December | 2011 | The Official GMAT Blog

Why Master in Management

Posted on December 22, 2011 by GMAC

Today’s job seekers know that undergraduate degrees alone are far less likely to land you a top job than they used to without serious employment credentials. Those looking to boost their potential for dream-job occupation need a means both to acquire and demonstrate knowledge of higher-order business skills. And, thus enters the Master in Management (MiM) degree—aka MSc in Business and Management, among other names. An MiM degree is seen by many recent undergraduates competing with a mix of seasoned professionals as a means to develop the higher-level business and workplace skills needed to secure more competitive employment positions.

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“Official GMAT” Mobile App Lets You Study on the Go

Posted on December 15, 2011 by GMAC

You can keep up your GMAT preparation whenever you have a little downtime with the “Official GMAT” mobile app for iPhone, iPad, or Android.

A mobile version of the best-selling Official Guide to GMAT® Review book series, the app is the only mobile app with actual, retired GMAT questions—and full answer explanations—from the makers of GMAT exam.

Most importantly, the app behaves like the GMAT exam, presenting questions as they appear on the test and providing a question timer. These features make it convenient to master two of the most important aspects of GMAT test preparation: Getting familiar with the GMAT question formats and being able to pace yourself.

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Beyond the Rankings: Eye on the Prize

Posted on December 2, 2011 by GMAC

At the end of the day, no matter how friendly the students or stunning the facilities, your decisions about which schools to apply to will most likely be informed by your career goals. You’ve already spoken with colleagues and mentors—and perhaps even with hiring officers—about various schools’ reputations in your target post-MBA field. The next step is to turn to the hard numbers. Virtually every MBA career center publishes an annual employment report that details students’ internship and job outcomes for the previous year, as well as the companies that hired their students and graduates. These statistics can help you get a sense of students’ interests, as well as the program’s track record of placing graduates in certain areas.

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