Will Return Shortly

by Brian Kohlbeck on May 14, 2010

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We’ve taken a short break from our social recruiting efforts, as the core MBA recruiting cycle came to a close with internship recruiting in March.  This was an incredibly exciting year as we were able to experiment with how to better utilize social media and social networking to enhance our MBA recruiting efforts at Best [...]

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It’s 10 below zero………

by admin on April 8, 2010

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By NICOLAS LOPEZ, CFA on APRIL 5, 2010
The first thing you may notice before reading this blog post are the three letters after my name, “CFA”. Some people might think of it as Cat Fanciers’ Association, but it actually means Chartered Financial Analyst.  Coming from the investment banking/management world, where the CFA credential is commonplace, [...]

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From BusinessWeek Finding A Job, February 3, 2010
“Recruiters are skittish and the job market is more competitive than ever, but career services directors say 2010 may be the year of the turnaround…” reads the headline to a recent BusinessWeek article, entitled MBA Job Outlook Improving?
What do you think – is the market for MBAs improving?  [...]

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Best Buy China

by Brian Kohlbeck on February 5, 2010

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We’ve talked to many MBA students over the past several weeks as we’ve visited campuses interviewing students for our summer internship program.  Best Buy China is one of the most discussed topics.  I thought I would share these two videos to give you more information about our Asia business.
I encourage our Finance team members who [...]

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NYSE Magazine.com article by Sharon Kahn
“Brian Dunn should be exhausted. Upon completing a 10-day trip to Asia last fall to brainstorm with suppliers and tour Chinese stores, the Best Buy Co. Inc. (BBY) CEO says, he came back to a series of intense annual leadership meetings at the company’s Richfield, Minn., headquarters. But on a [...]

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I love sledding and watching pond hockey as much as my fellow native Minnesotans, I have lived elsewhere and I’m back because I really do love the 4 seasons.  You’ll never find me living in a place that doesn’t get snow!  I do however think it’s important to note that there are plenty of things [...]

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Winter In The Twin Cities

by Brian Kohlbeck on January 23, 2010

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The snow, the cold.  You can love it, you can hate it.  Many Minnesotans actually love it – we embrace it and enjoy all the wonderful things winter has to offer.  What do Twin Citians do during those chilly winter months to embrace old man Winter?  Here’s a couple off the top of my head:  [...]

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Name That Brand

by Brian Kohlbeck on January 22, 2010

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Ok…some are obvious…but, can you name all of the Best Buy brands above?  Bet you can’t guess them all!
When many people hear the words “Best Buy” they immediately think of the yellow tag…a key component of the Best Buy brand…which, by the way, has been around since the creation of the Best Buy superstore.  But, [...]

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