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Steve Cummings on the EMBA & Military background

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by Steve Cummings, Captain, U.S. Army, Executive MBA Class of 2021

Steve is an active duty infantry officer transitioning from the military after 10 plus years of service. He is a 2010 graduate of the United States Military Academy (West Point) and has deployed twice in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Inherent Resolve. As a current student, Steve has accepted a position with Johnson and Johnson in their Military Veterans Leadership Development Program (MVLDP) with a July start date. Continue reading →

Job Hunting: An MOL perspective

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by Tommy Slotcavage, MOL Class of 2020

Job hunting is daunting – there’s no other way to put it.  That process is made even more intimidating when you’ve never had an internship nor even been to a career fair.  Thankfully, I had some vague work experience, but it didn’t necessarily pertain to what I wanted to do – a career on the business side of healthcare.

With that, I came into the year with a confident exterior, but an anxious interior.  I knew the first weeks of the semester were going to be tough – adjusting to classes, innumerable career fairs, and trying to make friends, and to be honest, they were. Continue reading →

EMBA Spotlight: Elke S. Nelson-Nichols

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Elke S. Nelson-Nichols, EMBA Class of 2019

Email: esn7@psu.edu

Hometown: Southampton, PA

Other Education: Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ph.D. in 2011 from theUniversity of Iowa. Biotechnology, B.S., Shippensburg University

Professional Background: ECRI Institute (7 yrs); ESNFit LLC (4 yrs); University of Iowa (5 yrs); Active Interest Media (3 yrs); Whole9 (1.5 yrs); CrossFit Conshohocken (2 yrs) Continue reading →

1st Year MBA: The Inside Scoop

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By Brad K. Grantz, Graduate Fellow, MBA Class of 2019

I cannot believe I have been in the MBA program at the Penn State University-Smeal College of Business for 8+ months. The incredible amount of admiration, gratitude, and respect I have for my fellow classmates, the staff, and faculty here, has made time pass at an unimaginable rapid pace. While this Continue reading →

LinkedIn Profile Branding and Etiquette Tips

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By Brenda Fabian, Director of MBA Career Services for Smeal MBA and Professional Graduate Programs

Your professional brand is an important way for others find you and view you. Make it easy for recruiters to find you. Consistently be the same person as an applicant, on your resume, Continue reading →

How to Get the Most out of a Career Fair

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By Benedetta Piva, MBA Class of 2019

Career fairs: the arenas which thousands of students attend to compete for just a few minutes of face time with the recruiter from their dream company. It surely isn’t easy to stand out in a packed room where the only tool you’re really given is the map of the booth location of hundreds of companies (most of which you have never heard about).

The key in this kind of environment is knowing what it takes to distinguish yourself from the crowd. You’re probably saying: “easy to say, but hard to do!”. Continue reading →

From GMAT to MBA – Cultivating the Right Thought Process.

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By Anshul Sharma, MBA Class of 2013

If you’re an international prospective MBA student, you will find this blog quite valuable.

I graduated from Smeal College of Business, Penn State University in 2013. My journey to earn an MBA from a reputed MBA school in the US began in 2007. I had no clue where to start because I did not know anyone trying to pursue an MBA from a foreign destination. I was on my own. Continue reading →

My First Year at Penn State

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By Srimaan Gurusamy, MBA Class of 2017

My first year of MBA was over in a flash, and I am going to talk about some of my experiences at Penn State. I reached Happy Valley with a lot of aspirations and dreams, and, of course, also with some uncertainty lingering in the back of my mind. Every aspect of the experience, including people, weather, food and language, was different from what I was used to. Surprisingly, I did not struggle much to adapt to the new world around me. The Smeal MBA community and the pleasant culture of Happy Valley helped me to make an easy transition. Continue reading →