Every since I wrote the book Careerismo, the subject of confidence has continued to boomerang back into many of my career conversations. Confidence is a foundation topic that underpins so many other parts of starting and advancing your career. Therefore, it only seems appropriate to start 2019 with more depth on building confidence in women’s […]
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A recruiter’s perspective on the state of diversity recruitment in the MBA industry.
For the past 14 years, I have been recruiting grad students for more than 50 MBA schools. Most of them reside in the US and a few in Europe. I have recruited military officers for several reasons. Aside from being leaders and desirable students, one reason is because the military is the largest diversity employer […]
Supreme Court on Affirmative Action
What does the recent Supreme Court ruling mean for women? Last week was historic for education and the global economy. The definition of affirmative action (AA) was extended by the Supreme Court of the United States. AA applies to many under-represented student populations including women who have less than equal representation in MBA programs. The […]
Women for Global Achievement by Women.MBA
Earlier this week, First Lady Michelle Obama convened the first ever United State of Women Summit. In conjunction with this groundbreaking event, Women.MBA and their member schools are announcing a new program to further unite women throughout the world. Women for Global Achievement Community Programs Inspiring Women to Lead What Is Women for Global Achievement? […]
Career Longevity
“Learn as if you’ll live forever.” Mahatma Gandhi One of the biggest drivers in the future of education and careers, which we all admit yet somehow fail to consider, is that we are living longer. And, according to a gentleman named Rohit Talwar, we could potentially live and work a whole lot longer. Rohit Talwar […]
An Applicant’s Edge on MBA Admission
During the past few months, there has been a noticeable movement to quality of applicants in MBA admissions. Which means you will have to earn your way into MBA school on the merits of your record, application and interview. It also means that being a female applicant, in and of itself, will not be enough […]
Two Views On Payoff Of An MBA Degree
#1 – There’s Value in Business, Healthcare & Technology Degrees A new report surfaced last quarter from Goldman Sachs on the value of a college education. Just so you know we strive for objectivity, the report was very pessimistic and called for a revolution in Higher Ed. There was basically one positive finding to come […]