GBCS CareerLink Spring 2012
2012 Rankings Full Time MBA Program
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On February 24th, GBCS hosted our Career Management Conference. Every year, subject matter experts and industry leaders participate in the event which is focused on development or relevant industry topics.
2nd U.S. overall, Salary Percentage Increase, Financial
MBA Venture Challenge
1st U.S. overall (4th in world), Best Value for Money, Financial
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1st U.S. public (6th U.S. overall), Aims Achieved, Financial
Times
2nd U.S. public (7th U.S. overall), Employment at Three Months, Financial
Times
6th U.S. public (9th overall), Placement after Three Months,
U.S. News & World Report
6th U.S. public (42nd in world), Best Global MBAs for Mexicans,
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Career Management Conference – The Power of Personal Branding
7th U.S. public (51st in world), Financial Times 14th U.S. public (tied 32nd overall), U.S.
News & World Report
For more information, visit us online: http://mays.tamu.edu/ about-mays/rankings
The MBA Venture Challenge (VC) is an integral part of the first year of Texas A&M’s Full-Time MBA program. It has been designed around several key objectives:
To help Mays MBAs develop the ability to quickly and effectively evaluate emerging technologies and early stage firms, providing a clear, unbiased, and business-oriented evaluation of the businesses’ potential. To provide Mays MBAs with an opportunity to further develop their teamwork, analysis and presentation skills.
This year, Brandon Coleman of Big Picture Thinking spoke to the importance of developing and living a strong personal brand.
To provide an actionable analysis to venture owners, founders and executives as well as licensees such as Texas A&M’s Office of Technology Commercialization. To assist the management of the startup firm with another set of eyes as the firm moves forward. For the Challenge, first year MBA students are divided into teams. Each team is assigned an early stage venture. The MBA teams are encouraged to review the venture to demonstrate the full range
For information on how you can participate in workshops or events to connect with MBA and masters students, please contact Sarah Neely at 979-845-3173 or sneely@mays.tamu.edu.
of their analytical capabilities. The teams are asked to assess the strengths and weaknesses of the venture and present their conclusion to a panel of judges from the business and academic communities. Teams are evaluated on the quality of the work performed, the presentation of the results, and responses during the Q&A session. For more information on the MBA Venture Challenge, please visit the Center for New Venture and Entrepreneurship online at www.cnve.org or contact Ashley Crane at acrane@mays.tamu.edu or 979-845-4882.
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Staff Awards & Recognition: A Job Well Done
Seeking Talent? Contact Us! Graduate Business Career Services Lori Donnell Associate Director, Employer Services ldonnell@mays.tamu.edu 979-845-3889 Sarah Neely Assistant Director, Career Education and Services sneely@mays.tamu.edu 979-845-3173 Address: 383 Wehner Building 4216 TAMU College Station, TX 77843 Phone:979-845-1998 Fax: 979-845-3184 HireMays.com
Congratulations to Cindy Billington, Associate Director, MBA Career Education and Advising! Cindy recently received two prestigious accolades, the President’s Meritorious Service Award and the Mays Outstanding Staff Award.
Committed to innovation and communication, she leverages LinkedIn, Twitter, and a blog to share professional and career development topics and resources with MBA and masters students. Moreover, Cindy has volunteered with the Prison Entrepreneurship Program for the past 8 years, working with inmates to teach them business
principles so that they can start businesses after release. By championing this cause, she is making a difference in the lives of the inmates as well as the students who join her. In addition, through networking efforts she secured the elite opportunity for the Mays MBA program to participate in a pilot program called Relationship Masters Academy started by Keith Ferrazzi (now called myGreenlight). She served as the team lead, volunteer mentor, and ambassador during the program. Many students commented that learning to develop authentic relationships
and powerful networks will serve them well in their lifelong career management.
Her support encourages students to immediately engage in their career management efforts and is one of the most significant reasons for the excellent “placement” results that are consistently over 93%.
Technology Highlight: BlogTalkRadio Looking for a way to reach out to MBA and masters students without traveling to campus? BlogTalkRadio is a new way GBCS connects students with current career advice from employers and experts. Through the GBCS BlogTalkRadio channel, Real Career Talk, students can listen as employers call-in and discuss hot career topics.
Different from podcasts, the Real Career Talk channel allows students to interact with the guest speakers in real-time and call-in with questions while the show is airing. Our First BlogTalkRadio program was presented by a former MBA now working in the oil and gas industry. Our guest provided valuable tips and advice for Texas A&M
MBA and masters students on how to maximize every conversation they have with business professionals. If you are interested in connecting with students through this resource, please contact Cindy Billington directly by calling 979-458-3048 or emailing
cbillington@mays.tamu.edu.