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Corporate leaders once could say with confidence that they relied on “gut feeling” or their own past experience to make decisions. But those pronouncements won’t fly in most boardrooms today. Organizations of all kinds now depend on data analytics—and on the analysts who use data to provide key in...
Some events in life are truly life changing. Marriage. Children. Purchasing your first home. Starting your own business. But getting an MBA can be just as transformative—and might even help you achieve some of your other life-changing goals. While we can’t predict the future, we can pinpoint 10 wa...
As business evolves to rely ever more heavily on the abundant data generated by our digital world, statistician roles are becoming increasingly important—and increasingly in demand.
For Cheryl Ngo and Jamar Jenkins, earning an Online Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA) has been about much more than the code—though they’ve both walked away with strong programming skill sets that include R, Python, SQL and Tableau.
Applying to business school can be a daunting undertaking. With the host of great options that are available and the subtle but crucial differences between them, it’s easy to be apprehensive about whether you’re making the right choice for you and your career.
While the requirements for MBA program admission may vary from university to university, some standards are quite common. This blog will take you through a list of common requirements for MBA programs.
While it can be hard to find a moment to unwind as you’re pursuing your MBA, podcasts offer a great opportunity for you to relax and stimulate your mind at the same time. We’ve compiled this list of 5 standout MBA podcasts to help guide you on your search for the perfectly fulfilling leisure material.
At the Raymond A. Mason School of Business, we've long known the value of the revolutionary business education we offer to working professionals through our Online MBA program. And now, we're thrilled to report that some of the most valued adjudicators of business education are starting to take...
Don’t let the name fool you: Python programming isn’t something to be feared. It’s a powerful tool that propels data-driven businesses today, and adding it to your skill set can help launch you on a lucrative new career path.
We’ve put together this primer on Python to help you learn exactly wha...
Did you know William & Mary is the second-oldest institution for higher education in the United States? The same values that propelled innovation at W&M all the way back at the time of our founding in 1693 drive our Online MBA program today.
Our Online MBA program is a perfect example of marryin...
In 2019, it is fairly uncontroversial to argue that one of a company’s most significant assets is its data. Whether this refers to data collected from market research, through internal reporting, directly from consumers or via any other means, the strength, reliability and security of data is vita...
Learn more about the renowned faculty of the Raymond A. Mason School of Business and explore the career success the Renaissance managers who have completed our program have found after graduation.
Conflict in the workplace can arise from many sources, from philosophically grounded differences of opinion regarding business strategy to simple clashes between strong personalities. Conflict itself is not always a bad thing: Important business decisions are often made as a result of competing id...
No matter what industry you work in or what level you're at in your career, you could benefit from the guidance of a professional mentor. Mentorship is a calling for a certain kind of talented business veteran who understands that passing down the lessons they have learned through years of experience...
Over the past decade, social media use has become increasingly ubiquitous, with 72 percent of Americans indicating that they are active on at least one social media platform.1 In this connected environment—and particularly since the rise of smartphones has placed these platforms literally at our...
It has been two decades since the publication of the first paper cataloged in the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) digital library to use the term "big data," and it feels as though the future of data analytics has been positioned since at least that time as the driving force behind the f...
No matter how far you may climb up the corporate ladder, meetings will continue to be a part of your professional life, and a keen sense of meeting etiquette will continue to be a crucial element of your interpersonal skill set. While some of the same rules that guide your behavior in meetings at...
In late May 2019, Amazon posted the first job openings for positions at its new Northern Virginia offices. The company expects to staff up to as many as 400 jobs by the end of 2019 in the region that will soon be home to its "HQ2," and its initial hires are expected to help them staff that new fac...
Business school accreditation is a valuable benchmark for determining the quality of your graduate business education. One of the key factors to consider when evaluating your business school options is the specific organization responsible for conferring accreditation on your program or institutio...
Getting an MBA is a significant investment on several levels. Aside from the obvious cost of MBA tuition, pursuing an advanced degree also requires serious investments of time and personal energy. These investments become even more challenging to make if you plan to continue working full time whil...