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9780738205113

The MBA Jungle B-School Survival Guide

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  • ISBN13:

    9780738205113

  • ISBN10:

    0738205117

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2001-08-06
  • Publisher: Basic Books
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Summary

The official handbook for B-school culture and customs, The MBA Jungle B-School Survival Guide is filled with insights on the MBA experience. It also offers practical advice with a flair and sophistication that will appeal to current and would-be MBA students. Far from your same-old sawdust-dry business-school guide, The MBA Jungle B-School Survival Guide is smart and witty, yet still manages to take business seriously. It covers a full array of topics-from determining if an MBA track is appropriate for you, to decoding curriculum needs, to parlaying classroom relationships and knowledge into job offers. It also outlines the intangibles-such as status and confidence-one can assemble by knowing B-school protocol. Drawing from interviews and focus groups with professors, recruiters, and CEOs, this is a one-stop guide for getting the most out of your MBA and getting ahead in the business world.

Author Biography

Jon Housman is co-founder and CEO of Jungle Interactive Media, Inc., and an adjunct professor at the NYU's Stern School of Business. He is also on the board of overseers at Stern, and is a former consultant at McKinsey & Company, where he specialized in strategies for companies in the media and entertainment industry. Jon Housman is co-founder and CEO of Jungle Interactive Media, Inc., and an adjunct professor at the NYU's Stern School of Business. He is also on the board of overseers at Stern, and is a former consultant at McKinsey & Company, where he specialized in strategies for companies in the media and entertainment industry.

Table of Contents

MBA Jungle Contributors ix
The Art of Success
1(4)
To B-School or Not to B-School
5(18)
(A Diagnostic Quiz)
To B or Not to B?
5(8)
The Payoff
13(5)
What Will You Be Studying?
18(2)
Top MBA Recruiters
20(3)
Choosing the Right School
23(24)
Part-Time Versus Full-Time: How Do You Take Your MBA?
24(2)
The Dual Degree---Two-for-One Special
26(1)
Seven Tips to Make Part-Time Work for You
27(4)
Paying for the MBA
31(2)
B-School Comparisons
33(3)
Category Leaders
36(2)
An International Perspective
38(4)
Women on the Verge
42(5)
Getting In
47(28)
Getting into Top-Choice Schools
47(1)
Where to Apply: How to Pick the Right School for You
48(11)
Understanding the GMAT
59(10)
The Man Behind the GMAT: Interview with a Test-Writer
69(4)
What Does It Take to Get In?
73(2)
Are You Ready for B-School? Are You Sure?
75(18)
Calm Before the Storm
75(3)
Eight Books You Gotta Read Before B-School
78(1)
Ready to Talk the Talk?
79(7)
What to Bring to the Party---The Tools, the Gear, the Attitude
86(3)
Six Things You Can Leave at Home
89(4)
B2C---Back to the Classroom
93(16)
Start Smart, Start Strong
93(4)
Class in the Classroom
97(3)
A Week in the Life of an MBA
100(4)
Choosing the Curriculum: Electives Versus the Core
104(1)
How to Spot a Top Prof
105(4)
The Learning Team
109(14)
Like Survivor but with Graph Paper
Ten Ways to Annoy Your Teammates
120(1)
How to Deal with Troubled Teammates
121(2)
The Recruiting Game---Building the Network
123(18)
Networking: Winning Strategies
123(7)
Network with Professors---Without Kissing Up
130(4)
Six Ways Not to Impress a Prof
134(1)
Why Your Resume Got Tossed---And What You Could Have Done to Prevent It
135(2)
Leaving the Perfect Voice-Mail Message
137(4)
Mastering the Interview
141(24)
The Interview
141(7)
Four Killer Questions
148(4)
Five Things Not to Do in an Interview
152(1)
Disaster Relief: Survival Strategies for Recruiting Calamities
153(7)
Interviews Gone Bad
160(2)
Job Hunters from Hell
162(3)
Advanced Recruiting Tactics
165(18)
Twenty-Eight Tips for Getting the Job You Want
165(7)
Dining for Dollars
172(6)
B-School Entrepreneurs: Six Things to Do While Still in School
178(5)
Working Abroad
183(14)
Taking the Job Hunt Overseas
183(5)
The Long Way Home
188(9)
Getting Back to Business
197(8)
Lessons from B-School's Best Minds
205(8)
Eight Things that Are Not Quite as Important to Remember
212(1)
Epilogue: How to Blow Off Steam---A Primer 213(6)
Appendix A: Business School Rankings 219(12)
Appendix B: Industry Guides 231(21)
Index 252

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