Posts Tagged ‘recruitment’
Types of cover letters every student needs to know about
For every student, there will come a time when you will need to prepare a cover letter. Whether that be to launch a career in your chosen field, build your resume with experience through internships or volunteering, or simply apply for a temporary position while you work your way through school. A cover letter is…
Read MoreEleven Viennese Vignettes: Illuminations from the 2022 EFMD Career Services Conference
Careers Consultant Dominic Prosser of Henley Business School provides reflections on the 2022 EFMD Career Services Conference that took place in November at WU in Vienna. Marcus Aurelius Antoninus died in Vienna in 180 C.E.. The last of the so-called Five Good Roman Emperors his principal legacy is as a Stoic Philosopher, bequeathing us such…
Read MoreUnique opportunity to connect your students with global inclusive employers
EFMD Global Fairs by Highered, the largest virtual career fair for students and alumni, is taking place between 18-20th October. Similar to last year, where more than 12,000 students and alumni participated, the 3-day event hosted by Highered will bring together talent from the EFMD school network and connect them with employers. As part of…
Read MoreGraduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) scheme: Challenges, opportunities and recruitment process
The GTA scheme provides PhD scholarships where postgraduate research students undertake PhD research while also engaging in structured opportunities for development and experience in learning, teaching and assessment. Their Core responsibilities include teaching-related activities, such as leading lecturing and/or tutorials, supervising Undergraduate and Postgraduate projects, assisting students in understanding technical materials, marking, and providing feedback…
Read MoreAalto – a rock in the COVID-19 storm
Is Aalto University School of Business one of the world’s most stable business schools amid crisis? Its Dean, Professor Timo Korkeamäki, discusses the school and its future with Stephanie Mullins, Associate Director at specialist business education PR consultancy, BlueSky Education. “When the pandemic hit in Finland, we pretty much closed our premises in mid-March and stayed closed…
Read MoreFuture-Proofing Your Business School Admissions Strategy
How can business school admissions professionals prepare for an uncertain future? Philippe Taza, CEO of Higher Education Marketing, a digital marketing and technology agency dedicated exclusively to the education sector, looks at how to create a strategy that will weather any storm. Future-proofing: the process of anticipating the future and developing methods of minimising the…
Read MoreHow business schools are targeting new markets in search of applicants
Is quantity better than quality? Not always when it comes to student applications says Stephanie Mullins, Associate Director at specialist business education PR consultancy, BlueSky Education. She explores how business schools are reaching new applicants. As many business schools examine their application numbers, it’s easy to see why more and more are considering including new…
Read MoreReconfiguration of the Enrollment Funnel for B-schools: New GMAC Survey Research
Applications for graduate management education (GME) increased by 2.4 per cent based on the weighted absolute change analysis of 731 programs that responded to the 2019 and 2020 Application Trends Survey. This is a reversal from a decline of 3.1 per cent in the applications last year. This reversal of trends is in line with…
Read MoreCorporate Recruiters Survey Shows Optimism for the Hiring of B-School Graduates
The global economic outlook reversed its course to pessimism and uncertainty in a matter of months due to COVID-19. This shift has also reset the demand and supply of talent at many levels. How has COVID-19 impacted the skill demand and hiring projections for MBA and Business Master’s graduates? The Graduate Management Admission Council™ (GMAC™)…
Read MoreLatest corporate recruiters trends. Join GMAC webinar on 1 October 2020
The Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) is a global, mission-driven association of leading graduate business schools. Founded in 1953, GMAC is actively committed to advancing the art and science of admissions by convening and representing the industry and offering best-in-class products and services for schools and students. See the original post here. GMAC conducts the…
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