{"id":624,"date":"2014-12-05T16:36:03","date_gmt":"2014-12-05T23:36:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/saudermmstudentlife\/?p=624"},"modified":"2015-10-01T16:12:02","modified_gmt":"2015-10-01T23:12:02","slug":"business-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/saudermmstudentlife\/business-development\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Months In"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/saudermmstudentlife\/files\/2014\/12\/Sauder-Image.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-625 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/saudermmstudentlife\/files\/2014\/12\/Sauder-Image.jpg\" alt=\"Sauder Image\" width=\"417\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/saudermmstudentlife\/files\/2014\/12\/Sauder-Image.jpg 417w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/saudermmstudentlife\/files\/2014\/12\/Sauder-Image-300x287.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 417px) 100vw, 417px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Coming into the MM program, despite poring over all the marketing materials, I was still nervous about what the program would really be like. Taking on this degree was a big step for me. Having a background in Science and wanting to pursue clinical work, I was unsure how I could have a completely different degree work in my favor. Many questioned this next step of mine. However, something felt right when I read the description of the program\u00a0two years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Not knowing what the coursework in this program would entail, I was quite nervous. Meeting everyone in the class and getting to know them all eased these nerves quickly throughout the first weeks. I was quite interested in everyone\u2019s backgrounds and knowledge, which they brought to the program. However, this program has been life changing in multiple ways.<\/p>\n<p>Most importantly the type of information I have been learning in the classes has changed me as an individual. I have more confidence in my ability to succeed and I have become a better professional and public speaker over the past three months.<\/p>\n<p>The marketing, accounting, organizational behavior, and finance classes have changed my perspective on how I approach thinking about organizations and even the world. Even after this short time, I am able to understand how businesses are organized, the varieties of\u00a0companies and how they operate, and the difference between company structures. In a short period of time this program has matured its students in understanding\u00a0what it means to be a business professional.<\/p>\n<p>This program is life-changing from the students to the staff. Everyone cares for one another and are willing to help those around them. It is amazing to see how interconnected you can become with a group of people in a short time and have it change your life.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">&#8211; Gurjot Dhaliwal<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/ca.linkedin.com\/in\/gurjotdhaliwal\"><span style=\"font: 80% Arial,sans-serif; color: #0783b6;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/static.licdn.com\/scds\/common\/u\/img\/webpromo\/btn_in_20x15.png\" alt=\"View Gurjot Dhaliwal's LinkedIn profile\" width=\"20\" height=\"15\" border=\"0\" \/>\u00a0View Gurjot Dhaliwal&#8217;s profile<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Coming into the MM program, despite poring over all the marketing materials, I was still nervous about what the program would really be like. Taking on this degree was a big step for me. Having a background in Science and wanting to pursue clinical work, I was unsure how I could have a completely [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24580,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,1,1163086],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-624","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-academic","category-uncategorized","category-info-for-prospective-or-accepted-students"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/saudermmstudentlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/624","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/saudermmstudentlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/saudermmstudentlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/saudermmstudentlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24580"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/saudermmstudentlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=624"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/saudermmstudentlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/624\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":784,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/saudermmstudentlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/624\/revisions\/784"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/saudermmstudentlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=624"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/saudermmstudentlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=624"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/saudermmstudentlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=624"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}