How to wow an MBA admissions team
Maclean’s surveys MBA admissions experts across Canada, such as Keum-Yeo Brochet of Desautels, to find out what sets an MBA application apart from the rest.
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The internet: A friend or a foe?
Online social networks have made it easier to stay in touch with friends and family, but a worrying factor is that they can easily become a “den of comparisons,” warns Professor Ashesh Mukherjee in his book The Internet Trap: Five Costs of Living Online.
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Sitting down with MBA Class of 2020
Poets & Quants takes an in-depth look at the McGill Desautels MBA program and spotlights 12 of the 63 accomplished students comprising the MBA Class of 2020. Learn more about their journey.
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Marking Japan’s annual McGill Forum
On January 17, 2019, the McGill MBA Japan and the McGill Alumni Association of Japan held its annual McGill Forum and Shinnenkai at The Tokyo American Club.
A step toward saving the vulnerable
Longueuil Police Chief Fady Dagher (EMBA’12) has announced the creation of a new intervention and support team for young people who have been or are at risk of being recruited into the sex trade.
Backed by $852,102 over the next five years from the federal government's crime prevention action fund, the team will target victims of sexual exploitation aged 17 and up.
Meet the Dobson Cup semi-finalists
After receiving countless applications from across Ď㽶ĘÓƵ and much deliberation, the 108 startups moving to the 2019 McGill Dobson Cup semi-finals have been selected. Learn more about their big ideas.
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Maximizing your next business trip
Roohi Saeed (MBA’06), Head of Communications at Autodesk, is no stranger to travelling for business.
In a recent blog post, she shares her top five tips for making the most of your next business trip.
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Are Canadian MBA programs feeling the Trump effect?
Les Affaires sits down with Desautels’ Assistant Director of MBA Ď㽶ĘÓƵ, Antoinette Molino, to gauge whether the Trump Administration’s anti-immigration rhetoric is having an impact on Canadian MBA applications.
2019 FT Global MBA Ranking
The 2019 Financial Times Global MBA ranking places the Desautels MBA program 87th globally and 2nd in Canada.
The program is 1st in Canada in the following nine of the twenty sub-categories evaluated:
Talking fashion with BCom alumna
With the launch of her latest Spring collection, Toronto-born designer Tanya Taylor (BCom’07) talks about her inspirations and future brand directions.
Taylor's collections are inspired by her travels and feature a colorful spectrum of fabrics. Color is often mixed with another favorite: bold prints, which first begin as a hand-painting.
A retail school with big plans for the future
An article in Bloomberg takes a closer look at the ways in which the Bensadoun School of Retail Management will prepare students to address successfully the retail challenges that are unfolding on a global scale.
“Today’s retailers are facing massive disruption as well as complicated social issues,” says Isabelle Bajeux-Besnainou, Dean of McGill’s Desautels Faculty of Management. “In this environment, the traditional siloed way of thinking will no longer work.”
Recapping the Inaugural MMF New York Trip
In November 2018, students enrolled in the Masters of Management in Finance (MMF) program travelled to New York City to witness firsthand how today’s financial sector operates in a booming metropolis.
Over the span of two days and thanks to McGill’s extensive alumni network, students met with 12 distinct financial organizations that operate across a variety of areas, such as asset management, real estate, risk management, and private equity.
Ready, set, eat! MBA alumna’s bakery is talk of town
Founded by Dara Gallinger (MBA’15), brodflour is the newest addition to Toronto’s bakery scene and sets itself apart by milling 100% of its own flour, which enhances the taste and nutritional value.
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Rethinking the retail experience: A Dean’s perspective
As Dean Isabelle Bajeux continues to serve as Co-chair of the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Consumption this week, she shares her thoughts on how retailers can keep pace with modern consumer’s needs.
“Startups may always be the first to push the envelope, but established retailers need to be fast followers,” she writes.
Making a mark at the World Economic Forum
Dean Isabelle Bajeux is in Davos this week as co-chair of the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Consumption.
Dean Bajeux will meet with global leaders to explore how game-changing technologies are enhancing retail models, as well as human health & wellness.
