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FROM Financial Times MBA Blog: Spring break |
Piyush Jain enjoys the chance to relax and choose more specialised electives Read more |
FROM Financial Times MBA Blog: Developing a strategy |
Merih Ocbazghi decides how to spend the last 18 months of his MBA Read more |
FROM Financial Times MBA Blog: Strategy development |
Merih Ocbazghi decides how to spend the last 18 months of his MBA Read more |
FROM NandoParrado: My favorite leadership story of all times |
A year and a half ago I accidentally stumbled upon a documentary on YouTube, which has inspired me like few other things in my life. It is the story of Nando Parrado and the survivors of the Andes plane crash in 1972. It … Continue reading → |
FROM Financial Times MBA Blog: Reflecting on my first year |
Faced with exam season, Marta Szczerba reflects on the impact of her MBA so far Read more |
FROM Reaching the Thirties: Duke 2015 NCAA Champions |
WOW! Just wow! The final game of the NCAA championship played on Monday against Wisconsin was astonishing. At the end, Duke beat the Badgers 68-63 in a very tight game. I watched the final at school. Around 500 students and family members where at Geneen, Fuqua’s main auditorium, to cheer for Duke. This is what … Continue reading → |
FROM Financial Times MBA Blog: Ode to being a student |
Emily Ambrose analyses the pros and cons of life on campus Read more |
FROM Financial Times MBA Blog: Spring flings |
Philippa Rock describes the plethora of activity taking place on her campus Read more |
FROM Financial Times MBA Blog: The beat goes on |
Brenden Sheehan provides insight into recent strategic developments at his business school Read more |
FROM Financial Times MBA Blog: A poster team for diversity |
Monica Dee travels to Dubai to compete in the Hult Prize regional finals Read more |
FROM Timbob: FIELD 3 – The ‘capstone’ of the RC |
FIELD 3 is the final and third part of the FIELD portion of the RC (Required Curriculum – 1st Year), a unique part of the HBS MBA experience. And as the first year reaches its final stretch, we’re fully in the swing of setting up our micro-businesses. FIELD 3 asks you to form teams with 4 or 5 other MBA students. This is the first time this year we’ve been asked to form our own teams – giving you the opportunity to test your pitching skills and powers of persuasion with fellow classmates that your idea is viable and deserves attention. Our team is focusing on the perennial battle that many feel around exercising, and needing that ‘extra little kick’ to get out and exercise or eat healthily. So we’ve started Badger. Badger is a new service that links personal trainers and nutritionists to users remotely on demand. The idea is that people get much more motivation when they have some form of accountability to a real person, and people pay for a gym trainer just for that reason, but that’s just too unaffordable for most people. We hope that this can bridge the gap and give a real connection at a fraction of the cost, and help people to achieve what they want to achieve. We’re feeling pretty pleased that we’ve managed to get our service up and running, and we’re accepting beta testers if lovely readers want to give it a try. Just go to joinbadger.com to sign up! FIELD3 obviously isn’t exactly the same of starting a real business. The timings are pretty compressed, with due dates based around the academic calendar, and a pretty limited scope. However, it’s a great chance for many in the MBA program to try (and maybe like) something they have never tried before for whatever reason. It’s been a great experience so far, I’ve tried and learnt some completely different things, and I’m really excited to see how we get on. HBS is the only business school (to my slightly outdated knowledge) that has this sort of program required as part of the curriculum. I think this is a great feature as you get a completely diverse mix trying out starting a business, and I’ve already heard of some (FIELD has been running about 5 years now) that have gone through FIELD and completely changed their career direction because of it – an achievement in itself. I’ll keep you posted with how Badger does! |
FROM uwengdori - Current Student: Do not forget Sewol Ferry tragedy |
Today marks the first anniversary of South Korea’s MV Sewol tragedy, the worst ferry disaster in South Korean history. 294 deaths. 10 missing. Innocent young lives gone. Since 2008, all my volunteering was about making kids happy. They teach you something you never realize when your lives become more dull and systematic, robotic adults. While I do not want to make any pretentious comments, I was in mixed feelings when I heard this news last year. We are usually too busy with work, schools, and many other things that we often take what surrounds us too much for granted. Our eyes, arms, legs, families, everything. what we always thought to exist obviously suddenly disappears out of thin air. Ultimately, as a business student, how can we improve everyone’s lives? healthcare, IT, business, consulting, anything. In the end, we need to focus on who ultimately smiles and if your time spent on it was worth your time and those that you love. Appreciate. Give. Stay humble. *The music was a tribute which Jae-suk Yoo personally selected to be played on radio broadcast in memory of various people who left. |
FROM Financial Times MBA Blog: The final reflection |
After 18 months of study, Jaya Sharma graduates from her MBA programme Read more |
FROM The Oxford Comma: Post MBA: Seven Month Update |
It has been a fairly long time since I have posted here, but I definitely did not want to sign off without giving readers a quick update on my personal situation. I had a couple of job leads from Silicon MilkRoundabout that I converted into interviews where I performed quite well. However, in the end, both companies were unable to sponsor me for a visa and I had to return to India in February after working for one of these companies for two months until my visa expired. I definitely would have liked to work in London for awhile, but it is hard for smaller companies to navigate the visa process and you definitely do not get enough time after graduation for the job search as the hiring process pretty much shuts down in December. I have however made the transition in role that I was hoping to get out of the MBA as I found a job as a Product Manager at a rapidly growing technology company in India. I have received a few requests for an update to the career statistics for Indian students (without work authorization) that I posted back in November. The same caveats and limitations that I referenced in that post apply here as well. In addition, as I relied a lot on LinkedIn and since I know many students have not yet updated their LinkedIn profiles, I have tried to verify their job status through other sources. In many cases I was unable to do so and hence I added these to the “Not Sure” category. These numbers are just a rough indicator. Please do not make a decision on whether to attend Oxford based on them alone. Make sure you contact alums who are in jobs that you aspire to be in and ask them for advice. In addition, the school should be releasing their official career report soon so keep an eye out for that as well. I don’t really have any concrete plans for this blog going forward, so please feel free to leave comments on what I should write about. One thought I had was to maybe interview classmates who found jobs in the UK on their job search strategies. Once I have more work experience, I may also do a post on how the MBA in helping/hurting me in my role as PM. |
FROM Financial Times MBA Blog: Live Q&A: Why MBA curriculum needs politics |
How should business schools teach public policy? On Wednesday, 22nd April 2015, between 2 - 3pm BST, two experts will answer readers' questions on theimportance of integrating politics into classroom discussions. On the panel are:
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FROM Financial Times MBA Blog: The term with the most moving parts |
Entering his final term, Sam Peter is impressed by everything he has taken on so far Read more |
FROM Financial Times MBA Blog: Live Q&A: Why MBA curriculum needs politics |
How should business schools teach public policy? On Wednesday, 22nd April 2015, between 2 - 3pm BST, two experts will answer readers' questions on theimportance of integrating politics into classroom discussions. On the panel are:
Read more |
FROM NandoParrado: To-do and to-read |
I consider myself a hyperactive person. Beyond work duties, I always keep in mind a long list of things I want to undertake. As soon as I cross out a few, I add twice as many, and this never-ending process keeps me motivated. … Continue reading → |
FROM Financial Times MBA Blog: On Advice |
Marta Szczerba shares the advice she has accumulated on her MBA Read more |
FROM Financial Times MBA Blog: Advice from all corners |
Marta Szczerba shares the advice she has accumulated on her MBA Read more |
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