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Meet our MBA Career Ambassadors

Got a career-related question?  One of our MBA Career Ambassadors will be happy to chat with you about it.    Meet the 2nd year students (Class of 2019) who are volunteering their time to assist first-year MBAs:  David Sunleaf, Russ Cardon, Kevin …

By Kim Austin
Kim Austin Director
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Build Your Professional Wardrobe at JC Penney’s SUIT UP Event!

The Center for Retailing Studies at Texas A&M Mays Business School shared this opportunity with Mays students.  Head over to JCPenney at Post Oak Mall this Sunday from 6-9pm for the SUIT UP! event.  You’ll get  40% off business apparel …

By Kim Austin
Kim Austin Director
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How to Start A Conversation at a Networking Event

As someone who finds it difficult to start up a conversation with a total stranger, I can totally relate to students who agonize over those often painful networking situations.  One of our online resources, Vault, offers tips to ease the …

By Kim Austin
Kim Austin Director
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18 Books & Articles Every Tech-Bound MBA Needs to Read

Tech-bound MBA students often ask me for my favorite books and articles, especially as they pertain to these frequently asked questions:

INTRODUCTION TO ROLES  (What are the differences between product management & product marketing?)
CAREER EXCELLENCE: PRODUCT MANAGEMENT (What makes …

By Lewis Lin
Lewis Lin Founder and CEO
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7 Important Steps Successful MBAs Take Before the End of an Internship

You’ve spent the past three months working hard at your MBA internship and chances are, your days have been jam packed. Between learning the ins and outs of your role and getting to know the lay of the land, you …

By Tanya Stanfield
Tanya Stanfield Director of Operations & Communication
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4 Steps to Interview with Confidence When You Have Little Relevant Experience for the Job

If you are an aspiring career changer, a new graduate, or even an experienced professional but looking to enter a young industry (e.g., blockchain), then you have less relevant experience for a job than other candidates but still need to …

By Caroline Ceniza-Levine
Caroline Ceniza-Levine Co-founder
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How to Build on Your Organization’s Strengths

(This article by Dori Meinert was published in HR MAGAZINE,  a publication issued by the Society for Human Resource Management, on March 23, 2018.)

Another year, another strategic plan. There it sits on the bookshelf for all to see.  But …

By Dori Meinert
Dori Meinert Senior Writer/Editor
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Transition to a Career in Analytics

In a Forbes article published earlier this year, Piyanka Jain  emphasized the importance of really understanding the landscape for ANALYTICS jobs.  Many people confuse terminologies such as big data, business intelligence and analytics and use them synonymously.  To clarify, business …

By Kim Austin
Kim Austin Director
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Go. Find. Be Found. Top 5 Profile To-Do’s from LinkedIn

Here’s how to make your profile great.  Take a look.

 

By Kim Austin
Kim Austin Director
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How to Read Charts in a Case Interview

Earlier today I read a PrepLounge (consulting prep) site blog post regarding chart reading in case interviews.  An individual had posted a question to the site inquiring about the best way to prepare for this type of question.  Several current …

By Kim Austin
Kim Austin Director
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