Metro News & Notes: Stanford Entrepreneurship, Jobs & More
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MBA Alumni Tout Degree’s Value and Versatility, GMAC Survey Finds
There have long been MBA applicants who view business school as an opportunity to make a career pivot—changing industry, function or both. Indeed, according to survey results released today by the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), more than half of alumni respondents currently work in an industry or job function they had no prior experience in before entering business school. Not only that, two in five alumni (39 percent) currently work in an industry they hadn’t even considered prior to starting business school.
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Grads Praise MBA for Helping Land Jobs, Increase Pay, Expand Horizons
In a survey this past fall of 1,000 business school graduates from the Class of 2016, the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), which owns and administers the GMAT, found that the vast majority is highly satisfied with the decision to seek an MBA, which helped them land jobs, earn better salaries and advance their careers in ways they did not expect.
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Loyola Quinlan And Chicagoland Look At Small Business
Late last month, the third annual Chicagoland Small Business Outlook Survey—a collaboration between the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce and the Loyola Quinlan School of Business—was released, highlighting collected information on small businesses, what they need to succeed and their outlook for the future. Continue reading…
Kellstadt Graduate School of Business Releases Career Outlook Survey
According to results of DePaul University’s Class of 2014 career outlook survey and recruiting activity on campus, 86 percent of graduates who received their master’s degree from the Kellstadt Graduate School of Business are either employed or enrolled in continuing education. Employment or enrollment in continuing education are considered successful career outcomes, according to National Association of Colleges and Employers, which charts college graduate employment statistics nationwide. Continue reading…
