Where are you from, and where were you living before you came to Kelley? I’m from Bogota, Colombia, and was living there before beginning my MBA at Kelley. You had worked in several different corporate financial roles before you joined the MBA program. What motivated you to return to graduate school for your MBA? I… Read more »
Graduate Career Services
Alumni Spotlight: Seann Kim, MBA 2018
Seann Kim, MBA’18, joined the Kelley full-time MBA program after a decade of military service. Seann is now an investment banking associate-Global Industrials Group at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in Chicago, IL Where are you from, and where were you living before you came to Kelley? I’m originally from Palatine, IL. Pre-Kelley, I was… Read more »
Finding a new family at Kelley
Siafa Hage MBA Candidate | Class of 2021 | CGSM The Kelley Consortium Attending the Kelley School of Business Full-Time MBA Program is one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. Being taught by eager and world-class faculty and having the support of Graduate Career Services are two reasons why. But nothing has been more… Read more »
Building and Maintaining Relationships at Kelley
Ashley Scott MBA’21 | Consortium Fellow When I accepted my internship at E&J Gallo Winery, I had imagined spending my summer working in California and exploring everything that it had to offer (vineyards, Lake Tahoe, vineyards, Yosemite, and did I mention vineyards?) Because of COVID-19, I decided to stay in Bloomington, IN and honestly think that… Read more »
Pivoting as an MBA Community
Nick Chominski, MBA’21 As I think back on the past month-plus, I cannot help but think about the incredible Kelley community. It was unimaginable months ago, just as it was across the world, to think that we would have our lives turned upside down. Yet, as I have realized, the worst of times help you… 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 »
A Job Seeker’s Guide to Dealing with Rejection
Based on the expertise of Christina Schmidt, Associate Director of Business Marketing – Kelley Graduate Career Services Clichés like, “It’ll all work out”, or “Everything happens for a reason” are a whole lot easier to say than to hear, aren’t they? But at some point or another, failure is inevitable, and you won’t get… 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 »