Smith Professor Named Executive Education Specialist of the Year
According to a press release, Gaurav Bhalla, an adjunct professor at the Robert H. Smith School of Business and executive fellow of the Center for Excellence in Service (CES), has been named Executive Education Specialist of the Year by Corporate Vision Magazine.
Quinlan Prof Outlines Entrepreneurial Tips For the New Year
With a new year comes new opportunities for entrepreneurs to burst onto the startup stage and being innovating. April Lane, an entrepreneurship professor from the Loyola Quinlan School of Business, wants to help make that happen for you. Continue reading…
Washington D.C. Marketing MBAs
When you think of Washington D.C., the first thought is most likely politics, but that’s not all there is to the city. D.C. is also one of the best places in the U.S. to find a job in marketing. According to a report in Forbes, Washington D.C. is among the top cities for jobs as a marketing manager, marketing coordinator and online marketing manager.
One of the reasons for D.C.’s marketing focus includes the many marketing firms and enterprises that call the city home. These companies require creative professionals to fill their many open positions, and Marketing MBAs can quickly and easily snag any of these openings.
And the good news for these MBAs is that they have many schools to choose from to earn an MBA in marketing. Five out of the six graduate schools in the D.C. area offer a concentration in marketing, and at a few of the schools, electives aren’t all that are available. At McDonough, MBAs can also participate in a consumer research institute, and at the Smith School, they can participate in a Behavioral Lab.
So, what does it look like to earn an MBA in Marketing in Washington D.C.? We’ve outlined the top five programs. Continue reading…
MBA Hiring Projections: It’s Time To Go To Business School
If you’re growing weary of all the MBA data forms and essays and interviews and anxiety—keep your eyes on the prize! That light at the end of the tunnel? Well, recent hiring projections from the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) suggests it just keeps getting brighter.
Each November, GMAC conducts a short year-end poll of employers, asking them to reflect on what business school graduate hiring actually looked like that year and what they anticipate hiring to look like in the year ahead. GMAC’s most recent Year-End Poll of Employers Report, released yesterday, paints a promising picture of hiring trends for upcoming crops of graduating MBAs.
“We continue to see optimism—companies are still optimistic about the future, and they are expressing that in their desire to hire business school graduates,” says GMAC Director of Research Gregg Schoenfeld, one of the report’s author. “The overall message here is that it is a good time to go to business school and, from prospective candidates’ perspectives, it’s a good time to move forward on that goal to apply.”
Indeed, nearly eight out of every 10 employers (79 percent) say they expect to hire MBA graduates in 2017. That’s up from the 68 percent who hired MBAs in 2016. Of those planning to hire MBAs in 2017, almost as many (78 percent) say they plan to hire as many or more MBAs as they did the year before.
Not only do more employers expect to welcome MBAs into their ranks—the majority plan to pay them more as well. More than half—58 percent—said they expect to increase starting salaries for MBAs in 2017 at or above the rate of inflation. Another 40 percent report that they will maintain 2016 salary levels.
Explaining this bullishness, in part, is employers’ confidence in the value MBA graduates bring. In the most recent poll, 96 percent of responding recruiters said that hiring recent business school graduates creates value for their companies. And 71 percent cite bringing on MBAs and non-MBA business master’s graduates as a priority in their hiring plans.
GMAC’s 2016 Year-End Employer Poll surveyed 167 recruiters representing 140 companies in the United States and 26 other countries around the globe. Among the respondents were 36 companies in the Fortune 500, including 21 Fortune 100 firms. The majority of respondents—71 percent—were U.S. companies, which is typical for this survey, according to GMAC’s Schoenfeld.
The good news extends beyond MBAs—in fact, more employers plan to hire new employees in each candidate type they were asked about than they did in 2016. This includes candidates with master’s in accounting and management, as well as other business master’s, non-business master’s, bachelor’s and experienced business hires. Roughly a third (31 percent) expect to hire candidates with master’s degrees in management (31 percent) and accounting (29 percent).
Source: GMAC 2016 Year-End Employer Poll Report
Top Finance MBAs in San Francisco
When it comes to business, San Francisco is probably one of the first cities that comes to mind when one thinks of entrepreneurship or information technology. Nonetheless, students looking to pursue an advanced degree in business below the Golden Gate Bridge have a number of paths to choose.
Every startup needs someone who can crunch the numbers, and that’s why MBAs with a finance background can find endless opportunities out west. If you’re looking to pursue a Finance MBA in San Francisco, we’ve rounded up some of the best programs to get your finance career underway.
Edward S. Ageno School of Business – Golden Gate University
The Edward S. Ageno School of Business at Golden Gate University gives students the opportunity to earn an MBA with a concentration in finance. This analytical graduate concentration helps MBAs to prepare themselves for a wide range of careers- from consulting to corporate management and more. Through the study of finance, these MBA students will gain the skills necessary to maintain the financial well-being of their organization in a competitive global market. The unique approach to a finance education at GGU involves a combination of theoretical study with hands-on experience, utilizing the university’s real-life case studies and state-of-the-art computer labs to give each student a strong business foundation.
MBAs concentrating in finance will still have the opportunity to advance their general business and leadership skills through other aspects of the MBA program, including interaction with a highly experienced faculty made up of business professionals. Since the establishment of the MBA program, GGU has been a leader in providing flexible education opportunities for students to earn their degree at their own pace.
Haas School of Business – UC Berkeley
The finance group at Berkeley-Haas aims to be at the center of the business world within entrepreneurship, finance and technology. Through strong investment banking roots, the program focuses on a range of fields, from healthcare/biotech to seed investing and innovation financing. The finance curriculum at Haas includes three main streams: Corporate Finance, Asset Management and Entrepreneurial Finance. MBA students also have the option of taking additional quantitative courses from the university’s Master of Financial Engineering Program.
Students earning an MBA in finance at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business have the chance to join an extensive network of Haas alumni in financial centers around the country. With the support of alumni and the state-of-the art finance education at Haas, students have moved on to full-time jobs at companies like Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs.
UC Davis Graduate School of Management
The MBA program at UC Davis allows students to create a customized educational experience ta a top ranked school. The full-time MBA, which has placed as a top 50 MBA program by U.S. News & World Report for 21 consecutive years, focuses on experiential learning, technical skills and leadership training. The Davis MBA environment is based on collaboration and developing relationships with both fellow students as well as a world-class faculty.
UC Davis offers a number of self-guided concentrations including Finance/Accounting, the “study of how financial assets are created, traded and valued.” The finance concentration at Davis allows students to focus on either corporate finance or investment management. Finance MBAs at Davis have pursued career paths in a wide variety of fields, including insurance, investment banking, security analysis and portfolio management.
University of San Francisco School of Management
The full-time MBA at USF is an immersive 22-month program, focused on delivering world-class content from an experienced faculty. With small classes of just 20-30 students and a diverse student body from around the world, the MBA at USF focuses on each student’s career goals and the best way to achieve them.
Students in the full-time and part-time MBA programs at USF can choose to focus on either a Corporate Finance or Financial Services path. Each elective within this program serves to guide and promote success in the student’s chosen course.
Top MBA Recruiters: Johnson and Johnson
One of the largest and most recognizable names in international pharmaceutical and consumer health products, Johnson & Johnson is also one of the biggest MBA recruiters in the country. Continue reading…
