Amanda Sharpe, MBA’19 When I was first thinking of getting my MBA, I was a financial analyst for a semiconductor company in the Bay Area. I was budgeting, conducting product analysis, creating PowerPoints, and using Excel a lot. Fast forward 2 years and now I am an Associate Brand Manager at E&J Gallo managing two… Read more »
Academies
How Kelley Prepared Me: First-year to Internship
Whitney Hamilton, MBA’20 This time last year, I was preparing to start a new chapter of my life at the Kelley School of Business. I had just quit my job in Chicago and celebrated at my going away party with friends and family. An entire year later, I look back with CORE behind me, new… Read more »
An Internship Trial Run – My Academy Project
By: Namrata Nesarikar, MBA’20 There’s nothing us millennials love more than a free trial. We want our 30 day free trial of Spotify Premium. We want our free trial class for Orange Theory, and we want our free trial of LinkedIn Premium. The First-Year Academy projects that Kelley MBAs work on during spring semester… Read more »
Becoming a Meeting Guru
Natalie Shuntich, MBA ’20 Coming back from winter break I quickly discovered that there are a number of meetings in the Spring Semester. While folks here at Kelley are very collaborative and accommodating, I have found that one of the hardest things is coordinating schedules. If you did not become an Outlook Calendar wizard during… Read more »
How MBA Alumni Can Get Involved in Academies
The innovative Academies are an integral part of the Kelley MBA experience. Academies have continued to evolve over the years to meet student and industry needs. Alumni play a critical role in the success of Academies. They speak at Academy Days, host students at their companies, and sponsor student projects. Are you a Kelley MBA… Read more »