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Looks like the job market for MBAs may be improving

Published on February 7, 2010 by Marquis in Business School, career, interesting articles, mba, recruiting, U.S. economic crisis

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We all know that it has been an incredibly tough year or two on the job front for MBA students in terms of both summer internship and full-time recruiting. I’ve posted a few entries with some tips and techniques for winning in the job search game in the past few months and it’s an issue that I’ve been keeping my eye on lately. Now, according to the team at BusinessWeek.com, the outlook for MBA students and graduates seeking jobs is starting to get a little brighter. Check out the article below for more information…

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“MBA Job Outlook Improving”
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Useful article: “100 best job sites for B-school students”

Published on January 8, 2010 by Marquis in Business School, career, interesting articles, internship, job search resources, mba, other blogs, other sites, recruiting, U.S. economic crisis

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Given the tough job market, I’ve been posting quite a few job-related articles lately. This entry presents one more to the reader community. It comes to us from the team at OnlineCollege.com and lists the 100 best job sites for business school students. I know it’s a hard battle to find a full-time job or internship at business schools across the world, so this list is VERY useful and VERY timely. I hope this article is helpful to those of you in search of the right employment opportunity.

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“100 Best Job Sites for B-School Students”
Author: OnlineCollege.com Source: http://www.onlinecollege.org/2010/01/06/100-best-job-sites-for-b-school-students/ … Read the rest

“Jobless MBAs seek solace in support groups” (from Business Week)

Published on December 28, 2009 by Marquis in Bschool experience, career, interesting articles, job search resources, recruiting, U.S. economic crisis

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I’m posting the article below because it serves as a sort of companion piece to my Dec. 19th entry with job search tips from The Wall Street Journal. In the article, the author describes the support groups that are popping up at business schools across the country as students struggle in the worst job market in decades. I know several people from the MBA class of 2009 who formed these types of groups last year and credit them for helping to keep their sanity during their job searches. I feel really fortunate that I finished up my MBA in 2006 … Read the rest

“Business: The End of the Affair” (from The Economist)

Published on December 27, 2009 by Marquis in Business, Business School, interesting articles, U.S. economic crisis

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As some of you may have seen in the media, many observers are blaming business leaders for the global economic crisis. The thinking here is that the “Masters of the Universe” got greedy and tried to run global economies too hard and, when it was all said and done, the money ran out and everyone is left picking up the pieces. I can’t say that I necessarily agree with this thinking, but I find articles about it to be really interesting. The article linked below is from The Economist and its message is basically pushing that argument forward with the … Read the rest

Helpful job search tips from WSJ.com

Published on December 19, 2009 by Marquis in career, interesting articles, interview advice, job search resources, professional advice, U.S. economic crisis

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What’s going on, folk. I hope you’re all enjoying your weekend so far. And, for those of you reading this from the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern areas of the U.S., I hope you’re all staying warm with the Blizzard of 2009 coming down around you today. I’m supposed to be flying back to VA to get some of my mom’s home cooking tomorrow, but it looks like I’ll be stuck in Chicago because of this weather. Ugh…oh well, there’s nothing I can do about the weather, right?

Enough about my weather-related issues…let’s move on to the point of this post. As … Read the rest

Finding an internship with an "empty resume"…and an update

Published on November 26, 2008 by Marquis in career, internship, professional advice, recruiting, U.S. economic crisis

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Hello all, I hope you’re all getting ready to take a few days off for the Thanksgiving holiday and do some serious damage to your diets by overeating all weekend long

I’m always a big fan of Thanksgiving because it is a chance for all of us to gather with our families, friends, and loved ones to reflect on life and the things for which we should all be thankful. It may seem like there’s nothing to be thankful for with the current global economic crisis, but the fact that we’re living and breathing is always a reason to… Read the rest