Career Trends

Change is simmering in executive suites across the United States. Senior managers and board members are increasingly eager to close the gender gap – that chasm between the number of males and females who occupy the upper reaches of the organizational chart.

This rising impulse to recruit, retain and promote more women “isn’t about being nice,” notes Betsy Myers (pictured), founding director of Bentley’s Center for Women and Business. “More executives simply realize that having higher numbers of women leaders directly benefits the bottom line.”

Four new undergraduate majors are set to launch in September, each a star in its own right. But connecting them all is a commitment to preparing graduates to shine.

Actuarial Science, Public Policy, Spanish Studies, and Sustainability Science. The topics are compelling on their own – and even more so when coupled with business know-how. Each of Bentley’s new offerings requires a companion major or minor in Business Studies.  

You might not know Ken Shuman’s name. But if you’ve been searching for the perfect 3 br/2.5 ba w/fpl , you probably know his work. The 1997 alumnus – and third generation Falcon – is head of communication for real estate search site Trulia. 

When people think about educating artists, they often focus primarily on the technical artistic skills. But given the current economic climate, simply being able to write, sing, or sculpt isn’t enough. Tomorrow’s most successful students will come from programs and schools that recognize the importance of integrating business training into their arts education.

The venture whose time had come was Apptopia: an online marketplace where developers can sell their mobile applications, including code, ownership, users and intellectual property. 

“We don’t have any competitors today,” says Kay, a Finance major and Law minor who co-founded the company in November 2011. 

Finding a job in today’s highly competitive employment market is a challenge for college graduates. Finding the right job to launch a successful career in a student’s chosen field is even more difficult.

Data analysts are in the driver’s seat, as demand for workers is spinning out of control and the stream of qualified applicants can’t keep up. According to the McKinsey Global Institute, by 2018 the demand for deep analytical talent in the U.S could be 50 to 60 percent greater than its projected supply.

Wish your employer would treat you like a rock star? Chances are you're being treated more like a worker bee. And that's not good.

Instead of nurturing talents and giving employees the resources to “transfer more pollen” in the corporate landscape, many managers are sacrificing development in the name of efficiency. And like bees, they're producing less and less as a result.

The billion dollar question: What happened to Detroit? When the U.S. city declared a record-breaking $18 billion bankruptcy in July, Americans looked on in awe. Now municipal workers are left wondering how to survive without a pension and an emergency manager is taking over mayoral duties. But Detroit’s demise didn’t happen overnight.