Two-Year MBA

by Michael Hendrix, MBA ’13, Marketing Association President I often get asked why I ran for president of the Marketing Association (MA). Would it look good on my resume? Would it be an easy way to connect with recruiters? While in some eyes these would be valid reasons to run, mine were different. In fact, […]

by Hilori Kaloti, MBA ‘13 The Strategic Operations Immersion provided me with a solid background for my internship this summer, where I worked for a Consumer Packaged Goods company. When I heard business leaders refer to concepts regarding capacity planning, supply chain management, and human capital management I immediately had a deeper theoretical and practical […]

by Kanon Armstrong, MBA ’13 Having taken ‘Management Cases and Problem Solving Process’ prior to my summer internship, I can say that this course played a pivotal role in my internship success, and ultimately, my full-time job offer from a large multi-national life sciences company. This class specifically helped me to: Understand Multiple, Complex Business […]

by Catherine Mugeria, MBA ’13 An annual event, the Women in Investing Conference (WIN) provides superior insights into investment trends and opportunities. Attendees learn about various career opportunities available to them in the field of investment management, and gain access to recruiting opportunities through mentorship and networking. Representatives from a number of buy-side shops and […]

The products are real and so are the customers at Johnson’s annual brand-pitching competition Most of us have heard the Chinese Proverb: “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” During the first semester at Johnson at Cornell University, […]

by Demetri Typadis, MBA ‘13 I wasn’t quite sure what to expect when I arrived for the first day of my internship this summer. I made my way up to the 32nd floor and found myself waiting alongside countless other nervous-looking interns in freshly pressed suits for the first day of orientation at a major […]

by Ingrid Jensen, MBA ’12 It’s 11 p.m. on a Wednesday night and I’m in a hotel room in New Jersey unwinding with a nice primitivo, an array of cheeses, and a loaf of crusty, homemade whole wheat bread. Joining me are my pals Lisa Rodriguez (MBA ’12), Saranya Srinivasan (MILR ’11), and Becky Li […]

by Rachel Happen, MBA ’13 Some of the most valuable experiences I have had at Johnson thus far have been through performance learning: working with a real client, presenting to a mock Board of Directors, or quickly mobilizing a team to research and respond to a question. Through these experiences, I earned the satisfaction of […]

by Lindsay Petrovic, MBA ‘13 Hello everyone, my name is Lindsay Petrovic, and I am a second-year MBA / MILR student at Johnson. One of the highlights of my MBA experience thus far has been the Immersion Program. Although I’m not pursuing a career that “fits neatly” into any Immersion “box” (which is also the […]