Tag Archives | San Francisco

May: A Mile Marker and a Dream Internship

First off, Congratulations to the Class of 2013!  I’m so proud of you all, and going to miss so many of you that I’ve come to call friends over the short year.  It’s terrifying to me that I can already call myself a second year – I know I have very big shoes to fill. [...]

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Why UNC Kenan-Flagler Made Sense to me as a West Coast Applicant

Kendra Leigh Perlitz is a 2011 UNC Kenan-Flagler graduate and a Palo Alto, CA native. Below, she writes about why Kenan-Flagler was the right choice for her in an MBA program. I am a native Californian. After working for five years in a Finance role in the Bay Area, I began my MBA search. Alumni [...]

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Fear of Missing Out

I probably wouldn’t have noticed him otherwise. My first night in San Francisco for the job trek, I reunited with an old friend over dinner to celebrate her 27th birthday. At a little past 10 p.m., we finally gave up the herculean quest to finish the ambitiously sized birthday crepes we had ordered—and asked the [...]

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Fear of Missing Out

I probably wouldn’t have noticed him otherwise. My first night in San Francisco for the job trek, I reunited with an old friend over dinner to celebrate her 27th birthday. At a little past 10 p.m., we finally gave up the herculean quest to finish the ambitiously sized birthday crepes we had ordered—and asked the [...]

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Guest Blog: West Coast Technology-Focused Job Trek

This week’s guest blog is by First Year Chris McCabe. Read about his experience at the West Coast Technology-Focused Job Trek: Darden students experience a number of important transformations during the fall semester of their First Year.  Chief among these is the shift in focus over class participation points and upcoming final exams to the [...]

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Why UNC Kenan-Flagler Made Sense to me as a West Coast Applicant

Kendra Leigh Perlitz is a 2011 UNC Kenan-Flagler graduate and a Palo Alto, CA native. Below, she writes about why Kenan-Flagler was the right choice for her in an MBA program. I am a native Californian. After working for five years in a Finance role in the Bay Area, I began my MBA search. Alumni [...]

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I Left My Heart in San Francisco

Greetings from San Francisco, where over 100 Yale SOM students just completed visiting more than 40 companies for our annual San Francisco Job Trek! During this year’s record-breaking trek, the leaders of eight SOM clubs, such as Net Impact and the Technology Club, have coordinated visits with diverse companies and organizations in the Bay area. [...]

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Upcoming Executive MBA Events Around the World

Darden offers one world-class MBA degree in three formats designed to fit your schedule — the full-time MBA, Executive MBA (EMBA) and Global Executive MBA (GEMBA). The EMBA and GEMBA allows you to earn the Darden MBA while you continue to work full time. You can advance you career without interrupting it. We are hosting [...]

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Week 1 of the Team Based Discussion

It feels like yesterday that we were first announcing the launch of the Team Based Discussion to the community – and now we are officially in full swing with our Round 1 applicants. From the halls of Wharton to across the globe in India,  it has been exciting to see our candidates engaged with one [...]

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Getting an Inside Look at Potential Employers

Visiting biotech company Genentech in San Francisco. It feels like I got here just yesterday, but oh how the time flies! I recently finished my first term (7 more to go!) and I had a one-week fall break before the start of my second term. Instead of going home and “veggin’ out” I decided to [...]

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