Comments for FIND MBA Blog http://blog.find-mba.com Interviews and other content of interest to prospective and current MBA students Wed, 20 Jan 2010 22:24:23 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 Comment on Interview: David Elmes of Warwick Business School by Mani Yanika http://blog.find-mba.com/2009/01/15/david_elmes_warwick_energy_interview/comment-page-1/#comment-305 Mani Yanika Wed, 20 Jan 2010 22:24:23 +0000 http://blog.find-mba.com/?p=245#comment-305 I agree with David Elmes, the complexity revolving around the energy industry cannot be ignored. The UK energy industry has evolved tremendously is the past few years, we now operate on a global scale as the UK generation mix is moving away from the traditional source of energy to new resources. During this winter, the big freeze has raised fears that Britain could run short of gas after the National Grid issued a number of warning over swelling demand. Reduced North Sea gas reserves are leading to a larger reliance to international markets, namely the Dutch, Norwegian and LNG from countries like Qatar and Algeria. In order to solve global energy issues, companies and regulators need bright energy professionals equipped with intangible skills and understand the energy industry on a global scale. Warwick Global Energy MBA is simply one of the best program in the world that enables managers to gain in-depth energy knowledge whilst continuing to deliver in their professional environment. I agree with David Elmes, the complexity revolving around the energy industry cannot be ignored. The UK energy industry has evolved tremendously is the past few years, we now operate on a global scale as the UK generation mix is moving away from the traditional source of energy to new resources. During this winter, the big freeze has raised fears that Britain could run short of gas after the National Grid issued a number of warning over swelling demand. Reduced North Sea gas reserves are leading to a larger reliance to international markets, namely the Dutch, Norwegian and LNG from countries like Qatar and Algeria. In order to solve global energy issues, companies and regulators need bright energy professionals equipped with intangible skills and understand the energy industry on a global scale. Warwick Global Energy MBA is simply one of the best program in the world that enables managers to gain in-depth energy knowledge whilst continuing to deliver in their professional environment.

]]> Comment on Interview: Philip Delves Broughton by Why do an MBA? And what’s it like? « Philip Delves Broughton’s Blog http://blog.find-mba.com/2009/01/12/delves_broughton_interview/comment-page-1/#comment-186 Why do an MBA? And what’s it like? « Philip Delves Broughton’s Blog Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:35:45 +0000 http://blog.find-mba.com/?p=236#comment-186 [...] do an MBA? And what’s it like? 7 10 2009 I did an interview last year which I think answers many of the questions I receive via email . If there are other questions, please do comment and ask and I’ll be happy to answer them. [...] [...] do an MBA? And what’s it like? 7 10 2009 I did an interview last year which I think answers many of the questions I receive via email . If there are other questions, please do comment and ask and I’ll be happy to answer them. [...]

]]> Comment on A Sneak Peek at Stanford’s Annual Cool Product Expo by Find MBA Blog Critique | Graduate school blog reviews http://blog.find-mba.com/2009/04/08/stanford_cool_product_expo_interview/comment-page-1/#comment-185 Find MBA Blog Critique | Graduate school blog reviews Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:07:57 +0000 http://blog.find-mba.com/?p=325#comment-185 [...] the months that they were written. An article can belong to more than one category.  The article  A Sneak Peek at Stanford’s Annual Cool Product Expo can be found under California, Media & Design and Energy & Natural [...] [...] the months that they were written. An article can belong to more than one category.  The article  A Sneak Peek at Stanford’s Annual Cool Product Expo can be found under California, Media & Design and Energy & Natural [...]

]]> Comment on Interview: Nathan Shedroff of California College of the Arts by guellerin http://blog.find-mba.com/2008/12/08/nathan_shedroff_cca_design_mba/comment-page-1/#comment-184 guellerin Fri, 02 Oct 2009 08:49:54 +0000 http://blog.find-mba.com/?p=215#comment-184 Excellent. Time has come for designer-manager and for them, to reach the top strategic position. Excellent. Time has come for designer-manager and for them, to reach the top strategic position.

]]> Comment on Interview: Joseph Doucet of the University of Alberta by Conor Dea http://blog.find-mba.com/2009/01/18/joseph_doucet_alberta_energy_interview/comment-page-1/#comment-167 Conor Dea Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:30:30 +0000 http://blog.find-mba.com/?p=252#comment-167 Hello, I am interested in obtaining a Master's degree with specifications leaning towards the oil and gas industry. I graduated in 2008 with a 3.2 gpa, with a bachelor's degree in Business Management. I have been working @ an oil and gas company in Denver for a little over a year now. Not sure what you acceptance qualifactions are for you school but it sounds like something I would be very interested in. Please let me know if acceptance into your institution is at all feasible. Thank you. Conor conordea@gmail.com Hello,
I am interested in obtaining a Master’s degree with specifications leaning towards the oil and gas industry. I graduated in 2008 with a 3.2 gpa, with a bachelor’s degree in Business Management. I have been working @ an oil and gas company in Denver for a little over a year now. Not sure what you acceptance qualifactions are for you school but it sounds like something I would be very interested in. Please let me know if acceptance into your institution is at all feasible. Thank you.

Conor
conordea@gmail.com

]]> Comment on Student Interview: Sean Carpenter at FIA by Entrevista com Sean Carpenter | PROFUTURO http://blog.find-mba.com/2009/07/30/sean_carpenter_fia_brazil_mba/comment-page-1/#comment-160 Entrevista com Sean Carpenter | PROFUTURO Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:30:57 +0000 http://blog.find-mba.com/?p=403#comment-160 [...] 2009 at 10:46 am and is filed under Brazil. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or leave a response, or trackback from your own site. Tags: [...] [...] 2009 at 10:46 am and is filed under Brazil. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or leave a response, or trackback from your own site. Tags: [...]

]]> Comment on Interview: Emily Cieri of the Wharton School by FIND MBA: WEP Managing Director Interviewed « Wharton Entrepreneurial Programs Public Information http://blog.find-mba.com/2009/06/09/emily_cieri_wharton_entrepreneurship/comment-page-1/#comment-105 FIND MBA: WEP Managing Director Interviewed « Wharton Entrepreneurial Programs Public Information Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:02:56 +0000 http://blog.find-mba.com/?p=371#comment-105 [...] FIND MBA: WEP Managing Director Interviewed By whartonentrepreneurship FIND MBA, a business school portal, interviewed WEP managing director Emily Cieri for both an overview of entrepreneurship programs and in a Q&A interview.  MORE MORE [...] [...] FIND MBA: WEP Managing Director Interviewed By whartonentrepreneurship FIND MBA, a business school portal, interviewed WEP managing director Emily Cieri for both an overview of entrepreneurship programs and in a Q&A interview.  MORE MORE [...]

]]> Comment on Interview: Raymond Horton of Columbia Business School by Munir Kazmi http://blog.find-mba.com/2008/11/04/raymond_horton_columbia_business_school_interview/comment-page-1/#comment-86 Munir Kazmi Sun, 07 Jun 2009 23:02:18 +0000 http://blog.find-mba.com/?p=175#comment-86 I am a Columbia University alumnus. Professor Horton rightly says that business graduates who want to be social enterprisers are now entering operating units at business organizations. I am originally from Pakistan, where we cannot afford any economic development without sustainability. Especially in those areas where cultural and environmental considerations are to be given priority, we need a storng CSR element for economic development. Munir Kazmi Chairman Department of International Relations Karakoram International University Gilgit, Northern Pakistan I am a Columbia University alumnus. Professor Horton rightly says that business graduates who want to be social enterprisers are now entering operating units at business organizations. I am originally from Pakistan, where we cannot afford any economic development without sustainability. Especially in those areas where cultural and environmental considerations are to be given priority, we need a storng CSR element for economic development.

Munir Kazmi
Chairman
Department of International Relations
Karakoram International University
Gilgit, Northern Pakistan

]]> Comment on A Sneak Peek at Stanford’s Annual Cool Product Expo by Doing More With Less, and Bigger than Ever « Stanford Cool Product Expo / 2009 http://blog.find-mba.com/2009/04/08/stanford_cool_product_expo_interview/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Doing More With Less, and Bigger than Ever « Stanford Cool Product Expo / 2009 Mon, 04 May 2009 07:01:23 +0000 http://blog.find-mba.com/?p=325#comment-28 [...] a recap, check out coverage from CNET, Stanford Business Magazine, FindMBA.com, and the Stanford [...] [...] a recap, check out coverage from CNET, Stanford Business Magazine, FindMBA.com, and the Stanford [...]

]]> Comment on Interview: Zelon Crawford of Temple-Fox by OneMinuteMBA http://blog.find-mba.com/2009/04/21/zelon_crawford_temple_fox_older_students/comment-page-1/#comment-15 OneMinuteMBA Wed, 22 Apr 2009 01:09:03 +0000 http://blog.find-mba.com/?p=338#comment-15 Interesting interview. As an "older" student who attended a part-time program at a top-ten school, I want to make a couple of points regarding career-switching. First, even though older students may not be as interested in internships, they should be aware that <a href="http://oneminutemba.com/mba-career-change/" title="MBA Career Change" rel="nofollow">switching careers</a> may require them to go the extra mile to prove their mettle; I knew several people who ended up quitting their jobs to do an internship in order to make contacts and gain practical experience in the industry they were trying to switch to. If you don't do this, you may actually be at a competitive disadvantage compared to full-time students. Second, it's important to look into a school's career services. Our school offered substantially less in the way of career services for part-time students, which came as a shock and disappointment to those of us who expected the same level of service. Interesting interview. As an “older” student who attended a part-time program at a top-ten school, I want to make a couple of points regarding career-switching.

First, even though older students may not be as interested in internships, they should be aware that switching careers may require them to go the extra mile to prove their mettle; I knew several people who ended up quitting their jobs to do an internship in order to make contacts and gain practical experience in the industry they were trying to switch to. If you don’t do this, you may actually be at a competitive disadvantage compared to full-time students.

Second, it’s important to look into a school’s career services. Our school offered substantially less in the way of career services for part-time students, which came as a shock and disappointment to those of us who expected the same level of service.

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