Getting an MBA can transform your career prospects, however choosing the right time to do it is key. You need to meet the prerequisite requirements, which include having a few years of good executive experience, but you also need to be at a point in your life where it is acceptable to either take time out of full time work, or to spend most of the time you are not working studying.
Here are three times in your life which can be ideal for doing your MBA:
Tags business education
2016-09-23
Posted in AWR Guest Blogs
Donna Karan (born October 2, 1948) is an American Jewish fashion designer and the creator of the Donna Karan New York and DKNY clothing labels.
I never see one woman when I design, it's always a universe of women
Karan was born Donna Ivy Faske in Forest Hills, Queens, USA. She grew up in Woodmere, Long Island, New York, with her stepfather, a tailor, and her mother, a model.
October 2, 1948
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2014-10-02
Posted in Profiles & Bios
Guest blog post by Betsy Talbot
“Be a white man. Take credit.”
So says Jack Donaghy from the TV series 30 Rock.
Unlike many women, Donaghy has no trouble taking credit when credit is due (and even sometimes when it's not!).
This may sound crazy, but when it comes to gaining recognition, women can learn a few things from the likes of Jack Donaghy.
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2014-06-05
Posted in AWR Guest Blogs
Helen Gurley Brown (born February 18, 1922 in Green Forest, Arkansas), is an author, publisher, and businesswoman. She was editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan magazine for 32 years.
In 1962, at the age of 40, she authored the bestselling book Sex and the Single Girl.
Tags business fashion feminism health inspiration journalist sexuality success
2014-02-19
Posted in Pearls of Wisdom
Helen Gurley Brown (February 18, 1922 - August 13, 2012) in Green Forest, Arkansas), is an author, publisher, and businesswoman.
She was editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan magazine for 32 years.
Brown was born to parents Cleo and Ira Marvin Gurley.
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2014-02-18
Posted in Profiles & Bios