Organizations that do good and companies that are doing well both rank high with students, according to Universum's latest findings.

BusinessWeek: Undergrads' 25 Most Wanted Employers

Hiring is up and so are salaries, but there's lots of competition, too. Raise the odds of getting your dream job by avoiding these common errors.

FORTUNE Magazine: 5 big mistakes new grads make

The baby-boomers' kids are marching into the workplace, and look out: This crop of twentysomethings really is different. Fortune's Nadira Hira presents a field guide to Generation Y.

An interesting look at prospective employer and co-worker perceptions of the current generation of Stanford students - Generation Y

FORTUNE Magazine: Attracting the twentysomething worker

Training execs to overcome their biases doesn´t help minorities and women join their ranks. Time magazine discusses whats working and whats failing in efforts to diversify the work force.

Time: The Diversity Delusion

The American Association of University Women reports on the continued gender pay gap.

Time Dashboard: Equal Pay Debate

Fortune's Carol Loomis examines the executive gender gap in conjunction with the release of Fortune's Most Powerful Women issue. The gender gap gains over the past decade are overshadowed by tremendous lack of parity still to be overcome.

DANA POINT, Calif. (Fortune) -- The good news for women is that they have gained ground in the corporate hierarchy. According to Catalyst, a New York organization that works to expand corporate opportunities for women, in 1995 women held only 9.6% of the Fortune 500's board seats. Today, their share is significantly higher, 14.6%.

But the really bad news is that at this rate of gain - about a half of a percentage point per year - it will take women 73 years to achieve what Catalyst's president, Ilene Lang, calls "parity" (boards divided 50-50 between men and women)...

The presence of mentors have been a recognized source in inspiring young females to venture into the business world, although studies show that MBA students want to see more role models who they can learn from in balancing a growing career with a growing family.

[Newsweek Magazine]--A graduate of Brown University, Rachel Hochheiser says she was out to heal the world when she first joined the workforce in the nonprofit sector. In her wildest dreams, she never imagined she would set foot inside a business school, let alone graduate from one. But she did just that in May, 2005, when she received her MBA from the Olin School of Business at Washington University in St. Louis.

What changed her mind about B-school? Her role model, Rhoda Weisman Uziel, the executive director of The Professional Leaders Project, a group that cultivates young leaders in the Jewish community. Uziel, by example, showed Hochheiser that applying for-profit skills to nonprofit work would help her make even more of a difference.

Recent research suggests that showcasing the achievements of women in business would attract women to MBA programs. For years now, B-schools have been struggling to understand why the share of women students pursuing an MBA plateaus at about 30%, while increasing percentages of women seek medical and legal degrees (see BW Online, 12/1/04, "Breaking B-School Gender Barriers").

The Associate Packages included the following:
1) SWIB coffee mug for stressful days where one hasn't gotten enough sleep
2) Hershey kisses for finals
3) The Associate Handbook - the Business Bible that includes crucial information exclusively for our Associates.

The Table of Contents

SWIB Overview
Letter from SWIB Co-Presidents
Leadership Flow Chart
SWIB Programs and Events

Associate Program Overview
Finding a Job
Resume Prep
Cover Letter Prep
Interview Tips

On the Job
Internship Best Practices
Powerpoint Shortcuts
Excel Shortcuts

Learning More
In the News
Stanford GSB Case Study
Finance Classes at Stanford
Reference Material