Relationships matter, career lessons from two GSM alumni
Is it too late to restart your career in your 50s? Should you coast into retirement, or play “Start Me Up” by the Rolling Stones and get ready for a new adventure?
That’s the decision Dard Hunter MBA 04 and I faced recently, and it all started with
Take advantage of MPAc program resources for student interviews
Only four months into the UC Davis Master of Professional Accountancy program (MPAc), and I already know where I’ll be going next. After graduation in June, I’ll start a full-time position with Deloitte—a Big Four international accounting firm.
UC Davis business competition celebrates 20 years of preparing innovators
"When I first came to the Graduate School of Management, I had one mission in mind: to transform industries, and I did that through the Big Bang! Business Competition," says MBA student Samantha Contreras.
Insights from Warby Parker CEO Neil Blumenthal and Blackstone Group President and COO Jon Gray
I come from a household of six people and 24 eyes—everyone in my immediate family, including my four-year-old sister, wears glasses.
Growing up, my frames were usually purchased from the optometrist office and had price tags in the hundreds; they
My journey from military to business leadership
Marine veteran now MBA student Luke Bergman blogs on his transition from military to business leadership, offering tips for veterans.
Short course gives you all the tools needed to succeed in the MSBA program
It’s a three-week workout for your brain. That’s how I’d describe the UC Davis Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA) Foundations of Analytics short course offered to new students before entering the program.
But unlike those intense, 4-hour
Mei Yang’s advice: Overcome rejection to succeed
M.S. in Business Analytics alumna Mei Yang shares five interview tips that helped her land a position at Google.
"Ask questions, take risks and make the most of every day."
MBA student Stephanie Borgstein made the most of her summer internship with Blue Shield of California.
Creating purposeful work for your employees
Purpose only gets you so far to a great workplace and employee fulfillment. It shouldn’t be a veil for other practices.
I’ll avoid the cliché lecture about a need for “authenticity” in a purpose-driven business, and will be more specific.
Here are
My three months immersed in cheese and spreads
I have long known that I wanted to work in the food industry, and recently I had the chance to explore that dream with a summer internship at Tillamook.
As a food connoisseur, and someone who’s passionate about the farm-to-fork revolution, this was
Folsom’s PRO Unlimited attracts growing team of UC Davis MBA students
As a Sacramento Part-Time MBA student, it’s been refreshing to enter an educational atmosphere that encourages collaboration, relationship building and elevated thinking.
The same can be said of PRO Unlimited in Folsom, where I work as a business
Panelists from Google and People.ai offer advice, tips, lessons learned
Following our inspiring Commencement ceremony at UC Davis in June, my M.S. in Business Analytics classmates and I are preparing for our next big step as we kick-off our careers. Some grads have already received offers, while others continue to
Plan ahead as you begin your graduate business education journey
“Personal development is the belief that you are worth the effort, time and energy needed to develop yourself.”
— Denis Waitley, The Psychology of Winning
Advancing your personal and career journey takes more than just desire. It requires the
“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.
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.
After
Finding career mentorship through MPAc
Two years after I graduated with a UC Davis Master of Professional Accountancy (MPAc) degree, I was working in the San Francisco Bay Area as a senior associate at KPMG—a Big Four accounting firm. Going to UC Davis helped me land that opportunity.
Gr
Undergrad accounting courses at UC Davis paid dividends
My undergraduate experience at UC Davis was a confusing time. I didn’t know who I was or who I wanted to be, but I knew that I was in the right place. Through my courses, I discovered that I had an interest in accounting. What drew me in was that
Editor's note: Alumnus Chris Jackson, a founder, CEO and chief technology officer for several firms, contends we rely too much on digital outreach vs. calls and personal touch.
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“Put your money where your mouth is.”
Or, to put it another way.
“If you’re not willing to accept the pain real values incur, don’t bother going to the trouble of formulating a values statement.”
A 2002 Harvard Business Review article by Patrick M
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