International Business News Blogs - MBA Voices http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/rss/sections/mba-voices.rss All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 120 30 http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/rss/sections/mba-voices.rss http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif This post was written by Christina Yu, content developer for Knewton\'s GMAT prep course. An article in the Wall Street Journal indicated that newly minted MBA salaries and bonuses rose last year, a sign that employers are recruiting more intensely at business schools across the country: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20110218/salaries-on-the-rise-for-mbas.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/articles/24090/20110218/salaries-on-the-rise-for-mbas.htm Fri, 18 Feb 2011 11:34:56 EST This article was written by Christina Yu, a content developer for Knewton's GMAT course. At Harvard Business School, the new dean, Nitin Nohria has announced five priorities for the upcoming academic year: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20110209/harvard-business-school-announcesnew-priorities.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/articles/23690/20110209/harvard-business-school-announcesnew-priorities.htm Wed, 09 Feb 2011 12:54:15 EST If you thought the soul-searching stopped after you decided to go to b-school, think again. There are a wide variety of career options open to MBAs - some of them less conventional than others. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20110126/after-the-mba-social-entrepreneurship.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/articles/23226/20110126/after-the-mba-social-entrepreneurship.htm Wed, 26 Jan 2011 15:14:10 EST This post was written by Matthew Busick, one of the expert content developers for Knewton's GMAT prep course. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20110110/gmat-sentence-correction-tip-when-to-listen-to-your-ear.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/articles/22706/20110110/gmat-sentence-correction-tip-when-to-listen-to-your-ear.htm Mon, 10 Jan 2011 11:57:35 EST This post is written by Matthew Busick, a Content Developer for our GMAT prep course. Some of our best students have their grammar rules down pat. They can talk for hours about adjective clauses, dangling modifiers, gerunds, and the subjunctive, but they're so busy checking to make sure that all the sentence parts fit into place that they forget to read the sentence for meaning. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20101228/gmat-trap-answers-wordy-and-awkward-but-still-correct.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/articles/22399/20101228/gmat-trap-answers-wordy-and-awkward-but-still-correct.htm Tue, 28 Dec 2010 13:32:55 EST Christina Yu is a Content Developer for Knewton's GMAT prep course. Welcome to another installment of Knewton's "Business School Reading List" series: recommended reading for prospective MBAs. The books we cover are some of the essential texts for anyone interested in management and entrepreneurship - plus they provide some excellent GMAT-level reading practice! http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20101222/business-school-reading-list-liquidated.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/articles/22315/20101222/business-school-reading-list-liquidated.htm Wed, 22 Dec 2010 13:06:33 EST If you're thinking about getting your MBA, here are 101 reasons to consider it. What are your reasons for going to business school? http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20101221/101-reasons-to-go-to-business-school.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/articles/22299/20101221/101-reasons-to-go-to-business-school.htm Tue, 21 Dec 2010 14:34:42 EST Jonathan Bethune is a Content Developer for Knewton's GMAT prep course. Let me begin with a disclaimer: Try not to do do this! Seriously. Prepping for the GMAT in two weeks is, to put it mildly, a less than ideal approach. You won't have time to cover every topic comprehensively, nor will you be able to master as many new concepts and test-taking strategies as you would in a month or longer. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20101213/how-to-study-for-the-gmat-in-two-weeks.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/articles/22079/20101213/how-to-study-for-the-gmat-in-two-weeks.htm Mon, 13 Dec 2010 10:59:58 EST Jesse Sternberg is a Content Developer for Knewton's GMAT prep course. There's nothing more frustrating than preparing thoroughly for the GMAT critical reasoning section - poring over hundreds of complex arguments, wrapping your head around triple negations, learning to spot an assumption from a mile away - only to end up losing points for something as simple as not paying attention to the question stem. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20101209/common-wrong-answers-on-the-gmat-true-but-not-the-right-answer.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/articles/22018/20101209/common-wrong-answers-on-the-gmat-true-but-not-the-right-answer.htm Thu, 09 Dec 2010 16:33:32 EST Jonathan Bethune is a Content Developer for Knewton's GMAT prep course. GMAT Critical Reasoning questions test your ability to use logic. In most cases this means making inferences, identifying details, and understanding arguments. Occasionally, however, you will have to apply formal logic to understand what a CR paragraph implies. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20101209/how-to-use-formal-logic-on-the-gmat-critical-reasoning-section.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/articles/21998/20101209/how-to-use-formal-logic-on-the-gmat-critical-reasoning-section.htm Thu, 09 Dec 2010 09:56:58 EST Kyle Hausmann is a Content Developer for Knewton's GMAT prep course. Obviously, no one wants to get a low GMAT score. But at the same time, doing poorly on the test isn't the end of the world, and beating yourself up over your score isn't healthy, or productive. Instead, try to deal with your disappointment in a way that will help you prepare for the GMAT, round two - if and when you feel up to it. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20101206/what-to-do-if-you-bomb-the-gmat.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/articles/21898/20101206/what-to-do-if-you-bomb-the-gmat.htm Mon, 06 Dec 2010 10:30:26 EST Jonathan Bethune is a Content Developer for Knewton's GMAT prep course. Prepping for the GMAT in one month is possible, but it will be hectic. While there is a lot you can do in 30 days, you will likely feel rushed if you try to fit all the work necessary to significantly improve your score. At the very least, you'll have a very full schedule leading up to test day. (If you are trying to prep for the GMAT in one month and you find that you have a lot of time to kill, you might be doing something wrong!) http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20101201/one-month-gmat-study-plan.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/articles/21758/20101201/one-month-gmat-study-plan.htm Wed, 01 Dec 2010 10:20:33 EST Christina Yu is a Content Developer for Knewton's GMAT prep course. Welcome to this week's installment of Knewton's MBA Reading List. The books we'll cover are some of the essential texts for anyone interested in management and entrepreneurship - plus they provide some excellent GMAT-level reading practice! http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20101117/business-school-reading-list-year-one.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/articles/21487/20101117/business-school-reading-list-year-one.htm Wed, 17 Nov 2010 17:17:16 EST Jonathan Bethune is a Content Developer for Knewton's online GMAT prep course. Contrary to popular belief, video games aren't just for killing an idle Thursday evening. In fact, a variety of recent studies have begun to demonstrate their teaching potential. Steven Johnson's book Everything Bad is Good for You offers a good introduction to the field. Tom Chatfield's fantastic Ted Talk is another great examination of gaming and learning. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20101115/video-games-to-help-prepare-you-for-the-gmat-seriously.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/articles/21388/20101115/video-games-to-help-prepare-you-for-the-gmat-seriously.htm Mon, 15 Nov 2010 11:29:09 EST Kyle Hausmann, one of Knewton's GMAT prep experts, recently sat down with David Liu, Knewton's Chief Operating Officer and a graduate of Columbia Business School, to talk to him about his MBA experience. Read on for his perspective on the program. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20101115/an-insiders-perspective-on-mba-life-columbia-business-school.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/articles/21386/20101115/an-insiders-perspective-on-mba-life-columbia-business-school.htm Mon, 15 Nov 2010 11:20:34 EST At Knewton, we're always looking for ways to make studying for the GMAT easier and more effective. Our new Virtual GMAT Study Group allows you to join from anywhere, free! Every Tuesday night at 8 pm EST, jump into a live session with your fellow b-school hopefuls and our Knewton GMAT experts. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20101108/introducing-the-knewton-gmat-virtual-study-group.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/articles/21240/20101108/introducing-the-knewton-gmat-virtual-study-group.htm Mon, 08 Nov 2010 18:53:20 EST David Yourdon is a Content Developer for Knewton's GMAT prep course. GMAT Problem Solving (PS) questions are designed to assess test-takers' skills in geometry, algebra, statistics, and arithmetic. The questions on this section of the GMAT may not be as quirky as those on the Data Sufficiency section of the test - but that doesn't mean you don't need to study! http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20101103/top-10-tips-gmat-problem-solving.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/articles/21112/20101103/top-10-tips-gmat-problem-solving.htm Wed, 03 Nov 2010 12:09:17 EDT As anyone who is applying to business school knows, there's a plethora of information about the MBA admissions process out in the open. Some of that information is true, but a lot of it is false. Knewton GMAT prep was fortune enough to speak with MBA admissions expert, Walter Hutchinson (founder of ApplicationAdvantage.com and MBAdashboard.com), about the 5 most persistent myths about the b-school admissions process. Stay tuned next week for two myths specific to the 2010-11 admissions season! http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20101101/topbusiness-school-admissions-myths.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/articles/21047/20101101/topbusiness-school-admissions-myths.htm Mon, 01 Nov 2010 14:49:59 EDT Christina Yu is a Content Developer for Knewton's GMAT prep course. Welcome to the first installment of Knewton's "Business School Reading List" series, all about recommended reading for prospective business school students. We'll cover some of the essential texts anyone interested in entrepreneurship and management should read. As a bonus, each selection should provide some excellent GMAT-level reading practice! http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20101101/business-school-reading-list-the-lords-of-strategy.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/articles/21031/20101101/business-school-reading-list-the-lords-of-strategy.htm Mon, 01 Nov 2010 10:05:06 EDT Jonathan Bethune is a concent developer for Knewton's GMAT prep course. As part of a recent GMAT question archiving project, I had the chance to take a trip down GMAT memory lane. I uncovered some amusing things about older GMAT questions - but also learned some really interesting things about how much the exam has evolved since it was first administered. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20101028/the-gmat-then-and-now-how-the-test-has-changed-in-30-years.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/articles/20958/20101028/the-gmat-then-and-now-how-the-test-has-changed-in-30-years.htm Thu, 28 Oct 2010 11:30:43 EDT