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February 25, 2008

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News for and about the NC State College of Management MBA community. Submit MBA ENEWS items to Adrienne Jablonski by Friday of each week.

Please remember that the e-newsletter is the MBA Program’s primary method of communication with students. Therefore, it is very important for you to read and absorb the weekly e-newsletter.

conferences 2008 MBA Student Conferences

Students, it is time to get connected! Here’s an opportunity you don’t want to miss! Come and meet some of the top rated organizations in person who are looking to recruit YOU—-MBA students. Every year several large MBA only career fairs are hosted by national organizations across the country. This is one of the best ways for you to make contacts for potential internship/full-time job opportunities. These career fairs include:

There will be 50-150 companies attending each fair across a wide range of industries and sizes. These events are “MUST attends” for anyone looking for a full time job after graduation since the majority of large US companies plan on attending to find top talent candidates. Please note the conferences are open to ALL students. You do not have to be a specific minority to attend any of these conferences. All students are welcome!

Each student will be covered for up to $275 in expenses which includes the registration fee. All you have to do is write a one page essay on your goals for the conference and why you want to attend. The deadline for submission is March 20, 2008. Attendance is limited to ten full-time first year students, ten full-time second years, and four working professional students (part-time)…More Information

What our students have to say about these conferences… read more

Pizza Socials

Please join your fellow students and faculty at our upcoming pizza mixers. These events are great opportunities to meet up with new and old colleagues, and to grab some dinner before your evening class!

Main Campus, MBA Student Lounge, 5-6pm
(Student Lounge Codes: 1st door 5584, 2nd door 6942)
April 7

RTP Campus, 5-6pm
March 20

New Student Photos Online Now

Photos of our new Spring 2008 students have been posted online to the student directory. To view the Face Books (MBA Student Directory), you will need to enter your unity ID and password. Click on the link below and select “Face Books” from the left navigation.

MBA Face Books

pharma BioScience

BioScience Management Club Meeting

The BioScience Management Club is having a meeting on Tuesday, February, 26 from 5:15-6:00pm in Nelson Hall Room 4210. The guest speaker will be Susie Corbett, Vice President of Library and Information Services from the NC Biotech Center. She will talk about programs and services the NCBC offers students. There will be pizza and refreshments served. All students and faculty are welcome to attend this meeting.

BioScience Lectures

Dr. Kouri is inviting interested MBA students and faculty to attend lectures held during the BUS 590W "Current Topics in BioScience Management" class. All lectures are in the Ericsson classroom 2403 in Nelson Hall from 6:00 pm-8:50 pm on Wednesdays.
More Information

  • Wednesday, February 27, 2008 – Susan Cantrell, RPh, Managing Director of ASHP Advantage, discussing "Pharmaceutical Sales Management"
  • Wednesday, March 12, 2008 – Myla Lai-Goldman, executive vice president, medical director and chief scientific officer, LabCorp, discussing "Leading and Managing in the Diagnostics Industry"
  • Wednesday, March 19, 2008 – Louis Arp, vice president, production operations, Eisai, discussing "Eisai’s strategy for Growing U.S. Capabilities; Transforming Procurement from Tactical to Strategic"

Any interested party must contact Dr. Kouri, as space is very limited in the classroom.

BioScience Student List

The BioScience Initiative is putting together a BioScience MBA student list. If your first or second concentration is BioScience, please email Rosanne Smith with your name, date of graduation, full-time or part-time status, and email contact information. Please also indicate if BioScience is your first or second concentration.

Summer 2008 Course Schedule

Registration for summer 2008 courses begins on March 11. Please see the schedule below so that you may begin planning your summer classes.

Summer 2008 Course Schedule

career Career Resources

Career Beam – A Powerful Tool, IF you know how to use it.

Last year, NC State’s MBA Program purchased Career Beam, a state-of-the-art career research tool that has loads of great features. If you’ve been in Career & Managerial Effectiveness class lately, you had an assignment that required you to use this tool. If not, you may not know what power you have at your fingertips. Or, you may simply appreciate a refresher course. EJ Alston and Dolan Ballabh will hold a series of workshops on how to use Career Beam on:

  • February 26 from 4:30-5:00pm, N2406
  • March 28 from 12:00-12:30pm, N1120
  • April 15 from 4:30-5:00pm, N1130

Items covered include:

  • How to get intelligence on your target companies
  • How to find alumni working at your target companies
  • How to find the latest press releases about your companies
  • How to prepare to discuss industry trends
  • How to find lists of “conversation starters”
  • How to locate companies within certain industries
  • How to locate industries and companies within a certain geographic area
  • How to learn about geographic area salaries
  • How to find the real estate costs in a particular geographic area
  • And much more.

To attend a workship, email Stephanie Borrego with your preferred workshop date.

Red Hat Summer Internship Job Fair

Red Hat has over 30 challenging internships available and this event is the perfect opportunity for you to meet the the hiring managers. Opportunities are available across the board and they are looking for the best of the best!

Tuesday, February 26, 3:00pm-7:00pm
Red Hat, NC State Centennial Campus

If you have any questions, please contact:
Dawn Gibbons, North America Intern Program Coordinator

Posting Documents to JobLink

As many of you are aware, all documents uploaded to the JobLink must first be approved by the Career Resources office before you may use them to apply for any job postings. Resumes must be in the MBA format that was presented to you in BUS 590, Career and Managerial Effectiveness. For a template and refresher slides, please visit the Resources page of the Career Resources website.

Typically, all documents will be reviewed within 24 hours during the work week. For those documents submitted after 5 PM on Friday, they will not be reviewed until Monday. When customizing resumes and cover letters to apply for JobLink postings, plan ahead!! It is suggested that you keep a generic cover letter and resume on the JobLink so you will not miss any job opportunities. Please note that the JobLink limit for uploaded documents is 50.

The JobLink is also where students should now RSVP for information sessions they plan to attend. To view the list of info sessions, click on the Events link at the top of the page. Once you have selected a specific event, you will be able to RSVP.

If you have any questions about the JobLink, please contact Stephanie Borrego.

Are you signed up for this week’s on-campus recruiting events?

Be sure to check out our updated list of recruiting events for the Spring 2008 semester. To RSVP for any of the events, log onto the JobLink and click on the events tab. If you have any questions, please contact Stephanie Borrego.

NAWMBA

Private Shopping Event at Ann Taylor

NCSU MBA and MAC students, staff, spouses and friends have a wonderful opportunity to find beautiful women’s clothing at a terrific discount!

Ann Taylor at the Streets of Southpoint is hosting an after-hoursPrivate Shopping Event for us on Sunday, March 16th, from 6:30-9:00 p.m.

This is an excellent opportunity to shop for clothing and accessories for interviews and beyond. We’ll have the store to ourselves, receive personal service, AND a discount of at least 20% off* whatever we purchase or order. That’s on top of whatever other sales they have. (*If Ann Taylor has an even better in-store promotion/coupon to offer, we’ll get that!)

See Evite for more information

Tax Return Assistance

Accounting students are offering free tax return service through VITA on February 23 in the basement level of Nelson Hall, on a walk-in basis from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Other COM and University Events

Wachovia Lecture Series

Created to support the leadership development of our students and business community, the Wachovia Executive Lecture Series provides attendees tremendous insight into the personal and professional careers of the leaders from some of our nation’s top companies. The presentations are held *4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., 3400 Nelson Hall

More…

Monday, March 24 – Wachovia Executive Lecture: Sam Palmisano, chairman and chief executive officer of IBM [open to NC State University students, faculty and staff only] , 4:30 p.m., Nelson Auditorium

ERM Roundtables and Events

The Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Roundtables are a series of presentations by company leaders involved in enterprise risk management. The ERM Roundtable series provides risk management professionals a forum where they can discuss and exchange ideas about effective ERM practices and techniques. Presentations are made by practitioners who share their best practices in working through the challenges of managing risk across the enterprise, as well as by faculty who present their related research.

For more details and to register, please see ERM Initiative.