by Jarrett
Two weeks ago, I began this 3 part series on ranking my MBA on-demand experience compared to an on-campus MBA program. I’m comparing the programs based on the 3 E’s of career development. The 3E’s are:
- Education - what you know
- Exposure - who you know or who knows of you, and
- Experience - [...]
by Jarrett
Hundreds of thousand people have been laid off… Economic Stimulus Package… Buy American… These are headlines that we see in every news site. What does all this have to do with an MBA? If I told you I didn’t totally have a handle on the answer, would you keep reading? Going [...]
Working full-time and going to school is pretty much like working 60-80 hours a week, so breaks are definitely appreciated. Many weekends are also consumed by school which means burnout is running high by the last quarter of the semester for me. I have this routine that I do during the breaks and it goes [...]
ROI (Return on Investment). If you don’t know what ROI stands for, you will surely know by the end of your MBA program along with a dozen other financial ratios. I am not trying to wow you with my newly acquired knowledge, but ROI’s have been in the news lately in regards to the rising [...]
“Time flies when you are having fun?” I had to end this title with a question mark, because school is a love-hate relationship for me. Some days it feels like eating broccoli, which I know is good for me, but it just doesn’t taste as good as that extra helping of Grandma’s apple pie. I [...]
Last week, I had the privilege of going on a Finance TREK sponsored by Thunderbird School of Global Management. Basically for 3 days, I met with a variety of finance companies and departments which included Yahoo, Cisco, HSBC, Wells Fargo, Barclays, Belvedere, Duff and Phelps, and Goldman Sachs. As far as an educational experience to [...]
Just in case you have been hiding in a hole with no access to internet until now, here’s a news flash: the economy is suffering which means the few jobs that are out there are going to be more competitive to get. Last week, I attended the career fair at my Thunderbird School of Global [...]
Two weeks ago, I embarked on a 23 hour journey to Singapore for business. My flight would be arriving at 11:30 p.m. the next day and I knew that I had to be on a call for a group meeting with my MBA classmates at midnight Singapore time which was 9:00 a.m. Pacific time where [...]
