Editorial Note: This post is satirical. To successfully secure a job offer, please do the opposite of what is described below. Recruiting season is upon us! One by one companies are coming to campus for company presentations, networking events, and on-campus interviews. They are scooping up candidates left and right....
Yes, the Summer is over. So, what next? In the coming semester, the academic rigor of our electives won’t dilute and the recruiting season will be in full bloom. Networking efforts are ramping up. This blog might make it look like I am looking for a job at a Career Management Center of a...
I can’t believe we are already into Block 3. This semester has flown by and I have learned so much in all of our classes, about my classmates, and about myself and what I want to focus on in my career. Blocks 1 and 2 are supposedly the most stressful...
An important part of the career search process as an MBA student is attending Diversity Career Conferences. There are many to choose from: National Black MBA, National Hispanic MBA, Asian MBA, Reaching Out, among others. All of them give us MBA students an opportunity to talk to recruiters of different...
The Goizueta Career Connection was a great experience. Going into it, I was not entirely sure what to expect in regards to interactions and conversations with recruiters/alumni. I think the atmosphere created by the small breakout groups; high percentage of GBS alum by attending firms as well as structured preparation,...
Prior to the Goizueta Career Connection—our first foray into the world of formal recruiting—my approach to these events was to keep my head down and hope any faux pas committed went unobserved. I’m proud to report that not only did I survive and get a few free drinks (possibly correlated),...
Well, friends, we are officially in full-tilt recruiting season! Company representatives (and usually some alumni) are visiting our little corner of the world to show what their companies have to offer and what kinds of jobs they have available. These presentations are usually followed by a day of interviews for...
Constant soul searching occurs during MBA school is a requirement through this journey. Whether you are relentlessly pursuing every interview of opportunities you are interested in or weighing your options of offers you are stacking up like some of your ambitious classmates. I was in an interesting position when I...