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Don’t worry, Expartus has not suddenly turned into a dating service. As wonderful as it is to find that perfect match in your personal life, its also important to find a great match in your business life- a mentor who can guide you through the ups and downs of a blossoming career and help you…

Some parts of the MBA application, like your GMAT scores or your academic record, are pretty easy to define. The MBA metric is fairly universal, and, for the vast majority, the numbers tell their own story. For other elements of the application, though, telling the story is not quite so simple. “Leadership experience” is a…

The Thunderbird School of Global Management, already distinct for its international focus, has made headlines with a dramatic MBA overhaul of its curriculum. The new curriculum, titled The Flexible Program, lets students complete their MBA in as little as one year. The program was designed around feedback from MBA employers, as well as market trends…

The Financial Times rankings are a hugely important measurement for B-schools each year, with an impact that goes far beyond wounded pride. The impressions resulting from these rankings can affect everything from recruiting and admissions to post-graduation employment statistics, and the rankings themselves are a fairly potent catalyst for administrative action or inaction. For example,…

“Soft skills” has become something of a buzzword in our industry, and it has certainly been buzzing recently, with the release of GMAC’s new software program, Reflect. Designed with MBA students in mind, the program assesses personal and professional strengths, with the goal of “helping you understand you and how others perceive you”. Released mid-February,…

When you think about valuable imports and exports, you might think of oil, natural gas, steel, or other raw materials and goods. You might not think of… students. One Economist article terms education “a lucrative export,” citing foreign students who offer talent, diversity, and new perspectives. However, some countries, including the United States and Great…

The 2013 Financial Times rankings are a testament to the power of top business schools, and, simultaneously, to the fragility of that power. This paradoxical feat aptly reflects the current state of MBA education, as schools constantly strive to adapt and grow while also retaining the strengths that made them great in the first place.…

The majority of British business schools are facing the coming admissions cycle with some grim statistics in the back of their mind. Last year’s enrollment numbers, a Financial Times article reports, were the lowest in eight years, and, perhaps even more troublingly, showed a continued and pronounced decline in the number of international students pursuing…

You got into business school… in fact, you got into the business school of your choice, and you’ve determined to attend. Congratulations are pouring in from every quarter… except one: your employer is less than overjoyed. In fact, he’s angry at what he sees as a betrayal of trust, is threatening to revoke bonuses and…