An MBA grad works free for startup: Carrotmob Part (2)

Are you a top MBA student or alumni looking for a job? Check out our MBA recruitment platform, CareerMee – find your dream job, even when you’re not looking. __________________________________________________ MBA grad speaks out about the decision to work for free after business school and what compeled her do it. . . . AND, we’re [...]

MBA Humour: video linkdump

As a change of pace this Tuesday, we thought we’d share some of the slightly funny MBA-related videos we’ve come across. The Effect of an MBA: Even though MBAs are far from reknowned for their acting ability or sense of humour, YouTube is awash with skits from the ‘Follies’ of several tier 1 schools. Mostly [...]

MBA job interview preparation: some puzzles and resources

The interview process for MBA jobs is notorious – 5+ rounds of trying, time-consuming and arduous round tables, Q&A’s and psychological tests. When my cousin interviewed for Merrill Lynch he said that even riding in the elevator was a test – the superior who accompanied him didn’t show the slightest acknowledgment of his presence, forcing [...]

The MBA and the Fisherman

A lot of MBAs come across this little parable in bschool or through chain emails, but I stumbled upon it again in a column in the Business Standard, and for some it may hit a chord in 2009, so I thought I’d share: A Harvard MBA was at the pier of a small coastal Mexican [...]

MBA movies: 10 bschool lessons from your couch

Business school is expensive and hard. Watching movies is cheap and fun. Sure, the results aren’t going to be the same, but seeing as you already forked over for the three letters on your business card, it won’t hurt to take this little refresher course. Lesson 1: Accounting for Managers Teacher: Jeffrey Skilling, MBA Course [...]