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Business + Talent Planning: The Overlooked Power Couple

One of the most overlooked (and powerful) partnerships in any business? Strategy and HR. Back in my corporate days, leaders would often ask, “What’s HR’s strategy?” My answer? “It’s the business strategy.” HR should not only align with, but help shape the future of your organization, especially when it comes to recruiting and people development. This month, we’re digging into how to connect your long-term vision with real-world talent decisions. Step One: Zoom Out Before you post another job ad or schedule your next interview, take 30 minutes to reflect

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B2B Stories

Fast Track for a Hospitality Career

Hospitality is big business in the CSRA, generating millions of dollars. The Hull College of Business can help cultivate a career for students through their Hospitality Program.

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B2B Stories

Two Questions with the Dean: Study Abroad

In the next month or so, business students at AU’s Hull College of Business and other students will leave and study abroad from a week-long trip up to a full term. In today’s “Two Questions with the Dean,” Dean Mark Thompson explains the details. ABD: What trip is set up for this semester? HULL: The study abroad trip this coming summer is going to England and Scotland as part of our international business course. So, it gives students a great opportunity to experience what it’s like to be somewhere else,

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B2B Stories

2 Questions with the Dean: The Real World

If you or your high school senior is considering a business degree—it’s important that modern-day trends and employment opportunities are at the forefront. In today’s 2 Questions with the Dean—we discuss the real world. ABD: Explain how you look at market-driven concentrations at the Hull College of Business? HULL: It aligns with our Bachelor of Business Administration degree. We have 13 market-driven concentrations. What this allows us to do is be very flexible and adaptable in terms of what the marketplace needs. It creates specific coursework to form those concentrations

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B2B Stories

Market-Driven Studies Prove a Successful Strategy at Hull

The Market-Driven Concentrations at Hull College of Business give students a competitive edge by aligning their education with industry demands and emerging business trends. These specialized concentrations allow students to tailor their MBA or undergraduate business degree to match their career aspirations and the needs of today’s job market.

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B2B Stories

2 Questions for the Dean: MBA

There’s a little-known intangible reason why you or your colleagues should consider joining the MBA program at Augusta University’s Hull College of Business. Here are two questions with the Dean, Mark Thompson. ABD: What’s unique about your MBA program in terms of attracting professionals in the CSRA? HULLL: One of the things that we really highlight is recruiting. We want to recruit a cohort of students into the MBA program. You come into a class and you have all of these other working professionals from a number of different industries

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B2B Stories

2 Questions for The Dean: How companies benefit from Hull interns?

Last week in our “2 Questions for The Dean” segment, we looked at how interns benefit Hull College of Business interns. This week, Dean Mark Thompson shares why CSRA companies should partner with Hull. ABD: How do Hull College students help some of the companies in the CSRA? HULL: Yeah, so we’re hearing a lot from our internship partners about the value they get from working with the students. One, getting to know our students, getting a trial run to see if this is somebody that we want to employ

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