By Natalia Corredor, MBA’23 Today was my Day 1 at Amazon, and though it went virtually without hiccups, I want to share some details that helped me feel prepared for the big day. Become comfortable with ambiguity. Quickly. I learned at a Graduate Career Services meeting that very few people, myself included, knew the details… Read more »
Careers
Freezing Time
By Angelica Pastrana, MBA’23 I have tried to freeze time over the last few weeks. I told one of my mentors that I am in a strange place between quickly wanting to get to my internship and holding onto my first year for as long as possible. I lean towards being a forward-thinking individual, but… Read more »
The MBA Journey as a Kelley Woman
By Marisa Moran, MBA’23 Happy Women’s History Month! This month in the Kelley MBA program, we celebrate the many accomplishments of women in business and the Women of Kelley. This sparked my desire to share the MBA experience through the lens of one woman pursuing their MBA. Many start their MBA journey with a clear… Read more »
A couple plan and pursue career changes with MBA degrees
When Sadia Tanveer and Zach Weisman discussed dreams for their future together, they realized they wanted to live in a well-rounded city; a place with good jobs, people their age, and things to do, and that career changes—and MBAs—provided the options they were seeking. That future, both geographically and upwardly mobile, is now in sight… Read more »
You are welcome here!
By Blake Richardson, MBA’22 Like many people setting out on my Kelley MBA journey, I had so many questions about my ‘place’ in the business world. I wasn’t coming from a job at Deloitte or as a mid-level manager at a Fortune 500 company. I had no prior business degrees, had never held a job… Read more »
5 tips to prepare for MBA recruiting
By Bri Taylor, MBA’22 Making the transition from employee to MBA student is a journey in and of itself. Now add the pressure of having to secure an internship by the end of your first year, while navigating core and maintaining some sort of social life, and one can become extremely overwhelmed. When looking back… Read more »
Looking back at my first year as a Kelley MBA
By Daniel Kim, MBA’22 As I finish the first year of my MBA journey, I am overcome with mixed feelings. Feelings of relief, joy, sadness, excitement, fear, and as much as I hate to admit it, some regret. I thought about last August when I was just beginning the program and meeting my core teammates… Read more »
The Kelley Community: Stability Amongst Uncertainty
by Joe Metts, MBA Candidate Class of 2022 The decision to pursue graduate education is one of the most life-altering choices you can make. Doing so in the midst of a global pandemic makes it even more daunting. When prospective students evaluate programs, they often do so while considering rankings, career outcomes, and program… Read more »
Finding my MBA path
Rohit Raman, MBA/MSIS Candidate Class of 2022 “I want to be a Product Manager in Fintech Industry”- Source unknown. Disclaimer: This is not my dream and frankly, when I was starting my MBA, I had no idea what either Product Manager or Fintech meant. Before joining the Kelley family, I served in the Indian Navy… Read more »
Alumni Spotlight: Udit Joshi, MBA’19
Udit Joshi, MBA’19 shares how his experience as a Kelley full-time MBA student enabled him to build momentum in his career and take him all the way to Google as a Global Product Lead. From gaining coaching experience with 1Kelley Consulting to building his confidence and giving him an edge in his career with Me,… Read more »