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Study Abroad: The Key to Being a Top Hire

By: Kendall Jones Laura and Spencer graduated college ready to enter the work force. Within a month, Laura landed the job of her dreams. Six months later, Spencer is still looking for work. What gave Laura such an advantage? Laura spent a semester studying abroad before she graduated. According to the research-oriented University of California Merced, 97% of students who attended a study abroad were … Continue reading Study Abroad: The Key to Being a Top Hire

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Don’t Put All Your Eggs in One Basket: Diversify Your Supply Chain for Future Stability

By McKenzie Tate Imagine your fifth birthday is tomorrow. All you want is the new Barbie dreamhouse. You wake up excited and run down the stairs, hoping to find the birthday present of your dreams waiting for you. Your dreams are crushed when you learn that your Barbie dreamhouse is still sitting on a port in Los Angeles, California. It may be weeks or even … Continue reading Don’t Put All Your Eggs in One Basket: Diversify Your Supply Chain for Future Stability

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Now Is The Time: How Business Leaders Can Better Address Mental Health

By: Nathan Swihart Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health cases have risen exponentially: 93% more people are seeking treatment for depression and 63% more people are seeking treatment for anxiety.[i] Statistically speaking, any given company will have many employees struggling with mental illness. Therefore, supervisors and executives must devise new plans to better address mental health—doing so will help increase productivity and … Continue reading Now Is The Time: How Business Leaders Can Better Address Mental Health

Podcast Review with Mark Keith

By: Tyler Curtis In March of 2021, Abbie Anderson from the Marriott Student Review’s Podcast team interviewed Dr. Mark Keith, an associate professor of Information Systems in the Marriott School at BYU. In this episode (found under March 23, 2021) Dr. Keith and Abbie discuss Information Systems and the basics of the major, share tips on being successful in the Information Systems Program, and talk … Continue reading Podcast Review with Mark Keith

How to Write the Perfect Email for Work (Following Grice’s Maxims)

By: Kenzie Koehle No matter how long you’ve been in the business world, you will benefit from writing more efficient and orderly emails. In the last few decades, emailing has shifted business communication from arduous to instantaneous. This is crucial when you consider the words of Elena B. Kuzhevskaya: “The success of any business activity depends on the success of extensive business contacts with partners, … Continue reading How to Write the Perfect Email for Work (Following Grice’s Maxims)

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Religion, Recruiting, and the Real You

By: Justin Blake Religion, Recruiting, and the Real You Religion is the common thread that ties Marriott students together. But could religious social media posts hold you back from professional success? With the “Triple-F Framework,” your answer can be a confident “no.” Marriott Students’ Fear If you’re a student in the Marriott School of Business, chances are I already know two things about you: (1) … Continue reading Religion, Recruiting, and the Real You

Book Review: “Woe Is I”

By: Natalie Fister Most can agree that grammar isn’t easy to master, nor is it particularly entertaining or riveting. While no one wants to re-study the basic foundations of grammar in their spare time, we have all fallen victim to using the wrong lay vs. lie in a sentence from time to time, or perhaps forgotten how to correctly apply ‘whom.’ With the highly entertaining … Continue reading Book Review: “Woe Is I”

Benefits and Challenges of Demographic Diversity in Teams

By: Daniel West   “Why Diverse Teams Are Smarter,” “How Diverse Teams Produce Better Outcomes,” and “Why You Need Diversity on Your Team” are the top three results when I Google “diversity in teams.” Many organizations publish the benefits of diversity, but they rarely discuss the challenges. Because of this, we might theorize that diversity should lead to increased team performance. However, multitudes of research, … Continue reading Benefits and Challenges of Demographic Diversity in Teams

La Contribución de los Inmigrantes en la Economía Estadounidense

By: Diego Calderon Nuestro consumo de productos y servicios domésticos e internacionales tiene una alta contribución de migrantes a los Estados Unidos. Esto es un efecto de la compleja combinación entre la alta demanda de empleos, y la alta demanda de inmigración. En este artículo se explica la relación entre la inmigración, la demanda de empleo en Estados Unidos, algunas situaciones que ponen en riesgo … Continue reading La Contribución de los Inmigrantes en la Economía Estadounidense

Buzzwords

Jargon that will keep you going through the year By: Brynn Hardy   1. Business Communication Business communication is a form of technical writing designed to be informative and straightforward; readers should glean all the necessary information from a single document. Varieties of business communication include emails, memos, reports, etc. 2. Productivity Productivity is in the workplace is how well someone can produce results within … Continue reading Buzzwords

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Want to Be Successful? Work Less.

By: Madeleine McKenzie   Would you rather work a long 50-hour week or go on vacation to the Bahamas? To most people, the answer is obvious. They would rather go on vacation, of course. But their actions tell us otherwise. According to a study conducted by Glassdoor in 2017, 55% of Americans use only half of their work vacation days. And to make matters worse, … Continue reading Want to Be Successful? Work Less.

The U.S. Burnout Crisis and Mindfulness: How Meditation Improves Work-Life Balance

By Brigham Blake   Burnout One of the most memorable Christmas mornings of my childhood was when my older brother and I got our very first gaming console – the PlayStation Two. We both drooled over the system for months and anticipated getting one from Santa Clause. Our favorite game to play together was called Burnout Revenge. It was a multiplayer racing game that featured … Continue reading The U.S. Burnout Crisis and Mindfulness: How Meditation Improves Work-Life Balance

Balance in Diversity: Increasing women in the workplace

By Megan McDonnell Attraction is a two-way street. Although a company may want more women, especially in the tech industry or in positions of leadership, women may not want to work at that company. Recruiters can be conscious of their biases when hiring and recruiting, but in the end, people will want to go where they feel comfortable. What is the big fuss about diversity … Continue reading Balance in Diversity: Increasing women in the workplace

How Companies are Doing Good and Why Yours Should Too

By Sarah Romney The bread aisle has changed. The choice is no longer simply between white and wheat, but between twenty brands of white, twenty brands of wheat, and twenty brands of multigrain. What used to be an easy decision with one or two options has turned into an intense competition among dozens of companies. This is not only true with grocery products but for … Continue reading How Companies are Doing Good and Why Yours Should Too

Book Review: ‘Naked Economics’ by Charles Wheelan

By Ryan Quade Charles Wheelan—professor, author, grassroots activist—harnesses the powerful concepts of economic theory to help you solve real problems. Wheelan doesn’t care about the math and the charts—he just wants you to understand the magic. Naked Economics is the book for the rest of us, helping the non-economist to rationally analyze everything from McDonalds to congestion to political systems. Wheelan is a master storyteller … Continue reading Book Review: ‘Naked Economics’ by Charles Wheelan

Book Review: The Moment of Lift by Melinda Gates

By Sarah Romney How do we end poverty? World hunger? High death rates? These are complicated issues that people have been trying to solve for centuries, but Melinda Gates proposes that the solution to many of the world’s problems is to give women a voice “because when you lift up women, you lift up humanity.” In The Moment of Lift, Melinda Gates shares stories and … Continue reading Book Review: The Moment of Lift by Melinda Gates

Mind the Gap: Creating Mindfulness of Mental Health in Business

By Mandy Paulsen You break a bone at work. Does your employer force you to keep working? No! So, what about those ailments that can’t be seen via x-ray machines?   Businesses often have a gap in understanding mental health in the workplace. According to USA Mental Health and First Aid, 46.4% of adults will experience a mental illness in their lifetime.[i] With close to … Continue reading Mind the Gap: Creating Mindfulness of Mental Health in Business

Podcast Review: Fraser Bullock on Measuring Success and Managing Stress

Mark Larsen On March 22, 2020 we had the pleasure of interviewing Fraser Bullock, co-founder of Sorenson Capital and COO of the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympic Games. Bullock has led an extremely successful professional career full of interesting experiences and wholesome life lessons. A former BYU MBA graduate and Bain & Company consultant, Bullock became a founding partner of one of the world’s leading … Continue reading Podcast Review: Fraser Bullock on Measuring Success and Managing Stress

Podcast Review: James Gaskin on Learning

By Sarah Romney “I promised my wife I wouldn’t start any new companies last year.” James Gaskin—who once walked the streets of Los Angeles as a Hollywood actor and dancer—now teaches information systems at BYU and has started businesses ranging from a company that tracks cattle to a company that facilitates dream analytics. While Gaskin kept his promise last year, he’s back at it again … Continue reading Podcast Review: James Gaskin on Learning