“Firms are going to be looking for people with higher-level skills who have a better understanding of the big picture in business. This makes it increasingly important for students to understand [these] skills.”
Undergraduate Degree: Economics (Minor in Classical Civilizations)
“The only way to conduct a thorough investment analysis is to go deep into the data. When I’m hiring financial analysts, I always give them a quiz about their accounting knowledge to make sure they have those skills.”
Undergraduate Degree: French Literature
“It’s the perfect program for career changers. It provided a seamless transition from the arts to accounting.”
Undergraduate Degree: Jazz Drums, Electronic Production
“Accepting this corporate residency position has been a life-changer for me. It’s a reaffirmation that I’m doing the right things and moving toward what I’ve been working for all this time.”
“This experience opened my mind to how people learn and operate differently. This is an important skill for someone like me who wants to become a leader in a smaller company.”
“When I did my residency in finance, I was surprised by how much I liked the field…As a result of that experience, I have accepted a full-time job in finance.”
D’Amore-McKim alumnus Juan Peña plays a high-stakes version of whack-a-mole every day with a series of unpredictable obstacles manufacturing and distributing food products in Venezuela.
Professor Nada Sanders explains how monitoring the vaccine supply chain will prove as just as important as discovering a viable vaccine for Northeastern’s COVID-19 Research and Analysis series.
Associate Professor of Marketing Yakov Bart explains why we rewatch shows when we experience times of extreme anxiety.
The Dean’s Corner series provides a first-person, informative narrative of important happenings at Northeastern University’s D’Amore-McKim School of Business written by Dunton Family Dean Raj Echambadi. In this post, he outlines specific things the business school can do to foster equality and inclusion in the classroom and beyond.
