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November 15, 2019
Tips for Acing Your MBA Summer Internship
Ask a second-year MBA student what advice they’d give to someone who’s just secured their MBA internship, and you’ll hear “network.” Also, build a project timeline, solve problems and think…
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Tips for Acing Your MBA Summer Internship
November 13, 2019
Taking Advantage of Thanksgiving and Winter Break
Oh, what a semester it has been. With all the homework, exams and projects, plus the job hunt, the past few months have been busy. But finally, there is hope: Thanksgiving and winter break are around…
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Taking Advantage of Thanksgiving and Winter Break
November 8, 2019
How To Be a Dream Team Member
If you’ve spent a lot of time on assigned teams (hello, MBA students), you know that some people are a nightmare to work with and other people a dream.
Want to be one of those dream team members? Do…
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How To Be a Dream Team Member
November 4, 2019
How To Be Successful When You're Working in Teams
In your MBA career, and after, you’ll be working on a lot of teams. They'll include people from different backgrounds, with different strengths, and different workstyles. You’ll want to set up these…
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How To Be Successful When You're Working in Teams
October 22, 2019
The Maryland Smith MBA Guide To Lunch
The almighty chicken nugget. Find it at Rudy’s Cafe at the Robert H. Smith School of Business in College Park, Maryland.
No matter how busy life gets as a University of Maryland graduate…
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The Maryland Smith MBA Guide To Lunch
October 17, 2019
Presidential Tools Every DC-Area MBA Should Know
If you’re going to get an MBA in or around Washington, D.C., it’s not a bad idea to know a few things about local history. A lot can be learned from 243 years of collective U.S. leadership experience…
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Presidential Tools Every DC-Area MBA Should Know
October 15, 2019
The Importance of Happy Hour
The MBA program is serious work. With classes, homework, team projects and the 10 million other things on your to-do list, taking a break might seem like the last thing you should do. That’s most…
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The Importance of Happy Hour
October 11, 2019
Productivity Hacks for the MBA Student
It’s a challenge all MBA students face: There is so much to do in so little time.
When you begin Maryland Smith’s rigorous full-time MBA program, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. But as your first year…
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Productivity Hacks for the MBA Student
October 2, 2019
5 Things I Learned from the National Black Career Conference
Career conferences are an integral part of the internship and job searching process. The first big one to hit this year was National Black MBA Conference in Houston. I made the trek down there to…
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5 Things I Learned from the National Black Career Conference
September 30, 2019
Relearning how to be a student as an MBA Candidate
I wrote previously about the journey to realizing the MBA was the right degree for me. Even with the thought and intentionality behind my decision, I've spent the first several weeks of my first…
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Relearning how to be a student as an MBA Candidate
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