Climbing the Corporate Ladder and GMAT's role in the B-School Phenomenon
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Show Notes
Dr David Wilson, President and CEO of the Graduate Management Admission Council, discusses:
- The GMAT -- as opposed to the Graduate Record Examination, or the GRE;
- Essence of the examination - mode of study - preparatio for Executive and Business MBAs;
- Battle with GRE as alternative;
- Critiques - GMAT as insufficiently able to select students equipped to work in the modern business environment;
- Acknowledgement that there are few differences between the two tests - and GRE is cheaper;
- Revamp GMAT - - integrative reasoning - insights;
- Some examples;
- B-School applications - down - economic performance;
- The main casualties - banking - management consultancy - whether the numbers have come back;
- Specialised masters degrees - whether deeper conclusion;
- The other big trend: internationalisation - Indians and Chinese - which courses;
- His presence in HK - China - data points - trends;
- The schools and countries Asians applying to - why;
- Global financial crisis - salaries - job prospects.
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