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Category Archives: Financial Services
Optional Concentrations Tie Into My Interests
Coming into Fuqua, aside from the core class requirements, I planned to take classes that really interested me or would be useful for my upcoming internship and future career. This led me to take classes like Negotiation, Information Management, Managing … Continue reading
Posted in Academics, Careers, Financial Services, Student Life
Tagged About Fuqua, Business Values, Classes, Concentrations, Finance, General Management, Industry Insight, Internship, Interviews, Job Search, Leadership, Program Format, Strategic Planning Practicum, Student Club, Why Fuqua
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Concentrations: Which to Choose?
Concentrations are a funny thing: they are completely optional in most business schools. So, why should we choose one in the first place, and which one(s)? Particularly for prospective students, this may be a relevant question that could factor into … Continue reading
How an International MBA Helps Indian Family Businesses
To state it plainly, there is no greater entrepreneurial environment than India. And whether in country or abroad, Indians have a demonstrated talent for starting and running successful businesses. Yet once Indian businesses reach a certain level of size and … Continue reading
Posted in Alumni, Financial Services, International, Why Fuqua
Tagged About Fuqua, Alumni, Applicable Knowledge, Community, Diversity, Family, Finance, Fuqua Culture, General Management, Global Business, India, Industry Insight, Personal Insight, Sustainability, Team Fuqua, Teamwork, Why Fuqua
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Class Handouts Come in Handy During Summer Internship
If you ask a Fuqua student what they want to do with their class handouts after final exams, very likely the sardonic reply includes the word “bonfire.” But with the benefit of hindsight, let me say, how wonderful it is … Continue reading
Posted in Academics, Careers, Financial Services, International
Tagged Advice, Alumni, Applicable Knowledge, Classes, Faculty, Hands-on Experience, Industry Insight, Internship, Interviews, Job Search, Learning, Networking, On the Job, Operations, Personal Insight, Strategy, Summer, Team Fuqua
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Learning from Lowe’s
Corporate Finance Internship Provides Industry Insight Last year, when I started at Fuqua, I expected to pursue a career in brand management; however, that changed after I attended various club symposiums and networking events. I decided to go for corporate … Continue reading
Posted in Around NC, Careers, Financial Services, Student Life
Tagged Applicable Knowledge, Classes, Cross-disciplinary, Finance, Fun, General Management, Giving Back, Hands-on Experience, Industry Insight, Internship, Learning, Networking, On the Job, Personal Insight, Retail, Strategy, Summer
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An Intense Internship Search
My first year as an MBA student has been an absolute roller coaster at times, and nothing had as many highs and lows as the internship search! I want to paint a realistic picture of summer internship recruiting at Fuqua … Continue reading
Posted in Careers, Financial Services, Student Life
Tagged Advice, Alumni, Career Resources, Case Interviews, First Year, Industry Insight, Internship, Interviews, Job Search, Lessons Learned, Mock Interviews, Networking, On-campus Recruiting, Personal Growth, Personal Insight, Recruiting, School/Work/Life Balance
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Gradual Graduation
University of Virginia lore indicates that founder and American president Thomas Jefferson didn’t initially confer degrees on graduates, thinking that doing so would imply that the educational process was complete; idealist that he was, he believed that education should be … Continue reading
Event Builds Management Skills
As a member of Fuqua’s Finance Club, I helped to host the First Annual Global Finance Case Competition. It was a way to bring together competitors from like-minded business schools to sharpen their skills in front of a panel of … Continue reading
Why Fuqua? A Second Year’s Perspective
There’s something about fall that has put me in a position to be nostalgic. Maybe it’s just this fall. Graduation seems to be looming more closely every day, and with it, the trepidation of going into a financial services industry … Continue reading
Posted in Careers, Financial Services, Student Life, Why Fuqua
Tagged About Fuqua, Diversity, Finance, Fuqua Values, Learning, Second Year, Teamwork, Transformative Experience, Transition, Why Fuqua
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Figuring Out the Financial Markets
There was a time over the summer when it looked – to anyone interested in the capital markets – as if financial meltdown was imminent. Between the downgrade of the US debt, a wildly unpredictable stock market, and a worsening … Continue reading
