Monday, September 30, 2013

A Fulfilling Career Path: Finding your Passions

My last class with the MSBA students revolved around the best way to answer the tough interview questions. One of the more difficult as well as common questions we came across was,                                   "What makes you unique?/ Why should I hire you?" In one way or another, you will be asked this in an interview....
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Sunday, September 15, 2013

Character in Advertising

This post is from Matt Patella, MSBA Class of 2014.  I couldn't agree more with Matt's observation.  Do have the tissues handy. Beer companies are constantly coming out with commercials. Often times the characters are funny or sexy, rarely are the ads heartwarming. The advantage to creating a heartwarming ad that hits customers at their core is that people will remember the commercial and with the help of the Internet share the commercial. Guinness has created the most recent...
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Friday, September 6, 2013

MSBA Student gets job at KPMG

From Anthony Astorga MSBA class of 2013   I am proud to announce my acceptance as a Senior Analyst with the Big 4 firm, KPMG.  My main responsibilities will be to evaluate the design and technology of controls through the business cycle and evaluate IT audit findings. My journey to this position all started when I saw information on the MSBA program on a flyer on the CUA campus....
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Tuesday, September 3, 2013

MSBA Intern Attends Town Hall Meeting with US Senator

McHie and Obiakor examineequipment at the EMBLOCK Companyplant. Everistus Obiakor, MSBA Class of 2014, was invited to attend a town hall meeting of small business owners with Senator Ben Cardin, (D-MD) at Ernest Maier Inc. in Bladensburg, MD. Ernest Maier CEO Brendan Quinn invited Everistus and Program Director Stewart McHie to join the plant tour and sit in on a frank discussion with Senator...
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Monday, September 2, 2013

Greed, Profit and Public Opinion

This thoughtful commentary was written by Brian Engelland, PhD, Associate Dean and Professor of Marketing at the Catholic University School of Business and Economics.  We invite your comments. Corporate greed certainly played a large role in the housing market crash. But to say that all corporations are greedy is a gross mischaracterization. Yet that seems to be what many people believe. The...
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