The Weekly Brief: Aug. 10, 2025
We're one month away from critical Round 1 deadlines for the 2025-26 season. Are your applications on track?
Here's what we're talking about this week:
Don't Sleep on Part-Time MBA Programs
While everyone obsesses over full-time MBA rankings and debates whether to quit their jobs for b-school, some part-time MBA students are landing the same opportunities.... all while keeping their careers and paychecks intact.
How AI is Reshaping MBA Careers (and What Students Should Learn)
The MBA playbook is changing faster than most programs want to admit. While schools focus on traditional case studies and general management principles, employers are quietly raising the bar for technical competency.
Pivoting into Tech: What MBAs Need to Know in 2025
The narrative that "tech is over" for MBAs has been discussed ad nauseam. Across news about layoffs, hiring freezes, and stories of impossible product management recruiting, many MBA students have written off tech entirely.
Weigh in
Why don't MBA programs teach sales?
We teach negotiations. We teach marketing. We teach finance.But the skill that literally determines whether any business thrives or dies? Somehow, that's missing.
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👀 Coming next week
AI is Coming for the Consultants....
Las week, the WSJ reported on what's happening inside McKinsey. What does this mean for your MBB dreams, and what can you about it? If you have thoughts, hit reply and let us know!