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08 Dec 2008, 21:48
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If you're looking healthcare, I would think Abbott and Medtronic both really only have things in "big" cities. I say big in quotes because I don't what your cutoff point is. I would consider Minneapolis big for purposes of this conversation. There's a lot of stuff in Santa Rosa, which is not big, but I wouldn't mind spending 18 months there. I feel like the rest of the Medtronic sites are located near big cities, I don't know where their LDP places people (I assume Minneapolis and somewhere else).
08 Dec 2008, 22:35
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Hey RR,
Off-topic, but out of curiosity, what piqued your interest in Energy? Are some special programs/initiatives at Kellogg for people with interest in energy? Is it a part of SEEK, or something more traditional? I am interested in the same industry and just trying to figure out whats out there.
08 Dec 2008, 23:30
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I was sort of in the "energy" industry before and have a strong background in a lot of different aspects of the industry. Figure its a good place to be, I am really interested in it, and having a background gives you a leg up at any job when you enter fresh out of b-school.
Kellogg doesnt have a dedicated energy major, I think only a few schools do. There are some courses that relate to it and there is a push by students to get more, remember we are "student led" so students actually have enough say to make that happen. It might not happen until the students doing the pushing are gone, but chances are it will get implemented. There is a pretty active energy club, along with some alumni interaction. My alumni mentor is in the industry and has been very helpful so far. My 2nd year mentor interned and is going fulltime to one of my target companies, and she also has been helpful with advice.
However, much like with any specialty you are going to be on your own for some opportunities. Yes some energy shows up on campus. PG&E, Chevron, Exxon, BP, (DTE did until this year), Duke Energy is coming back, GE comes, a few of the big wind players are recruiting. Smaller companies post positions on the job board. One advantage of a big school for a specialized area like energy is there are lots of alums in lots of functions at tons of companies. Factor in the huge PT and EMBA network and you have probably one of the largest alumni networks in the MBA world. I have actually reached out to both EMBA and PT folks and they love it, I think it was something they didnt get to do much while in school since those people typically have jobs so its nice for them to be able to help out.
Honestly, you probably arent going to find many programs with extremely strong energy curriculums, there just arent tons of students that go into it. Yes there is a lot of interest but not much follow through. Most of the top schools send >1 to maybe 3% of their class to energy and those are often heavily weighted in the big oil area. I think PG&E has the strongest program of utilities and their recruiting classes are still relatively small. The advantage of that is you are a star the day you show up and get a lot of attention...work hard and chances are you wont get lost in the shuffle and will be able to move up.
Note, a few classmates and I have been discussing trying to get an energy conference going. There is a lot of interest in the field these days and if we pull it off and then it becomes a year event like many conferences have in the past...it will definitely add to Kellogg's brand in the energy world.
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