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Alumni Careers Archive
January 01, 2010
Interviews, like dates, are sometimes mysterious. You establish a great rapport, the meeting lasts longer than you expect, you walk out with a spring in your step, and then... they don’t call.
March 27, 2009
As we watch the daily shifts in the financial markets and ponder the fate of our retirement accounts, a sense of powerlessness can quickly set in. Unfortunately, we seem to be focusing too much attention on things we can’t control and not enough on steps we can take to feel better.
March 27, 2009
Working as a freelance consultant offers many perks: as a consultant, one is, essentially, self-employed, with the opportunity to accept only those assignments that are interesting and challenging. Consulting also provides for novelty, as one moves from one employer and assignment to another. A consultant is, however, akin to a small-business owner, and will have the most successful and stress-free consulting experience if he or she sets the ground rules for the engagement at the outset.
March 01, 2009
The March 2009 edition of The McKinsey Quarterly includes a poignant essay by Ian Davis, the firm’s worldwide managing director. This piece, titled “The New Normal,” addresses our fundamentally changing business landscape, which Davis aptly describes as a “restructuring of the economic order.” Indeed, things have not felt normal for some time. Many MBAs in our community are being forced to reconsider their professional identities at a time when most of us are just hoping to ride out the current storm.
January 27, 2009
In these times, it is all the more critical for a prospective candidate to be known to the right hiring authorities before a new position is advertised to differentiate themselves from potential competitors and generate trust in their sincere interest, unique abilities and unquestionable integrity.
January 27, 2009
Organizational leaders today face daunting challenges: an uncertain economy, faster technology, globalization. Given all of these changes, leaders must develop new skills to succeed in their current and future roles. But how does one go about identifying and developing these required skills?
January 27, 2009
Maintain a positive attitude, be open, stay flexible. It’s not enough to get you hired — this is a tough market — but you can’t get started without those characteristics.
January 01, 2009
Organizational leaders today face daunting challenges: an uncertain economy, faster technology, globalization. Given all of these changes, leaders must develop new skills to succeed in their current and future roles. But how does one go about identifying and developing these required skills?
Working with an executive coach or a career counselor may be one solution.
January 01, 2009
Today’s job market is extremely complex. From the candidate’s perspective, the competition is fiercer than ever and employers are moving very slowly through the recruitment process. In these times, it is all the more critical for a prospective candidate to be known to the right hiring authorities before a new position is advertised to differentiate themselves from potential competitors and generate trust in their sincere interest, unique abilities and unquestionable integrity.
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