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.
New Stanford Program Promotes Innovation for Healthcare Execs
In a partnership that is the first of its kind, Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB) will team with the Stanford School of Medicine (SOM) for a program designed to promote innovation among healthcare executives.
The Innovative Healthcare Leader: From Design Thinking to Personal Leadership will take place in May 2016 over one week. It is open to physicians, non-physician executives, and policymakers.
Stanford Ignite NYC to Return to Midtown Manhattan in Spring 2016
In the spring of 2016, Stanford Graduate School of Business will offer the second session of its NYC-based flagship program, Stanford Ignite, in midtown Manhattan.
Stanford Ignite gathers professionals who seek to hone their entrepreneurial skills. Participants may already be in the midst of launching businesses, or they may be considering similar objectives. It is open to graduate students in pursuit of Ph.Ds, MDs and working professionals with bachelor’s or advanced degrees. A certificate program, Stanford Ignite also offers the program internationally, in Bangalore, London, Beijing, Sao Paolo, and Santiago.
Advice from Clear Admit: Understanding the MBA Admissions Interview, Part II
This post has been republished in its entirety from its original source clearadmit.com. This is the second in Clear Admit’s three-part series on the MBA admissions interview. In case you missed it, view Part I here.
Okay—now that you’re clear on open interviews and interviews by invitation, let’s get into some of the finer points. What’s this about blind versus non-blind interviews, you ask? Some schools believe strongly in the notion of blind interviews, which means that your interviewer will know nothing about you in advance of the interview other than what appears on the resume you give them. Continue reading…
Social Media as a Window to Your Soul? Stanford GSB Prof Says Yes
This post has been reposted in its entirety from original source clearadmit.com.
So last week we shared some tips and cautionary tales from admissions directors at leading business schools about MBA applicants and their social media presence. In a nutshell, we found that different admissions committees use social media to varying degrees as part of the MBA admissions process, but a general rule of thumb is to not be an idiot. In fact, recent research out of the Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB) suggests that monitoring an applicant’s social media behavior over the long run could actually reveal more intimate traits and core personality than face-to-face interviews. Adcoms: take note.
Assistant Professor Michal Kosinski, who teaches organizational behavior at Stanford GSB, was surprised to learn as part of research he conducted recently just how much what an individual “likes” on Facebook can reveal about a person. Continue reading…
GMAT: Exam Prep Options
For the majority of business schools, the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) is one of the key portions of the application process for students preparing for business school. Continue reading…
