Job Search Reflections
How Powerful Can a Thank-You Note Be?
As MBA students interviewing for jobs we're constantly reminded to send thank-you notes to our interviewers. It's strategic, polite, often expected, and therefore necessary. But I've also heard stud ...
Job Search Reflection
I am writing this from the perspective of not having secured an internship offer yet. This is my personal story and thoughts, so feel free to be selective about what tips may actually apply to you. ...
Notes from a JD/MBA
My job search experience was a little unique compared to most MBA students. I am a joint degree student pursuing my law degree in addition to the MBA. Specific to the companies that I targeted for m ...
Go for the Fit
When I attended NSHMBA this fall I had an opportunity to meet with a Target recruiter. As the recruiter reviewed my resume he was excited to see that I had experience as a produce buyer. Since Target ...
2007-2008 Summer Internship Search Process
Through resource maximization and time management, I graciously received two offers and an offer for a second round interview by the first week in November. In preparation for the internship sear ...
Practice, practice, practice
Before entering the MBA program, I had interviewed with less than ten companies throughout my career, and not at all in the past 8½ years. Now, having almost doubled my lifetime experience in ...
My road to landing internship offer
In my opinion, finding an internship is a disciplined and also a very rewarding process. This is your chance to sell yourself; to understand all of your skills and find a company that will help you ...
Tips for Internship Search
Before starting any research on jobs or companies, you have to be truthful to yourself and answer this question: What is it that you want? If you can not answer this question, you should better take s ...
My Internship Search Process
My internship search started before the very first day of class, which involved getting my resume to where it needed to be. I used every resource I could, including classmates, professors, staff, the ...
My Full-Time Search Process
Sad, but true, three weeks into my internship over the summer, I started revamping my resume to incorporate my new responsibilities. Too early you say? I don't think so. It was amazing how early compa ...
