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Recruiting Around the World

Did you know that over 25% of the Darden Class of 2012 pursued career opportunities in the Northeast and over 10% on the West Coast? During the MBA program, Darden students enjoy the benefits of living and learning in Charlottesville, Virginia (top-ranked in lifestyle, health and business rankings), but pursue career paths in a wide [...]

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Leading Voices in Higher Education: Anne-Marie Slaughter

A couple weeks ago Dr Anne-Marie Slaughter came to Dartmouth and gave a lecture titled “Why Women Still Can’t Have It All: Getting to a Place of Equal Opportunity.” The lecture was part of Dartmouth’s Leading Voices in Higher Education speaker series, and organized in part through Tuck’s Women in Business club. I was able [...]

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8th Annual Diverse Leadership Conference

Founder and CEO of the Center for Hispanic Leadership, Glen Llopis Goizueta’s 8th Annual Diverse Leadership Conference, held on April 19th at Goizueta Business School, focused on providing students and professionals a forum to discuss business leadership, career advancement, and diverse networks. former Senior Vice President of Digital Enterprise Operations, Turner Broadcasting System, Vickie Hamilton [...]

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Admissions Q&A: MBA for Executives and Global MBA for Executives

Question: Do you offer an MBA in which students can continue to work full time while earning their MBA degree? Answer: We offer two formats of our MBA that allows you to work full time – the Executive MBA (EMBA) and the Global Executive MBA (GEMBA). Both formats take about two years to complete. Question: [...]

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A Day in the Life

Life at Tuck is always busy. So much so that the word has lost all meaning. It has just become the new normal. If that is in fact the new normal than there was nothing out of the ordinary about my day on Monday and yet it somehow felt extreme. Perhaps I am just having [...]

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A Day in the Life

Life at Tuck is always busy. So much so that the word has lost all meaning. It has just become the new normal. If that is in fact the new normal than there was nothing out of the ordinary about my day on Monday and yet it somehow felt extreme. Perhaps I am just having [...]

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The Interview Rush

School started up again in mid January after nearly a month off. Since then, to be completely honest, I’m not sure whether I’ve been here first as a student or as a job seeker. These last few weeks have been a whirlwind of interviews, dinners, phone calls, plane rides, hotels, super days, and thank you [...]

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Admissions Q&A: Insight on the Application Process, MBA Program Information and More

Question: Could you please describe what you look for in a standout Darden applicant? Answer: We look for strong team and leadership skills, as well as initiative and solid communication skills. Question:  Could you describe the culture at Darden and what you think differentiates it from other MBA programs? Answer: Darden is a small, tight-knit community where everyone [...]

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Hello from the Career Center

As Associate Dean of Fuqua’s Career Management Center (CMC), I work with my team and other members of the Fuqua and Duke communities to build and enhance Fuqua’s presence in the global employment marketplace. What that means is I focus on maximizing the school’s efforts and resources toward the career preparation, recruitment, employment, and success [...]

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How to Choose an MBA program: Considering the Format

Learning about different business schools and MBA formats can be overwhelming if you are just beginning your MBA search. At Darden, we offer one MBA degree in three different formats — a full-time MBA, MBA for Executives and Global MBA for Executives. Students in Darden’s EMBA and GEMBA utilize the same case method of study [...]

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