Simon Alumna T’Keyah Andrews Shares How her Mental Health Struggles Transformed her MBA Experience and Life
For T’Keyah Andrews, the MBA experience taught her far more than she could have ever imagined. Although she never envisioned graduating from a top-tier institution — let alone, at the […]
Job Market and Workplace Trends Suggest a Banner Year for MBAs in 2022
Rebounding from the pandemic, the job market in 2022 continues to improve across the board, with the outlook for MBAs looking especially promising. “It’s a great time to be an […]
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 […]