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November 7, 2019

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2012 Employer Rankings of Global B-Schools

QS World MBA Tour recently compiled a report on the world’s top 200 business schools according to employers. The findings are based on a survey of over 3,300 international recruiters for full-time MBA graduates. Employers that focus on domestic hiring only were not included. Employers were asked to identify those schools (out of a list… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / Job Search, Rankings

October 2, 2019

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How to Launch Your Career in High Tech Product Management [Episode 332]

Interview with Kenton Kivestu, CEO of RocketBlocks [Show Summary] Kenton Kivestu is CEO of RocketBlocks, a firm that provides tools to help you prepare for and nail your Product Manager interviews at high tech firms. In today’s episode, he and Linda discuss the unique challenges of breaking into a product management career in high tech,… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, Grad School Admissions, MBA Admissions / Dartmouth Tuck, Job Search, podcast, product management

December 19, 2018

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Encore: Bain & Company’s Keith Bevans Talks About Careers, Life at Bain [Episode 291]

As this show airs,  I’m really busy helping applicants with the end of the year application crunch. And you are probably also really busy, either with your own applications, year-end at work, or with holiday and family events and parties. Now is an excellent time for an encore show. Consequently, I decided to replay my… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions / Job Search, Management Consulting, podcast

October 21, 2018

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How to Get Into Grad School, and Get Jobs After Grad School [Episode 281]

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Interview with Dr. Shirley Chan, Accepted Admissions Consultant [Show Summary] In this episode you’ll hear Accepted’s own Dr. Shirley Chan share her soup-to-nuts perspective for graduate school applicants. She has worked as an academic advisor, career advisor, and admissions committee member and views the process holistically. During this show Dr. Chan provides information on how… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, Grad School Admissions, MBA Admissions / international student, Job Search, MBA Interview, podcast

October 16, 2018

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What MBA Hiring Managers Look For

I’ve interviewed and hired numerous MBA grads in my 20+ year banking and consulting career. The skills and experience required for each role vary, of course – in finance, expertise in specific finance concepts, models and tools might be a prerequisite, while in management consulting, business acumen and strategic thinking skills might be more relevant…. 

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Article by Madeleine Wang / MBA Admissions / hiring, Job Search

March 20, 2018

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Bain & Company’s Keith Bevans Talks About Careers, Life at Bain [Episode 251]

One of the biggest motivations, if not the biggest motivation, for applying to graduate school is career enhancement and achievement of professional goals. For many MBAs and some other graduate students, consulting has irresistible appeal. Today it is my distinct pleasure to have on Admissions Straight Talk Keith Bevans, Partner and Global Head of Consulting… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions / Job Search, Management Consulting, MBA career goals, podcast

July 27, 2016

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Delivering STAR in an American Context

This is a guest post by Grayson Leverenz of MBA in the USA. It was late in the spring, and the international student sitting across from me was nervous because she didn’t have an internship yet. She had solid skills, a flawless resume, and she prepared for her interviews. What was the problem? We started her… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / international student, Job Search

July 11, 2016

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Picking a Career, Interviewing Right, and More Job Talk [Episode 131]

So, what do you want to be when you grow up? And if you do know what your dream job is, how will you land it? We could think of no better person to join us for a talk about careers than Karin Ash, formerly director of the Career Management Center at Cornell’s Johnson School,… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, College Admissions, Grad School Admissions, MBA Admissions / career changers, college resume, grad school res, hiring, Job Search, Management Consulting, podcast

October 20, 2015

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Good Employment News for Haas Grads

Haas Employment is Up

Whether graduating from Haas with an MBA, Bachelor’s, or PhD, the job search seems to be getting a little bit easier. According to early employment data for the MBA grads, the “mean and median base salary for the class [is] currently trending to exceed last year’s.” Eighty-eight percent of this year’s class has received offers,… 

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Article by Accepted / College Admissions, Grad School Admissions, MBA Admissions / Job Search, UC Berkeley, UC Berkeley Haas

October 20, 2015

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Low Employment Stats for 2011 Law Grads

Low Employment Stats

The NALP has released its latest employment data, and it isn’t pretty. The overall employment rate (measured as of February 15, 2012) for the Class of 2011 is at 85.6%, which is the lowest it has been since 1994. This rate fell two percentage points from last year, and has dropped each year since 2008…. 

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Article by Accepted / Law School Admissions / Job Search

October 19, 2015

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Internship-to-Job Conversion Rates Up

A recent Bloomberg Businessweek article, “MBA Interns Seeking Job Offers Breathe a Sigh of Relief,” talks about the increased success b-school students have had in receiving job offers from their summer internships. BW collected data from 30 top MBA programs in the U.S. Six of these said that they saw no changes in the internship-to-job… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / Job Search

February 8, 2015

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The Hottest Skills that will Land You the Hottest Jobs

A recent Businessweek article highlights the top skills job-seekers need to make the greatest impression on headhunters and future employers. What’s not high up on the list? Involvement in startups. According to the recruiters surveyed in BW’s 2014 b-school rankings, employees who are entrepreneurial thinkers and “cosmopolitan self-starters” aren’t as important as employees who can “write… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / hiring, Job Search

January 18, 2015

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How to Optimise a LinkedIn Profile in Anticipation of a Job Search

LinkedIn, although one of the oldest social networking sites, is probably the most important when it comes to looking and applying for jobs. Your profile on LinkedIn is your chance to really sell yourself on the professional market and get the best opportunities available to you. With over 200 million members from 200 different countries… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Consulting, College Admissions, Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions / hiring, Job Search

October 20, 2013

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Against the Odds: Indian MBA Applicants – Prepare for Your Job Hunt Now

So what if you make it? You get into your dream MBA program. Next you’re expecting to land your dream job upon graduation—in the US. It might not be that simple if you’re an Indian national. According to a recent Bloomberg article, only two out of the top MBA programs responded to a survey about… 

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Article by Michelle Stockman / MBA Admissions / Against the Odds, Indian MBA Applicants, Job Search

February 13, 2013

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Job Opportunities Increase for B-School Students

We recently posted an article on the current job market for 2012 business degree holders (see “Job Market Looking Good for Class of 2012 Business Grads”). Now we’ll offer some related information from a Poets & Quants article on a report released by the MBA Career Services Council on February 4th. Here are some highlights… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / Job Search

February 7, 2013

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The Importance of Being Employable

Being “employable” won’t just earn you a good job, but may also help you secure a seat in a top business school. A recent Wall Street Journal article talks about the increased emphasis b-school admissions boards are placing on job placement. In an uncertain job market, schools want to show that they can place their… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / MBA Admissions / Job Search

November 16, 2012

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McKinsey’s Top 10 Go-To B-Schools

Go-To Schools for McKinsey

As one of the most coveted management consulting firms in the world, McKinsey pretty much gets their pick of MBA graduates. Businessweek recently published an article which provided the top 10 “go-to” b-schools for McKinsey. This year, McKinsey hired 387 graduates from over 100 b-schools. The following chart (taken from BW) shows the top 10… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / Job Search, Management Consulting

February 15, 2012

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MBA Admissions: UC Berkeley Haas and Finance

   This post about Haas and finance is part of a series of interviews of top MBA programs called “MBA Career Goals and the B-Schools that Support Them.” Please subscribe to our blog to ensure that you receive all the interviews exploring the elements at each school that support career goals in finance, consulting, general… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / MBA Admissions / bschool strengths, career goals, entrepreneurship, Fellowship, finance, investment banking, Job Search, leadership, MBA career goals, UC Berkeley Haas, Wharton

February 15, 2012

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MBA Admissions: UC Berkeley Haas and Marketing

   This post about Haas and marketing is part of a series of interviews of top MBA programs called “MBA Career Goals and the B-Schools that Support Them.” Please subscribe to our blog to ensure that you receive all the interviews exploring the elements at each school that support career goals in finance, consulting, general… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / MBA Admissions / bschool strengths, career goals, entrepreneurship, finance, Job Search, leadership, MBA career goals, twitter, UC Berkeley Haas

February 15, 2012

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MBA Admissions: UC Berkeley Haas and Technology

   This post about Haas and technology is part of a series of interviews of top MBA programs called “MBA Career Goals and the B-Schools that Support Them.” Please subscribe to our blog to ensure that you receive all the interviews exploring the elements at each school that support career goals in finance, consulting, general… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / MBA Admissions / bschool strengths, career goals, entrepreneurship, finance, Job Search, leadership, MBA career goals, twitter, UC Berkeley Haas

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