Why Michigan? Part I
This post comes after a long hiatus, but I really had nothing to write about. Like many other fellow bloggers commented, it is a lull period for most of us. We are all just waiting for school to start.
Past weekend was full of excitement for me though and one that also inspired me to start this series. Before we dwell into the details of this post, let me explain the title and what I intend to achieve with this series.
When I started researching schools, I was quite confused by all the information available. There were 10 good schools I was looking at and at the end of the day they all had some form of 'hands on experience' project, excellent faculty and a great student body. However much people might talk about the distinguishing factors, you really can't funnel them down based on these parameters. And this is where some inside story could have helped. I could have used some help from current students and learnt from their experiences. While I did meet some students at Wharton, Kellogg and Michigan my wedding preparation took the best of me. Being an internet buff, I would have liked some more inside stories without having to go meet the students personally. Anyway, so with this in mind I intend to write this series as a students perspective of what is good and bad about Ross as I go through my Michigan experience. I will try to stay as objective and terse as possible all the while ensuring that I still get my point across well. The first post comes with a positive note.
Pro Michigan:
A) Support: Lehman Brothers recently announced a workshop for women who are investing career opportunities in IB. I got this information on Thursday and the last day for submission was the next Monday. With so little time at hand, I had to make some last minute changes to my resume to suit it for a Finance workshop. From computer architect to investment banker???? It is a tough bridge to make. But thankfully, Ross Career development center offered to help students over the weekend. I managed to upload my revised resume by Friday night and what followed completely changed my perception of Ross.
Kristina Nebel, director of OCD @ Ross, personally took out LOTS of time over the weekend to review and completely revamp my resume. We went back and forth over the two days working on changes and redrafting the resume. This was really amazing. The dedication, the commitment, the support overwhelmed me. And consider this, my getting selected for this workshop would not be tracked in any employment metric at OCD, would not improve Ross ranking, would not even show up on any one's radar. And still it was important to OCD.
All I could say at the end was:
Go Blue!!!!
Past weekend was full of excitement for me though and one that also inspired me to start this series. Before we dwell into the details of this post, let me explain the title and what I intend to achieve with this series.
When I started researching schools, I was quite confused by all the information available. There were 10 good schools I was looking at and at the end of the day they all had some form of 'hands on experience' project, excellent faculty and a great student body. However much people might talk about the distinguishing factors, you really can't funnel them down based on these parameters. And this is where some inside story could have helped. I could have used some help from current students and learnt from their experiences. While I did meet some students at Wharton, Kellogg and Michigan my wedding preparation took the best of me. Being an internet buff, I would have liked some more inside stories without having to go meet the students personally. Anyway, so with this in mind I intend to write this series as a students perspective of what is good and bad about Ross as I go through my Michigan experience. I will try to stay as objective and terse as possible all the while ensuring that I still get my point across well. The first post comes with a positive note.
Pro Michigan:
A) Support: Lehman Brothers recently announced a workshop for women who are investing career opportunities in IB. I got this information on Thursday and the last day for submission was the next Monday. With so little time at hand, I had to make some last minute changes to my resume to suit it for a Finance workshop. From computer architect to investment banker???? It is a tough bridge to make. But thankfully, Ross Career development center offered to help students over the weekend. I managed to upload my revised resume by Friday night and what followed completely changed my perception of Ross.
Kristina Nebel, director of OCD @ Ross, personally took out LOTS of time over the weekend to review and completely revamp my resume. We went back and forth over the two days working on changes and redrafting the resume. This was really amazing. The dedication, the commitment, the support overwhelmed me. And consider this, my getting selected for this workshop would not be tracked in any employment metric at OCD, would not improve Ross ranking, would not even show up on any one's radar. And still it was important to OCD.
All I could say at the end was:
Go Blue!!!!
posted by MGalBlue at 4:01 PM
6 Comments:
i remember seeing a video last summer where Ross began training students about resumes and stuff long before the students actually landed on campus, and now i can see an real example. i am sure this goes a long way in improving already excellent placements/internship situation.
That's awesome Ross is already sitting down with you to revamp your resume. Good luck with Lehman!
Am I going to see you at the Lehman workshop? I need to book my flight ASAP!
I got an email from them May 24th. I submitted my resume the first week of May though, so maybe they are doing it in some order? Good luck!!
Am I going to see you at the Lehman workshop?
I second that - I've been in touch with the Career Center - so so helpful!
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