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Author Archives: James Chen
OPT = Optional Practical Training for International Students
As graduation gets closer, many international students have already filed their Optional Practical Training (OPT) status with Duke Visa Services. Here is what I have found out about OPT and what it can do for me: Let’s say I got … Continue reading
Posted in Careers, International
Tagged Advice, Career Resource, Duke, Employment, International, Job Search, Law, Personal Insight, Resources, Service, Visa
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Friendly, Knowledgeable Career Advice
At Fuqua, there is a wonderful program called Volunteer Alumni Career Fellows (VACF). The VACFs are Fuqua MBA alumni who volunteer to be paired with an MMS student by the Career Management Center (CMC). Matches are made according to the … Continue reading
Posted in About MMS, Alumni, Careers, Student Life
Tagged Advice, Alumni, Career Coaching, Career Resource, Industry Insight, Interviews, Job Search, Learning, MBA, Mock Interviews, Networking, Personal Insight, Resources, Technology, VACF
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MMS is Not Like a Fifth Year of College
Coming right from undergraduate studies, most MMSers (including me) have little to no full-time work experience. It is easy to get into the mindset that MMS is a fifth year of undergrad. But it’s not. It is a better idea … Continue reading
Corporate Insights
At Fuqua, we get every Wednesday off! We try to make the most of it. There are often club and extracurricular events. They are also good days for mini trips and corporate visits. On a recent Wednesday, Fuqua’s Career Management … Continue reading
Posted in About MMS, Alumni, Careers, Student Life
Tagged Alumni, Career Resource, Corporate Visit, Industry Insight, Job Search, Personal Insight, Program Format, Travel
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Why I Chose MMS
There are a couple questions that everyone asks: Why did you choose Fuqua? Why MMS? And by everyone, I mean Fuqua’s Admissions Office, fellow MMSers, job recruiters, random MBAs I meet at Fuqua, etc. One good way of answering this … Continue reading
Posted in About MMS, Admissions, Careers, Student Life, Why MMS
Tagged Business Skills, Diversity, Fuqua Culture, Job Opportunities, Learning, MBA, Networking, Personal Insight, Why MMS
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