Duke Daytime MBA Student Blog

Despite challenging circumstances, our graduates have enjoyed well-deserved success—both in traditional compensation and in quality of life measures.

Our 2022 graduates have once again proven their agility and resilience. After all, they began their Duke MBA journey at the height of the pandemic, when almost everything about the business school experience had to be adapted to keep everyone safe.

It happened every time. Almost intuitively, as I walked into a packed room of investment banking prospects, I immediately knew exactly how many other women were present. You could usually count us on one hand.

Here are some of the key takeaways and my thoughts from the 2021 employment report on what’s behind the shifts and trends.  

I knew that the prospect of landing a career in venture capital (VC) was risky, given the limited job openings but it was a risk I was ready to take.

Some of the major highlights of the career search at Fuqua are the informative "career intensive" seminars that take place in September. Among them is the Finance Career Intensive—the marquee event that kicks off recruiting season for the industry.