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29 Mar 2017, 08:00
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| FROM Darden Admissions Blog: Career Advisor Spotlight: Margaret Weeks |
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The University of Virginia Darden School of Business consistently ranks as one of the best in career services among MBA programs internationally. To provide you with an idea of the depth and variety of experiences that the career advisors at Darden’s Career Development Center (CDC) bring, we will be introducing a few of them to you highlighting their professional backgrounds, advice for incoming students and a few fun facts about them. Read more about Darden’s Career Development Center in the news here. Last week, we met Jim Collins. This week, we’ll introduce you to Margaret Weeks, https://blogs.darden.virginia.edu/admiss ... adshot.jpg Assistant Director of Career Education and Advising. How long have you been a career advisor at Darden? I have been a career advisor since 2012, but I have worn other hats at the CDC and been a part of the CDC team since 2004. What did you do prior to coming to Darden? My experience falls into several buckets. I spent ten years working in private school administration, two years as a disabilities advocate and seven years working in non-profits, including The Alzheimer’s Association and co- founding a non-profit, Parents for Ethical Adoption Reform. What is your favorite part about serving as a career advisor? Developing close relationships with students and helping them achieve their career goals. I get to serve as a student’s cheerleader, advocate and trusted advisor to help them become their best interview-self and land the job they’ve always wanted. It’s also rewarding forming long-lasting relationships with students and seeing former students come back to recruit after they’ve graduated. What career advice would you give to an incoming student to help them prepare for their career search before they arrive at Darden? There are many things an incoming student can do, but I’ll focus on some of the more granular things. I would encourage you to make lists of your personal, professional and collegiate networks (If you aren’t a member of your college/university alumni association, you might want to consider joining) now to accumulate a list of people you can call on to help with your networking efforts. Also, taking time to reflect on why you are coming to business school and the goals you want to achieve. To save time once you’re at Darden, it’s very helpful to have compiled your “career file” before you get here. Things for this file include old performance reviews from work that highlight strengths and weaknesses, and testing scores (including SATs) since some companies will require information from that far back when you apply for a position. Additionally, I recommend talking to people in your network that have jobs you may be interested in, and asking them questions about their work to gather as much information as possible. What are a couple of hobbies you like to do in your spare time outside of the office? Photography and archiving my children’s lives in books is a real passion of mine. As my kids are finishing up at the schools they’re attending, I’ve been developing personal yearbooks for them. I also enjoy researching and accessing data about my family’s life and my ancestry, and actually found a https://gmatclub.com/chat from my grandfather from World War I, which was really cool! I also knit and have two dogs that I enjoy chasing around. What is your favorite thing about living in Charlottesville? It’s a special place for me because I also grew up in this area. Charlottesville is a cosmopolitan small town that combines the democratic university atmosphere with a small town feel. There are a ton of great amenities, and I enjoy living in a place that has a lot of culture and people who are thoughtful and kind. For incoming students, Charlottesville gives them a chance to get off the treadmill for a few years and live in a place where you have time to breathe and time to think. What do you think makes Darden’s Career Development Center unique? The people. How much we care about our students, how much we engage with students and that we hang in there with our students from start to finish in their job search. The CDC is a relational place and not a transactional place, and whatever level of support students need, they will find it here. https://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/virginia ... -WD1VPlGaU |
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31 Mar 2017, 09:00
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| FROM Darden Admissions Blog: Full Time Round 3 Application Deadline: 6 April |
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As a reminder, Darden’s Round 3 Application deadline for the Full-Time MBA program is next Thursday, 6 April 2017. This is the final deadline for the Full-Time MBA this year. If you would like to be considered for admission into the Class of 2019, please be sure to submit your application by this date. If you are interested in Darden’s Executive MBA formats, our next exec deadline is Monday, 10 April. We look forward to getting to know you through your application. When you are ready to apply, you can do so here. https://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/virginia ... lTQ3hppols |
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05 Apr 2017, 10:00
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| FROM Darden Admissions Blog: Meet Darden’s EMBA and GEMBA – Mariana Santos, EMBA ’18 |
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Much like our residential students, the students enrolled in the Executive Formats of the Darden MBA come from a wide variety of backgrounds, careers, goals, and interests. We have asked several of our EMBA and GEMBA students to answer a few questions about their MBA experiences, which we will post over the coming weeks. We hope you enjoy getting to know them, and if you have any additional questions about our Executive Formats, we encourage you to schedule a conversation with a member of our Admissions Committee. Mariana is an international, executive format student studying at Darden on an F-1 visa. There are two pathways for international students in Darden’s executive formats – One in which students reside in the United States (like Mariana) and another in which students live abroad and travel to the United States for their residencies. For additional details regarding these pathways, please click here. Please note, international students who are residing in the United States and enrolled in our executive formats are the only executive format students who are eligible to participate in an internship. If you have any questions about any of our options for international executive format students, please feel free to email us at ExecMBA@darden.virginia.edu. Name: Mariana Santoshttps://blogs.darden.virginia.edu/ ... 00x300.jpg City: Charlottesville – originally from Sao Paulo / Brazil Employer: Summer Internship Walmart Ecommerce* Years of Experience: 7 years of work experience Format/Section: EMBA Charlottesville 1. Why did you decide to pursue an MBA? I majored in Advertisement & Marketing, and after 7 years of work experience, I felt behind in my business skills. I really wanted to improve my business and analytical skills, and I knew that an MBA would help me to achieve this goal. I decided to pursue my MBA in the US, because I was interested in gaining a new mindset for approaching and solving problems, and I also wanted to experience a new culture. It has been almost one year since I started my executive MBA at Darden, and I already notice how much I’ve learned and grown. 2. Why did you choose Darden? I chose Darden for many reasons – the faculty, the close-knit community, but the one that really stands out is the case method, which, in my opinion, is very similar to most business situations. You have to work and make decisions based on the information described in the case; sometimes you will have the right amount of information, and sometimes you have to make assumptions. And what’s even more interesting is that there is often no right or wrong answer. It’s all about how you make the case for your ideas. It always fascinates me how people with the same data can arrive at different solutions to problems. 3. What’s your favorite thing about your classmates so far? We have a very diverse class with super talented students, and everyone has something to contribute in class. Since our program started, I have noticed how much my classmates have grown. Some have decided to start their own business, others have been promoted or started new jobs. I get excited about their achievements and I’m extremely proud of them. 4. What are you most excited about accomplishing/doing during the program? I came to the program knowing I wanted to work in the US, and Darden helped to achieve this goal. I had the entire support of the Career Development Center, which helped me with every aspect of the job search process, but I also had the support of Darden Alumni. They not only shared their work experience with me, but also shared advice with me on how I could improve my search. 5. What advice do you have for prospective students? Darden will be a great experience, and you will be surprised at how time will fly. My academic advice for those that don’t have a strong background in accounting or Excel is to study and practice the basic concepts as much as possible before the program starts. In addition, try to prepare for all the cases before each residency so you can enjoy your free time with your classmates. Trust the process and be committed to your learning teams; they will help you prepare for classes. My social advice is to enjoy every minute of this experience. It is extremely hard to balance work, family, and Darden, so when you spend your time with your classmates, try to be fully present and engage with them as much as you can. https://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/virginia ... 7A-NaEQVAQ |
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