Andrea Garcia, DMSB'17, and Leah Bury, DMSB'18 traveled across the globe to serve as business consultants in the townships and informal settlements of Cape Town, South Africa, where company success is a matter of survival.
“This firsthand experience in corporate finance has been crucial. It not only helped me land a full time finance position after graduation, it also gave me the opportunity to talk to people in different functions of finance while identifying areas of interest to me,” says Julie (Shenghui) Wang, MBA'15.
“Prior to my residency, I had planned on taking up supply chain management as my concentration, however this Corporate Residency has helped me gain a clearer picture of my career goals. I've decided to go with Marketing—specifically product management,” says Nakul Goramadugu Venkateshappa, MBA'15.
“I sharpened my analytical abilities through multiple projects working with big data in order to pull out the key messages. I also further developed my communication skills by working with people from different backgrounds in order to reach a common goal. Overall, I feel that I am well prepared for my future in the supply chain industry,” says Kayla Rice, MBA'15.
“Apart from the skills I developed during the Corporate Residency, the first-hand experience in working with the sell-side analysts also allowed me to directly interact with industry professionals from corporate executives and buy-side investors. And this experience has positioned me to pursue long-term career opportunities in the investment industry,” Huang says.
“I chose the D'Amore-McKim MBA because of its strong Corporate Residency program and the opportunity to spend this time of my life in Boston, which many consider the Medical Mecca of the world. I have been in healthcare my entire life and the chance to be surrounded by some of my childhood heroes—the minds that are shaping the future of healthcare—was a dream opportunity,” says Matt Butler, MBA'16.
“I went into the program unsure of my professional career path, but by the time I came out I was more confident in myself; more confident in that my career path was certain,” says Tom Kniola, MBA'15.
“I reported directly to a Vice President and was often asked to present to his boss, a member of the Senior Leadership Team,” says Andrew Acker, MBA'15.
“I would recommend the D'Amore-McKim School of Business. It gives you insight. It's like a cradle of innovation for new ways of thinking,” says Eric Moses, MBA'15.
Julian Jung and Christopher Wolfel, both D'Amore-McKim graduates in 2013, have made BetaBoston's “most innovative people under 25” list for 2015.