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Banks are already talking about hiring for 2022
The Goldman Sachs Financial Services Conference in the United States is sometimes a somewhat offbeat event for the CEOs of investment banks attending. Like Brian Moynihan of Bank of America, they generally want to paint as optimistic a picture as possible to their shareholders. But December is also the month for managing bonus expectations for …
The Most Disruptive MBA Startups of 2021: Fit For Everybody, MIT (Sloan)
Industry: Fashion technology Name (s) of the founding student: Laura Zwanziger Brief description of the solution: Fit for Everybody helps womenswear designers improve the fit and size of clothing by outsourcing womens measurements and providing size analysis to designers through our design platform. At the same time, we provide buyers with tools to take their …
MBA Handicapping: How to Use Your International Experience to Enter HBS
How does an auditor enter Harvard Business School from Uzbekistan? This is a good question that Bakhu absolutely wants answered. Hoping to land a job with MBB in consulting after earning his MBA, he applied to Harvard as well as Northwestern Kellogg, Chicago Booth, MIT Sloan, Dartmouth Tuck, Duke Fuqua and Jones Graduate School of …
The most disruptive MBA startups of 2021: Capim, INSEAD
Industry: Financial services Name (s) of the founding student: Marcelo Lutz and Roberto Biselli Brief description of the solution: First buy now pay later for health services in Latin America. Funding dollars: 2,450,000.00 USD (selection round) What prompted you to embark on this adventure? I had previously worked in health care for six years and …
S&P 500 could end ‘fairly flat’ in 2022 amid previously ‘unthinkable’ negative real rates, says BofA strategist
The US stock market, as measured by the S&P 500 Index, may struggle to rise next year due to similarities to the 2000 tech bubble, according to BofA Global Research. The S&P 500 SPX, +1.32% will end 2022 at 4,600, BofA Global Research predicted in an equities and quantifications strategy note dated November 23. This …
Living on locusts: Iceland LIV – Lauder Intercultural Venture
Panel of five FKA members: Icelandic Women in Business Leaders Association Subzero experiences, breakfast in an original Viking voyage ship, and shark tasting were all great things to do in Iceland. Here I learned about leadership, gender nuances, and technology. Although COVID-19 is not completely eradicated, the Lauder Institute has resumed travel related to studies. …
Advocates for children call on those who can help them
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla .– The major fallout from the Bay Area child welfare system has many people concerned about the future of the most affected children and the families needed to care for them. Tina Quant is one of those advocates for children who wants people to do more. Her next book, “Live to Fly, …
How to Customize Your MBA Application for Graduate Programs
What does it take to fit your First Round Killer MBA application for a new batch of Second Round business schools? Once you’ve done the hard work of thinking about where you’ve been, where you want to go, and how an MBA is going to get you there, it’s tempting to put your winning story …
2 mutual funds for SIPs ranked # 1 by Crisil and 5 stars by value research
Quantitative tax plan The Quant Tax Plan has been ranked # 1 by Crisil and also has a 5-star rating by Value Research. This fund is an equity linked savings program, which means that an investment of up to Rs 1.5 lakh is eligible for tax reduction under Sec80c of income tax. 1 year returns …
MBA Handicapping: How to Optimize a “Woman in Technology” Story for Schools B
Product manager for a leading video security software company, Fabliha set his sights on a one-year accelerated MBA program. The 28-year-old professional is applying to Tech MBA programs at Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management, Cornell Tech and New York University. And she’s planning something like a “Hail Mary” pass to Harvard Business School. A …