Erhvervsvejledning og uddannelsesvejledning

Featuring an in-depth interview with the Director of Admissions at Tuck School of Business, ranked #1 by the Wall Street Journal.Written for students about to embark on this two-year odyssey, by students who have successfully survived business school, Business School Confidential provides a comprehensive, blow-by-blow chronological account of the complete MBA experience. Miller and Loucks have assembled a panel of recent MBA graduates from across the country, all of whom are in a prime position to offer realistic and informative advice on what business school is really like today. Together, they will walk you through the entire process - from thinking about, applying to, and choosing a business school and program, through the two-year curriculum, recruiting, summer internships, networking, and ultimately, finding the perfect job. The book also features interviews with top Fortune 500 CEOs including Jeff Bezos of Amazon.com, Larry Bossidy, former CEO of Allied Signal; Vernon R. Loucks formerly of Baxter International and currently of Segway, Jim McNerney, CEO of 3M; and Edward Whitacre, Chairman and CEO of SBC, and with Kristine Laca, the Director of Admissions of Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, currently rated as the #1 Business School in the U.S. according to the Wall Street Journal. This is truly a book no aspiring business school student should be without.

There are hundreds of books available that coach kids on writing college application essays, improving SAT scores and trying to beat the admissions system. Admissions Confidential is a definitive look at why those books don't work. Toor lifts the veil on a process that anxious parents and high school students have never had decoded before. And they may be shocked to find out:--that elite colleges spend thousands of dollars recruiting students they will never admit--why some students at the bottom of their high school classes are admitted to top schools when the valedictorians are rejected--how pricey independent college counselors can hurt an applicant's chances--why admission to a top school depends on who reads your application--why the top of the class at a high-performing high school may end up at their second and third choice Written in engaging first-person and covering the entire admissions process--from recruiting to enrollment--Admissions Confidential is a year in the life of a college admissions officer.

Make your educational dreams come true!Worried about how to pay for college? Afraid of drowning in a sea of student debt? Sure, Ben Kaplan once felt that way too. But that was before he discovered that there are billions of scholarship dollars out there for students with all types of interests, skills, and backgrounds. After winning enough college cash to cover virtually the entire cost of his dream school, he's written an indispensable guide that shows you how to stake your own scholarship claim.Now in this fully revised and updated edition, Ben distills his proven step-by-step game plan that positions you to win big money for college -- regardless of your age, GPA, financial situation, or family background. With humor and insight, he reveals insider secrets for successfully finding, applying for, and winning lucrative scholarship awards -- empowering you with the information, inspiration, and know-how to afford the college of your choice and realize your educational dreams.Special Note: As a valued reader of this book, you also receive access to the Coach's Locker Room at Ben Kaplan's ScholarshipCoach.com website. The Coach's Locker Room provides a wealth of bonus material, updates to information contained in How to Go to College Almost for Free, question and answer postings, and other helpful resources.

After scouring obscure educational films for nine years, the author offers a fascinating stroll down memory lane via the hundreds of films designed to keep public school children on the straight and narrow track between 1945 and 1970. 200 photos.

The SLF Album is the first comprehensive story of the University of Notre Dame's Sophomore Literary Festival. This portrait focuses primarily on the literary giants whose presence has made this festival one of the nation's most esteemed. It also gives us a fascinating, behind-the-scenes look at this thirty year-old phenomenon which has always been organized, coordinated, and managed by students.Established in 1967 as a week-long Faulknerian festival, in 1968 the Sophomore Literary Festival came into its own with a series of readings and workshops by some of the country's most prestigious writers, including Norman Mailer, Joseph Heller, Kurt Vonnegut, and Ralph Ellison. The precedent set in 1968 became a legacy which has carried through to 1996, and DeCicco's portrait presents each year as its own chapter. equal on importance and prestige to all previous years. In addition to providing excerpts from the writers' readings and lectures, DeCicco describes the sophomore committee's author selection process and events which shed light ion the fame and foibles of many literary greats.DeCicco's success in portraying the participating internationally acclaimed authors, who include Margaret Atwood, Allen Ginsberg, Arthur Miller, Robert Bly, Tennessee Williams, Joyce Carol Oates, Edward Albee, Susan Sontag, Gloria Naylor, is uniquely tied to the intimacy of the Notre Dame setting. Her record encompasses the mythical images of these world-renowned authors in the context of a modest student-run festival at a midwestern private university. This comprehensive history is important and fascinating reading for all who have experienced the magic of Notre Dame's Sophomore Literary Festival, as well as for anyone interested in the arts.

The student of philosophy often feels bewildered by the vast terminology of the subject. HarperCollins Dictionary of Philosophy helps lessen the confusion by providing a single source of clear and understandable definitions of philosophic terms. Emphasis is on the areas most commonly covered in introductory philosophy courses: epistemology, metaphysics, logic, ethics, aesthetics and the philosophies of religion and politics.

For Learners of Business and Businessmen around the world, Mastering the telephoning skills (e.g. initiating, receiving and holding phone calls) is very important for successful business communication. So, you need to understand how to deal with phone calls (e.g. making, answering, and transferring phone calls) using English within authentic business situations. Also, mastering the language skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing integratively is essential for effective and successful communication in business meetings and business presentations whether you are a leader/speaker or one of the participants.

Hvad er et godt studieliv? Et godt studieliv kommer ikke af sig selv. Det afhænger af dine valg og handlinger – og ikke mindst af det studiemiljø, du er en del af. Det hele skal spille sammen, hvis dine faglige og sociale studiekompetencer skal have mulighed for at udvikle sig. GUIDE TIL ET GODT STUDIELIV er skrevet af fem forfattere med bred viden om læring, samarbejde og livet som studerende. De præsenterer i bogen deres bedste råd til at komme godt i gang med studielivet. I fem kapitler sættes der spot på dig og dine kompetencer og på de sammenhænge, du skal indgå i: • Kapitel 1 handler om din identitet som studerende • Kapitel 2 handler om at skrive opgave • Kapitel 3 handler om at forstå og tage hånd om din egen læring • Kapitel 4 handler om at håndtere tvivl og usikkerhed• Kapitel 5 handler om samarbejdet i studiegrupper "Hvad er i grunden formålet med at studere? Det kommer an på, hvem du spørger. Politikerne vil sige én ting, underviserne på uddannelsesstedet noget andet, din far eller mor noget tredje, og du har angiveligt din helt egen grund til at ville studere. Vi vil ikke komme med én opskrift, men vi vil gerne komme med perspektiver, som kan være hjælpsomme på vej mod et godt studieliv."- Fra bogens introduktionGUIDE TIL ET GODT STUDIELIV er redigeret af Karsten Mellon og indeholder kapitler af: - Karsten Mellon, ph.d., cand.mag. i pædagogik og master i organisationspsykologi.- Hanne B. Thingholm, ph.d. i professionsdidaktik og uddannet lærer. - Dorthe Lau, cand.pæd.psych. og autoriseret psykolog. - Marie Neergaard, cand.mag. i sprogpsykologi og lektor på læreruddannelsen på Professionshøjskolen Absalon. - Anne Krejberg Dalum, uddannet antropolog og cand.pæd. i pædagogisk psykologi.