Duke Daytime MBA Student Blog

The Class of 2024 has had to learn new job-seeking techniques and refine or redefine their focus, gaining valuable experience they will leverage for years to come.

When I was applying to business schools, I knew that one of the main reasons I was getting an MBA was to pivot into marketing.

Now that I had established consulting as my clear recruiting direction, I decided to work diligently on three fronts related to the interview process: case interviews, behavioral interviews, and mental preparedness.

When I got my admission to Fuqua, I was not even considering becoming a consultant. To be honest, I did not even know what a consultant does.

As a 12-year veteran of Fuqua’s Career Management Center and a Daytime MBA alumnus myself, I take great pride in how we support our students’ career searches. Throughout the program, we help students navigate recruiting while also preparing them for the career journey they’ll experience years after graduation.

As an international student living in the U.S. for the first time, it was really challenging to recruit for a job as the process was new to me.

With the support from the Fuqua community, students in the Class of 2022 from Greater China achieved a strong recruiting performance.

Every student interested in technology asks the same question: “Should I have a tech background to work in the industry?” And the answer is “No!”

“Is an MBA worth it” is one of the most searched keywords related to business school.

I had no idea how to translate my skillset from the military to the corporate world and felt that an MBA would best allow me to bridge that gap.