Chicago, Texas and Berkeley MBA Resume Books Available Now!

The following graduate business schools’ resume book databases have been or will be released during the next month:

Resume Books Available Now: (in alphabetical order)
UT at Austin – McCombs School of Business
UC Berkeley – Haas School of Business
Univ of Chicago – Booth School of Business

Upcoming Resume Book Releases: (in order by release date)
Columbia University – Columbia Business School – 8/19/09
Northwestern University – Kellogg School of Mgt – 8/21/09
UCLA Anderson – School of Management – 8/21/09
Univ of Virginia – Darden Graduate School of Business – 8/24/09
Stanford University – Graduate School of Business – 8/26/09
Dartmouth College – Tuck School of Business – 8/28/09
Univ North Carolina – Kenan–Flagler Business School – 9/1/09
Duke University – The Fuqua School of Business – 9/4/09
Boston College – Carroll School of Management – 9/8/09
Carnegie Mellon – Tepper School of Business – 9/8/09
Cornell University – The Johnson School – 9/8/09
Harvard – Harvard Business School – 9/8/09
New York University – Stern School of Business – 9/8/09
Univ of Pennsylvania – The Wharton School – 9/8/09

Note: The resume databases offer multiple distinct advantages over historical recruiting methods, including:
• Fully searchable profiles and resumes
• Search complete MBA populations, including full-time, part-time, executive-MBA, experienced-hire alumni
• Print resumes to PDF in batches
• Send emails directly to candidates
• Forward resumes/CVs to colleagues
• Add notes to individual candidates’ profiles to improve hiring process
• No hassle with shipping and handling of heavy printed books
• Filter candidates to match your exact hiring needs
• Siphon through candidates by:
o Resume Keyword Search
o Years of Work Experience
o Language Skills
o Previous Job Function & Industry Experience
o Summer Internship Experience
o Functional & Industry Interests
o Geographic Preferences
o Work Eligibility
o Student Club Affiliations
o Prior Degree
o Certifications

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Pre-Order the Class of 2010-2011 MBA Resume Books Now!

As of June 1, 2009, you can pre-order the online resume books from over 60 of the world’s top MBA Programs and get access to all of those schools’ first and second year students, as well as alumni. Simply click on the MBA Focus store to place your order today: https://www.mbafocus.com/orders/

Now, you can pre-order any or all of these 60+ graduate b-schools MBA class of 2010 & 2011 student resume books and get access the day they become available! Don’t wait until they’re released to order access. Get approved now! Get access faster!

MBA Focus’ partner schools have established the availability and shipment dates for this summer/fall, and this information is published at the MBA Focus store. These dates will help you begin your planning now for the busy recruiting season.

Top 10 Things A Business Student Should Have Before She Dies or Graduates

Here is a list of the Top Ten Things a Business Student should have for College and hang on to throughout a Business Career.

1.	Caffeine – $1.00 – if you pay more then a dollar for a caffeinated beverage, you haven’t done a proper cost-benefit analysis, but you definitely don’t want to fall asleep during Corporate Finance or your prof. WILL call on you!
2.	TI-83 graphing calculator with instruction booklet – $100 – because you look smart when you whip this thing out everytime anyone starts to calculate something.
3.	Warren Buffet’s Annual Reports – Free – http://www.berkshirehathaway.com/ – This man knows what good business is all about!
4.	finance.yahoo.com – Free – Every stock price, graph of a company’s financial history, every beta.
5.	Wall Street Journal – varies in price – Students get a deep discount, get addicted now.
6.	Pizza – varies in price – Take a break from ramen!
7.	Seth Godin – Free – He is the ultimate Marketing Guru, use his tricks to write your final report for Marketing 101: Seth’s blog – http://sethgodin.typepad.com/
8.	Financial Management Textbook – approximately $200 and guaranteed to break your arm off – You will read this more after you graduate.
9.	Microsoft Excel – price depends on student/non-student – you will use Excel thousands of times before you graduate — LEARN IT NOW!
10.	Market Research and Article Databases – Free/Not so free – When you are at the University, the school pays for these big expensive data collections; when you work for a big company, the Company pays. Either way, you have to know how to use them! Source: ListAfterList.com

Thousands of Qualified MBAs for You

MBA Focus has experienced business professionals in every field, from every corner of the world, with every skill you need. Find thousands of associates, managers, and executives. Post managerial and C-level openings. Or filter through thousands of candidates with experience in finance, marketing, operations and consulting. Got an opening in another country? We have thousands of bilingual MBAs authorized to work in foreign markets.

We’re confident once you see the quality of these candidates; you’ll turn to MBA Focus whenever you need business talent.

Why Hire MBA Alums?

- More experienced
- More diverse
- More knowledgeable
- More skilled
- More innovative
- More productive
- More creative
- Better decision makers
- Better leadership skills
- Better interpersonal skills

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New Year, New MBA Students and New Resumes!

MBA Focus would like to better help you identify and attract top MBA students by offering you access to more than 10,000 “first-year” candidates from the top 60+ global MBA programs via online resume books and job boards. These recruiting tools allow you to identify the best fit candidates for your internship opportunities using search criteria that match your company’s hiring needs. Take advantage of these cost-effective and essential recruitment tools today and get started at the secure ordering website: www.mbafocus.com/orders

Here are some of the first-year candidate populations that are available to recruiters:

Columbia Business School – Class of 2010
Cornell – Johnson – Class of 2010
Dartmouth – Tuck – Class of 2010
Duke – Fuqua – Class of 2010
Harvard Business School – Class of 2010
London – LBS – Class of 2010
MIT – Sloan – Class of 2010
NYU – Stern – Class of 2010
Northwestern – Kellogg – Class of 2010
Stanford University GSB – Class of 2010
UC Berkeley – Haas – Class of 2010
UCLA Anderson – Class of 2010
U. Chicago GSB – Class of 2010
U. North Carolina – Class of 2010
U. Pennsylvania – Wharton – Class of 2010
U. Texas at Austin – McCombs – Class of 2010
U. Virginia – Darden – Class of 2010
Yale School of Management – Class of 2010

For a full list of schools and online resume books go to: www.mbafocus.net/resumepricesdates

Need more help? MBA Focus’s team has delivered MBA recruitment solutions to hundreds of global corporations, click www.mbafocus.net/contact or email info@mbafocus.com to connect with them.

Wishing you a successful recruiting season!

MBA Recruiting Continues to Grow

It is the end of the calendar year, and though MBA recruiting in general has followed the market’s downward trend this season, MBA Focus has grown in almost every aspect of the industry.

Growing Network of Top-Ranked B-Schools
MBA Focus has added many more schools and candidate populations to the already exclusive network of MBA programs, including Michigan, South Carolina, Wisconsin-Madison, Georgia State, Georgia Tech, Iowa, Temple, Tampa and many new international schools.

For our full list of all our partner schools go here: http://www.mbafocus.net/schoollist

More Candidate Resumes and Work Profiles
The exclusive population of business talent has grown as well. MBA Focus now has resumes and work profiles for nearly 50,000 highly skilled business leaders, including: more than 27,500 elite professionals who are currently earning their MBA, and over 20,000 experienced alumni who work for the who’s who of Fortune 500 firms and graduated from that same group of top-ranked business schools.

Order resumes and job postings for all our partner schools here: https://www.mbafocus.com/orders/

Interested in posting an unlimited number of jobs AND searching all these resumes and work profiles at once? Contact us about the Global Focus recruiting platform here: http://www.mbafocus.net/contact

More Candidates = More Employers
MBA Focus has also seen a major increase in the number of recruiters using the online resume book and job board services. In 2008, over 3,000 companies ordered access to the exclusive network of MBAs and alums, including 10,000 different resume books. Of those 3,000 companies, more than 50 of the biggest and best MBA employers in the world use the Global Focus recruiting platform to access the entire population of candidates at once.

Join the biggest companies in the world (who don’t want you, their competitor, to know they’re using our platform) and do all your talent leadership recruiting through Global Focus. Request a demo or contact us here: http://www.mbafocus.net/contact

Or follow Apple, Nike and Walt Disney’s lead and order individual resume books and job postings online at: https://www.mbafocus.com/orders/

A New Job Posting Service
MBA Focus’s new MultiPost service extends the market coverage into job postings for the end of 2008 and into 2009. With it, employers can quickly and easily post job opportunities to more than 50 of the top-ranked graduate business school and alumni job boards around the world.

Buy job postings at: https://www.mbafocus.com/orders/

Going Global
MBA Focus has expanded its reach into Europe and Asia, adding new international schools, new international candidates, and new international employers. With this comes new products and services. Search through resumes and work profiles of candidates looking for international jobs, or distribute your job openings to the network of renowned international MBA programs to source candidates for global offices.

For our full list of all our partner schools go here: http://www.mbafocus.net/schoollist

Order resumes and job postings for all our international partner schools here: https://www.mbafocus.com/orders/

Best Bars in Ann Arbor

Anyone attending the Ross Business School should check out these local bars:

1. Zanzibar
2. La Dolce Vita
3. Grizzly Peak
4. The Brown Jug
5. Mitch’s Place
6. Ashley’s
7. Conner O’Neills
8. Old Towne Tavern
9. Scorekeepers
10. Rick’s American Cafe

Top 10 Christmas Gifts for an MBA

Need a gift for a businessman this Christmas? Try one of these (there’s something for every budget):

1. Battery operated alarm clock
2. A new suit
3. A new tie
4. Business card cases
5. Classic cuff links
6. Luggage
7. Blackberry accessories
8. A watch
9. Gourmet coffee
10. Cologne

For more CHRISTMAS GIFT IDEAS check here: www.ListAfterList.com/tabid/54/tag/Christmas/Default.aspx