The MBA Solution: More people are eyeing graduate degrees to boost their prospects. Add this number to the many facts and figures being bandied about during this recession: 246,957, the record high number of GMAT exams… Read The Miami Herald article.
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MBA's appeal grows in a shrinking economy
Add this number to the many fact and figures being bandied about during this recession: 246,957, the record-high number of GMAT exams administered to aspiring MBA candidates last year. So far this year, numbers of test-takers show the volume looks to be even greater. ”Typically, people sit out economic downturns in school — business school […]
Scholarships give worthy graduate students access to education they deserve.
Students at all levels of higher education find themselves confronting a difficult paradox. On the one hand, they know that a first-rate education will open career opportunities that will increase their chances for financial security and job satisfaction. On the other hand, with economic woes to face and priorities to set, paying for that education […]
Students discuss the experience and importance of attending the NSHMBA conference in order to secure jobs with top companies.
Students discuss the experience and importance of attending the NSHMBA conference in order to secure jobs with top companies. Featuring Barry Shiflett, Director, FIU College of Business Administration, Career Management Services. [flv:http://business.fiu.edu/newsletters/BizBuzz/v06n01/02a.flv 500 334]
Joint graduate degree doubles career opportunities.
Alexander Nottingham (MBA-JD ’08), operations consultant, Smile South Florida, believes that a law degree will open more doors for his career in business. Current graduate student Marlon Greenwood chose to pursue both a business and law degree because he was looking for a way to make his educational degree unique—and to help ensure that his […]
Master of Science in International Real Estate (MSIRE) gives graduates tools to succeed in challenging times.
Master of Science in International Real Estate (MSIRE) gives graduates tools to succeed in challenging times. Featuring Jeb Bush Jr., Commercial Real Estate Services, Fairchild partners. [flv:http://business.fiu.edu/newsletters/BizBuzz/v05n05/jeb2.flv 500 334]
Summer graduations acknowledge hard work and achievements.
Thirty students celebrated their graduation from the BBA+ program, one of several summer gatherings to acknowledge the accomplishments of the college’s newest alumni. Though winter and spring are the seasons associated with commencement, summer is a busy graduation season in the College of Business Administration, too. Students in undergraduate and graduate programs complete their programs […]
What is the goal of the Master of Science in Management Information Systems (MSMIS) Program?
What is the goal of the Master of Science in Management Information Systems (MSMIS) Program? Featuring Irma Becerra-Fernandez, Knight Ridder Center Research Professor, Department of Decision Sciences and Information Systems, Florida International University College of Business Administration. [flv:http://business.fiu.edu/newsletters/BizBuzz/v05n04/becerra2.flv 500 334]
College seizes on creative marketing and recruiting techniques that speak to digital generation.
From cell phones to Blackberries to social networking, today’s college students of all ages stay connected. To alert prospects to what the College of Business Administration has to offer—ranked programs, well-respected faculty, expert career services, and much more—requires a savvy strategy that takes into account changing communication preferences. The college has fashioned such an approach, […]
Dual Degree relationship brings Master of Accounting program to leading business school in Mexico.
A new venture between the College of Business Administration and Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM)—described by América Economía as the number one business school in Latin America—dispatches professors from the School of Accounting to Mexico City to deliver the Master of Accounting (MACC) program. An impressive 22 students, many of them highly experienced accountants, […]