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Memo to Summer Associates: Keep Your Eye on the Ball
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If you're a summer associate, it's tantalizingly easy to get diverted from what should be your first and only goal: convincing your summer employer to offer...
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Boston Campus Recruiting Steady - For Now
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Campus recruiting in Boston doesn't appear to be dramatically impacted by the economy's recent turmoil.
Activity has been holding steady at MIT's Sloan School of Management, where...
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The Value of Expertise Rises with the Market
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The Wall Street Journal examines how oil prices are affecting individuals around the country. Among them is Adam Robinson, a Yale graduate who's found the pressures...
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Advice for a Go-Getter Freshman
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"wallstaddict" posted this in our Student Answers area:
I'm a Freshman at a school that isn't a top school, but am trying my hardest to get...
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Tough Period Looms for MBA Job-Seekers
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Despite an "upbeat message" from banks' campus recruiters, "career services directors are looking at the recruiting landscape with a skeptical eye," BusinessWeek reports. They fear...
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It's Goldman vs. Google in Headhunt Derby
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A recent Bloomberg News story details how Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase and Merrill Lynch are jumping through hoops to hire and hold onto new graduates as...
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In PE Derby, Harvard Sets the Pace
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Last year 11 percent of new Harvard MBAs went to work for PE firms, at a median compensation level slightly above $200,000. And at least...
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Readers Debate Asia MBA Schools, Demise of Analysts
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News items about U.S. universities' Asia MBA programs, and traditional equity analysts being replaced by computer models, were a magnet for eFC users' opinions this week.
U.S....
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More MBA Graduates Have Job Offers
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The proportion of new MBA holders worldwide who received a job offer before graduation climbed for a fifth straight year, edging up to 53 percent from...
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Too Many Deals, Too Few Staff
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Wednesday's Financial Times reports that shortages have become so severe that senior executives at many bulge-bracket firms are worrying "overworked staff are in danger of making...
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U.S. MBA Programs in Asia Draw Students From West
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Almost half of the new class at UCLA's Singapore MBA program are U.S. residents, The Wall Street Journal reports. That's up from 29 percent just...
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Fresh Opinions About CFA
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The recent legal threat to CFA exams in India - which are now back on track for June 3 - drew a fresh string of comments...
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Clouds Over Wall Street?
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The Wall Street Journal's story, based on unnamed sources said to be “familiar with” Goldman’s plans, sends an ominous message, reinforced by another item, also in...
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Update: CFA Exams in India Back on Calendar
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The court granted CFAI's appeal to stay an earlier order by an Indian regulatory body that would have suspended operation of the CFA program in...
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Are Employers Too Picky?
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It takes months to fill an opening, hiring managers lament. It takes months to land a job, applicants complain. If both sides want speed, what's...
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More Heat Over Degrees; Flextime on Deck?
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The value of a lower-tier MBA degree and the CFA versus MBA debate continue to generate pointed comments from readers. The potential downside of “work-life...
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Are MBA Schools Teaching More Practical Wisdom?
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After slowing for three straight years, business school applications surged in 2006, according to an annual survey conducted by the Graduate Management Admissions Council. The...
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Graduation Days Spotlight Few PE Moguls
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Among seven top-10 MBA schools, only the University of Chicago tapped a private equity leader as graduation speaker this year, reports The Wall Street Journal’s DealJournal....
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An Insider's View of the First Year
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Speaking to the Observer, Courtney describes being courted by the unnamed bank with dinners and descriptions of exciting work. During her 2001 summer internship, the...
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Should I Put an Aborted Internship on My Resume?
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Your internship wasn't a good fit, and you were asked to leave early. Should you put the experience on your resume?
Q: I was given an unpaid...
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