Attending Our 56th Annual OP in Aurora, Colorado? Learn About Our COVID Protocols Before You Go
Dear OP Attendees, After two years apart, we are excited to welcome you to our first in-person Orientation Program & Career Forum (OP) — our 56th Annual OP — taking […]
More Than Soft Skills: Career Services Advisors Share What Companies Are Looking for in MBAs Post-COVID
When it comes to what companies are looking for in MBAs, the answer is both uniformity and distinctiveness. While soft skills like communication and critical thinking and technical skills like […]
First-Year MBAs Share How They’re Building Community, Staying Focused Despite Challenges Posed by Pandemic
With the first semester well underway, first-year MBAs have now gotten a feel for the ins and outs, the benefits and challenges of business school. After many weeks — and […]
What It’s Like to Start an MBA During a Pandemic
This article was originally written and published on LinkedIn on August 17, 2020, by Consortium member Brittany Floyd, a 2022 MBA candidate at the University of Rochester’s Simon Business School. […]
Unemployed as a Result of COVID, This Incoming MBA Found Hope in Being Open to New Paths
For Ryan Fleer, getting laid off was just the impetus he needed to shift his career trajectory. After years working in financial services, first as an equity derivatives middle office […]
Lessons in Uncertainty: MBAs Share Virtual Learning Insight and Advice for Incoming Students
This spring, many MBAs got a firsthand lesson in uncertainty and what it truly means to be flexible. Schools and students were forced to adjust to the realities of the […]
This MD-MBA Shares His Journey and Insight on Where the Healthcare Industry Can Improve Post-COVID-19
As a resident physician at Grand Strand Medical Center in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Adlai Pappy II has been working on the frontlines against COVID-19 and has seen firsthand both the […]
Emory MBA Launches Organization to Provide Assistance to Small Businesses, Students Affected by Pandemic
For Danni El Tayeb, a Consortium fellow in Emory University Goizueta Business School’s class of 2021, simply staying home to help minimize the spread of COVID-19 was not sufficient. “It’s […]
A Passion for Strategy and an Aversion to Corporate Sector Sparked this MBA’s Entrepreneurial Flame
The son of Haitian immigrants, Archel G. Desir was shaped largely by his parents’ emigration to the United states. “I grew up watching them re-establish themselves after they had basically […]
Job Searching in the Time of COVID-19: One Expert Shares Advice on How to Land Your Next Gig (Yes, it’s Still Possible)
There is hardly a person who hasn’t been affected by the current pandemic, but while COVID-19 may be here to stay, life must go on. Despite the current economic crisis […]