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MBA, News

Recruiting Roundup: Positive Employment Trends Continue for MBA and Master’s in Business Analytics Graduates

Two recently released reports — the 2018 MBA Career Services and Employer Alliance Fall Recruiter Benchmarking Report and Graduate Management Admission Council’s (GMAC) Corporate Recruiters Survey 2019 — highlight the strong employment outcomes for graduates of programs like Darden’s full-time MBA and Master of Science in business analytics (MSBA…

By Mary Shea Watson- June 20, 2019

Career Advisors, Entrepreneurship, Technology

Soundbites from Startup Grind’s 2019 Global Conference

Make friends. Give first. Help others.These were the tenets of Startup Grind’s 2019 Global Conference, held this year in Redwood City, California. Startup Grind is an online community of global startups designed to educate and connect entrepreneurs — and hosts an annual global conference in order to do…

By Mary Shea Watson- March 22, 2019

Career Advisors, Career Tips

Career Advice for Women, by the Women Who Know Careers Best

8 March is International Women’s Day! This year’s theme, #balanceforbetter, encourages people around the world to forge a more gender-balanced world, celebrate women’s achievement, raise awareness against bias and take action for equality. In celebration, several women on Darden’s Career Development Center team shared their…

By Mary Shea Watson- March 7, 2019

MBA, News

UVA Darden Among World’s Best Business Schools in Salary Increase, Career Services and General Management

The Financial Times announced today that the University of Virginia Darden School of Business’ rose to No. 23 globally and No. 12 among U.S. schools in the newspaper’s Global MBA 2019 rankings. This year’s global ranking rose nine spots and the U.S. ranking rose five spots…

By Mary Shea Watson- January 28, 2019

Darden Alumni, News

Read the New Darden Employment Report: Full-Time MBA Classes of 2018 and 2019

Darden graduates continue to experience success in the job market. According to data recently released by the Career Development Center in the new Darden Employment Report, the full-time MBA Class of 2018 reported strong increases in jobs accepted, salary and signing bonus.Based on findings of the new report…

By Mary Shea Watson- December 19, 2018

Career Tips, Consulting, Finance, MBA, Technology

12 Interview Tips for MBA Internships in Consulting, Finance and Tech

There’s little else more nerve-wracking in the job or internship application process than preparing for an interview. Plus, MBA students might have various competing priorities during the traditional internship recruiting cycle—exams, holiday travel, spending time with family—not to mention trying to catch up on sleep and…

By Mary Shea Watson- December 7, 2018