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Hire MBA Interns from Harvard, Chicago, New York, Kellogg & more

More companies have made the strategic decision to hire MBA students through summer internships the past several years. This year is no exception. MBA Focus has been helping these companies identify and attract high-potential interns from the world's top-ranked MBA programs by using resume books powered by MBA Focus.

What are your MBA recruiting plans? Do they include summer interns? If so,… Continue

Added by Ryan Pratt on November 4, 2009 at 8:47am — No Comments

Hiring MBA Interns Just Got Easier!

Want to make hiring an MBA easier? Pre-ordering your class of 2011 MBA intern resume books can help. You'll be able to contact top MBA professionals as soon as their resumes are posted online, and have the best shot at landing your first-choice prospects.

MBA Intern Resume Books Available Now:

Baruch College -… Continue

Added by Ryan Pratt on October 27, 2009 at 2:27pm — No Comments

Job Search Tools for MBA Alumni from Top-Ranked B-Schools

Sign Up for the MBA Alumni Resume Database & Job Board Today! Starting immediately, MBA alumni will be able to market themselves to and search jobs from thousands of the biggest and best MBA employers around the globe. You will be able to put your full resume and a streamlined profile online using your school's new alumni MBA resume database and job board…

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Added by Ryan Pratt on October 23, 2009 at 1:14pm — No Comments

Find Job-Seeking MBAs from Top Business Schools on Twitter

Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter are extremely valuable hiring tools with today’s growing desire for instant information and dependency on networking. Facebook and LinkedIn fulfill the networking dependency. Twitter is better for delivering instant information.

Twitter has grown over 1000% in the last year – mainly b/c of the celebrity presence. But this doesn’t mean it can’t be used as an effective… Continue

Added by Ryan Pratt on October 14, 2009 at 3:51pm — No Comments

Find Jobs on Twitter: List of Employer/Recruiter Twitter URLs

Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter are extremely valuable job-search tools with today’s growing desire for instant information and dependency on networking. Facebook and LinkedIn fulfill the networking dependency. Twitter is better for delivering instant information.

Twitter has grown over 1000% in the last year – mainly b/c of the celebrity presence. But this doesn’t mean it can’t be used as an effective… Continue

Added by Ryan Pratt on October 14, 2009 at 3:48pm — No Comments

Recruit MBA Interns to be Future Hires

Hiring MBA interns is a cost-effective and essential way to build your leadership talent pipeline regardless of business cycles. Smart firms have learned from past mistakes and realize they cannot afford to fall behind in leadership recruiting again. And despite the economic downturn, internship offerings increased in 2009 by 2.0% over 2008.

Firms like Kaplan, SAP, Amazon.com, Citi, and Deutsche… Continue

Added by Ryan Pratt on October 14, 2009 at 11:25am — No Comments

Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter – How Can These Help In Your Job Search?

Added by Ryan Pratt on October 2, 2009 at 2:26pm — No Comments

Hire Talent from the Top-Ranked MBA Programs

MBA Focus has exclusive partnerships with over 60 of the world's top graduate business schools, including all of the top 10, and 26 of the top 30, according to BusinessWeek.

Resume Books from the Top 10 Available Now:

(click on the MBA program to begin)

University of Chicago -… Continue

Added by Ryan Pratt on October 2, 2009 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Top 10 "Most Desired" MBA Employers

Universum IDEAL™ has just released its annual list of the "most desired" companies to work for according to a survey of over 6,000 respondents from 58 top MBA programs around the world. Once again, Google takes the top spot (for the third year in a row). Here is the rest of the top 10:

1. Google

2. McKinsey & Company

3. Bain & Company

4. Goldman Sachs

5. Apple Computer

6. The Boston Consulting Group

7. Walt Disney

8. Nike

9. J.P.… Continue

Added by Ryan Pratt on September 15, 2009 at 12:12pm — No Comments

Tuck, Stanford and UNC MBA Resume Books Available Now!

The following resume book databases have been or will be released during the next month:

Resume Books Available Now:

Dartmouth College - Tuck School of Business

Stanford University -… Continue

Added by Ryan Pratt on September 3, 2009 at 9:08am — No Comments

Chicago, Texas and Berkeley MBA Resume Books Available Now!

The following graduate business schools’ resume book databases have been or will be released during the next month:

Resume Books Available Now: (in alphabetical order)

UT at Austin - McCombs School of Business…

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Added by Ryan Pratt on August 13, 2009 at 9:09am — No Comments

Upcoming MBA Resume Book Releases in August 2009

The following graduate business schools’ resume book databases will be released in the next 30 days for you to begin searching and filtering though the world's best MBA candidates. If you haven’t already pre-ordered, you can now. Get a jump on your competition today!

Upcoming Resume Book Releases: (in order by release date)…

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Added by Ryan Pratt on July 27, 2009 at 9:36am — No Comments

Expand Your Talent Search to Find the Perfect Match

Employers need to ask themselves: "Are we missing out on some very talented, very experienced candidates in these other MBA populations?" The answer is yes. Over the past few years, the gap has closed between the full-time MBA student and these experienced part-time, evening, executive and alumni MBAs. Companies are sitting on an amazing pool of talent. And it's reachable though MultiPost job postings and in searchable online resume books powered by… Continue

Added by Ryan Pratt on June 16, 2009 at 10:43am — No Comments

So Which is Most Effective: Resumes or Job Postings?

If done correctly, resumes AND job posting are the most effective. While resumes allow you to get deeper and more hands-on in the recruiting process, MultiPost job postings can do that work for you. Searchable resume books will help you find the best candidates and the best matches "on paper." But job postings will bring you the candidates who are actually interested in your job opening. And even in this… Continue

Added by Ryan Pratt on June 16, 2009 at 10:43am — No Comments

New Classes of 2010 & 2011 MBA Resume Books Available Now!

As of June 1, 2009, you can pre-order the online resume books from over 60 of the world's top MBA Programs and get access to all of those schools’ first and second year students, as well as alumni. Simply click on the MBA Focus store to place your order today: https://www.mbafocus.com/orders/

Now, you can pre-order any or all of these 60+ graduate b-schools MBA class of 2010 & 2011 student resume books and get access the day they… Continue

Added by Ryan Pratt on June 3, 2009 at 8:30am — No Comments

17 Ways MBA Focus Improved MBA Recruiting Last Season

It is the nearing the end of the 08-09 academic year, and though it was a tough year for recruiting, companies continued to hire high-potential and high-performing leadership talent. MBA Focus led the charge in helping top global companies connect with these outstanding candidates. And it will continue to redefine the way companies recruit MBA talent this upcoming academic season, starting June 1, 2009 at MBAFocus.com.

Here are 17 ways… Continue

Added by Ryan Pratt on May 5, 2009 at 11:05am — No Comments

Why to Jump on the Bandwagon: Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn

Most of you have friends on Facebook, and some of you are likely connected on LinkedIn, but have you jumped on the latest train leaving the internet networking station, Twitter? “Follow us on Twitter” – the new catchphrase sweeping the world. MBA Focus is now an active member on all three of these social networks, and we have found just like you will, that these websites are not only for social relations, but also for career connections. Just as a personal blog can boost your resume and help… Continue

Added by Ryan Pratt on April 6, 2009 at 10:56am — No Comments

The Power of Networking

Networking has always been an important part of corporate careers, especially in the job search phase. Today, jobseekers and recruiters alike use networking websites, for the same reason they joined fraternities, attend conferences, and have daily lunch meetings to make new connections. Two of the top ten websites in the world (Facebook and Myspace) and dozens of the top 200 (including Twitter and LinkedIn) are solely based on the power of networking. The tools and services powered by MBA Focus… Continue

Added by Ryan Pratt on April 6, 2009 at 10:55am — No Comments

MultiPost Your Job Openings to 50 Schools at Once!

More than 50 top b-schools are now part of an exclusive network of MBA job boards called MultiPost. This new service allows companies to quickly and easily post job opportunities to your selection of the top graduate business school and alumni job boards around the world. A convenience fee of less than $299 will be charged by MBA Focus™ following the completion of the quick & easy process. Just create a new account and/or sign in, pay, and then post.

Use MultiPost to post your… Continue

Added by Ryan Pratt on April 6, 2009 at 10:55am — 1 Comment

5 Tips on Building the Best Online Resume Possible

Here are some great tips in making your online resume and career profile the best it can be!

Highlight your Education: Your really want to make your education scream. With an online resume you can build in pop-ups to really make your resume standout!

Network: Don't start your networking out to find a job, do networking to find people. They will lead you to the jobs!

Control Your Privacy: Pay attention to what you allow employers and others to see.

Reach Out to… Continue

Added by Ryan Pratt on April 6, 2009 at 10:54am — No Comments