Six years ago, fresh out of Stanford with a degree in economics, I had what many would consider the perfect job. I was a management consultant at a prestigious firm, with an office overlooking the San Francisco Bay and a shiny new ThinkPad to boot.
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MBA Oath !!!
The MBA Oath was created to make a real impact on the meaning of the MBA degree and on the role people expect business to play in society. While other professions have certain guiding principles/pledges that are administered at graduation or after passing certain professional examinations, this does not presently exist for business school students. The students who designed the MBA Oath believe the purpose of the Oath is to set a new standard for how people conduct business in the future.
06/06/2010
Harry Potter and the MBA Internship Search !!!
"Since everyone's looking for internships, the cohort mentality helps by creating a support system, so you don't fall behind in your search"
05/25/2010
Job Market Stabilizes for Business Students !!!
“The banks this year kept saying, ‘It’s a good year,’ ‘We just approved a lot of hiring,’ ‘The market is clearing up,’ ” Mr. Yankson said. “It was a completely different experience.”
05/21/2010
Student Opinion Honors for Business Schools !!!
The Princeton Review asked students for their opinion on how well their business school is preparing them in the core business competencies.
05/12/2010
Johns Hopkins Builds a B-School from Scratch !!!
The elite research university launches a new Global MBA program in
August. On the to-do list: AACSB accreditation, faculty, and money
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Trazendo Disciplina ao Sonho !!!
Consultora Vivianne Wright
Não há dúvida que estamos passando por tempos difíceis, e isto impõe um sério desafio na busca de emprego. Sentimos que a situação atual exige que o aluno faça uma análise nua e crua de suas atitudes e expectativas, desde que isto não seja feito de forma reativa, guiada por medo e insegurança em uma repentino e afobado “vôo para o ninho”. Acreditamos que a situação econômica demanda que os alunos usem seu tempo para renovar seus esforços para desenvolver sua visão de carreira individual.
Neste sentido, nós temos algo para aprender com o passado recente. Enfrentamos tempos difíceis entre 2002 e 2003, e a recessão daquele período duramente afetou o mercado de trabalho. Durante aqueles anos muitos alunos expressaram o mesmo tipo de preocupação: “Terei que abandonar meus sonhos e minha visão de carreira em prol do pragmatismo e de uma segurança no emprego.” Não há dúvida que na atual conjuntura, muitas pessoas estão desenvolvendo o mesmo tipo de preocupação.
Porém, o que foi a atitude errada em 2002 continua sendo a atitude errada em 2010. Agora, como foi no passado, nós precisamos de nossos sonhos e nossa visão de carreira, e mais do que nunca, precisamos trazer disciplina para o sonho. Precisamos trabalhar mais, pensar mais profundamente e tornar nossa visão mais rebuscada em detalhes e mais factível também.
Precisamos nos perguntar, “Onde quero estar, daqui a cinco ou sete anos, em termos de posição funcional, conhecimento de um segmento, cultura organizacional, aquisição de skills, relacionamento com as pessoas importantes na minha vida, equilíbrio entre trabalho e vida pessoal, localização geográfica, envolvimento com a comunidade, enfim, em relação à expressão diária dos core values de minha vida?”
Quão profundamente você tem se perguntado estas coisas? Você consegue articular - de forma clara e concisa estes pontos a um empregador, colega ou, mais importante, a você mesmo/a ? Se você tem trabalhado estes pontos, se sua visão é rica em detalhes, autêntica e reflete a verdade para você mesmo, você certamente terá uma vantagem competitiva no mercado de trabalho, não importa quão dura estiver a situação econômica. Com tal visão, você conseguirá responder à questão fundamental “Onde conseguirei o conhecimento e experiência que me trará mais perto de transformar minha visão em realidade?”. Uma palavra importante nesta pergunta é “perto”. O que nós realmente precisamos é ter a habilidade de reconhecer qual é a próxima oportunidade de aprendizado que trará o conhecimento e experiência que nos ajudará a “avançar a bola” para tornar nossa visão uma realidade. Estas oportunidades de aprendizado estão em diversos lugares, muitos dos quais nunca imaginávamos. Se você fizer um trabalho minucioso com sua visão, será capaz de reconhecer estas oportunidades.
A forma menos útil de visão de carreira é: “Eu quero trabalhar em Wall Street.” Mas se olharmos mais a fundo, veremos que o que realmente precisamos para transformar nossa visão de carreira em realidade é, neste caso, experiência em estruturar negócios em corporate finance, portanto veremos que é possível ter uma valiosa exposição a este tipo de trabalho também na posição de desenvolvimento corporativo em uma empresa, e não só trabalhando em um banco de investimentos.
Talvez sua experiência em internet marketing não aconteça na tão sonhada Google, mas sim trabalhando para um talentoso gerente de marketing em uma empresa sem um nome tão vistoso. Mesmo assim, esta experiência te traz mais perto de transformar sua visão em realidade.
Adicionalmente, nos podemos encontrar lugares onde conseguiríamos fazer o que queremos fazer daqui 5 a 7 anos, (ser um gerente sênior em uma empresa de consultoria estratégica, por exemplo). Mas fazer o esforço agora para esclarecer nossa visão pode nos levar a reconhecer muitos outros lugares onde poderíamos fazer o que planejamos fazer no dia-a-dia (trabalhando como um consultor em uma empresa de operações, por exemplo).
Precisamos portanto de disciplina para analisar e identificar os skills e experiências corretas para avançar no nosso sonho e para ter a possibilidade de explorar todas as possibilidades de trabalho. Se temos nossa visão de carreira perante nós para re-visitar sempre que precisamos de nova inspiração, não sofreremos do stress gerado pelo sentimento de falha e abandono do nosso sonho. Pelo contrário, sentiremos uma energia renovada ao ver nossas ações pelo que realmente são: verdadeiro progresso tendendo a algo real e importante, tendendo a algo que realmente queremos fazer... e ser.
Em tempos desafiadores como este, não devemos buscar o “lance milagroso” - poucos jogos são ganhos desta maneira. Devemos buscar a jogada que é perfeita para nós, neste presente momento. Se você conhece bem seu objetivo, terá prazer em executar bem e se aproximar do que “vencer” significa pra você, sua família, sua empresa e sua comunidade.
Enfim, este não é o momento de deixar de sonhar, e sim de sonhar mais profundamente e utilizar este sonho com mais competência.
Sócia Fundadora da MBA House, a Prof. Vivianne é britânica, formada em Comunicação com MBA em Marketing pela USP, especialização pela Domus Academy de Milão e pela Universidade de Cambridge. Seu avô, Sir William Stewart Wright, foi pioneiro no treinamento de GMAT no Brasil. A Prof. Vivianne Wright trabalhou com comunicação e hunting no Brasil, Reino Unido, França, Suíça e Malta, e coordena a área de Admissions Consulting e aconselhamento vocacional da MBA House.04/26/2010
Changing the World, One MBA at a Time !!!
Groups like MBAs Without Borders give B-school graduates experience
in the developing world, and just maybe a new career.
Pipeline's Broken Promise !!!
Catalyst's longitudinal project, The Promise of Future Leadership: A Research Program on Highly Talented Employees in the Pipeline, develops timely reports on the retention and advancement of high potential women and men. The project surveys graduates of leading business schools in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia, with the intent of assessing their career values, goals, and expectations, the developmental opportunities afforded them, and their strategies for managing work and family life. The reports highlight the differences in women's and men's career experiences and satisfaction; some feature perspectives from global leaders and other experts.
The second report, Pipeline’s Broken Promise, examines the conventional wisdom of the past two decades in which leaders have counted on parity in education, women’s accelerated movement into the labor force, and company-implemented diversity and inclusion programs to yield a robust talent pipeline where women are poised to make rapid gains to the top. Findings reveal that instead of women and men being on equal footing and their career trajectories gender-blind, inequality remains entrenched. Among high-potential graduates from elite MBA programs (Respondent Profile)—those companies count on for future leadership—women lagged men in advancement and compensation starting from their first job and were less satisfied with their careers. This report includes perspectives from CEOs and other senior leaders, who considered the findings a wake-up call and made recommendations for corrective action. A Statistical Appendix is available.
04/24/2010
The GRE® revised General Test — Launching in 2011 !!!
Now, the most trusted assessment of graduate-level skills is even
better. For you. And for your potential students.
THE HAPPINESS PROJECT !!!
The Happiness Project is one of the most thoughtful works on happiness to have emerged from the recent explosion of interest in the subject. Rubin weaves together philosophy, scientific research, history, analysis, and real-life experiences as she explains what worked for her—and what didn’t. Her conclusions are sometimes counter-intuitive – for example, she finds that money can buy happiness, when spent correctly – but they resonate with readers of all backgrounds.
04/23/2010
04/21/2010
Best Places to Launch a Career !!!
Graduates lucky enough to land a job may find the prospect of responsibility and rapid advancement surprisingly strong. But don't count on bigger salaries
How to choose a MBA programme !!!
Deciding to go to business school is perhaps the simplest part of what can be a complicated process.
Are Business Schools Failing?
RETHINKING THE M.B.A.: BUSINESS EDUCATION AT A CROSSROADS
04/16/2010
Crisis? What Crisis? Tomorrow's MBA !!!
Prospective MBA students set out their views on what they think of the MBA qualification, what they expect from the business school experience and what they want to study
04/13/2010
Meet the Dean !!!
It was on December 1, 1969 that Jay Light joined the faculty of Harvard Business School. And it was on December 2, 2009, some 40 years later, that he announced his retirement.
04/12/2010
04/03/2010
New York Times - Courses & Certificate Programs !!!
Discover online continuing education courses that can enrich your life and deepen your understanding. You’ll find them among these course offerings through The New York Times Knowledge Network, arranged by subject matter. Whether you’re looking to change or advance your career or simply to broaden your horizons –– all under the guidance of accomplished professionals and experts –– you can benefit from these timely and insightful online courses and programs.
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03/30/2010
A SoHo Visionary Makes an Artsy Bet in Miami !
The developer Tony Goldman is known for envisioning thriving and
architecturally appealing neighborhoods where others see only desolation
or neglect. He was a major force in the revival of SoHo and South
Beach, and has invested his time and money transforming small stretches
of Center City Philadelphia and the financial district in New York.
03/28/2010
Power Tools in Math !!!
If you were an avid television watcher in the 1980s, you may remember a clever show called “Moonlighting.” Known for its snappy dialogue and the romantic chemistry between its co-stars, it featured Cybill Shepherd and Bruce Willis as a couple of wisecracking private detectives named Maddie Hayes and David Addison.
Western banks pay out for Asia talent !
US and European banks are offering huge pay packages to hire top bankers in the Asia-Pacific region, in a sign that the compensation curbs pledged by financial groups after the crisis are already being eroded.
A shortage of talent combined with rivalry among banks to expand or rebuild operations across the fast-growing region has sent compensation levels for some bankers soaring to levels last seen before the financial turmoil, according to headhunters and bankers.
Banking chiefs said that, unlike in the US and Europe, where a public backlash forced banks to keep a lid on pay, the war for talent in Asia prompted many institutions to make lucrative offers to star recruits.
In the aftermath of the crisis, most banks pledged to reduce pay for staff around the world, tie compensation to long-term results and end controversial practices such as guaranteed sign-on bonuses.
Citigroup, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and UBS, which each received substantial state support during the crisis, are among those seeking to build their staff bases in Asia.
Industry participants said it was becoming common for senior bankers in niche areas to be offered multimillion-dollar deals, including the return of controversial “guaranteed bonuses” for one or two years.
The return of such packages and bonuses could spark furore among politicians and regulators in the US and Europe.
“Compensation for top bankers in Asia is generally approaching 2007 levels and in some cases is exceeding it,” said Philip Clayton of Clayton Asia, a search firm.
Bank of America and Citi have announced several high-profile recruits of late. Banks less badly affected by the crisis, including Standard Chartered, Barclays, Deutsche Bank and Nomura, are also fuelling competition for bankers with targeted hiring plans.
Some offers are being structured to guarantee large salary increases in the first year, with a “spoken” commitment in the second year, according to bank chiefs familiar with the matter.
“I am seeing astonishing salary offers made by banks crippled by the financial crisis,” said one regional chief of a top-tier investment bank.
Hiring banks say they have no option but to pay competitive salaries to attract staff to take advantage of growth opportunities in lucrative markets such as China and Australia, whose economies sailed through the downturn. Headhunters said regional specialists who cover sectors such as financial institutions or resources were in highest demand.
Industry participants said bankers with a proven ability to generate revenue in China were sought-after, with salary packages of $10m not uncommon.
País volta a ser oitava maior economia do mundo !
A recente crise mundial alçou o Brasil à condição de oitava maior economia do mundo em 2009.
03/26/2010
Pearson computes English proficiency !
Are you tired of the TOEFL ? Here is an alternative !
Many of Europe’s top business schools have endorsed a newly-launched computer-based English language test, the Pearson Test of English. Pearson, owners of the Financial Times, officially launched the product today.
London Business School, Insead, Esade and Iese Business School in Europe have already agreed to accept test scores from the test of English proficiency, as have Ceibs in Shanghai and the University of British Columbia’s Sauder school and the Ivey school at the University of Western Ontario in Canada.
In the US proportionally fewer top-ranked business schools have validated the test, which prospective students will be able to sit from the end of October 2009. However, the test is supported by GMAC, designers of the GMAT test, which is also distributed by Pearson.
According to Pearson, 770 educational institutions have recognised or are in the process of recognising the test. During the launch period, the test will be available in at least 20 countries, including China, Australia, the United States, the UK, India and Canada. Fees for the test will be between $150 and $210.
PS : Essa matéria é de Setembro de 2009. Outras escolas já estão aceitando o teste que é entregue em até 3 dias e evita os transtornos do TOEFL. Pesquise e consulte.
03/25/2010
HBS 2+2 Program Application Process !
To be considered for admission, an applicant must complete the following prerequisites:
- Junior year of undergraduate academic experience, or equivalent
- Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) or Graduate Record Examination (GRE) taken 6/15/05, or later
- Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or International English Language Testing System (IELTS) taken 6/15/08, or later, if you are an international applicant attending a non-English-speaking undergraduate university
- Submission of a complete online application for evaluation by June 15, 2010
03/24/2010
School quality reflected in MBA salaries !
A glance at the 2010 Financial Times MBA rankings
underlines the importance of choosing
the right school – where you graduate from directly affects your career
prospects and earning potential. Yet, in terms of maximising the value
of an MBA, when you graduate can be just as important.
03/22/2010
London pushes US down MBA list !
In a move that underlines the decline in the dominance of the US in corporate education, the London Business School has for the first time come top of the Financial Times rankings of the world's top 100 MBA programmes.
The annual list also for the first time features three Chinese schools in the top 30 - the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (ranked nine); the China Europe International Business School in Shanghai (22) and the Chinese University of Hong Kong (28).
The rise of the LBS - based on a combination of strong research and global teaching - over the past 12 years has mirrored the diminishing dominance of US-based schools.
In 1999, when LBS was ranked eight, there were 20 US-based schools and four other European institutions in the top 25. Twelve years later, there are just 11 US schools in this cadre, with 11 from Europe and three from Asia.
US business schools have seen their graduates facing a tough job market this year with 23 per cent failing to find a job three months after graduation, according to data supplied to the FT. By comparison, just 14 per cent of alumni of Asian schools found themselves without a job.
There is also evidence that the salary premium once enjoyed by graduates from the elite business schools of the US is on the wane, with graduates from top schools often in debt to the tune of $50,000-$100,000 (£31,000-£62,000).
Pre-Listening Exercises !
Have you ever heard of Adsense? If not, it is one service that allows you to make money online. However, what questions or concerns do you have about making money using the Internet? Is it safe and effective? How do affiliate marketing programs work Write down your ideas before you listen to this short news program on Adsense. This news program is not affiliated at all with the actual program, but only provided as information.
03/21/2010
Why We Need to Dream ?
While we’re fast asleep, the mind is sifting through the helter-skelter of the day, trying to figure out what we need to remember and what we can afford to forget.
Square Dancing !
The Pythagorean theorem is concerned with “right triangles” — meaning those with a right (90-degree) angle at one of the corners.
Think Globally (with geometry) !!!
Differential geometry can show us the shortest route between two points, Steven Strogatz writes.
03/20/2010
Aman Gupta's story on how he made it to Wharton.
This story is meant to describe
the MBA admission process in the U.S. The person was an Infozee
client and got an
admission in a top school in U.S. The name of the person, and
some facts have been changed
to conceal the identity of the person.
03/19/2010
Why you should feature community service in your application essays ?
Essay Tip: Traditional professional leadership stories may not be the most powerful or effective. Consider writing about leadership outside of work (especially when it reveals a passion for a cause).
MBA House Blog
Bem Vindos !
Bem, este é o novo Blog da MBA House e nele espero ter a colaboração de vcs com matérias, discussões e informações sobre o Mundo dos MBAs , GMAT e empresas relacionadas a contratação de profissionais formados pelas escolas de negócios no nível de MBA seja Full Time, Part Time, Executive ou Masters.
Gostaria que todos que aqui entrassem deixassem sua colaboração para que fomentássemos uma saudável discussão de um assunto que ainda é tão obscuro e amedontrador para muitos : financiamento, bolsas, prazos de inscrição, entrevistas, empregabilidade e outros.
É com imenso prazer que vos recebo e vc pode se sentir a vontade de escrever na língua inglesa caso deseje.
Att.
Prof. Marcelo Ambrózio Ramos.
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