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Tag Archives: Hands-on Experience
Succeeding in a National Marketing Competition
Throughout the summer and fall terms, several case competitions were hosted at Fuqua (e.g. with Accenture — read a previous blog post about it). Yet, I was wondering whether a competition existed that was more specifically tailored toward solving marketing … Continue reading
Posted in About MMS, Events, Student Clubs, Student Life
Tagged Applicable Knowledge, Business Skills, Case Competition, Classes, Collaborative Learning, Communications, Cross-disciplinary, Extra-curricular, Fun, Hands-on Experience, Industry Insight, Learning, Marketing, MBA, Personal Insight, Student Club, Team Spirit, Teamwork, Travel
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MMS Interns Provide Valuable Support
Almost a year ago, I graduated from the MMS program, eager to apply the skills that I had learned to build a successful career. If someone had told me though, that I would be working with MMS interns less than … Continue reading
For the Kids
One day while messing around on Facebook during lunch, I noticed that my friend, Kourtney Kellin, had added an acronym to her name on her profile. It read “FTK” in bold letters. Scrunching up my nose I turned to her … Continue reading
Finance Internship — A Gift that Keeps Giving
Climbing the corporate ladder requires one to gain a lot of experience, not only to get started, but also to obtain promotions. The former is often the greatest struggle for recent graduates at all levels (from high school to graduate … Continue reading
Posted in Academics, Alumni, Careers, Financial Services, Student Life
Tagged Alumni, Applicable Knowledge, Banking, Business Skills, Career Resource, Collaborative Learning, Employment, Finance, Hands-on Experience, Industry Insight, Internship, Job Opportunities, Learning, MBA, Networking, On the Job, Personal Insight, Resources, Winter Break, Winternship
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Internships Pay Off in More Ways than One
So, you know what an internship is. You may have even done one or two over the years. But, what about a winternship? These are internships that Fuqua’s Career Management Center (CMC) sets up for students to complete over their … Continue reading
A Heart for Service
Before coming to Fuqua, serving on the MMS Association (MMSA) Executive Board was not even remotely in my mind. I am not even sure if I was aware of its existence. Despite this fact and quite to my own surprise, … Continue reading
Posted in About MMS, Around Campus, Events, Student Clubs, Student Life, Why MMS
Tagged Collaborative Learning, Community, Duke, Extra-curricular, Fuqua Friday, Fuqua Values, Giving Back, Hands-on Experience, Leadership, MBA, MBA Games, MMSA, Networking, Passion, Personal Insight, Program Insight, Service, Student Involvement, Teamwork, Why MMS
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Rekindling My Political Interest
Everyone around me seemed to be breathless and frazzled. It was the end of the first fall term, and with our first real break and Halloween coming up, perhaps it was appropriate that we all looked like zombies. But contrary … Continue reading
The MMS Marketing Club at Your Service
Being a vice president of the MMS Marketing Club has been exciting and challenging for me. I am responsible for communications, i.e. releasing a weekly newsletter, maintaining the club’s blog and Facebook group, gathering information from various resources and communicating … Continue reading
Seeing MMS From The Other Side
Participating in Case Competition Brings Back Memories I recently had the opportunity to return to Fuqua for the first time since I graduated in May. It was great to be back in Durham and reconnect with the Fuqua community, both … Continue reading
Posted in About MMS, Alumni, Around Campus, Around Durham, Careers, Events, Student Life
Tagged Advice, Applicable Knowledge, Business Skills, Case Competition, Collaborative Learning, Community, Consulting, Hands-on Experience, Industry Insight, Interviews, Learning, On the Job, Program Insight, Social Entrepreneurship, Traditions
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Breaking into Consulting
Case Competition Provides Valuable Learning Experience Placing second out of 22 teams at my first consulting competition … “happy” doesn’t even begin to describe my feelings! My fellow MMSers and I were lucky to be given the opportunity to participate … Continue reading
