New MBA Jobs in the Energy Sector
It’s hard to imagine that just 100 years ago, just 35 percent of American households had electricity and Model T cars were en vogue. Fast forward to present day, and energy companies not only provide the infrastructure that heats our homes and drives our cars, they also help set up future technologies and breakthroughs that will bring newer, cleaner energy innovations for years to come. Check out these exciting new MBA jobs at leading energy companies to see how you can help make an impact in an exciting, and evolving industry. Continue reading…
New MBA Jobs in the Energy Sector
If money makes the world go ‘round, the energy sector runs the machines that keep it going. With new energy sector jobs for MBAs popping up regularly, there are plenty of opportunities for recent graduates and current students. Check out some of the best new jobs at companies like Exxon, General Electric, and BP below: Continue reading…
New MBA Jobs: McKinsey, AT&T, Barclays and More
Big time companies are hiring in some the world’s most bustling metros. Check out the hottest new MBA jobs at top consulting companies, supply chain departments, and financial institutions across the country below:
Philly News: UD Promotes Gender Equity and More
Let’s visit some of the biggest news coming out of Philadelphia business schools this week.
LeBow Students Help Dow Chemical Use Customer Feedback—Technical.ly Philly
Teams of students and faculty at Drexel University’s LeBow College of Business are on a mission to help companies utilize massive amounts of untapped data. Recently, LeBow students have been helping university partner Dow Chemical in a quest to glean insight into consumers’ responses to products.
According to the project’s supervisor, Professor of MiS Murugan Anandarajan, “Our students not only extract, clean and explore data—they also derive valuable insights that can be used to make decisions. Students transform data points to convey potential strategies that companies should implement.”
Using online reviews of Dow products, students created an interactive dashboard to map out patterns in reviews. With an accessible map of this data, the company can easily use trends in consumer feedback to improve its products and marketing.
Read more about LeBow’s work with Dow Chemical here.
Lerner College to Host Women’s Leadership Initiative Launch—Delaware Business Now
The World Economic Forum predicts that it will take 158 years to reach true gender equality in North America alone. Luckily, schools like University of Delaware’s Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics are committed to promoting gender equity now. In fact, this International Women’s Day, Lerner is hosting the Women’s Leadership Initiative Launch at the Roselle Center for the Arts.
According to UD’s website, the Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI), “… is the preeminent driver of learning to propel transformational women leaders and advance gender equity in the workplace.”
The free event at the Roselle Center will feature prominent alumni speakers like Terri Kelly, president and CEO of W.L. Gore and Associates, Inc., Mary Ellen Payne, former VP of sales and marketing at Verizon Communications, and several others.
Read more about the Women’s Leadership Initiative Launch here.
Wharton Professor Claims Brainstorming Meetings Stifle Creativity—CNBC
In a recent interview with Amazon, Adam Grant, famed author and professor at The Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania, detailed the flaws with using brainstorming meetings to find creative solutions. According to Grant, bringing colleagues together to think out loud is a surefire way to limit the scope of their ideas. Shyer or less assertive members of the team may go unheard, fear of embarrassment may make others “play it safe” by expressing only their most conventional ideas, or the members of the group may fall into convergent thinking, wherein the majority of people support one idea and less popular suggestions fizzle out.
Grant promotes having everyone write out their ideas before sharing them. In fact, Grant says that the way to reach maximum creativity is to write out 200 ideas. Grant, organizational psychologist, has authored several books and was recently named to Fortune’s 40 Under 40 list.
Read more about Adam Grants views of creativity in business here, and check out the Amazon video below.
This Year’s Reaching Out MBA LGBTQ Conference Arrives in Boston
The ROMBA LGBTQ MBA and Graduate Student Conference, the largest annual gathering of LGBTQ graduate school students in the world, takes place Boston this week, running from October 12-14. It is presented by Reaching Out MBA (ROMBA), a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping create the next generation of out business leaders by educating, inspiring, and connecting the student and alumni LGBTQ MBA and graduate studies communities.
The 20th annual three-day conference offers thousands of attendees an incredibly unique opportunity to connect and expand their careers with a close-knit and inclusive community. Included in the ever-expanding event are multiple case competitions, high-profile keynote speakers, information chats with MBA programs, the first inaugural “Professional Day” session and much, much more.
Day One
Those in attendance on Thursday, Oct. 12, will have the chance to join the first of two Boston LGBTQ MBA Treks. Through a competitive application process, 20 students are selected to join each of the treks. One trek will make stops at two of the city’s more prominent biotech companies and the other will visit two leading management consulting firms.
Throughout the first day, which runs from 2 to 11 p.m. at the Boston Seaport World Trade Center, corporate partners are invited to meet with Reaching Out’s staff and Board on future ROMBA events, both in the United States and in international locations like Brazil and China. An Out Women in Business event will run from 3 to 7 p.m., featuring “short-form talks, a panel discussion, and structured workshop, designed to bring together our LGBTQ attendees and to focus on issues that specifically apply to and interest them.” It will be followed by a formal reception.
As well, the first day will feature multiple panel events designed to help attendees navigate the recruiting process. These panels will address potential first-year grad school anxiety, how companies can appropriately measure and expand inclusive practices, interview assistance, and more. The first night concludes with the aforementioned Out Women In Business ceremony, a ceremony for active and previously enrolled military veterans, and the invitation-only ROMBA Fellowship Recipient Reception.
Day Two
Day Two, Oct. 13, begins with a breakfast and opening keynote panel, featuring three of the business world’s most prominent LGBTQ C-suite members: Jim Fitterling, president & chief operating officer of Dow Chemical; Beth Ford, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Land O’ Lakes; and Jan Siegmund, ADP chief financial officer.
Several informative industry panels will take place throughout Day Two, covering topics such as coming out and thriving in the workplace, handling big data, inclusive networking, diversity in the tech industry, and much more. Later that afternoon, McKinsey Global Management Partner Dominic Barton and United Therapeutics’ CEO Martine Rothblatt will speak at the Leadership Lunch, sponsored by McKinsey and Co.
The 2015 ROMBA Conference
The centerpiece of Day Two is the three-hour Career Expo, which will feature nearly 100 of the world’s largest companies looking to recruit the best and brightest of LGBTQ graduate talent. At the same time, ROMBA will host an Entrepreneurship Expert Zone, which allows entrepreneurs to present their startup ideas to potential venture capitalist partners.
The night will conclude with the LGBTQ MBAs of Color Reception, taking place at from 6 to 7 p.m., followed by a pre-entertainment networking reception, and an “Evening With” popular LGBTQ comedian Margaret Cho at 9 p.m.
Day Three
Day Three will perhaps mark the most important of the conference as it relates to earning admission into the country’s best MBA programs. At 10 a.m., more than 40 business schools will join the Pre-MBA Admission Expo. The event “will have a mix of admissions officers, LGBTQ MBA alumni, and current LGBTQ MBA students on-site to share information about their programs & experiences on campus with our pre-MBA attendees.”
The afternoon will be filled with pre-MBA sessions on why some students may want to consider dual-degree programs, regional networking, alumni discussions, and more. At 5 p.m., many schools will host their own private sessions with current students, alumni, and administrative officials..
The final night culminates with the 7 p.m. ROMBA Gala Reception and the sold out GALA Dinner, featuring CNN journalist Anderson Cooper, the conference’s keynote speaker.
To find out how to register for this weekend’s event, along with a more in depth look at the three-day schedule, head over to the ROMBA official website.
