Tag Archives: Career Fairs

Veterans MBA Conference 2021

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Smeal MBA students at the Veterans MBA Career Fair and Expo

Left to right: Nathan Lewis ’23, Patrick Higgins ’22, Matthew Robles ’22, Gabe Eshleman ’23, Miles O’Keefe ’23, Andy McKenna’22 on October 1, 2021

By Andy McKenna, MBA Class of 2022

Transitioning from any job or industry is difficult and challenging. Transitioning from the military into the business world however involves unique challenges. The professional recruitment cycle is unfamiliar and can be overwhelming. It is difficult to communicate and explain to recruiters how military work experience relates to the business world. Fortunately, the veterans’ Continue reading →

11th Annual MBA Veterans Career Conference Expo

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By Andrew Simpson, MBA Class of 2019

The 11th Annual MBA Veterans Career Conference Expo kicked off this year in Chicago, IL and Smeal was well represented! A record 400 veterans attended the conference to find their place among over 50 prestigious recruiting companies. The MBA Veterans Career Conference and Expo is a unique Continue reading →

2018 Spring Supply Chain Career Fair

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By James Babb, President, Supply Chain Management Association, MBA Class of 2019

The Center for Supply Chain Research at the Penn State Smeal College of Business put together another great event this January 30th and 31st. The Spring Supply Chain Career Fair was a very productive outing for MBAs looking for 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 →

WMBA Career Fair

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The Women’s MBA Association (img_8264WMBA) participated in the National Association of Women MBAs (NAWMBA) 2016 Annual Conference and Career Fair, held at the Hilton Hotel in Stamford, Connecticut from October 20-22. The event was devoted to helping women MBAs and women in business graduate programs network and grow professionally.

Second-year MBA students Franziska Schmid, Sasha Alexandra Murr, and Alison Digesere represented Penn State at the event on Saturday, October 21. The five-hour Career Fair was focused on promoting awareness about the many jobs and Continue reading →

Career Fair Tips and Takeaways

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 By Shuyuan Ling,MBA Class of 2016

“Getting a job” probably is the most important mission for our MBA fellas, and attending a career fair is one efficient way access to job opportunities since it enables you to:

  • Explore and connect with MBA students in peer schools.
  • Explore the fields and career paths you are interested in.
  • Meet and talk to recruiters to understand their companies.
  • Gain valuable interview experience and job search advice.
  • Find out opportunities and submit your resume to recruiters.
  • Develop your contacts and networks.

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Snapshots of the career fairs

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As 1st year MBA students, one of the most important tasks we have is to land an internship offer. After tailoring our resumes and shopping for business attire, we were ready for the two most important career fairs coming our way— the Smeal Supply Chain Career Fair on campus and the National Black MBA Association Career Fair at Atlanta. I was lucky enough to attend both of them.

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Home away from home – Challenges of B School and support from The Smeal community

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After completing one eighth of my MBA program, I am proud to say that I survived, as a matter of fact we all survived. It sure was a whirlwind. Everyone warned me that MBA program is very demanding, but I never understood what they meant until I experienced it. This deserves to be repeated; business school takes every second your life, of course in a positive way.

Now that we have got that out of the way, I would like to talk about my classmates and my experience with the Smeal MBA program in the last three months. I am very happy Continue reading →

Visit to NSHMBA Conference

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By Xiaoyu Zhang (Eric), MBA Class of 2010

10:00am EST, Thursday, Oct 8th, 2009, business building, University Park, State College:

A young man, with one knapsack and one carry-on case on the left hand, and one plastic bag on the right hand, rushed down the stairs, crushed into a car, and headed toward the airport.

10:45am EST, a small airplane took off from the State College airport, flying to Minneapolis, with two stops in the middle. Continue reading →

Visit to NBMBA Conference

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By Jiafei Huang, MBA Class of 2010

Many of us went to the National Black MBA Career Fair at New Orleans a week ago, and a team of Class of 2010 candidates competed in a case competition during the conference, which was a big success.

To me, the career fair was quite impressive, as it was my first time attending any career fair in any part of the world. However, some people who had attended last year’s Continue reading →