British MBAs look to broaden their horizons overseas September 8, 2010 MANY British people choosing to take an MBA stay in this country, or head to one of the big American schools. There is no doubt that they are prestigious, but in a world that is increasingly tilting to the East, might there be better ways to spend your money? At most British business schools around [...]
GMAT matters, but it’s not the only way to show a business school your talents September 8, 2010 FOR those wanting to take an MBA, sitting the GMAT is something of a rite of passage. The test – whose full name is the Graduate Management Admission Test – has been the gold standard for MBA students since it was launched in 1953. Now it is to undergo its biggest change yet when it [...]
INTEGRATED REASONING September 8, 2010 Q.WHAT IS THE CHANGE? A.From June 2012 the GMAT will include a 30-minute “integrated reasoning” section. The GMAT will still be three-and-a-half hours long, and the new section replaces one of the two essays in the Analytical Writing Assessment – there will now be just one essay. The Verbal and Quantitative sections remain unchanged Q.WHAT [...]
The MBA takes you from the battlefield to the boardroom September 8, 2010 NEXT month the government will announce a comprehensive spending review in which thousands of military personnel are expected to lose their jobs. Some estimates say that 16,000 will find themselves on civvie street. Many high-fliers will no doubt be attracted by the City, and the City is sure to be interested in disciplined, talented people [...]
Houllier back at the helm as Villa chief September 8, 2010 GERARD HOULLIER was last night confirmed as the new manager of Aston Villa after agreeing a three-year deal. The former Liverpool boss was succeed Martin O’Neill, who resigned just five days into the start of the new season following a bust-up with owner Randy Lerner. In six years at Anfield, Houllier, 63, won the Uefa [...]
I’m off after Euro 2012, says Capello September 8, 2010 FABIO CAPELLO stunned English football late last night by announcing he will quit as England coach after the 2012 European Championships. The Italian coach signed a new extension to his £6m contract just before the World Cup, only to then lead England to a dismal campaign. Capello has redeemed himself somewhat with back-to-back qualifying victories [...]
Higgins clears his name in fixing probe September 8, 2010 JOHN HIGGINS admitted his relief last night after being cleared of all match-fixing allegations made against him by the News of the World. World Snooker chiefs decided to withdraw charges of “agreeing or offering” to accept bribes after Higgins gave his version of events during a two-day independent tribunal in central London. Higgins and his [...]
Team orders rule under review as Ferrari escape further rap September 8, 2010 FORMULA ONE’S ban on team orders is to be reviewed at the end of the season after motor racing chiefs decided not to impose further sanctions on Ferrari for breaching regulations at the German Grand Prix. The Italian team were fined $100,000 (£65,100) for appearing to use a coded message to inform Felipe Massa to [...]
It’s all over for Essex as rivals battle for survival September 8, 2010 ESSEX’S inevitable relegation to the second tier of county cricket was confirmed yesterday as Hampshire and Kent slogged it out in their battle to beat the drop. James Tomlinson’s 4-59 helped bowl Kent out for just 182, giving them enough bonus points to relegate the Eagles no matter how they fare against Durham at Chelmsford. [...]
Djokovic cruises through as Zvonareva reaches first semi September 8, 2010 WORLD No3 Novak Djokovic cruised into the US?Open semi-finals last night with a straight sets victory over Gael Monfils at Flushing Meadows. The Serb set up a last four clash with either Roger Federer or Robin Soderling after beating the French 17th seed 7-6 (7-2), 6-1, 6-2. In the women’s, seventh seed Vera Zvonareva edged [...]
