By: Courtney Tam, MBA’20 The motivation to obtain my Master of Business Administration (MBA) changed as I progressed in my career. At first, it was because I wanted to become a better manager and advance my business knowledge. Ultimately, I realized that I had a greater interest in the entrepreneurial and technology realms, with the… Read more »
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Get the Most Out of Your Online MBA Graduate Career Services
By: Stephanie Gray, Associate Director of Graduate Career Services, Kelley Direct The Top 5 questions you should be asking when narrowing down your online MBA search Planning for your future career and how to make yourself the most marketable in your industry has never been more important. During times of economic uncertainty, we often… Read more »
The 10,000-foot View of Business
By Jenica Acome, MBA’20 I initially began my online MBA program to advance my career at my current company. I knew that for at least the short-term I’d be staying put but had looked around and seen some of my peers advancing a little more quickly than I was. The online MBA helped me… Read more »
The Best Choice for All the Wrong Reasons
By Carrie Hoefer, MBA’19 When starting an online MBA program there are a lot of personality tests you take. I personally love these tests and I take them for fun. Some of my top traits are “Woo” and “Competition.” In fact, there is always the joke that I woo people in, just to beat them… Read more »
My online MBA experience with Kelley Direct
By Jeremy Zurawski, MBA’18, MS’19 In July of 2016, I received an exciting package in a big red box: my Kelley School of Business acceptance letter and a new branded backpack to mark the occasion! The Kelley Direct (KD) Online MBA program through Indiana University was the ideal fit for me. I had originally… Read more »
Building Personal Connections with Global Connect Night
Joseph Hwalek, MBA’19 One of the most rewarding aspects of any MBA program is the opportunity to network with your peers. While the Kelley Direct program is taught online, there are an abundance of opportunities for students to build personal connections with both current students and alumni through organized events such as Kelley Direct Week, AGILE,… Read more »
Gaining a Competitive Edge in China: An On-the-Ground Perspective
In October 2015, I traveled to Beijing along with thirteen fellow online MBA students from Kelley Direct to gain a better appreciation of how to successfully do business in China. This in-person portion of the Global and Domestic Immersions program represented the final module for a nine-week course focused on international business strategy; the lessons from… Read more »
10 Ways to Make the Most of Your Next Networking Event
Networking events are an essential part of any job search and career management in general. Some people are naturals at navigating these events and come out with five great leads and maybe a new poker group. But for others, these functions come with lots of anxiety and are full of awkward moments and monotonous small… Read more »
Perspectives on Business and Life in Palestine – Why I Went to Bethlehem with my Online MBA Class
I am not a stereotypical online MBA student. I prefer to spend my admittedly limited free time going to punk shows or helping sea turtles rather than networking to find the next step in my career. That said, here I am, writing an article for Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business. Why? Because my Kelley Direct AGILE study abroad… Read more »
5 Ways Online MBA Students Can Enhance their Virtual Classroom Experience
First-year online MBA student and management consultant Sri Chatterjee tweeted this picture recently: She was attending a live Economics lecture online onboard a flight taking her back home to Chicago. This, of course, excited her professor, Dr. Steven Kreft, who reached out to share his thoughts: “There is high opportunity cost when attending a lecture from a flight; you… Read more »