Inside the Career Treks at McCombs
An MBA program that spends all of its time and effort only in the classroom is one that may leave its students at a disadvantage. The truth is that it’s the hands-on and out-of-class experiences that make the biggest impression on MBAs, and that’s exactly why McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin takes their MBA students on career treks every year.
These treks, led by the Texas MBA Career and Management team, take MBAs to various cities and companies around the nation for a unique learning opportunity. During each trek, MBA students learn more in-depth information about their favorite industries and corporations through presentations, Q&A sessions and networking opportunities. And so far, the treks have been a huge success. Continue reading…
Lehigh Hosts Roundtable on Closing Corporate Tax Loopholes
Lehigh’s School of Business and Economics recently published an article by Madison Gouveia in which tax industry experts at the 57th annual tax forum assessed the impact of Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS)—otherwise known as those pesky loopholes multinational corporations like Apple and General Electric use to legally evade taxes.
Imperial College Hosts MBA Idea Couture Workshop
Recently, full-time MBA students at Imperial College Business School earned a special treat. They attended a unique, storytelling workshop led by Charles Andrew and Alexis Scobie of Idea Couture—a global strategic innovation and experience design firm. Focused on storytelling techniques in business, the workshop was held as part of the Design Thinking and Innovative Problem Solving core module. Continue reading…
Black Friday 2016 MBA Guide: Laptops
Earlier this year, we took a look at ‘The Right Laptops For MBA Students.’ But, as it is with most large purchases, the market tends to change very quickly. Plus with the holiday season ready to go into full-swing, it’s a pretty good time to go shopping again. Here are some of this year’s best deals on laptops perfect for MBA students.
LBS MBA Student Named Future LGBT Leader By Financial Times
London Business School student Dr. Nicholas Deakin, ‘17 MBA, was among the honorees named to this year’s Financial Times “2016 OUTstanding LGBT + Future Leaders” list, coming in at an impressive fifth overall.
Dr. Deakin has already made a long-standing positive impact in the LGBT community as an acting co-president of the LBS Out In Business Club and volunteer member of the school’s Diversity Role Models program. He was one of three LBS alumni named to the “Future Leaders” list, alongside Samuel Rensing, ‘16 MBA, and Emmeline Tang ‘15 MBA. Elliot Vaughn, a ‘05 LBS graduate and current partner and managing director at the Boston Consulting Group, was named to the “Top 100 LGBT Executives” list as well.
“Diversity is part and parcel of life at London Business School, whether you look at the professional backgrounds, nationalities, genders or the sexuality of LBS students,” Deakin told LBS after earning the honor. “We are united by difference and represent the truly cosmopolitan nature of London.”
Co-leading the school’s Out In Business Club, Dr. Deakin helped land the school’s largest ever LGBT student intake in 2015.
“The Out in Business Club has developed into one of the most active clubs on campus, driven by corporate support from the school’s biggest recruiters and buy in from the very highest levels of the School including faculty,” he noted.
“We are tremendously grateful to LBS for providing the funding for our first ever LGBT+ scholarship candidate. Sitting between the school and the professional community, we connect our students with the most forward-thinking recruiters, current LGBT+ leaders and professional organisations who are demonstrating the return on diversity in business.”
The Financial Times’ methodology behind this year’s “Future Leaders” ranking weighed performance and potential, with a strong focus on LGBT inclusion. Those honored on both the “Future Leaders” and “Top 100 LGBT Executives” list were nominated by their peers explicitly with permission that they be published, hence why Apple CEO Tim Cook is curiously missing from the latter. Gigi Chao, executive vice-chairman, Cheuk Nang Holdings Ltd. led the “Top 100 LGBT Executives” ranking—the first time an Asian executive has earned the top honor.
This year’s “2016 OUTstanding LGBT + Future Leaders” list can be read here.
Hot MBA Jobs in Los Angeles
There is some heartening employment news for MBAs seeking jobs in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Times recently revealed that California leads the U.S. in job growth, along with a relatively low 5.3 percent jobless rate that has been slowly declining since 2007.
The statistics are impressive. Between April 2015 and May 2016, California added over 450,000 jobs. Meanwhile, the 2.8 percent increased rate of employment over the past 12 months is nearly two full percentage points higher than the national rate of 1.9 percent. In that same time period, the unemployment rate in Los Angeles county dropped 1.4 percent overall, falling from 6.7 to 5.3 percent. With an increasingly positive job market, MBA students have a fantastic opportunity to develop a career in the Los Angeles metro in these notable industries.
