Duke Fuqua Executive MBA Careers
Making A Career Pivot
Going back to school is a big decision, but sometimes it’s exactly what you need to start a new career path. Our students have been there. Here they describe, in their own words, how they changed careers with an executive MBA.
How I Gained the Courage to Switch Careers (WEMBA)
How I Gained the Courage to Switch Careers
Seeing the courage of my classmates who took on new opportunities with the skills they acquired in the program inspired me to do the same.read more ❯
Fuqua Helped Me Transition to Management Consulting (WEMBA)
Fuqua Helped Me Transition to Management Consulting
I pursued my MBA with an ambition to grow as a strategy manager by building and expanding intelligent services around smart devices and business models. read more ❯
From the U.S. Navy to Financial Services: How an MBA is Helping My Career Change (WEMBA)
From the U.S. Navy to Financial Services: How an MBA is Helping My Career Change
I had little to no exposure to subjects like managerial accounting or financial management as a military officer, but I am able to learn about them now at Fuqua.read more ❯
A team supporting your dream
Career Coaches Provide Invaluable Support (WEMBA)
Career Coaches Provide Invaluable Support
Fuqua's Career Management Center (CMC) is comprised of a dedicated team that is known to be successful in guiding students toward career paths and matching them with potential employersread more ❯
My Career Path to the Technology Industry (GEMBA)
My Career Path to the Technology Industry
This is the story of how I changed my career trajectory from oil and gas operations to technology product management.read more ❯
A Career Transition During My MBA (GEMBA)
A Career Transition During My MBA
I would immediately be putting lessons from my MBA program to use in the most difficult of circumstances. read more ❯
Tooling your career success for a lifetime
Duke, the Turning Point of My Life (GEMBA)
Duke, the Turning Point of My Life
Everyone can remember the time when his or her life made a U-turn. Mine was when I enrolled at Duke.read more ❯
Changing Jobs During an Executive MBA (WEMBA)
Changing Jobs During an Executive MBA
How I can balance a job promotion or job change in the middle of an MBA? Should I? Can I?read more ❯
2020 vs. 2021: How Everything Changed and I Landed My Dream Job (GEMBA)
2020 vs. 2021: How Everything Changed and I Landed My Dream Job
With the help of Fuqua, I was able to find my dream job, pivot into a role I never would have applied to in the first place, and work at a company I am passionate about.read more ❯