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Welcome MBA Class of 2013
Six weeks ago I arrived in Vancouver after 26 hours of travel and an incredibly busy lead up to my departure from New Zealand. I was alone in what for me is a big city, I didn’t know anyone, I … Continue reading
Thanks and all the best!
Hi everyone, I feel that I should add a closing note before I stop adding posts to this blog. As I completed my MBA requirements in December 2010 (however the graduation ceremony is still to happen in June), I finished … Continue reading
Summer is ahead!
Hi everyone, as you can guess, I have been pretty busy lately with the number of projects that happened to appear all at the same time – as always! I am not complaining, instead, I love such a busy life. … Continue reading
John Molson Case Competition
From left to right: Abhijeet, Karanjit, Eric, Vishal & Ramya During the busy integrated core, the MBA class of 2011 received an email from the MBA office informing us about a case competition being held by John Molson business … Continue reading
Networking
Networking, as many would inevitably tell you, is a mandatory part of the Sauder MBA experience, and absolutely crucial if you wish to land a job in Vancouver, even in Canada. To get a job interview, you either need to … Continue reading
A Note on Attitude
The few weeks immediately after you land an internship will be a ‘honeymoon period’. Life seems perfect – the world is a rosy place – everyone is your friend. The biggest mistake an MBA student can make in this period … Continue reading
Bankers Beware
This is in response to several emails I have received from my prospective and incoming MBA mates: If you have a banking background, in any country, think twice before venturing west. Although Vancouver is in a great location – some … Continue reading
The Dreaded Internship Search
Internship season is upon us and things are tense. This is probably the most stressful part of the MBA at Sauder. Core, as hyped as it is for being an uphill mountain to climb, breezes by while you are still … Continue reading
The Idle Time
It is during these breaks that I find I have plenty of time on my hands, and I find myself mentally regressing to those lengthy Pennsylvania winters during my undergraduate days when the outside world was a snowy cauldron and … Continue reading
Period 1 Exams Over! Vancouver 2010 Olympics Begin!
I wrote my last exam yesterday, marking the end of the first period of my MBA. It was an intense term filled with numbers and graphs, I found myself wishing the time to go faster so it would finally be … Continue reading
