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5 Job Search Tips: What it's "Like" at Facebook
“Practice your skills, network and don’t stress,” says MSBA alumnus Sharad Jain
In a Q&A with MSBA student Rohan Ranshinge, alumnus Sharad Jain shares advice from his career search and landing a role as a data specialist at Facebook.
Open Sesame: One-on-One with Alibaba’s Shanxing Gao MSBA 18
Advice, lessons for success after graduation
We had the opportunity to meet with Shanxing Gao, a Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA) alumnus of the charter class in 2018. He spoke about his work experiences, his takeaways from the MSBA program and job and interview tips.
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Aggies at Uber Pop the Hood for MSBA Students
UC Davis alums lead tour about new technologies and opportunities
For a few years now, my dream has been to work at Uber. The ride-sharing service stole my heart in the late-2000s with their tech platform breakthrough and affordable ride hailing service that has made transportation easier for millions worldwide.
Image UC Davis students recently had the chance to tour Uber's headquarters in San Francisco.
Small Data Tells a Big Story
Big Data is overblown, bigger problems lack data
Everyone is talking about big data today. While there are many applications and opportunities to harness big data to disrupt industries and revolutionize company operations, the conventional wisdom proclaims you should feel ashamed if you don’t solve
4 Questions with MSBA Alum Dane Hamlett
We ask MSBA alumnus Dane Hamlett about work, school, tips for students and more.
"Storytelling is the most important skill."
I recently caught up with Dane Hamlett, a Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA) alumnus of the charter class in 2018 and a senior business analytics leader at Adobe.
His transition from a full
Storytelling Anchors 24-Hour Data Hackathon
With little sleep, MSBA students team up on creative big data solutions
On April 10, around 4 a.m., as the rest of the world sleeps, 39 business analysts are pouring their third cup of coffee to stay wide awake as they hit hour number 12 of the 2019 UC Davis Data Hackathon.
The Master of Science and Business Analytics
Capitalizing on the Cloud
MSBA offers prep to become Amazon Web Services Cloud Practitioner
With the growing popularity and application of cloud solutions, the UC Davis Master of Science in Business Analytics program offered a free prep course for Amazon Web Service’s (AWS) Cloud Practitioner certification. It was a wonderful opportunity
Countdown to UC Davis Data Hack 2019
Kickoff event sparks readiness for 24-hour competition
The Hackathon offers a platform to put data analytics skills into play in crunch time. MSBA student Ines He and her classmates are organizing the hack, which is open to graduate students from across Northern California.
“Do you know how accurately
Our Deep Dive into $22 Trillion Retail Sales Industry
MSBA Practicum Project Experience for Engage3
One of key advantages and opportunity in the UC Davis Master of Science in Business Analytics is collaborating in a small team on a 12-month practicum project for a client company. During our second week in the program, we ranked our favorite of
Bringing a Military Mindset to Business Analytics
MSBA student William Gao transitions to grad school
(Editor's Update, March 2021: Now an MSBA alumnus, William Gao is a data scientist at Western Digital in the San Francisco Bay Area.)
Over the past six months, I’ve had the opportunity to meet and work with very diverse and talented classmates in
Dialed into World-Class Customer Service
Headsets.com CEO Mike Faith turns up the volume
Customer service is one of those terms that I hear in the most general sense, but Mike Faith takes it to a new level—he’s a customer service fanatic.
Faith is the founder and CEO of Headsets.com, the leading headset supplier in North America with
5 Ways to Unleash Your Business Analytics Superhero
Build Your Strengths Harnessing Data
Ranked among the top 10 best business analytics programs in the country and in the top 25 in the world, the UC Davis M.S. in Business Analytics program is a complete package — exceptional faculty who get to know you by first name, a well-designed