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 »
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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 »
Kelley Alumni Receive Free Career Support for Life
by Kendell Brown, Associate Director of Alumni Career Services Kelley Graduate Career Services Kendell Brown At the Kelley School of Business, the Graduate Career Services staff considers alumni career services to be about lifetime career support. We are here for Kelley alumni at all stages of their careers. On-campus career services teams focus on understanding a student’s… Read more »
Perfect Your On-The-Job Elevator Pitch
by Kendell Brown, Associate Director of Alumni Career Services Kendell Brown By now you are likely familiar with the idea of an elevator pitch. It’s a concise summary of an individual’s brand. I like to think of it as a 30-second commercial highlighting someone’s strengths and leverage-able skills. We talk about elevator pitches all of the… Read more »
Early-Career Communication Part 3: Leading Without Authority
Kendell Brown By Kendell Brown, Associate Director of Graduate Career Services Articulating a vision and getting people to work toward that vision is formidable for many. Motivating clients, peers and other key stakeholders can be particularly challenging for someone who doesn’t have a title that commands action. However, for you to be personally successful, that success has to… Read more »
Why Kelley School Is Great Place to Get A Finance MBA
Rebecca Cook Rebecca Cook, MBA’96, is the Director of Coaching and Development for Kelley School’s Graduate Career Services. Prior to joining IU in 2009, Rebecca Cook was a portfolio manager and senior equity analyst with Voyageur Asset Management. She has over 13 years of investment management and non-profit experience. Sometimes we spend too much… Read more »