The MBA program goes beyond teaching students the academic content they need to navigate the business world; it also adequately simulates a manager’s day by stuffing too much to do in too little time.
Graduation is here, and my classmates and I are preparing to leave GBS and begin the next phase of our careers. As we close out our time as students, I thought it would be fun to reflect back on five of my favorite experiences at Goizueta.
What would business school be if not for a little competitive spirit? For the second year in a row, my classmates have sponsored the “GBS Olympics” which offers a series of games and competitive challenges between the first-year and graduating MBA classes.
As one might imagine, networking is a critical part of the MBA and business school experience. You may not realize it at the time but many moments throughout our lives involve networking.
There is one thing that I believe holds true to the MBA career search for Goizueta students across industries, functions and programs: the support starts before day one.
I’m Lisa Landsberg, Air Force Veteran and Weekend Executive Class of 2017. The best thing that happened this past fall semester was that I was assigned to a group with four other candidates (3 of us are veterans!) and we formed into a really awesome team and, amid the rollercoaster of life, all had a successful semester together. Now I call them friends and as we move into next term I know I have four people in class that will be looking out for me, and I for them. I am looking forward to staying connected to them well beyond the program which is...
It’s the beginning of January. A new year, a new semester, and a few resolutions. I am not typically a New Years Resolution type of person, but I always find the fitness and diet craze to be particularly interesting this time of year. I dread my regular trips to the gym because I know it will be overly crowded with the temporarily motivated resolution makers, yet I get incredibly excited by the increased inventory for discounted workout clothes at T.J. Maxx. But whether you have a resolution or not, the MBA experience has the tendency to add a few...
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