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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...
It should be no surprise that jobs for MBA graduates abound. In fact, 85 percent of U.S. companies indicate they plan to hire MBA graduates in the near term, as do 96 percent of Fortune Global 100 companies. Getting an MBA can be your pathway to a number of lucrative and rewarding roles, in a vari...
To get the most out of an MBA, it helps to choose a top business school with a great reputation and connections.1 The best schools want bright, dedicated students with a history of working hard. A high GPA (especially in business-related classes) is one indication that you've got what it takes t...
Getting your MBA isn’t just about networking. It’s a holistic experience that will prepare you for a rewarding future in business, and you should take steps to ensure your academic success. Follow these tips to make sure that you complete your MBA experience with a strong sense of your strengths, a...
The workplace has been changing over time. This generational change—along with evolving job markets—has brought new faces to different fields, most noticeably in analytics jobs.
The relatively recent push for women to join historically male-dominated STEM fields...
If you aspire to earn a business leadership role, whether in general management or data analytics, choosing William & Mary’s Raymond A. Mason School of Business for your Online MBA or Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA) is a wise first step. At William & Mary, you’ll receive world-c...
Business analytics can be defined as the use of analytics to guide business actions or business decisions; it is an action-driven approach to a well-defined problem that results in a decision to be made based on analytics-derived data.
But that is not en...
Imagine as a new Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA) student, you have had a semester or less of preparatory classes as a primer for one of the most diverse and growing fields in business: data analytics. This may have been the only exposure you’ve had to...
No matter your role in business, it’s important to have a strong grasp of accounting principles to help you better understand how your work impacts your company’s bottom line.
Whether you want to own your own business, aspire to join the C-suite at a Fortune 500 company, or are just looking to g...
WILLIAMSBURG - William & Mary’s Raymond A. Mason School of Business is launching a new Center for Online Learning to grow its portfolio of online graduate business degree programs and to build on its tradition of delivering high-engagement and...
As a relatively new term, “data science” encapsulates an abundance of job functions. For this reason, data science careers are often misunderstood or simply unknown. However, as more businesses begin to recognize the vast landscape of data and statistics available to the...
We live in an era of boundless data. Availability is no longer a concern—the nearly unlimited information gathered about users online is a marketer's dream. Powerful software tools enable mathematically minded experts to comb through this information and analyze trends, and organizations in numer...
With 90% of American adults online and more than 77% of adults owning smartphones, it's no wonder that universities are eager to take advantage of new educational opportunities in this connected world. Online MBA programs are just one example of this trend.
When you’re deciding whether to continue your education, cost is usually one of the biggest factors to consider. The good news is that many employers—maybe even yours—could be open to the possibility of tuition reimbursement, or paying for a portion of your online business program’s tuition. Keep in...
A Simple Guide to Landing the Job
The proliferation of job-finding and career-building tools available to professionals today has made applying for a job thousands of miles away as easy as clicking a button—literally. In fact, there are too many websites and apps to count.
Say you’re growing bo...
A Brief How-To Guide
For those seeking professional roles that require concrete skills and a dynamic understanding of how to leverage and apply them, a strong portfolio is an absolute must. It can mean the difference between receiving an invitation to interview versus having your application left...
Artificial intelligence and the computer automation it can enable are driving powerful changes in business. From fraud detection and social media filters to wearable health sensors and personalized shopping recommendations, artificial intelligence is transforming everyday life and business from the...
Imagining a New World for Growing Data
The challenges of mining and cataloging data are not new. In 1944, Fremont Rider, a librarian at Wesleyan University, noted that American university libraries seemed to double in size every year. Based on this observation, Rider estimated that by 2040, Yale...