06 Feb
News, Wall Street Journal

Wall Street Journal: Scott Rostan “Reaching the Top Ranks of Blackstone Without an M.B.A.”

http://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2014/01/31/reaching-the-top-ranks-of-blackstone-without-an-m-b-a/  By Mike Spector Real-estate guru Jonathan Gray heads Blackstone’s largest business, chairs the board of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc., just became a billionaire on paper and is in line to one day run the world’s largest private-equity firm. But he’s also notable for something he doesn’t have: an M.B.A. The 43-year-old Gray, who...

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02 Jan
News

Proformative: Robert Rostan “Trading Places, How to Carry Over Your Finance Skills to Another Industry”

  http://www.proformative.com/articles/trading-places-how-carry-over-your-finance-skills-another-industry Sheryl Nance-Nash Robert Rostan wanted something different. He was the director of financial reporting at Sonic Automotive, an $8 billion public specialty retailer, but in 2006, he joined his brother’s company, Training The Street (TTS) a corporate training provider for Wall Street firms and business schools. Today, as the CFO and principal of TTS, Rostan spends...

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28 Aug
News

International Business Times: Wall Street Hiring Sentiment Picks Up Gradually – MBA Graduates Survey

http://www.ibtimes.com/wall-street-hiring-sentiment-picks-gradually-mba-graduates-survey-1395553 By Nat Rudarakanchana Hiring sentiment on Wall Street is apparently picking up again, after years of gloomy job prospects during the financial crisis, according to a survey of 200 MBA students and graduates released Thursday. Investment banks and consulting firms in particular are offering candidates more rounds of interviews, and many candidates...

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28 Aug
News, Financial Times

Financial Times: Scott Rostan on “MBA graduates see a rise in jobs on Wall Street”

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/41b33b02-0b47-11e3-bffc-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2cibdXxGS By Della Bradshaw Those graduating with MBA degrees from US business schools this summer saw a rise in job offers from Wall Street firms, particularly the investment banks. Indeed, MBA candidates often received multiple job offers in the finance sector, according to the latest annual survey from Training The Street (TTS), a corporate training...

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23 Aug
News, Wall Street Journal

Wall Street Journal: Interview Overload for B-School Students

http://blogs.wsj.com/atwork/2013/08/22/interview-overload-for-b-school-students/ By Melissa Korn Talk about casting a wide net. Nineteen percent of respondents to a recent survey of business students said they participated in more than 10 first-round job interviews last school year, while another 40% went in for between four and seven. Factor in a few second- and third-round callbacks, and...

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TTS Clients
22 Aug
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TTS MBA Employment Survey finds Wall Street job market continues to improve; many candidates receive multiple offers

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MBA EMPLOYMENT SURVEY FINDS WALL STREET JOB MARKET CONTINUES TO IMPROVE; MANY CANDIDATES RECEIVE MULTIPLE OFFERS   Investment Banks Remain Top Employment Choice for MBAs, While Consulting Firms and Private Equity Also Draw Interest  NEW YORK, AUGUST 22, 2013 – A survey of MBA students and graduates from Training The Street...

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06 Aug
News

CFO Magazine: Robert Rostan “How Twitter Can Avoid Facebook and Groupon’s IPO Blunders”

https://www.cfo.com/accounting-2/2013/08/how-twitter-can-avoid-facebook-and-groupons-ipo-blunders-4827/ A little blue bird says Twitter might be prepping itself for an initial public offering. Here are some ways it could avoid the mistakes of other high-profile social media companies. By Marielle Segarra Amid reports that Twitter is looking for a financial reporting manager, many are speculating that Twitter may go public next...

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