By Jake Frego, MBA’21 Life within the Kelley MBA program has changed over the past few months, just as it has for the rest of the world. Since the conclusion of spring break, all classes have been conducted over Zoom, many of my classmates have returned home, and exams have been completed online. This… Read more »
Careers
Introducing our new podcast: Kelley Momentum
The Kelley School of Business‘s motto is “Go from Moment to Momentum.” And the Kelley MBA Program is committed to increasing that momentum for its students and alumni. Our alumni are Kelleys for life, and it was in that spirit that I was asked to help build a new resource for Kelleys. Kelley Momentum—a podcast… Read more »
Trekking out West: Kelley Career Treks
Matt Tesmond, MBA’21 Kelley provides ample opportunity for us students to get up close and personal with a wide variety of companies. From networking nights to academy week trips, to case competitions and sponsored tailgates, we have a ton of opportunity to explore different career paths and company types through both the formal and informal… Read more »
How to Prepare for an Unknown Future Economy
By: Terri Cramer, Associate Director with Kelley Graduate Career Services The Greek philosopher Heraclitus wrote, “Change is the only constant in life.” It’s a potent quote to apply to your work life these days as a growing percentage of the workforce suffers job losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Whether it’s the market, your… Read more »
The Kelley MBA: a program designed for the career changer
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 »
Embrace What You Don’t See Coming
Bill Murphy, MBA’20 When I made the decision to go to business school, I knew what I wanted out of it; a career shift that would bring me more job satisfaction and more money. I’m fairly certain that I’m not the first person to attend B-school with those simple goals in mind. I’m also pretty… Read more »
Top 3 Things I Learned During My First Year of B-School
Chai Saeyang MBA’19 Everyone tells you that the two years of b-school will go by quick, but you never realize how quickly until it’s over. Now, I am officially a second-year MBA student. It was like I blinked and all the late-night study sessions, interview prep, and international trips flashed before my eyes. I had… Read more »
5 Tips to Start Business School Off Right
Stephanie Jordan MBA’19 Having made it through one year of business school and almost a full 12-week internship, I have definitely learned and grown a lot since I stepped foot into Kelley last July. Hindsight is 20/20, but if I could look back and do it all over again there are a few things I… Read more »
Cutting the Cord: Best Practices for Transitioning Within the Same Organization
by Stephanie J. Gray, Associate Director Kelley Graduate Career Services Stephanie J. Gray You did it! You set your sights on a new position within your organization and after months of networking and interviewing you have earned a new title and a new set of job responsibilities. There’s one problem: you still work at… Read more »
Look In The Mirror. What Do You See?
by Kendell Brown, Associate Director of Alumni Career Services Kelley Graduate Career Services Kendell Brown Often alums and clients contact me wanting to initiate a job search but they’re at a loss as to where to start. All that they know is that they want to start now! So to jumpstart their thinking, I’ll have… Read more »