Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Business Talent Pipeline in Down Economy

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Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Chronology of Patrick Bateman’s Life

Patrick Bateman (MBA Harvard Business School) is a fictional character, the anti-hero and narrator of the novel American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis and its film adaptation. Here is a time-line of his life:

October 1, 1960 - October 23, 1962: Patrick Bateman is born.
1980: Bateman graduates from Phillips Exeter Academy.
1984: Bateman graduates from Harvard University.
1985: Bateman has a short discussion with his estranged brother Sean about his future.
1986: Bateman graduates from Harvard Business School.
1986-?: From the time of his graduation, through the end of American Psycho, Bateman works at Pierce & Pierce.
1996: Bateman shows up at Victor’s club in Glamorama with “strange stains” on his suit.
2000: Bateman enters therapy with a Dr. M. This appears in the American Psycho 2000 e-mails. In these emails, he is divorcing Jean, to whom he has been married for at least five years, and has a son. He has apparently started his own brokerage firm and seems to be even richer than he was in the original novel. His tastes are even more rarefied. His homicidal tendencies (or thoughts) seem to have cooled a little with the birth of his son, but have not disappeared completely.
2003: Ellis kills Patrick Bateman by writing an extraordinary account of the serial killer being trapped in a pier fire. See Lunar Park.

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

MBA Resume Books (Class/Alumni) - Release Dates - Prices

Note: Many of these resume databases are offered as combo packages for discount prices. For more information and pricing of combo packages, sign in to the Direct Order website here: https://www.MBAFocus.com/orders and/or click on the school of interest.

North American MBA Programs

Babson - Olin - Class of 2009 - Released: 09/26/08 - Price: $0.00

Babson - Olin - Class of 2010 - Released: 10/31/08 - Price: $0.00

Baruch - Zicklin - Class of 2009 - Released: 09/22/08 - Price: $0.00

Baruch - Zicklin - Class of 2010 - Released: 09/22/08 - Price: $0.00

Boston College - Carroll - Class of 2009 - Released: 09/08/08 - Price: $0.00

Boston College - Carroll - Class of 2010 - Released: 09/22/08 - Price: $0.00

Carnegie Mellon - Tepper - Class of 2009 - Released: 09/08/08 - Price: $0.00

Carnegie Mellon - Tepper - Class of 2010 - Released: 11/14/08 - Price: $0.00

Carnegie Mellon - Tepper - Alumni - Released: 06/02/08 - Price: $0.00

Columbia Business School - Class of 2009 - Released: 08/15/08 - Price: $250.00

Columbia Business School - Class of 2010 - Released: 11/14/08 - Price: $250.00

Columbia Business School - Alumni - Released: TBD - Price: $500.00

Cornell - Johnson - Class of 2009 - Released: 09/05/08 - Price: $225.00

Cornell - Johnson - Class of 2010 - Released: 10/24/08 - Price: $225.00

Dartmouth - Tuck - Class of 2009 - Released: 08/22/08 - Price: $250.00

Dartmouth - Tuck - Class of 2010 - Released: 10/10/08 - Price: $250.00

Dartmouth - Tuck - Alumni - Released: 06/02/08 - Price: $500.00

Duke - Fuqua - Class of 2009 - Released: 09/08/08 - Price:$250.00

Duke - Fuqua - Class of 2010 - Released: 10/24/08 - Price:$250.00

Duke - Fuqua - Alumni - Released: 06/02/08 - Price: $500.00

Emory - Goizueta - Class of 2009 - Released: 09/10/08 - Price: $0.00

Emory - Goizueta - Class of 2010 - Released: 10/01/08 - Price: $0.00

Emory - Goizueta - Alumni - Released: 09/01/08 - Price: $0.00

FIU - Chapman - Academic Year 2008-2009 - Released: 10/05/08 - Price: $0.00

FIU - Chapman - Experienced Hire - Released: 06/02/08 - Price: $0.00

Georgetown - McDonough - Class of 2009 - Released: 08/27/08 - Price: $0.00

Georgetown - McDonough - Class of 2010 - Released: 10/29/08 - Price: $0.00

Georgia State - J. Mack Robinson - Class of 2009 - Released: 07/18/08 - Price: $0.00

Georgia State - J. Mack Robinson - Class of 2010 - Released: TBD - Price: $0.00

Harvard Business School - Class of 2009 - Released: 09/08/08 - Price: $300.00

Harvard Business School - Class of 2010 - Released: 11/03/08 - Price: $300.00

Indiana - Kelley - Class of 2009 - Released: TBD - Price: $0.00

Indiana - Kelley - Class of 2010 - Released: TBD - Price: $0.00

Indiana - Kelley - Alumni - Released: TBD - Price: $0.00

LSU - E.J. Ourso - Class of 2009 - Released: 09/15/08 - Price: $0.00

LSU - E.J. Ourso - Class of 2010 - Released: TBD - Price: $0.00

MIT - Sloan - Class of 2009 - Released: 09/15/08 - Price: $250.00

MIT - Sloan - Class of 2010 - Released: 11/12/08 - Price: $250.00

MIT - Sloan - Alumni - Released: TBD - Price: $500.00

NYU - Stern - Class of 2009 - Released: 08/25/08 - Price: $250.00

NYU - Stern - Class of 2010 - Released: 11/03/08 - Price: $250.00

Northwestern - Kellogg - Class of 2009 - Released: 08/15/08 - Price: $250.00

Northwestern - Kellogg - Class of 2010 - Released: 11/12/08 - Price: $250.00

Northwestern - Kellogg - Alumni - Released: 07/15/08 - Price: $500.00

Ohio State - Fisher - Class of 2009 - Released: 09/14/08 - Price: $0.00

Ohio State - Fisher - Class of 2010 - Released: 10/06/08 - Price: $0.00

Ohio State - Fisher - Alumni - Released: 08/01/08 - Price: $395.00

Rice - Jones - Class of 2009 - Released: 09/12/08 - Price: $0.00

Rice - Jones - Class of 2010 - Released: 09/23/08 - Price: $0.00

Rice - Jones - Alumni - Released: 06/02/08 - Price: $0.00

Stanford University GSB - Class of 2009 - Released: 08/27/08 - Price: $250.00

Stanford University GSB - Class of 2010 - Released: 11/14/08 - Price: $250.00

Syracuse - Whitman - Class of 2009 - Released: 08/18/08 - Price: $0.00

Syracuse - Whitman - Class of 2010 - Released: 09/10/08 - Price: $0.00

Temple - Fox - Class of 2009 - Released: 09/15/08 - Price: $0.00

Temple - Fox - Class of 2010 - Released: 11/12/08 - Price: $0.00

Thunderbird - Class of 2009 - Released: 08/01/08 - Price: $0.00

Thunderbird - Class of 2010 - Released: 10/23/08 - Price: $0.00

Thunderbird - Alumni - Released: 06/02/08 - Price: $0.00

Tulane - Freeman - Class of 2009 - Released: 09/01/08 - Price: $0.00

Tulane - Freeman - Class of 2010 - Released: 11/01/08 - Price: $0.00

UC Berkeley - Haas - Class of 2009 - Released: 08/11/08 - Price: $400.00 (combo only)

UC Berkeley - Haas - Class of 2010 - Released: 11/10/08 - Price: $400.00 (combo only)

UC Berkeley - Haas - Experienced Hire - Released: 06/02/08 - Price: $0.00

UC Irvine - Paul Merage - Class of 2009 - 09/10/08 - Price:$0.00

UC Irvine - Paul Merage - Class of 2010 - 12/10/08 - Price:$0.00

UC Irvine - Paul Merage - Alumni - 06/02/08 - Price: $0.00

UCLA Anderson - Class of 2009 - Released: 08/22/08 - Price: $250.00

UCLA Anderson - Class of 2010 - Released: 10/06/08 - Price: $250.00

UCLA Anderson - Experienced Hire - Released: 06/02/08 - Price: $500.00

British Columbia - Sauder - Class of 2009 - Released: 09/11/08 - Price: $0.00

British Columbia - Sauder - Class of 2010 - Released: 09/11/08 - Price: $0.00

British Columbia - Sauder - Alumni - Released: 09/01/08 - Price: $0.00

Chicago GSB - Class of 2009 - Released: 08/08/08 - Price:$250.00

Chicago GSB - Class of 2010 - Released: 11/06/08 - Price:$200.00

Chicago GSB - Alumni, Evening, EMBA - Released: 10/01/08 - Price: $0.00

North Carolina - Class of 2009 - Released: 08/13/08 - Price: $250.00

North Carolina - Class of 2010 - Released: 10/06/08 - Price: $250.00

Notre Dame - Mendoza - Class of 2009 - Released: 08/01/08 - Price: $0.00

Notre Dame - Mendoza - Class of 2010 - Released: 10/06/08 - Price: $0.00

Notre Dame - Mendoza - Alumni - Released: 06/02/08 - Price: $0.00

Pennsylvania - Wharton - Class of 2009 - Released: 09/05/08 - Price: $300.00

Pennsylvania - Wharton - Class of 2010 - Released: 11/07/08 - Price: $300.00

Pennsylvania - Wharton - Experienced Hire - Released: 06/02/08 - Price: $525.00

South Carolina - Moore - Class of 2009 - Released: 09/01/08 - Price: $0.00

South Carolina - Moore - Class of 2010 - Released: 09/15/08 - Price: $0.00

Southern California - Marshall - Class of 2009 - Released: 09/15/08 - Price: $0.00

Southern California - Marshall - Class of 2010 - Released: 12/03/08 - Price: $0.00

Southern California - Marshall - Alumni - Released: 06/02/08 - Price: $0.00

Texas at Austin - McCombs - Class of 2009 - Released: 08/15/08 - Price: $225.00

Texas at Austin - McCombs - Class of 2010 - Released: 10/05/08 - Price: $225.00

Virginia - Darden - Class of 2009 - Released: 08/18/08 - Price: $250.00

Virginia - Darden - Class of 2010 - Released: 10/20/08 - Price: $250.00

Virginia - Darden - Alumni - Released: 06/02/08 - Price: $500.00

Western Ontario - Ivey - Spring 2009 Graduates - Released: 11/05/07 - Price: $0.00

Western Ontario - Ivey - Fall 2009 Graduates - Released: 07/08/08 - Price: $0.00

Western Ontario - Ivey - Alumni - Released: 06/02/08 - Price: $0.00

Vanderbilt - Owen - Class of 2009 - Released: 08/27/08 - Price: $0.00

Vanderbilt - Owen - Class of 2010 - Released: 10/13/08 - Price: $0.00

Vanderbilt - Owen - Alumni - Released: 09/01/08 - Price: $0.00

WUSTL - Olin - Class of 2009 - Released: 09/20/08 - Price: $0.00

WUSTL - Olin - Class of 2010 - Released: 09/27/08 - Price: $0.00

WUSTL - Olin - Alumni - Released: 09/01/08 - Price: $0.00

Yale School of Management - Class of 2009 - Released: 09/15/08 - Price: $250.00

Yale School of Management - Class of 2010 - Released: 11/10/08 - Price: $250.00

European MBA Programs

Erasmus - Rotterdam - Released: TBD - Price: $0.00

IESE - Graduates - Released: May 2009 - Price: $0.00

IESE - Interns - Released: May 2010 - Price: $0.00

London - LBS - Class of 2009 - Released: 08/01/08 - Price: £200.00 (combo only)

London - LBS - Class of 2010 - Released: 11/01/08 - Price: £200.00 (combo only)

London Business School - Alumni - Released: 06/02/08 - Price: £295.00

Oxford - Saïd - MBA & MFE Class of 2009 - Released: October 2008 - Price: $0.00

Warwick - Class of 2008 - Released: Sept 2009 - Price: $0.00

Warwick - Alumni - Released: 06/02/08 - Price: $0.00

Asian MBA Programs

Singapore - NUS - Class of 2009 - Released: 08/17/08 - Price: $0.00

Singapore - NUS - Class of 2010 - Released: 10/16/08 - Price: $0.00

Singapore - NUS - Alumni - Released: 06/02/08 - Price: $0.00

Professional Associations

National Association of Women MBAs - Resumes - Released: 08/01/08 - Price: $795.00

NAWMBA - Job Postings - Released: 08/01/08 - Price: $0.00

Forté Foundation- MBA Women Resumes - Released: 08/01/08 - Price: $495.00

Forté - Undergrad Women Resumes - Released: 08/01/08 - Price: $395.00

Forté Foundation- MBA Women Job Postings - Released: 06/02/08 - Price: $0.00

Forté - Undergrad Women Job Postings - Released: 06/02/08 - Price: $0.00