Avoiding “’Til Debt Do Us Part”: Financial Strategies for Newly-Wed Couples

By Jane Robinson Too often, the romantic sentiment of “‘Til death do us part” is being replaced with “‘Til debt do us part.” For several years, I have worked on BYU campus as a Teaching Assistant for a family finance class. Each semester, I am surprised to learn how little college students know about managing personal finances. Unfortunately, this lack of knowledge creates a problem … Continue reading Avoiding “’Til Debt Do Us Part”: Financial Strategies for Newly-Wed Couples

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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.