How To Respond to a Constructive Criticism Essay
It’s easy to talk about yourself—to tell someone what you do well. However, the flip side is not nearly as easy or as comfortable to discuss. Whether you’re in a job interview and a future employer is asking you, “What is your greatest weakness?” or you’re applying for an MBA program and one of your essays is a constructive criticism essay (“Describe the most important piece of constructive feedback you have received recently”), talking about how you need to and can improve is difficult. If you’re applying for University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management or a similar program, this type of essay is not something you can skip. So, what do you do? Continue reading…
Merage School Values California Students
The University of California at Irvine’s Merage School of Business recently announced that California residents who gain acceptance to the school’s full-time MBA program are automatically eligible for a $10,000 fellowship.
The fellowship is meant to appeal to local talent and shows an effort on the part of the University to retain residents, with the goal of strengthening the state’s economy.
High Earning Stats for Stanford MBA Grads
The 2014-2015 employment report recently published by Stanford Graduate School of Business revealed all-time highs for the school’s graduating MBA class of 2015.
The median salary, constant for the past four years, this year reached $130,000, a 4 percent increase. The average base salary, $129,618 last year, rose to $133,406.
Lehigh’s College of Business and Economics Welcomes International Industry
As part of its Gruhn Distinguished Speaker Series in Finance, Lehigh University’s College of Business and Economics recently hosted real estate developer Daniel Haime, who graduated from Lehigh in 1982.
Haime is a native of Colombia. In his talk, he urged MBAs and undergraduate business students to pursue opportunities internationally. “The U.S. has it all, no doubt, but we live in a globalized economy, and the more bridges you can build, the more relationships you will profit from—in business and in life.” he said.
Haime earned his B.S. from Lehigh in industrial engineering. Throughout his career, he has specialized in steel pipe and tube production and distribution for the oil and construction industries, in addition to the cultivation of palm oil and its chemical derivatives. His role in production of industrial products led him into the field of real estate development, where he has led large-scale residential, retail and medical projects.
Haime said, “Lehigh’s demanding environment gives you the true grit to be a problem solver. What you get here at Lehigh is a toolbox that will reaffirm your aptitudes. With that toolbox, you can apply those abilities and succeed when the opportunities present.”
The Gruhn Distinguished Speaker Series in Finance was founded by Daniel M. Gruhn, a 1949 graduate of Lehigh in business administration. Now retired, Gruhn spent four decades in the financial services industry on the New York Stock Exchange. He is an active member of the College of Business and Economics’ Dean’s Advisory Council. In 2008, he established an endowment for the Speaker Series, in an effort to bring business leaders to campus for the benefit of the student community.
Online Meets Offline for Today’s Consumer, Notes Wharton Professor
David Bell, professor of marketing at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, recently presented research exploring the intersection between online and offline shopping during a talk at the University of Delaware’s Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics.
Bell is a specialist in consumer behavior, specifically how this behavior plays out online.
Spring MBA Application Deadline for Seattle Pacific University on Feb 1
The application deadline for Seattle Pacific University’s MBA program for the Spring Quarter is coming up on February 1st. Applicants looking to get their MBA from SPU have four opportunities each year. All recommendation letters, transcripts, and test scores must arrive before a decision can be made.
- Start Autumn/September: Application due August 1
- Start Winter/January: Application due November 1
- Start Spring/March: Application due February 1
- Start Summer/June: Application due May 1
