{"id":4658,"date":"2010-10-15T07:00:51","date_gmt":"2010-10-15T15:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=4658"},"modified":"2010-12-15T07:00:01","modified_gmt":"2010-12-15T15:00:01","slug":"mba-news-roundup-wharton-grads-social-entrepreneurship-and-the-power-of-networking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/mba-news-roundup-wharton-grads-social-entrepreneurship-and-the-power-of-networking\/","title":{"rendered":"MBA News Roundup: Wharton Grads, Social Entrepreneurship, and the Power of Networking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week's MBA roundup from Knewton highlights the improved job outlook for b-school grads as well as the growing trend of working for a social cause.\u00a0 Be sure to check out the admissions Q&amp;A with University\u00a0 of Texas for tips on how to stand out in the application process.<\/p>\n<p>1. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/id\/39570435\">Wharton Grads Head to Far East for Jobs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>These days, more and more grads are stretching their career goals to foreign lands and different types of companies.\u00a0 This CNBC article investigates why.<\/p>\n<p>2. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/student\/postgraduate\/mbas-guide\/students-seek-a-responsible-angle-to-their-studies-2099741.html\">Students Seek a Responsible Angle to their Studies<\/a><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>This article from The Independent examines the increased interest in social enterprise among b-school students and graduates.\u00a0 Could this trend just be a fad or a sign of changing mentality among MBAs?\u00a0 Read more to find out.<\/p>\n<p>3. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessweek.com\/bschools\/content\/sep2010\/bs20100921_845199.htm\">Admissions Q&amp;A: University of Texas<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The director of admissions at University of Texas talks to Businessweek about how to make your b-school application stand out and the influence of Austin on students' experiences.<\/p>\n<p>4. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessweek.com\/bschools\/content\/oct2010\/bs2010104_639886.htm\">MBA Interns Land Job Offers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The job outlook for b-school students is looking better than last year.\u00a0 The key to success?\u00a0 Networking, networking, networking.\u00a0 Find out more in this Businessweek feature.<\/p>\n<p>5. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/2010\/10\/06\/social-entrepreneurship-microlending-leadership-citizenship-columbia.html?boxes=entrepreneurschannelinentre\">How Social Entrepreneurs Heal the World's Wounds<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In this Forbes post, Columbia Business School professors discuss how the school's social entrepreneurship program is bridging cultural divides.<\/p>\n<p>Remember to follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitter.com\/knewtongmat\">KnewtonGMAT<\/a> on Twitter for more MBA updates!<\/p>\n<div>Click here to learn more about Knewton's <a href=\"https:\/\/www.knewton.com\/gmat\/\" target=\"_blank\">GMAT prep course<\/a> or find more helpful articles on their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.knewton.com\/blog\/gmat\" target=\"_blank\">GMAT blog<\/a>.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week&#8217;s MBA roundup from Knewton highlights the improved job outlook for b-school grads as well as the growing trend of working for a social cause.\u00a0 Be sure to check&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":104,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,243],"tags":[18,1896,39],"class_list":["post-4658","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mba","category-blog","tag-b-school-application","tag-mba","tag-mba-admissions","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4658","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/104"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4658"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4658\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5539,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4658\/revisions\/5539"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4658"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4658"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4658"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}