Search Results for: london business school (3438 results found) Meet The MBA Class of 2022: Omar Kazem, Alliance Manchester (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: September 14, 2021 Omar Kazem University of Manchester’s Alliance Manchester Business School Hometown: Alexandria, Egypt Fun Fact About Yourself: I am Batman. Shhh! Undergraduate School and Major: BSc. Electrical Engineering (Telecommunications and Electronics), Alexandria University Most Recent Employer and Job Title: Project Leader at Continental Aside from your classmates, what was the key part of Alliance Manchester’s MBA programming that led… Meet The MBA Class of 2022: Oluwafikayomi Agbola, Alliance Manchester (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: September 14, 2021 Oluwafikayomi Agbola University of Manchester’s Alliance Manchester Business School Hometown: Osun State, Nigeria Fun Fact About Yourself: I am dexterous and skilled at doing things with my hands. I developed a staunch interest in fashion designing, among other things. I started a small women-only fashion enterprise as an undergrad and made some outfits for two reputable TV… Meet Alliance Manchester’s MBA Class Of 2022 (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: September 14, 2021 The world is broken down into threes. We organize size by small, medium, and large. When you’re hungry, you’re choosing between breakfast, lunch, or dinner. And who hasn’t made a decision using rock, paper, scissors? Three is fundamental. There is morning, noon, and night — and past, present, and future. Even atoms are broken down… This MBA Program Just Announced 100% Employment For The Class Of 2021 (NEWS) By: P&Q Staff | Last Updated: September 16, 2021 For the first time in the last five years, the Broad College’s full-time MBA reached a 100% employment rate — every student in the Class of 2021 secured a job before or upon graduation. “There are many reasons for prospective students and professionals to choose Broad — our expansive alumni network, top-ranked programs, renowned faculty… An Innovative Way To Pay For That MBA Degree (NEWS) By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: September 16, 2021 It's no secret that the cost of an MBA degree deters many would-be candidates from applying or even considering going back to school. After all, student debt burdens are at all-time highs, forcing changes in lifestyle decisions for many years. Even graduates of part-time online MBA programs are incurring massive levels of debt, in some… Meet the Boston Consulting Group’s MBA Class of 2020: Rukmini Sarkar (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: September 21, 2021 Rukmini Sarkar BCG Office: London Hometown: Dubai, UAE MBA Program, Concentration: MIT Sloan, Certificate in Sustainability Undergraduate school, major: University of Pennsylvania, Economics & Environmental Studies Focus of current case/engagement: Defining a leading global bank’s public commitment to achieve its 2050 net zero climate ambition Why did you choose BCG? First, it was the people,… Meet The Boston Consulting Group’s MBA Class Of 2020 (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: September 22, 2021 Most careers don’t end dramatically. You can rebound from a misstatement or miscalculation. No, careers die slowly. You head to the same place to do the same thing in the same way with the same people. Over time, you follow the same assumptions and weigh the same variables, ultimately coming to the same tired conclusions.… MBA Handicapping: Who Gets Into Columbia With A 750 GMAT (Yeah!) & A 3.4 (Boo!) This Guy? (NEWS) By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: July 4, 2023 https://youtu.be/9EO9i-A4MAc You'd think it would be smooth sailing for someone who brings a 750 GMAT score to the MBA admissions game, especially if that person's first choice school isn't Harvard, Stanford or Wharton. Well, think again. In this episode of Fridays with Sandy, HBSGuru.com founder Sandy Kreisberg thinks this dude needs to do three things… MBA Handicapping: When Does A 710 Vs. 730 GMAT Make A Difference? (NEWS) By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: July 1, 2023 https://youtu.be/4bQXNB3CR2g Ty is a 30-year-old social impact and operations manager for City Year, the education nonprofit dedicated to helping students and schools succeed. An avid jazz fan and trumpet player, he wants an MBA to transition into management consulting for the social sector. Before moving into the social impact space, Ty achieved success as an… Meet The MBA Class Of 2023: Arthur Wungkana, North Carolina (Kenan-Flagler) (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: October 17, 2021 Arthur Wungkana University of North Carolina, Kenan-Flagler Business School “I’m probably the biggest fan of the Tar Heels in our MBA program.” Hometown: London, U.K. and Jakarta, Indonesia Fun Fact About Yourself: I lived across from Mark Carney’s house in London. He was Governor of Bank of England. I think it was pretty cool to… Meet UNC Kenan-Flagler’s MBA Class Of 2023 (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: October 18, 2021 High potentials are considered the holy grail of hires. They are the young professionals projected for the c-suite. They possess certain X-factors: the imagination to stretch possibilities, the expertise to design solutions, and the personality to bring people together. They’re selected for high-profile stretch assignments, watched closely, and coached consciously. Most of all, high potentials… MBA Handicapping: Do Data Scientists Eat At The Adult Or Kiddie Table? (NEWS) By: Sandy Kreisberg & John A. Byrne | Last Updated: July 4, 2023 https://youtu.be/IW1_t-YRSMc Anmol works in one of the hottest business fields to emerge in recent years: data analytics. Before joining McKinsey & Co. as an insights and capabilities analyst in India earlier this year, he had been a data scientist at Direxions, a leading loyalty and analytics consulting firm in its Mumbai office and Sankhya Analytics,… All Of The Data Behind This Year’s MBA Entrepreneurship Ranking (NEWS) By: Nathan Allen | Last Updated: October 24, 2021 We say it all the time: No ranking is perfect. As journalists first, we approach rankings as a reporting exercise. We gather data from as many schools as possible to present in a digestible way for our readers. Part of that process includes opening the notebook, so to speak and sharing all of our data… The World’s Best MBA Programs For Entrepreneurship In 2022 (NEWS) By: Nathan Allen | Last Updated: October 25, 2021 Anything can happen once. And most anything can happen twice. But when something happens three times, that's a trend. For three years, Poets&Quants has ranked the best MBA programs in the world for entrepreneurship. And for each of those years — 2020, 2021, and now 2022 — the Olin Business School at Washington University in St.… MBA Handicapping: Egyptian VC Guy — Great Start for H/S/W . . . And There Is More (NEWS) By: Sandy Kreisberg & John A. Byrne | Last Updated: August 25, 2023 https://youtu.be/u4lWSgDlOiA Karim's work experience speaks volumes for his admission chances at Stanford, Harvard and Wharton. He's been a portfolio manager for the Middle East and North Africa for 500 Startups which recently rebranded itself as 500 Global. The venture capital firm has $1.6 billion in assets under management. In his role there, he manages two… Meet MIT Sloan’s MBA Class Of 2023 (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: November 1, 2021 Just one semester…and then the whole world is yours. That’s one selling point to MBAs at MIT's Sloan School of Management. Take six core courses. Pay your dues. Master the fundamentals. When the first semester is over, do what you want to do. And there is plenty to do at MIT. An epicenter of research… Chicago Booth’s 2021 Jobs Report Shows Big Bump In MBA Compensation (NEWS) By: Marc Ethier | Last Updated: November 4, 2021 It's November — MBA employment report season. Among the Class of 2021 reports released by business schools so far, we have seen a predictable rebound from the trough of placement rates in 2020, and some "picking up where we left off in 2019" in other metrics. The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, which… MBA Handicapping: Why Harvard, Stanford & Wharton Like Pilots (NEWS) By: Sandy Kreisberg & John A. Byrne | Last Updated: July 1, 2023 https://youtu.be/cOJzYGNuqMA For nearly the past five years, Paul has been an airline pilot for Qatar Airways. With a 740 GMAT and a 4.0 undergraduate GPA from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, he is planning to get an MBA degree to make a career switch into one of the three top global consulting firms. Paul brings a… MBA Handicapping: How To Use Your International Background To Get Into HBS (NEWS) By: Sandy Kreisberg & John A. Byrne | Last Updated: August 3, 2022 https://youtu.be/FCne6aK9K0k How does an auditor get into Harvard Business School from Uzbekistan? That's a good question and one that Bakhu definitely wants answered. With the hope of landing a job at MBB in consulting after earning his MBA, he is applying to Harvard as well as Northwestern Kellogg, Chicago Booth, MIT Sloan, Dartmouth Tuck, Duke… Meet the MBA Class of 2023: Ameya Deshmukh, Georgetown (McDonough) (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: December 11, 2021 Ameya Deshmukh Georgetown University, McDonough School of Business “I’m a curious and ambitious problem-solver with a passion for technology.” Hometown: Dubai, UAE Fun Fact About Yourself: I love to travel and explore different cultures. I have lived across 3 countries (India, UAE, USA) and traveled to 24 of the 48 contiguous US states as well… Meet the MBA Class of 2023: Flora van Vredenburch, Georgetown (McDonough) (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: December 11, 2021 Flora van Vredenburch Georgetown University, McDonough School of Business “I am 24 years old, ambitious and ready to make my mark.” Hometown: London, United Kingdom Fun Fact About Yourself: I gained my Private Pilots License at 18 years old. Undergraduate School and Major: Newcastle University (UK), Business and Marketing Most Recent Employer and Job Title:… Meet Georgetown McDonough’s MBA Class Of 2023 (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: December 12, 2021 “Global mindset” is a popular term in business school — and one sometimes misunderstood. You don’t need to speak a different tongue, master international etiquette, or indulge cosmopolitan tastes to have a global mindset. Instead, it is a way of looking at the world, a curiosity in people and an openness to difference. With a… Meet the MBA Class of 2023: Archie Preston, CEIBS (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: December 15, 2021 Archie Preston China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) “A cross border investment banker with a desire to bring China and Europe closer together.” Hometown: London, UK Fun Fact About Yourself: I am a retired/failed child actor. Undergraduate School and Major: Chinese Studies – University of Cambridge Most Recent Employer and Job Title: Vice President, DealGlobe… MBA Handicapping: DOA? Does This TED Talk Superstar Sound Scripted? (NEWS) By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: July 1, 2023 https://youtu.be/ETkhH6GKFUQ This young professional is ambitious when it comes to selecting a business school for his MBA education. He is applying to Harvard Business School, Stanford Graduate School of Business, Wharton, MIT Sloan, and the Yale School of Management. Will he get in? In this episode of Friday's With Sandy, HBSGuru.com founder Sandy Kreisberg assesses… MBA Handicapping: HBS With A 2.9 & An Indian Male? Why This Guy Could Be The One (NEWS) By: Sandy Kreisberg & John A. Byrne | Last Updated: July 1, 2023 https://youtu.be/NHXWz4XWi9w Apurv has an enviable track record in manufacturing, having worked for seven years in the car business. He's currently doing project management work at General Motors in Toronto, after cutting his engineering teeth at Maruti Suzuki in India and at Nexteer Automotive in Michigan. As a specialist in advanced technical work, he has smartly… Meet the MBA Class of 2022: Susannah de Boinville, INSEAD (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: January 9, 2022 Susannah de Boinville INSEAD “Curious, determined and open-minded and always tries to find the positive.” Hometown: London, England Fun Fact About Yourself: Took up the trapeze in order to help conquer my fear of heights Undergraduate School and Major: Economics BSc, Newcastle University Most Recent Employer and Job Title: KPMG - Forensic, Assistant Manager INSEAD… September 23, 2021 (CALENDAR) By: Georgina Hannah | Last Updated: September 14, 2021 Former HBS Interviewer Shares Insight Join Poets&Quants' John Byrne and mbaMission's Devi Vallabhaneni as they discuss the coveted and anxiety-producing Harvard Business School (HBS) admissions interview. Devi is an HBS alumna, former HBS Alumni Interviewer, former HBS Admissions Board Member, and now the HBS Interviewer-in-Residence at mbaMission. While on the HBS Admissions Board, she interviewed…