Posted by Editorial Team on July 17, 2011 ·
Admissions interviews are routinely conducted either by phone or by Skype so it is critical to learn how to best portray yourself and connect with the interviewer via phone or video instead of in the more traditional in-person interview. The attached link offers some interesting ideas about how to interview for a job on Skype. But, we have a few of our own to add when it comes to interviewing on the [...]
Posted by Editorial Team on October 20, 2010 ·
In the largest ever gift from an international donor in Harvard Business School’s 102-year-old history, Ratan Tata, chairman of the Tata Group, announced a $50 million gift to fund a new academic and residential building on the HBS campus in Boston.
Tata made the gift on behalf of the Tata Companies, the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust, and the Tata Education and Development Trust, the philanthropic [...]
Posted by Editorial Team on October 12, 2010 ·
Famous Indians from Cambridge University
Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964), Prime Minister of India, Trinity College
Harivanshrai Bachchan (1907-2003) – Famous poet, St Catharine’s College
Homi Jehangir Bhabha (1909-1966), Gonville and Caius College
Subramaniam Chandrasekhar (1910-1995), Trinity College (Nobel Prize)
Dr Vikram Sarabhai (1919-1971), St. John’s College
GN Ramachandran [...]
Posted by Editorial Team on October 11, 2010 ·
Life could be tricky when it comes to making a choice between two titans. Both Harvard Business School and Stanford Graduate School of Business are highly prestigious institutes for MBA courses, leaders in their own right. HBS and Stanford GSB are places where leaders are nurtured. However, making a choice among the two could be a daunting task. While both offer world-class education and a thrilling [...]
Posted by Editorial Team on September 25, 2010 ·
The Indian School of Business in Hyderabad is a mecca for ambitious management students looking for lucrative jobs. Each year, its students dream bigger and look higher.
Last year, four ISB students were offered jobs with a salary of more than RS 1 crore per annum. Don’t let the outliers distract you though, but what’s interesting to note is that the big offers are being made by Indian companies, [...]
Posted by Editorial Team on August 23, 2010 ·
The UCLA executive MBA program in one of its essays asks the current students about their career goals as they relate to pursuing the MBA degree. The question asks whether a student is a Enhancer, Shifter or Explorer. The elegant definitions of these three types of applicants are italicized below:
Enhancer = I plan to continue in the same field/function and see FEMBA as necessary to advance and [...]
Posted by Go2BSchool on August 12, 2010 ·
CAREERS
Wall Street
Investment Banking
Private Equity
Equity & FixedIncome
Entrepreneurship
Product Management
Human Resources
InvestmentManagement
Operations
Sales & Marketing
Advertising & PR
Supply Chain Management
Management Strategy
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Wall Street Careers
In his classic book, “Liar’s Poker”, Michael Lewis described Wall Street as being a [...]
Posted by Editorial Team on July 16, 2010 ·
What makes MBA the most preferred profession these days? Why are people around the globe rushing to go to the top B schools? The basic reason is the other opportunities a B school offers in comparison to a regular school. Studying hard, making notes and attending classes regularly are the basic things a student does. But is studying everything that you need to do at the school? The answer is absolutely [...]
Posted by Go2BSchool on July 16, 2010 ·
Shobhit Chugh from IIT Delhi is currently pursuing MMM from Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. He is also pursuing a joint degree at the McCormick School of Engineering at Northwestern. He’ll graduate with two degrees in just two years at no extra cost. Wondering how? Well, he applied for a dual degree.
What is a Dual Degree?
A Dual Degree Program is a simultaneous degree [...]
Posted by Go2BSchool on July 16, 2010 ·
“Concentration can be cultivated. One can learn to exercise will power, discipline one’s body and train one’s mind” are the great words of Anil Dhirubhai Ambani. Born to Dhirubhai Ambani and Kokilaben Ambani on 4th June 1959, Anil Ambani owns the ADA Group and is currently the fourth richest Indian in the world. A true go getter, Anil Ambani received his Bachelors in Science [...]