 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margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.13in; text-indent: -0.13in; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline; "><span style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.13in; text-indent: -0.13in; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline; "><span style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">STEP TWO: </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">CHOOSE ONE FREE BOOK FROM THE FOLLOWING LIST</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.13in; text-indent: -0.13in; 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margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.13in; text-indent: -0.13in; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">STEP THREE: </span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">EMAIL VANESSA@MBAPODCASTER.COM AND TELL ME WHAT CODE YOU USED, WHICH BOOK YOU'D LIKE, AND YOUR MAILING ADDRESS (will not be shared or used for any other purposes). </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.13in; text-indent: -0.13in; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></div></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">If you have any questions, please write them in the comments section or email me. As you can see, the discount codes are not just for GMAT test prep. We have discount codes for current MBA students and professionals too! </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Please share this great news with your friends or anyone who is in need of a little business inspiration! :) </span></span></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6822108486604304026-3667422411283406794?l=www.mbapodcaster.com%2Fblog' alt='' /></div>Vanessa Brontehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13103679843758739821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6822108486604304026.post-75751138857583493162010-03-27T16:20:00.000-07:002010-03-29T12:06:45.935-07:00Take the MBA Applicant Survey!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.mbapodcaster.com/blog/uploaded_images/survey-748782.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 173px;" src="http://www.mbapodcaster.com/blog/uploaded_images/survey-748780.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Here at MBA Podcaster, we pride ourselves in offering you the most relevant and useful news for MBA applicants today. As a member of the Association of International Graduate Admissions Consultants (AIGAC), we would love to gather input from YOU, our loyal fans, to help us better understand current trends in the applicant pool. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">The survey will be open until April 8. It should only take about 10 minutes of your time. The more information we get, the better we will be able to answer your most pressing concerns and questions through our podcasts and videos. So it's in your best interest! :)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><a href="http://surveys.marketpointsinc.com/mba10a.asp"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Click here to begin the survey. </span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Thank you!</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6822108486604304026-7575113885758349316?l=www.mbapodcaster.com%2Fblog' alt='' /></div>Vanessa Brontehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13103679843758739821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6822108486604304026.post-74813667749363869712010-03-27T15:47:00.000-07:002010-03-27T15:49:03.538-07:00Forté Foundation Launches “Forté Career Gal Road Trip” Interactive Online Game<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Forté Foundation Launches “<ns0:street><ns0:address><st1:street st="on"><st1:address st="on">Forté Career Gal Road</st1:address></st1:street></ns0:address></ns0:street> Trip” Interactive Online Game <u1:p></u1:p></span></b><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><u1:p> </u1:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-left:.25in;text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">New Game Allows Young Women to Explore Different Majors, Career Paths, and to Hear Women Business Leaders’ Stories about their Road to Success<u1:p></u1:p></span></i><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><u1:p> </u1:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Austin, TX (March 23, 2010) – The Forté Foundation, a consortium of major corporations, business schools and non-profit organizations that directs talented women towards leadership roles in business, today announced the launch of the <a href="http://virtualcampus.fortefoundation.org/roadtrip">Forté Career Gal Road Trip</a>. This innovative and interactive online game is designed for college women and recent college graduates who may be undecided in their career goals as well as those already considering a business major in college. <u1:p></u1:p></span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><u1:p> </u1:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The Forté Career Gal Road Trip, available at <a href="http://virtualcampus.fortefoundation.org/roadtrip">http://virtualcampus.fortefoundation.org/roadtrip</a>, will allow users to test drive and explore different careers and experience the many, varied paths to success taken by others. Road Trippers will have the opportunity to make virtual work/life decisions including: leaving the workforce to pursue an MBA, starting a family, entering various fields of business based on different college majors, and much more. Each decision will ultimately lead to a video segment of a successful woman in business that has made a similar life choice at the same stage in her career. The outcomes will make it clear that a business major is a helpful but not required element for a successful career. Additional profiles and career paths will be added in the coming weeks.<span style="color:red"> <u1:p></u1:p></span></span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><u1:p> </u1:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">“Our research of Forté members found that an overwhelming majority would have been interested in pursuing a career in business if they were aware of the options during college,” says Elissa Ellis Sangster, executive director of the Forté Foundation. “We created this site to help increase the odds that young women will be exposed to career opportunities in business, educated about the many paths to a successful career, and provided with access to role models to help them visualize their future.”<br /><br />"When Forté approached us with their idea of creating a virtual "game of life" for young college women, we were very excited about the opportunity to help bring their vision to life,” says Elisha Moore, Director of Strategic Planning, Sibley/Peteet Design Austin. “Together we came up with the idea of a road trip as a fun metaphor for the many, varied paths to success available to women today -- a fun way to see where the road of life may lead."<u1:p></u1:p></span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><u1:p> </u1:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The introduction of the Forté Career Gal Road Trip comes at a time when it’s especially important to ensure young women have early exposure to information and resources about career opportunities in business. New research of 37 Forté member schools has shown that women make up an average of just 31.7% of business school enrollment for the 2009-2010 class, a slight dip from last year, but an increase from when Forté first began tracking this in 2005. <u1:p></u1:p></span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><u1:p> </u1:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The Forté Career Gal Road Trip, which is available for free to all Forté members, will be useful for students, undergraduate career services counselors and advisors, high school guidance counselors and parents. It builds on the <a href="http://virtualcampus.fortefoundation.org/">Fort<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"">é</span> Career Lab Virtual Campus microsite</a>, launched in October 2008, which is a hub for insights into various companies and industries as well overall career choices. The site delivers customizable, interactive content including videos and podcasts featuring women currently working in industries such as consulting, marketing and human resources among many others. It also covers topics such as considerations for pursuing an MBA, choosing (or even switching) a career path and positioning yourself for success. In addition, the site includes a discussion forum for undergraduate women to ask questions and share viewpoints on career search topics, step-by-step guides on resume writing and interviewing, and links to helpful articles, blogs and a job database. <u1:p></u1:p></span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><u1:p> </u1:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The Forté Career Gal Road Trip and the Forté Career Lab Virtual Campus are online companions to Fort</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">é</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">’s successful on-campus Career Lab events, which introduce college women to the full range of business careers, female role models and the benefits of an MBA. Students interested in attending a live Career Lab networking event should visit <a href="http://www.fortefoundation.org/careerlab">www.fortefoundation.org/careerlab</a> for dates and locations across the <ns0:place><ns0:country-region><st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">U.S.</st1:place></st1:country-region></ns0:country-region></ns0:place><u1:p></u1:p></span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><u1:p> </u1:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The Forté Career Gal Road Trip is sponsored by <a href="http://www.fortefoundation.org/site/PageServer?pagename=sponsor_main">Forté sponsor companies and business schools</a>, with special underwriting support provided by Eli Lilly and Company, Ernst & Young LLP, and the Graduate Management Admission Council. The Forté Career Gal Road Trip was created in conjunction with <a href="http://spdaustin.com/">Sibley/Peteet Design Austin</a>, a design consultancy with expertise in brand strategy and identity development that helps organizations, big and small, envision, enable and engage their greatest brand potential. <u1:p></u1:p></span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><u1:p> </u1:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">About Forté Foundation<u1:p></u1:p></span></u><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><u1:p> </u1:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Forté Foundation is a consortium of leading multinational corporations, top business schools in the <ns0:place><ns0:country-region><st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">U.S.</st1:place></st1:country-region></ns0:country-region></ns0:place> and abroad, and the Graduate Management Admission Council. Forté is the leading organization that provides a national infrastructure for women at all stages of the career continuum to access the information, scholarship support and networking connections they need to succeed in business careers. Additional information about the Forté Foundation is available online at <a href="http://www.fortefoundation.org">www.fortefoundation.org</a>.<u1:p></u1:p></span><o:p></o:p></p> <u1:p></u1:p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6822108486604304026-7481366774936386971?l=www.mbapodcaster.com%2Fblog' alt='' /></div>Vanessa Brontehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13103679843758739821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6822108486604304026.post-34718364095772945762010-03-17T23:02:00.000-07:002010-03-17T23:15:21.007-07:00The INSEAD MBA: A Top Ranked 10-Month MBA Program<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.mbapodcaster.com/images/insead_logo.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.mbapodcaster.com/images/insead_logo.gif" /></a></div><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">This past week MBA Podcaster attended INSEAD’s MBA Admission Information Session at the swanky SLS Hotel in </span><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Beverly Hills</span></st1:city></st1:place><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">. Among champagne and brunch, INSEAD delivered a thorough overview of their MBA program, a session with alumni and time for Q&A. INSEAD did a fantastic job of covering all aspects of their program. Their info sessions are must-attend events for applicants potentially interested in an INSEAD MBA. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Cassandra Pittman, Assistant Director of Marketing for INSEAD’s North American Office, kicked off the morning with an introduction to INSEAD's admission criteria and how each criteria weighs in your application. According to Cassandra there are 4 admission criteria and each counts approximately 25%.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><ol start="1" style="margin-top: 0in;" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Academic Capacity<o:p></o:p></span></span></li></ol><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .75in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">§</span><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">GMAT Score and a balance percentile between Verbal and Quant section<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .75in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">§</span><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Bachelor's degree and the competitiveness of the academic institution you attended<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .75in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span> </span></div><ol start="2" style="margin-top: 0in;" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Leadership Potential and Professional Experience<o:p></o:p></span></span></li></ol><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .75in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">§</span><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Promotions at work and management experience are important attributes. You don’t want to hold a position for 6 years with no promotion, although this could vary from country to country.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .75in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">§</span><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Ability to demonstrate your potential as a leader<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .75in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">§</span><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Quality of your accomplishments<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .75in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span> </span></div><ol start="3" style="margin-top: 0in;" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">International Outlook<o:p></o:p></span></span></li></ol><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list .75in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">§</span><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Cross-cultural sensitivity and an international outlook<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list .75in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span> </span></div><ol start="4" style="margin-top: 0in;" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Ability to Contribute to the INSEAD Experience<o:p></o:p></span></span></li></ol><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list .75in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">§</span><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">You need to be clear about your passions and how they have influenced your work and life. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list .75in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">§</span><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">INSEAD is looking for people with diversity; unique people with different backgrounds and interests <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mbapodcaster.com/blog/uploaded_images/Mar-17-2010-002-787284.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="150" src="http://www.mbapodcaster.com/blog/uploaded_images/Mar-17-2010-002-786505.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Cassandra also explained how the INSEAD 10-month MBA program works. The program is divided into 5 periods of roughly 2 months each. For the first 2 periods you will be divided to groups of approx 5 students, from 5 completely different professional backgrounds, and 5 completely different parts of the world. According Cassandra they will never have more than one person of the same nationality, and never more than 2 people with the same native language in any study group. The groups work together throughout the core curriculum to produce work as a group, which is graded as a group. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Cassandra went on to discuss student life on campus and living in </span><st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Fontainebleau</span></st1:place></st1:city><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">. A group of alumni then took over and moderated a panel and Q&A session. What stood out to me among the various dialogues was the description of student life in </span><st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Fontainebleau</span></st1:place></st1:city><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">. In your 10 months on campus you are involved in all kinds of team activities, projects and social events. It is period of intense work and intense socialization/networking. You should expect to put 70 to 80 hrs of work for your course work and maybe more if your quantitative skills are rusty but at the same time you are socializing with your classmates and building relationships that will last you a lifetime. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Our take-away: INSEAD is a great choice for applicants looking for a top-ranked MBA program, a 1 year curriculum and an active student body. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">PS: Take a look at these videos to get a taste for life at INSEAD: </span><a href="http://mba.insead.edu/video_vault/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">http://mba.insead.edu/video_vault/</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6822108486604304026-3471836409577294576?l=www.mbapodcaster.com%2Fblog' alt='' /></div>MBA Podcasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04895179679845607419noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6822108486604304026.post-52352836941527563792010-03-15T22:24:00.000-07:002010-03-15T22:24:18.771-07:00Last Minute Applicants: One Successful Applicant's Story<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">Maybe you’ve been busy at work. Maybe you’ve been busy at home. Or maybe you had an epiphany and decided to go to business school the day before the Round 3 application deadline. I’ve been working on an upcoming MBA Podcaster show titled “Last Minute Applicants: How to Submit a Successful Late Round Three Application.” In the podcast, we’ll explore some of the different attitudes schools have toward round three as well as give advice on how to navigate the waters and complete your application on time. And we hear from Jedd Gold, the late applicant who after an epiphany at work was successfully admitted to (and graduated) UCLA’s Anderson School of Business.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">Jedd says honest is the best policy when first approaching about being late, whether in Round 3 or just plain late.<o:p> </o:p></span></span></div><blockquote><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">“When I called the admissions office that afternoon knowing that the applications were due the next morning and I hadn’t started it, I took a really sort of candid, humorous approach to it, figuring there was going to be no way to really justify the fact that I was applying so late and hadn’t even started the admissions process. So I introduced myself and said that I was probably going to make one of the more stranger requests they’d heard in a while, but that I was interested in attended UCLA, I recognized that the applications were due the next day, but there was no way that I would be able to get my application in because I had just decided that afternoon to actually apply. I sort of waited for the pause-slash-laugh on the other end.” <o:p></o:p></span></span></div></blockquote><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p>And you have to convince them that you are serious about attending the program. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><blockquote><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">“There was sort of a befuddled silence on the other end actually until I commented on the fact that this is not coming off as the most responsible candidate in the world. Then all of a sudden I got a very sympathetic approach from them which was ‘Don’t worry about it. We understand.’ They inquired immediately what I was doing for work and what I was hoping to get out of the program.... Clearly they wanted to get a sense how serious I was and if I was going to actually bring something to the program because at the end of the day these schools are very much looking to put together a diverse group of people who bring different things to their programs.”</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div></blockquote><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p>Learn more of what Jedd did to get into UCLA and what the other guests have to say about round three applications in our upcoming show. Other guests on the show include:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Kofi Kankam, Co-founder & Director, Admit Advantage; <o:p></o:p></span></span> </li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Soojin Kwon Koh, Director of Admissions for the <st1:placename w:st="on">Ross</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">School</st1:placename> at the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Michigan</st1:placename></st1:place>; <o:p></o:p></span></span> </li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Graham Richmond, Co-founder and Director, Clear Admit;<o:p></o:p></span></span> </li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Alex Sevilla Assistant Dean & Director, Hough Graduate School of Busienss and Warrington College of Business Administration at the University of Florida; and <o:p></o:p></span></span> </li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Robert Wagner, <st1:placename w:st="on">Interim Director</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Graduate</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Admissions</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Babson</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">College</st1:placetype>, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">F.W.</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Olin</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">School</st1:placetype></st1:place> of Business<o:p></o:p></span></span> </li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6822108486604304026-5235283694152756379?l=www.mbapodcaster.com%2Fblog' alt='' /></div>Heidi Pickmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742850921017587496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6822108486604304026.post-20584464731392338072010-03-11T11:29:00.000-08:002010-03-13T17:09:41.237-08:00Making Your Online Job Search Efficient<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.mbapodcaster.com/blog/uploaded_images/job-search1-753817.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://www.mbapodcaster.com/blog/uploaded_images/job-search1-753808.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">We recently received another question from a listener about finding internships in the US. It can be hard for international students to do so, especially because networking in-person is part of the job search strategy for those in the US.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Luckily, there are several online job boards that many top companies in the US use to post internship opportunities. As a first-year MBA student, I've explored many of these sites and can tell you what's worked for me.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><a href="http://www.indeed.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Indeed.com</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">: This site allows you to search for internships by location and keyword. You can also set up email alerts so you'll be the first to know when a new job is posted that meets your search criteria. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><a href="http://www.simplyhired.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Simplyhired.com</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">: This site is just like Indeed.com. I usually got alerts about jobs first from Indeed - Simply Hired seemed to be a bit slower to alert me. However, Simply Hired does send a nice e-newsletter every once in a while with some good job search tips, trends and articles. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><a href="http://www.vault.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Vault.com</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">: Vault has a lot of good job search tools on it. Not only can you browse open positions, but it also has good company profiles, salary trends and interview tips. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Lastly, I also wanted to mention Doostang.com as another place to look. There is a monthly fee to use the site, but visit </span><a href="http://www.mbapodcaster.doostang.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">mbapodcaster.doostang.com</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> for a great discount. It starts at only $9.95/month. Not bad!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">My other piece of advice would not be to solely rely on these job boards. Some companies choose not to post their openings on external job boards and will only announce them on their company's career page. So if you have some dream companies you'd like to work for, visit their web site and look for the careers page. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Good luck!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6822108486604304026-2058446473139233807?l=www.mbapodcaster.com%2Fblog' alt='' /></div>Vanessa Brontehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13103679843758739821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6822108486604304026.post-50156422104307395302010-03-03T13:17:00.000-08:002010-03-03T13:17:50.306-08:00Last Minute Applicants: To Be or Not To Be?Round one and two deadlines have past and round three deadlines are creeping up fast. You’re trying to decide whether you should apply in round three or wait until next year. I’ve been working on an upcoming MBA Podcaster show titled “Last Minute Applicants: How to Submit a Successful Late Round Three Application.” In the podcast, we’ll explore some of the different attitudes schools have toward round three as well as give advice on how to navigate the waters and complete your application on time. I’ll be keeping you posted along the way with blog updates.<br /><br />Should you or shouldn’t you? Should you apply or should you wait? Graham Richmond is the Co-founder and Director of Clear Admit. He is somewhat of a traditionalist when it comes to giving advice about applying in round three.<br /><blockquote>“First piece of advice is apply early. The second piece of advice is if you’re at the point where all that’s left is the last round for the school, I think you should seriously consider about applying early the next cycle. Literally wait a year, wait six months to apply but wait a year to start your education essentially, because again, your odds of getting in are so slim if we’re dealing with top programs that often it makes sense to really reassess that a round three or round four app is what you really want to do.”</blockquote><br />Given steep odds and the advice that people give against applying late, Richmond recognizes that there are legitimate reasons for applying late and says that you need to consider the perspective of the admissions directors.<br /><blockquote>“They’re assembling a class and they probably have people from different backgrounds already in that class and so you need to show them how you’re going to meet some unmet need. What is it about your candidacy that will help them complete the puzzle which is their class.”</blockquote><br />Learn more of what Richmond and the other guests have to say about round three applications in our upcoming show that will be in a couple of weeks. Other guests on the show include:<br /><ul><li>Jedd Gold, a late applicant who successfully was admitted to (and graduated) UCLA’s Anderson School of Business; </li><li>Kofi Kankam, Co-founder & Director, Admit Advantage; </li><li>Soojin Kwon Koh, Director of Admissions for the Ross School at the University of Michigan; </li><li>Alex Sevilla Assistant Dean & Director, Hough Graduate School of Busienss and Warrington College of Business Administration at the University of Florida; and </li><li>Robert Wagner, Interim Director Graduate Admissions Babson College, F.W. Olin School of Business. </li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6822108486604304026-5015642210430739530?l=www.mbapodcaster.com%2Fblog' alt='' /></div>Heidi Pickmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742850921017587496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6822108486604304026.post-9376253313421104222010-03-01T23:07:00.000-08:002010-03-01T23:07:10.464-08:00Last Minute Applicants: What the Admissions Directors SayMaybe you’ve been busy at work. Maybe you’ve been busy at home. For whatever reason, you’ve missed the round one and two deadlines at the business schools that you’ve been considering. You’re trying to decide whether you should apply in round three or wait until next year. I’ve been working on an upcoming MBA Podcaster show titled “Last Minute Applicants: How to Submit a Successful Late Round Three Application.” In the podcast, we’ll explore some of the different attitudes schools have toward round three as well as give advice on how to navigate the waters and complete your application on time. I’ll be keeping you posted along the way with blog updates.<br /><br />The common element between schools is that they all accept applicants in round three. But every school is different in their approach to round three applications. The spectrum runs the gamut from rolling admissions (no deadline) to very competitive as in very few spaces are available to round three applicants. I recently spoke to three admissions directors and start with the later. <br /><br />Soojin Kwon Koh is the Director of Admissions for the Ross School at the University of Michigan. She warns that at Ross, round three is very competitive.<br /><blockquote>"Round three is a really small round and it is for those people who realize at the last minute ‘you know maybe I do want to go to school this fall’ and so it’s a really small percentage of apps that come in that round. We don’t reserve a certain number or percentage of slots for round three applicants, but by the time we’re reviewing round three apps, our class is pretty much, um, substantially full."</blockquote>At the University of Florida’s full-time MBA programs, it’s always a good time to apply. Alex Sevilla, is the Assistant Dean & Director say they never close out a class as it relates to size.<br /><blockquote>"What that means for us is that deadlines are important, they are especially important as it relates to scholarship consideration. The earlier somebody applies, it is far more likely they will be considered for some type of scholarship funding, but our philosophy is we’re looking for the absolute best candidates and when those candidates apply, if they meet all of those criteria, then we’re willing to look at them.... If very highly qualified candidates apply late, then it’s in our best interest and it certainly makes sense for the rest of the cohorts to bring in the individuals and we have the space to do that."</blockquote><br />Also it worth to note that full-time programs are different from Executive MBA programs or part-time programs. Robert Wagner, the Interim Director Graduate Admissions Babson College, F.W. Olin School of Business, says it is very common for working professionals to apply late.<br /><br /><blockquote>"It’s certainly a lot different than the full-time application process. We work with candidates almost as close as we can get to the enrollment stage. Sometimes they’re applying late because they have so many things going on in their lives. Again, if they’re a good quality candidate, that’s not going to be an issue. We do want to make sure that the timing is right so they are going to get off on the right foot and hit the ground running when the program starts."</blockquote><br />Learn more of what our admissions directors and the other guests have to say about round three applications in our upcoming show that will be in a couple of weeks. Other guests on the show include:<br /><ul><li>Jedd Gold, a late applicant who successfully was admitted to (and graduated) UCLA’s Anderson School of Business; </li><li>Kofi Kankam, Co-founder & Director, Admit Advantage; and </li><li>Graham Richmond, Co-founder and Director, Clear Admit.</li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6822108486604304026-937625331342110422?l=www.mbapodcaster.com%2Fblog' alt='' /></div>Heidi Pickmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742850921017587496noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6822108486604304026.post-44730468254421930142010-02-25T11:20:00.000-08:002010-02-25T11:50:03.164-08:00What's Keeping Women MBAs from Earning Their Value?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.mbapodcaster.com/blog/uploaded_images/Women-MBA-788186.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 294px; height: 242px;" src="http://www.mbapodcaster.com/blog/uploaded_images/Women-MBA-788185.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Earlier this week, the Wall Street Journal posted an </span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703787304575075222408999244.html?mod=dist_smartbrief"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">article </span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">summarizing the findings from a Catalyst study that female MBAs are still not earning as much as their male counterparts, despite having similar work and education backgrounds. There were 9,000 respondents that participated in this study, all of whom had graduated from business school between 1996 and 2007. On average, women earned $4,600 less in their first job out of business school than men. Plus, men are twice as likely to reach CEO or senior executive level in their current job than the women are. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Why is this happening? Are women still bound by a glass ceiling in the workplace? The WSJ interviewed Ann Bartel, an econ professor from Columbia Business School on the matter. She says that women are less likely to be considered for higher salaries and promotions because employers assume that women will eventually be taking leave to have children and start a family. But the blame doesn't fall entirely on employers. Many women don't strive as hard for the higher up positions for the same reason - the anticipation of starting a family. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Bartel goes on to say that in order for there to be real equality in the workplace, employers need to offer more flex-time or work from home options. That way, women who also want a family life will be able to move up the ladder and fully earn their value as an MBA - just as much as men. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">I have hopes that we are moving in the right direction, though. The </span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/06/business/economy/06women.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">NYT</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> recently reported that, for the first time in history, women outnumber men in the workplace. Over the last few decades, women have been steadily gaining a greater share of the nation's payroll, but the recent recession finally put women over the 50% mark. The article actually uses the term "man-cession" because men have been losing their jobs faster than women during this economic downturn. Even if men take the lead again after the recession is over, it's still gives me hope that women are quickly earning their fair share in the workplace. Women MBAs may not be lagging in pay and promotions for much longer. </span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6822108486604304026-4473046825442193014?l=www.mbapodcaster.com%2Fblog' alt='' /></div>Vanessa Brontehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13103679843758739821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6822108486604304026.post-34705229681534312272010-02-22T18:28:00.001-08:002010-02-23T08:09:31.057-08:00Bay Area Entrepreneurs Tell the Value of an MBA<div>If you are going to be in the San Francisco Bay Area on Thursday, March 4, you won't want to miss this opportunity to network with Bay Area entrepreneurs as they tell you how an MBA has helped them succeed in their careers. Hosted by Kaplan. Check out the event flier below for details. To REGISTER click: <a href="http://www.kaptest.com/sfgrandopening">http://www.kaptest.com/sfgrandopening</a> </div><div><br /></div><div><div style="direction: ltr; language: en-US; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Panelists: </span></div><div style="direction: ltr; language: en-US; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic;"><b>Sandeep</b></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic;"><b> </b></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic;"><b>Ganesh</b></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic;">: Manager, Engineering & Operations, PG&E </span></div><div style="direction: ltr; language: en-US; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic;">(MBA University of Chicago, Booth)</span></div><div style="direction: ltr; language: en-US; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic;"><b>Marc </b></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic;"><b>Lefkowitz</b></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic;">: Sr. Product Manager, </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic;">NortonLive</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic;">, Symantec </span></div><div style="direction: ltr; language: en-US; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic;">(MBA UCB, Haas)</span></div><div style="direction: ltr; language: en-US; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic;"><b>Sarah Moore</b>: Owner, Napa Ranch Restaurant (MBA Stanford)</span></div><div style="direction: ltr; language: en-US; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic;"><b>Todd Seligman</b>: Research Association, Dodge & Cox</span></div><div style="direction: ltr; language: en-US; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic;">(Accepted MBA Student at Harvard and Stanford</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;"> )</span></div></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://www.mbapodcaster.com/blog/uploaded_images/Kaplan-Value-of-MBA-event-SF-732403.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://www.mbapodcaster.com/blog/uploaded_images/Kaplan-Value-of-MBA-event-SF-732399.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 311px;" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6822108486604304026-3470522968153431227?l=www.mbapodcaster.com%2Fblog' alt='' /></div>Vanessa Brontehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13103679843758739821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6822108486604304026.post-33218306997798667782010-02-08T10:00:00.000-08:002010-02-08T10:36:12.486-08:00Question from a Listener re: Work Experience before B-School<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Every once in a while, we get questions from our listeners asking for personal b-school advice. We try our best to answer them all, and sometimes we post the really good questions on our site. We recently received the following question from a listener and we thought it might be relevant for many others too. </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Question</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">:</span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> I had work experience of 2 years before college. Then I decided to go to undergrad and I''m graduating this year. I''m planning on going straight to MBA. Would my work experience count?</span></i></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">The question of work experience frequently comes up, especially with the younger applicants who want to accelerate their career early. This is becoming more common, especially for women who want to be able to have a successful career and family life while they are still young. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Most business schools generally say they want applicants with at least 3-5 years of work experience before enrolling. Typically, it doesn't matter what type of work experience you have - just that you have experienced the "real world." I remember I asked this question to a recruiter - he told me that an applicant could have been a bus driver for three years and they would still consider that valuable work experience for business school. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Needless to say, this doesn't mean that applicants with fewer (or no) years of experience can't get in. There are ways to make your application stand out to show admissions counselors you are ready for the challenge of business school. We've produced a couple of podcasts about advice for younger applicants. Here are a few key excerpts that I think will help:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://www.mbapodcaster.com/MBA_MoreInfo/AdviceYoungApplicants.asp?iEpisode=34">Advice for Younger Applicants</a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><div>Because the main issue for young candidates is lack of professional experience, Laurie Stewart, Executive Director of MBA Admissions, The Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University, says the other components of the application should be emphasized. “As one example, if someone has less experience then their academic profile really needs to be strong. Their essays need to really make sense for why their interested in a MBA degree. And I think a candidate as they have an opportunity for an interview has to also really present themselves in a way that shows us that they can sell themselves and it’s obvious that they’re going to contribute and participate in the learning environment.”</div><div><br /></div><div>Presenting a strong case in your application means you’ll have to have very clear goals. Paul Bodine, senior editor at Accepted.com and author of “Great Application Essays for Business School”, says this could be one challenge for young applicants. “You won’t have had the work experience that helps you decide what your goals are and why you need the MBA. I mean a lot of people use the MBA to make a career change because they’ve discovered that in the career track they chose in college, it wasn’t for them. So if you’re applying right out of college, you haven’t had the work experience that’s helped you decide that that’s not what you want to do and figure out what you really want to do. So maybe they’re going into the MBA not really knowing why they want that MBA. Maybe their goal choice is not as you know tested yet.”</div><div><br /></div><div>Leadership potential is a crucial quality for young applicants and it can be a bit more challenging to show when you haven’t had a lot of experiences but it can be done says Laurie Stewart, “There are other ways that students with less experience can show leadership. One obvious place is in their involvement on the campus or within the community. And we see great examples of the aptitude for leadership and the impact that less experienced candidates are making and that’s a really good indicator for those kinds of skills over the long term.”</div><div><br /></div><div>Joining clubs or community organizations can be a good place to find experiences but Paul Bodine says make sure you do more than just be involved. “There has to be some sort of sense that you are demonstrating unusual leadership and by that I mean you know you’re not just for example involved heavily in extracurricular but you are in leadership roles. You know, you’re the class president or you’re the editor and chief of the school newspaper or you know maybe you started a business of your own during the summer you know painting houses or IT consulting or something, I mean those would be indications that you are not a typical applicant, that you’re getting out of the gate fast as it were. And there are other you know less dramatic ways of demonstrating that a typical lesson, you know one could be for example during a summer internship you were given responsibilities kind of above your pay grade as it were and you can talk about those but I think leadership is really the key word there and you can’t just say you are an officer in a club or something like that, you’ve also kind of got to show that that leadership translated into impact so you’ve got to have some stories showing how you’ve changed things. But you’ve got to have that kind of material there I think to have a chance.”</div></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://www.mbapodcaster.com/MBA_MoreInfo/MBABestAge.asp?iEpisode=13">The Best Time to Go For Your MBA: Is Sooner Better Than Later?</a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "></span><span><span>Thomas Caleel, Director of MBA Admissions and Financial Aid at The Wharton School, </span></span>on the other hand, says the extra-young MBA students can bring a fresh, different perspective. “They are eager to learn. They study very hard, and they do contribute to the discussion. It’s a different contribution than someone who can raise their hand and say, ‘Well, I’ve started three businesses,’ or ‘I ran sales for IBM in Beijing for two years.’ They bring an enthusiasm and a fresh perspective. And some of them also bring some interesting summer experience. So to me, it’s a component of diversity within the classroom. It’s a diversity of opinion; it’s a diversity of perspective. And they are integrated very well into our cohort system. Their opinions are valued. They are valuable members of the community. They actually do quite well. And also, life is changing. If you look at college graduates these days, they’ve done a lot more with their lives than college graduates may have done 10, 15 years ago. They are doing real internships. They’re traveling the world. They’re starting businesses while they’re in school. They’re building and leading organizations on campus. So these are our bright, focused, energetic students. They’re not spending their summer on the beach having fun which is a great way to spend the summer, by the way. But they’re actually doing things; they’re trying to make a difference. So why not bring them up and add that diverse opinion to the class?”</div><span><span><br />Certainly, these extra-young MBA applicants have to be extraordinary. Even though they may not have your typical work experience, they’ve gained experience nonetheless. Wharton’s Thomas Caleel: “If we have an applicant, for example, that’s maybe written a book and gotten that published. That’s tremendous experience. Could you classify that as work experience? Maybe, maybe not. Or maybe they’ve started an undergraduate women-in-business organization and grown that to 600 people over in their time in undergrad. That’s real leadership. As in with all of our candidates, we’re looking for an ability to take a risk. We’re looking for people who are not afraid to do things they’re passionate about and really make a difference. So that’s why there is no formula. Is two years of investment banking critical? It depends on the person. Is two years in the Peace Corps advantageous? It depends on the person.”</span></span></span></span></div><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />Brit Dewey, Managing Director of Admissio<span><span>n</span></span>s at Harvard Business School, says the extra-young candidates will have to meet the same standards as the older ones. “The two things we’re looking for in our process are academic ability, and in that way, someone applying right out of a college is no different from someone applying four years out. We’re going to try to assess your undergraduate transcript, how well you’ve done on the GMAT; kind of the rigor, the analytical, the intellectual, the quantitative rigor of your work. Obviously, with people who’ve been out in the work force, we think about what you’ve been doing on the job in a way that we don’t have that chance with the college senior. But they’ve had several internships and then we’re looking for leadership potential. So for the person who’s been working for a while or for the person who’s applying right out of college, the board starts considering from the time you set foot on an undergraduate campus: What options have you had? What opportunities have you pursued and why? What experiences have you had—either in formal roles or informal roles as a leader? What have you done? What have you learned from these experiences? Frankly, we have to relatively gauge the opportunities that a college senior has had as opposed to what a ten-year-out person has had. But what we’re looking for is potential.”</span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;"><br /></span></span></div><div>We hope that helps you understand how to make your application stand out as a younger applicant! As usual, we're always available to chat via <a href="http://www.facebook.com/mbapodcaster">Facebook </a>and <a href="http://www.twitter.com/mbapodcaster">Twitter</a>! Good luck!</div></span></span><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6822108486604304026-3321830699779866778?l=www.mbapodcaster.com%2Fblog' alt='' /></div>Vanessa Brontehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13103679843758739821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6822108486604304026.post-76654187873123435032010-02-04T18:22:00.000-08:002010-02-04T18:24:03.141-08:00Last Minute Applicants: Step 1 to a Successful Late Round Three Application<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">Maybe you’ve been busy at work. Maybe you’ve been busy at home. For whatever reason, you’ve missed the round one and two deadlines at the business schools that you’ve been considering. You’re trying to decide whether you should apply in round three or wait until next year. I’ve been working on an upcoming MBA Podcaster show titled “Last Minute Applicants: How to Submit a Successful Late Round Three Application.” In the podcast, we’ll explore some of the different attitudes schools have toward round three as well as give advice on how to navigate the waters and complete your application on time. I’ll be keeping you posted along the way with blog updates.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">You’ve heard time and again that round three applications are problematic. The school might wonder why you are going to business school - maybe you’re unemployed, maybe you don’t like your job and you want out, maybe you want to be a part of the lucrative financial industry. The schools are going to wonder if you’ve got your act together. They’re going to wonder why it took you so long to get your application together. They’re going to wonder if you can multi-task and survive business school with obligations to classes, clubs, recruiting and networking. Or they might wonder if you’re their number one choice. None of these questions are good questions for schools to be asking. So is all hope lost? Nope.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">Kofi Kankam is the Co-founder and Director of Admit Advantage, an admissions consulting firm. He says the first thing that you should do is a bit counter-intuitive, “Acknowledge your late application and focus on the positive attributes.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">And he gave some great examples.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><blockquote><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">“Try to focus on highlighting the parts of the school - courses, students, club, etc...- that might really resonate with you. You really have to emphasize the fit in this instance. You can use reasons such as saying ‘you want to take the time to submit your best application because you know the school is selective and that would have included a re-take of the GMAT.’... You wanted to take time to make sure you were ready to apply. It’s a huge decision and process to go through the applications sequence as it is. Every school is going to ask why you want to get an MBA but also why you want to get it now. A student indicating that her/she took that question seriously... will potentially resonate with admissions officers. Candidates can also indicate that they needed to focus job project which precluded them to do enough heavy research to submit a strong application.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></blockquote><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">Kofi said that round three candidates should use the optional essay to explain some of the things that he mentioned.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">Learn more of what Kofi and the other guests have to say about round three applications in our upcoming show that will be in a couple of weeks. Other guests on the show include:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Jedd Gold, alumni of UCLA’s Anderson School of Business, applied after April 1 deadline;<o:p></o:p></span></span> </li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span> </li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Soojin Kwon Koh, Director of Admissions for the <st1:placename w:st="on">Ross</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">School</st1:placename> at the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Michigan</st1:placename></st1:place>; <o:p></o:p></span></span> </li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Graham Richmond, Co-founder and Director, Clear Admit;<o:p></o:p></span></span> </li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Alex Sevilla Assistant Dean & Director, Hough Graduate School of Business, Warrington College of Business Administration, University of Florida; and <o:p></o:p></span></span> </li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Robert Wagner, <st1:placename w:st="on">Interim Director</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Graduate</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Admissions</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Babson</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">College</st1:placetype>, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">F.W.</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Olin</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">School</st1:placetype></st1:place> of Business.<o:p></o:p></span></span> </li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6822108486604304026-7665418787312343503?l=www.mbapodcaster.com%2Fblog' alt='' /></div>Heidi Pickmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742850921017587496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6822108486604304026.post-78669649321371361632010-02-01T22:36:00.000-08:002010-04-10T14:02:22.351-07:00DEALS and DISCOUNTS for MBA Applicants and Students<span style="font-size:100%;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">If you've been receiving to our </span></span><a href="http://www.mbapodcaster.com/Subscribe.asp"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">newsletters </span></a><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">for a while, you've probably benefited already from all the great deals on GMAT test prep classes, admissions consultations and job search sites. 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margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.13in; text-indent: -0.13in; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><u><span style="font-weight: bold;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Others</span></span></u></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></span></p> <div style="text-align: left; margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.13in; text-indent: -0.13in; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">•</span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;color:black;"><a href="http://www.mbamath.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">MBA Math</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">: $10 off online pre-MBA quantitative math course, use code MBAPOD3G</span></span></div> <div style="text-align: left; margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.13in; text-indent: -0.13in; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">•</span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;color:black;"><a href="http://zoominterviews.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Zoom Interviews</span></a></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">: 10% off any interview assistance video package, use the code MBAPODCASTER</span></span></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6822108486604304026-7866964932137136163?l=www.mbapodcaster.com%2Fblog' alt='' /></div>Vanessa Brontehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13103679843758739821noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6822108486604304026.post-35463188662940135252010-01-25T11:08:00.000-08:002010-01-25T11:17:11.550-08:00New Kaplan GMAT Course<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.mbapodcaster.com/blog/uploaded_images/Kaplan-online-center-716714.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="http://www.mbapodcaster.com/blog/uploaded_images/Kaplan-online-center-716711.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal">The folks over at Kaplan are making great strides to improve their GMAT course. I got the opportunity to participate in a webinar giving me a sneak preview at what changes they are making to the program. This was especially cool for me since I actually took a Kaplan GMAT course a few years ago (twice, actually). Needless to say, it’s a totally different program than the one I took! </p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">One of the biggest changes they are making is to their online system. First of all, it’s completely redesigned and now very visually appealing and user-friendly. Taking advantage of the power of social networking, Kaplan has created their own online community where you can connect with other pre-MBA students. It’s good practice for all the networking you’ll be doing in business school. Also, on the online system, students can watch courses on demand (in case you miss a day), attend live online events and track your course progress. Your personalized center also gives you recommended next steps based on your scores using a technology called Smart Reports. You can also ask questions to your GMAT instructor through the new interface. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">As far as the practice tests go, each student takes eight practice computer adaptive tests (CATs) throughout the course. Before, some of those tests you would have to take at home. Now, Kaplan students have the option to go to an official Pearson GMAT testing center to take any of those CATs to get an official test day experience. Honestly, there is nothing better than that. I remember I took a handful of practice tests both at home and in the classroom, but I had no idea what to expect on my actual test day. Had I had the opportunity to experience a real Pearson testing center, I probably wouldn’t have been so nervous!</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">If you are like me, the quant section is the hardest part of the GMAT. If only I were taking the GMAT now, I definitely would have signed up for Kaplan’s new math refresher course. Students enrolled in a GMAT course can purchase Math Refresher for $299. They receive three 2.5 hour sessions that strictly cover the hard math stuff plus two hours of private tutoring. For students not enrolled in a Kaplan GMAT course, Math Refresher retails for $499. (Note, we’ve also got a new video from MBA PodTV coming out full of tips on mastering the quant section on the GMAT. It will be live on our <a href="http://www.youtube.com/mbapodcaster">YouTube </a>page soon!)</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">The best part about this new Kaplan GMAT course is that it’s the same price as before! So if you were already planning on taking a Kaplan GMAT course, you’re in luck. All these new upgrades are yours, as long as you signed up no earlier than Jan. 21. AND REMEMBER: MBA Podcaster listeners get 10% off Kaplan’s GMAT courses. Use the code MBAPOD10 when <a href="http://www.kaptest.com/mbapodcaster">registering</a>. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Check out <a href="http://www.kaplangmat.com/">kaplangmat.com</a> to see all the fancy new upgrades yourself. Good luck!</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6822108486604304026-3546318866294013525?l=www.mbapodcaster.com%2Fblog' alt='' /></div>Vanessa Brontehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13103679843758739821noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6822108486604304026.post-42436943060691355342010-01-19T22:20:00.000-08:002010-02-07T14:10:18.448-08:00The MBA Tour is Bringing Business Schools to YOU!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.mbapodcaster.com/blog/uploaded_images/Professonal-hand-shake-722403.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://www.mbapodcaster.com/blog/uploaded_images/Professonal-hand-shake-722400.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.mbapodcaster.com/blog/uploaded_images/The-MBA-Tour-787261.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 108px;" src="http://www.mbapodcaster.com/blog/uploaded_images/The-MBA-Tour-787254.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Still planning to apply to business school this year to start Fall 2010? One way to get an edge is to meet face to face with the admissions directors that will be reviewing your application! </span></span><a href="http://www.thembatour.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The MBA Tour</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> gives you that opportunity. Over the next few weeks they are traveling all over the globe bringing the top business school representatives together to provide advice and networking opportunities. Here is a quick overview of their upcoming event calendar:</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Jan. 21 - </span></span><a href="http://thembatour.com/events/moscow.shtml"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">MOSCOW</span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Jan. 23 - </span></span><a href="http://thembatour.com/events/dusseldorf.shtml"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">DUSSELDORF</span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Feb. 6 - </span></span><a href="http://thembatour.com/events/newyorkcity.shtml"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">NEW YORK</span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Feb. XX - </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://thembatour.com/events/WashingtonDC.shtml"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">WASHINGTON DC</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"> (Cancelled due to extreme weather conditions! Contact alyssa@thembatour.com with any concerns.)</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Click on the location nearest you to see a full agenda and list of participating business schools. And if you go, we'd love to hear about your experience in the comments section!</span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6822108486604304026-4243694306069135534?l=www.mbapodcaster.com%2Fblog' alt='' /></div>Vanessa Brontehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13103679843758739821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6822108486604304026.post-39412824858298355542010-01-14T10:37:00.000-08:002010-01-14T10:37:08.472-08:00Getting Your Employer to Fund Your MBA - What You Owe Your CompanyGetting an MBA is not cheap - between tuition and living expenses, the bills can run up to $100,000. Wouldn’t it be great if you could find someone to pay for your MBA? One place to look is your employer or potential employer. Many companies have tuition reimbursement programs, fellowships and other means to finance their employees MBAs. I’ve been working on an upcoming MBA Podcaster show titled “Getting Your Employer to Fund Your MBA.” In the podcast, we’ll explore a variety of situations including people who work for companies who have existing programs for funding MBA’s and those whose companies don’t. Some of the questions we’ll address: <br /><br /><i> Why would a company fund your MBA?<br /> Does it make a difference if you work at a small company or a large company? <br /> Do economic hard times mean that continued education benefits are going by the wayside?</i><br /><br />I’ll be asking these questions and more of my guests and keeping you posted along the way with blog updates.<br /><br />One of the issues that came up with almost everyone I talked to is that while employers will pay for your MBA, there are often strings attached.<br /><br />Yoichi N. works in the financial industry, so would like to keep his company and last name private. He goes to school part-time and works full-time. His company has a few programs that will pay for MBA’s, but employees need to have one year invested in the company before they are eligible.<br /><br /><blockquote>“For anyone that works full time, they basically have what they call tuition reimbursement. It has to be an MBA program or some type of accreditation. The company will pay up to 90% or $10,000 whichever is less.”<br /></blockquote>And Yoichi must keep up his grades.<br /><br /><blockquote>“When I started, they said [they required a] ‘B’ average, but they’ve actually lowered their requirements to a ‘C.’ If you don’t get anything better than a ‘C’, you’re not going to get reimbursed for that class. But in a graduate school program... getting a ‘B’ is not very hard, so it’s a fair deal for being reimbursed and you actually learn something from it.”<br /></blockquote><br />The 90%/$10,000 tuition reimbursement doesn’t require any back end commitment. Yoichi says his company has another program.<br /><br /><blockquote>“They will pay the full amount if you commit at least 3 years after, but I’m not sure if I want to commit 3 more years to my company.”<br /></blockquote>Other people I talked to are taking advantage of a full-ride to B-school. Karla Krause worked for Dell for four years before she enrolled in the MIT Leaders for Global Operations program with full backing from Dell. <br /><blockquote>“I knew by accepting Dell’s sponsorship I am contractually obligated to go back, but I wouldn’t have signed the contract had I not wanted to go back to Dell. I definitely had a great experience at Dell in the 4 years prior to coming here. Dell’s been great to me and I’m excited to go back, but I am contractually obligated. I could pay back the sponsorship contribution and choose to go somewhere else, but I’m planning to go back to Dell.”<br /></blockquote><br />Take away: assess your situation, what your opportunities post-MBA will look like and what your company will require you to commit to and you can decide on what program is appropriate for you.<br /><br />Learn more of what Yoichi N., Karla Krause and the other guests have to say about company-financed MBAs in our upcoming show that will be in a couple of weeks. Other guests on the show include:<br /><br /><ul><li>Lynda Boman, principal, Boman Accounting Group, who will address what you need to know for your tax return if your company pays for your MBA; </li><li>John Gianvittorio, manager at Raytheon and student UCLA Anderson School, who says that the economy hasn’t affected Raytheon’s decision to fund MBA’s; </li><li>Jay, small tech business owner, who will talk about what it would take for him to sponsor an employee; </li><li>Yvon Le Renard, executive at Alcatel (a French telecommunications firm) and student at Kellog-Hong Kong University of Science and Technology’s Executive MBA program, who gives the best argument in support of your case for company funding; </li><li>Jennifer Powers, Manager of Marketing and Business Development for the City of Brampton, in Ontario, Canada, who will discuss why she decided to fund her MBA herself; and </li><li>Nicole, a financial services executive and student at a top 10 school, who will lay out the best way to have your company fund your MBA. </li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6822108486604304026-3941282485829835554?l=www.mbapodcaster.com%2Fblog' alt='' /></div>Heidi Pickmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742850921017587496noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6822108486604304026.post-51713017779971422582010-01-12T22:03:00.000-08:002010-01-12T22:20:42.200-08:00Staying Fit During the MBA Program<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.mbapodcaster.com/blog/uploaded_images/Exercising-at-work-762790.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 261px;" src="http://www.mbapodcaster.com/blog/uploaded_images/Exercising-at-work-762788.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">This blog post was influenced by one of our listeners! We received a question asking:</span><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> "How do you stay fit while working toward an MBA after all those demanding hours?"</span></b></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> It's definitely true that getting your MBA demands a lot of your time. That's why time management is such an important skill to master. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; ">Since Mia and I are both currently in our MBA programs, we both gave our two cents:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; ">Mia's response:</span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">"It's really hard! I gained 17 pounds so far during the MBA program. I try to schedule work-outs into my calendar, but inevitably something always come up. Not to mention, that there are a plethora of opportinities to eat unhealthy food and drink alcohol. I'm hoping to squeeze in work-out sessions next semester!" </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">My response:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">"I don't have time to feed myself! Just kidding! ;) Being extremely busy with school, group projects, club meetings and networking mixers forces me to be better at time management. That way, I can also make time to work out and have a social life."</span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Once you get into a regular routine exercising at least a couple times per week, it becomes much easier to maintain that lifestyle. Even if you only work out for 20 minutes, that's okay! </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Lastly, if you just can't seem to get away from your books, check out </span><a href="http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/101985/five_quick_exercises_you_can_do_at.html?cat=50"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">5 quick exercises you can do at your desk</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">. Those include things like side stretches, butt squeezes and leg lifts. Any type of movement counts!</span></p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6822108486604304026-5171301777997142258?l=www.mbapodcaster.com%2Fblog' alt='' /></div>Vanessa Brontehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13103679843758739821noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6822108486604304026.post-1773866098668051852010-01-11T12:56:00.000-08:002010-01-11T12:56:05.773-08:00Getting Your Employer to Fund Your MBA: Making The ArgumentWith tuition costs for MBA programs in the tens of thousands, if not reaching ten 10,000’s - (trick question), wouldn’t it be great if someone else paid for your MBA? If you don’t have a sugar daddy or mamma, maybe your employer has a tuition reimbursement program. If your employer doesn’t have a tuition reimbursement program, is hope lost? Not necessarily. I’ve been working on an upcoming MBA Podcaster show titled “Getting Your Employer to Fund Your MBA.” In the podcast, we’ll explore a variety of situations including people who work for companies that have existing programs for funding MBA’s and those whose companies don’t. Some of the questions we’ll address: <br /><br /> <i>Why would a company fund your MBA and how can you make it happen? </i><br /><i> Does it make a difference if you work at a small company or a large company? </i><br /><i> Do economic hard times mean that continued education benefits are going by the wayside? </i><br /><i> There’s no such thing as a free lunch, so what will having your employer pay for your MBA cost you - if it’s not money? </i><br /><br />I’ll be asking these questions and more of my guests and keeping you posted along the way with blog updates.<br /><br />If your company doesn’t have an institutionalized program, what’s the best way to go about convincing your boss that the company should pay for your MBA. I spoke with Nicole, a financial services executive who went to a top 10 school, for my last blog post and she had more insight to add for this posting. (That’s not her real name, but she asked to remain anonymous because she works for a large company that doesn’t have an institutionalized program that funds MBA students.) <br /><br />Nicole says that the first thing you should do is pretty obvious - do really good work. She continues…<br /><blockquote>“The second thing is to provide the structure for them, let them know what it would look like, frame it for them in the context of what competing institutions, or even in terms of what alternative types of organizations, do. In my case, they had no idea how this stuff works, or that it even existed. It’s kind of amazing for a company that big to not know about this stuff, but it’s not well known. And the third piece [of advice] is being really clear on what you would want to do when you came back and the value you would add after that.... [Be] able to say here’s why I’m going, here’s what I’m going to learn, and here’s how I will be more valuable and this is specifically the type of role or the track I want to be on afterwards, so that they understand, [that] this makes sense to invest in and they’ll be someone I can plug into a particular role or path when they come back.”<br /></blockquote><br />Yvon Le Renard is in the part-time executive MBA program at Kellogg / Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He convinced his company Alcatel to pay for his MBA with very specific and solid arguments for his boss about how an MBA will broaden what Le Renard can do for the company.<br /><blockquote><br />“The industry is changing drastically. The telecomm industry used to be run by North American and European companies. This is no longer true, so there will be a lot of Chinese competition, here in these regions [Asia]. The second reason is that most of the research and development used to be done in North America and Europe internally, which is no longer true. We’re doing a lot of R&D in these regions, we’re doing a lot of external innovations and R&D as well. And this is an area that I really wanted to understand well. How you can grow externally by partnerships, acquisitions and not only internally and how you can drive and change your company from European centric to Asian centric, where the growth is going to be in the next five years.”<br /></blockquote><br />Learn more of what Nicole, Yvon and the other guests have to say about company-financed MBAs in our upcoming show that will be in a couple of weeks. Other guests on the show include:<br /><br /><ul><li>Lynda Boman, principal, Boman Accounting Group, who will address what you need to know for your tax return if your company pays for your MBA; </li><li>John Gianvittorio, manager at Raytheon and student UCLA Anderson School, who says that the economy hasn’t affected Raytheon’s decision to fund MBA’s; </li><li>Jay, small tech business owner, who will talk about what it would take for him to sponsor an employee; </li><li>Karla Krause, student, MIT Leaders for Global Operations program, who will talk about Dell’s fellowship program; </li><li>Jennifer Powers, Manager of Marketing and Business Development for the City of Brampton, in Ontario, Canada, who will discuss why she decided to fund her MBA herself; </li><li>Nicole, a financial services executive and student at a top 10 school, who will lay out the best way to have your company fund your MBA; and </li><li>YoichiN, a financial services manager and MBA student, who will discuss what he owes his company in return for tuition reimbursement. </li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6822108486604304026-177386609866805185?l=www.mbapodcaster.com%2Fblog' alt='' /></div>Heidi Pickmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742850921017587496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6822108486604304026.post-52887018481637331052010-01-09T13:09:00.000-08:002010-01-09T13:12:41.705-08:00Employer-Funded MBA: What's In It For Your Company<img border="0" height="150" src="http://www.mbapodcaster.com/blog/uploaded_images/dollarsign-756523.jpg" width="150" align="left" /><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">Let’s face it, getting an MBA is not cheap. Wouldn’t it be great if the MBA-tuition fairy granted your wish and paid for your MBA? So how do you summon such a fairy? It turns out that it might not be that hard. I’ve been working on an upcoming MBA Podcaster show titled “Getting Your Employer to <s>Support</s> Fund Your MBA.” The answer is very company specific. In the podcast, we’ll explore a variety of situations including people who work for companies who have existing programs for funding MBA’s and those whose companies don’t. Some of the questions we’ll address: </span></span><br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">Why would a company fund your MBA?<o:p></o:p></span></span></i><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">Does it make a difference if you work at a small company or a large company? <o:p></o:p></span></span></i><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">Do economic hard times mean that continued education benefits are going by the wayside?<o:p></o:p></span></span></i><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;"><i>There’s no such thing as a free lunch, so what will having your employer pay for your MBA cost you - if it’s not money? </i><o:p></o:p></span></span><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">I’ll be asking these questions and more of my guests and keeping you posted along the way with blog updates.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">One of the first people I talked with was Nicole, a financial services executive who went to a top 10 school. That’s not her real name, but she asked to remain anonymous because she works for a large company that doesn’t have an institutionalized program that funds MBA students. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">In her case, her company offered to pay for her MBA because they wanted to hold onto her. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><blockquote><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">“</span></span></b><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;">It’s not something they offered; it’s something that I floated as a possibility to my boss indirectly. I guess once I tendered my resignation and let them know that I got into the school that I wanted to, that I was going to leave, they said well what if... we were to pay. My immediate boss said what type of a contract, what do you have in mind, what does it look like, what does it cost, how have you seen it done in other firms - make us a proposal because we’re open to it.”<o:p></o:p></span></span><br /></div></blockquote><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">When I asked Nicole why her company offered to pay, her answer was brief. “I did good work and we had a good relationship.”<o:p></o:p></span></span><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">She must have done REALLY good work and had a really good relationship with her boss. But it is not uncommon, especially at higher levels for companies use tuition reimbursement as a benefit to hold onto good talent.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">Learn more of what Nicole and the other guests have to say about company-financed MBAs in our upcoming show that will be in a couple of weeks. Other guests on the show include:<o:p></o:p></span></span><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Lynda Boman, principal, Boman Accounting Group, who will address what you need to know for your tax return if your company pays for your MBA;<o:p></o:p></span></span> </li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">John Gianvittorio, manager at Raytheon and student <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">UCLA</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Anderson</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">School</st1:placetype></st1:place>, who says that the economy hasn’t affected Raytheon’s decision to fund MBA’s;<o:p></o:p></span></span> </li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Jay, small tech business owner, who will talk about what it would take for him to sponsor an employee;<o:p></o:p></span></span> </li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Karla Krause, student, MIT Leaders for Global Operations program, who will talk about Dell’s fellowship program;<o:p></o:p></span></span> </li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Yvon Le Renard, executive at Alcatel (a French telecommunications firm) and student at Kellog-Hong Kong University of Science and Technology’s Executive MBA program, who gives the best argument in support of your case for company funding;<o:p></o:p></span></span> </li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Jennifer Powers, Manager of Marketing and Business Development for the City of Brampton, in Ontario, Canada, who will discuss why she decided to fund her MBA herself; and<o:p></o:p></span></span> </li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">YoichiN, a financial services manager and MBA student, who will discuss what he owes his company in return for tuition reimbursement.<o:p></o:p></span></span> </li></ul><br />Photo credit: <br /><div about="http://www.flickr.com/photos/arghmonkey/2323053026/" xmlns:cc="http://creativecommons.org/ns#"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/arghmonkey/" rel="cc:attributionURL">http://www.flickr.com/photos/arghmonkey/</a> / <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/" rel="license">CC BY-NC-ND 2.0</a><br /></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden" /><!--Session data--><input id="jsProxy" onclick="jsCall();" type="hidden" /><div id="refHTML"></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6822108486604304026-5288701848163733105?l=www.mbapodcaster.com%2Fblog' alt='' /></div>Heidi Pickmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742850921017587496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6822108486604304026.post-22516786131951556672010-01-07T16:41:00.000-08:002010-01-07T16:45:55.529-08:00First Friday Freebies<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.mbapodcaster.com/blog/uploaded_images/jumping-for-joy-759710.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 241px; height: 400px;" src="http://www.mbapodcaster.com/blog/uploaded_images/jumping-for-joy-759708.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">First Friday Freebies<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Here at MBA Podcaster we like to reward loyalty. If you haven’t noticed, we give away a lot of cool stuff to our listeners and fans – business books, gift cards, iPods, one-on-ones with admissions consultants – we’ve got a lot to go around. Now we want to make it easy for you to win. All you have to do is be an active member of our online community. We have pages on all the major social networks because we love chatting with you and hearing about your personal MBA application process. Your comments on our Facebook wall, Twitter page, YouTube videos, LinkedIn group and our blog are all ways we love to hear from you. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The first Friday of each month, we will randomly choose one person that has left us a comment or question on one of our social networks to win the prize of the month. Every time you post a comment or question, your name will be entered into a raffle for that month. So the more times you interact with us online, the better your chances are of winning! 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Good luck and we look forward to chatting with you online!</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6822108486604304026-2251678613195155667?l=www.mbapodcaster.com%2Fblog' alt='' /></div>Vanessa Brontehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13103679843758739821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6822108486604304026.post-76914098889160656452009-12-29T13:34:00.001-08:002009-12-29T14:03:04.922-08:00Top Business School Stories of 2009<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">As 2009 draws to a close, let's go back and reminisce about the craziness the business school world encountered this year. As you could have guessed, the most popular business school headlines surrounded the economic recession and its affect on MBA applicants, students and graduates. A recent </span></span><a href="http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/content/dec2009/bs20091223_153201.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">article in BusinessWeek</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> highlights the top 10 business school stories of 2009. We'd like to summarize the top five of them for you here and point you to our dedicated shows on some of these topics. </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">1. </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The Job Market</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> (dun dun dun!)</span>:</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 21px; ">The No. 1 concern this year for current MBAs, applicants, and recent grads was the job market. Students worried about finding internships and jobs after graduation, applicants wondered if joining the ranks of the unemployed to enroll in an MBA program was a good idea, and newly minted BBAs and MBAs wondered if their post-B-school jobs would hold up. </span><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:130%;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:130%;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"></span>Our shows on this topic include:</span></span></div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:130%;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><a href="http://www.mbapodcaster.com/MBA_MoreInfo/MBA-Salaries-Investment-Banking.asp?iEpisode=81">MBA Salaries in the Current Economic Climate</a></span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:130%;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><a href="http://www.mbapodcaster.com/MBA_MoreInfo/MBA-Admission-Panel.asp?iEpisode=84">MBA Admissions and the New World Order</a></span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:130%;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><a href="http://www.mbapodcaster.com/MBA_MoreInfo/MBACurrentEconomy.asp?iEpisode=72">The Current Economic Environment: What it Means for MBA Applicants and Students</a></span></span></li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:130%;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">2. <b>Loan Crisis</b>: International students who planned to study at U.S. business schools had to scramble to find a student loan provider in 2009, when many of the loan programs they had used to fund their education disappeared. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:130%;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:130%;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">For more on this, check out: </span></span></div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:130%;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><a href="http://www.mbapodcaster.com/MBA_MoreInfo/Financing-MBA.asp?iEpisode=7">Financing your MBA: Start Planning Now so You Can Live Easier When School Starts</a></span></span></li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:130%;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">3. <b>MBA's: Public Enemy #1?</b> Were B-schools responsible for the global economic crisis? It's a question that has consumed much of the B-school world for the better part of a year.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:130%;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:130%;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">4. <b>GRE vs. GMAT</b>: For years, the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) had a virtual monopoly over the admission testing arena at business schools. But now, there are approximately 285 business schools that allow students to submit the GRE in lieu of the GMAT exam. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:130%;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:130%;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">For more about the GRE and GMAT, listen to:</span></span></div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:130%;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><a href="http://www.mbapodcaster.com/MBA_MoreInfo/GMATnotRequired.asp?iEpisode=37">GMAT Not Required: Which B-Schools are Removing the GMAT Requirement from Admissions Criteria? </a></span></span></li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:130%;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">5.<b> The Best Part-Time B-Schools</b>: It was an interesting year to survey part-time and executive MBA students. For many prospective students, the thought of spending tens of thousands of dollars on a graduate business degree was frightening. For those already enrolled, fear of job loss and waning corporate support added stress to already intense business programs. When the economy rights itself, interest in part-time and executive MBA programs is expected to rebound.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:130%;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:130%;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">For more about part-time programs, check out:</span></span></div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:130%;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><a href="http://www.mbapodcaster.com/MBA_MoreInfo/Part-time-full-time-MBA.asp?iEpisode=1">Part Time vs. Full Time: Which Program is Right for You?</a></span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:130%;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><a href="http://www.mbapodcaster.com/MBA_MoreInfo/ChangingTracks.asp?iEpisode=14">Part Time MBA and Your Career</a></span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:130%;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><a href="http://www.mbapodcaster.com/MBA_MoreInfo/EMBA.asp?iEpisode=15">The Executive MBA</a></span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:130%;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><a href="http://www.mbapodcaster.com/MBA_MoreInfo/JugglingMBA.asp?iEpisode=32">Real Life and an MBA</a></span></span></li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:130%;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">To read the rest of the top business school stories from 2009, check out the BusinessWeek article <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/content/dec2009/bs20091223_153201_page_2.htm">here</a>. As we head into 2010, we'll be sure to blog about the hottest business school topics hitting the news stands. We will also continue to produce podcasts and videocasts on topics of business school interest in 2010. If there's a topic you are dying to know more about, tell us in the comments section!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:130%;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:130%;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Happy New Year!</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6822108486604304026-7691409888916065645?l=www.mbapodcaster.com%2Fblog' alt='' /></div>Vanessa Brontehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13103679843758739821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6822108486604304026.post-72707626736064487582009-12-28T19:37:00.000-08:002009-12-28T20:13:34.282-08:00HBS 3rd semester done! Hello Vacation!Hello MBA Podcaster.com community!<br /><br />I hope everyone is doing great and enjoying the Holiday Season! I can't believe I just finished my 3rd semester at HBS. Only one more semester stands between me and graduation, and I can't tell you how SAD I am. The past 3 semesters have been amazing. Truly life altering. I am absolutely not the person I was when I entered business school at the age of 25. It feels like only yesterday I was scrambling to put together my application for Harvard. I was a wreck, and I only wish that when I was applying to B-School I had access to the resources we try to provide you at MBApodcaster.com and specifically on MBA Pod TV. <br /><br />HBS is a place where I have the opportunity to chase my passions, engage in debates with smart and opinionated people, and socialize with some of the best professors in the world. I am truly blessed. Okay, enough of the mushy stuff though! I thought it would be fun to share with you, my top 10 fun moments from HBS 2009 (in no specific order).<br /><br /><br />Mia's 2009 Top 10 B-School Moments <br />1.)HBS Show<br />Every year HBS puts on a student-run theatrical production. The actors are HBS students who work tirelessly to showcase their singing and dancing abilities. This year my best friend, Kristen, was the lead actress. It was amazing to watch her dedicate her 2nd semester to an HBS activity that meant a lot to her, and it was even more amazing to watch the show! <br /><br />2.) Traveling to Morocco<br />During spring break, instead of tanning on the beach, I joined 35 or so other HBS students to the northern tip of Africa. One of my favorite movies is Casablanca, and I always wanted to visit Morocco. Truly an amazing country. <br /><br />3.) Ekta!<br />I participated in the school-wide Ekta South Asian Culture Show. I walked the catwalk in the Indian Fashion Show with my little sister (who is a 1st year at HBS) and danced in bhangra (for the first time)! Dancing bhangra was a blast because my mother was in the crowd and we won the bhangra dance-off against the 1st year HBS students. <br /><br />4.) Section dinners<br />Having dinner with some of the coolest people in my section and having people over my apartment for Mia's Pizza Night!<br /><br />5.) Having Jack Welch just sitting like a student in Skydeck.<br /><br />6.) Investment Management! I took this class last semester and loved every guest that came to speak to us (at HBS we learn through cases, and each case protagonist usually came to class). I had the opportunity to listen to the master of value investing, Seth Klarman. Seth is the President of the Cambridge-based Baupost Group, which he formed 24 years ago upon graduation from HBS. He is a genius! I also had the opportunity to hear from the CEO of Dimensional Fund Advisors, Partners from Maverick Capital, Eric Rosenfeld--founding employee of Long Term Capital Management, and many others! <br /><br />7.) Interviewing the CEO of BlackRock, Robert Kapito, for my column in the <span style="font-style:italic;">Harbus</span>, <span style="font-style:italic;">Money with Mia</span>. Asking him about the current state of the economy, and talking to him about how BGI has been so successful at growing its iShares business.<br /><br />8.) Meeting my boyfriend in Oktoberfest in Munich.<br /><br />9.) Serving as Board Trustee for Harbus Foundation, the U.S.'s only MBA-student run endowment. I help to oversee $1.1 mm that goes to non-profit organizations in the Boston area focused on education, literacy, and journalism. I love working with these organizations and helping them with their strategic planning and also providing grants to make their growth initiatives come true.<br /><br />10.)THE PEOPLE! I always thought you go to college to find your bridesmaids. While that is true, I am very lucky that I found a few here in B-School. The people are truly what made my 3 semesters here amazing. I am thankful for each and every person I have met through a social event, case discussion, or Spangler lounge session. <br /><br />As you can see, I had a great 2009 at HBS. While each MBA student experiences different events and encounters, one thing is for sure--we will never forget them! <br /><br />I wish everyone best of luck with HBS Round 2 applications. If you have any questions, please send them to me via Facebook or through the comments section.<br /><br />Take care,<br />Mia Saini<br />MBA PodTV Video Host<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6822108486604304026-7270762673606448758?l=www.mbapodcaster.com%2Fblog' alt='' /></div>emoneyhoneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04246852571254690467noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6822108486604304026.post-32773347988793821382009-12-22T15:07:00.000-08:002010-02-08T14:18:30.396-08:00MBA's for Engineers? Definitely. And You've Got a ChoiceSome of you - those of the engineering ilk - have asked us whether or not an MBA make sense. To answer the question, I’ve been working on an upcoming MBA Podcaster show. Rest assured - the answer is yes. In the podcast, we’ll explore why that is as well as many other questions such as: <br /><br /><i>What are schools looking for from an engineer to be admitted and then succeed in business school? </i><br /><i>What should applicants with engineering backgrounds emphasize on their applications?</i><br /><i>How do schools look upon applicants with low verbal scores, but strong quant scores? </i><br /><br />I’ll be asking these questions of my guests and keeping you posted along the way with blog updates.<br /><br /><br />Engineers have more than one graduate degree option. Engineers can get a regular MBA or because of their technical background they can apply to a dual MBA-Masters in Engineering program. Not surprising, one of the best of those dual programs can be found at M.I.T. and the Sloan School of Management.<br /><br /><br />I spoke with Don Rosenfield, the director of the dual-degree M.I.T. Leaders for Global Operations (LGO) program about the ingredients for a successful application to either program. Rosenfield says that M.I.T. looks for academic performance and achievement and leadership qualities for both their regular MBA programs and the specialized LGO program. <br /><br /><br />Academic performance is self explanatory. Rosenfield says for leadership qualities, M.I.T. looks for the following:<br /><blockquote>“Ability to work in teams, ability to work with ambiguous data - you look for things like can they deal with difficult situations. Do they have independence of thoughts and action?”<br /></blockquote><br />The LGO requires that a student have a commitment to operations, for example, how do you make decisions about outsourcing, supply chains and capacity management. Rosenfield says they look at what the applicant has done since he or she graduated from undergrad.<br /><br />“What kinds of jobs, what kinds of issues they’ve worked on - they don’t necessarily have to be working directly in operations or manufacturing, but they have to show in their interviews and their essays that they are very interested in that area.”<br /><br />Learn more of what Rosenfield and the other guests have to say about MBA engineers in our upcoming show that will be in a couple of weeks. Other guests on the show include:<br /><ul><li>Beth Flye, assistant dean and director of admissions and financial aid, Kellogg School of Management, who will talk about what engineers need to know when applying to business school; </li><li>Betsy Massar, Founder and CEO of Master Admissions, who explains which schools like engineers and why; </li><li>Margo Villadelgado, student, Kellogg School of Management, who will share her experiences as an engineering student crossing over to the business world; </li><li>Iker Marcaide, student, MIT Leaders for Global Operations program, who will talk about why he chose to take the path he did and where he expects it to lead; and </li><li>Karla Krause, student, MIT Leaders for Global Operations program, who talks about the benefits work experience brings to an MBA. </li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Updated! Listen to the full show </span><a href="http://www.mbapodcaster.com/MBA_MoreInfo/mba-for-engineers.asp?iEpisode=95"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">here</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">. </span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6822108486604304026-3277334798879382138?l=www.mbapodcaster.com%2Fblog' alt='' /></div>Heidi Pickmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742850921017587496noreply@blogger.com2
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