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Football Proved a Fortuitous Path to Student Recruitment for The Consortium’s...
For Kaylan Gaines, the thing that attracted him most to the field of professional recruiting is also what drew him to the football field. “The thing I liked most about football was the relationships it...
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‘Each One, Teach One’: Retiring Emerson Exec Teesha Hernandez on What Drives...
If Patricia “Teesha” Hernandez has learned nothing else in her 25-plus years in corporate America, it is the importance of getting a solid start for achieving professional success. For this Consortium...
View ArticleCourageous Leaders to Diversity Champions, 2019 Consortium Award Recipients...
Every year, The Consortium recognizes individuals and organizations that embody The Consortium’s mission, with several awards. In 2019, the organization honored eight individuals and one company for...
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Building the Best MBA Application: Improving Your Chances of Admission to The...
It’s fall — and that means MBA application season! But what should be an exciting time is often stress-ridden and anxiety-inducing. Applying to multiple schools, completing and submitting all necessary...
View Article#GivingTuesday: Consortium Encourages Schools, Students and Alumni to Give...
It’s almost Thanksgiving, and that means #GivingTuesday is just around the corner. Beyond giving thanks, however, The Consortium is encouraging people to also give back this year by committing their...
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Shaping a Better Future for Businesses and Employees through Technology and...
Dekonti “Dek” Sayeh is driven by a desire to shape a better future for employees and companies. As a consultant at Slalom Consulting, a fast-growing consulting firm focused on IT, data/analytics and...
View ArticleHow to Craft the Best Possible MBA Application: Current Consortium Students...
With The Consortium’s round two application deadline only a month away, we decided to survey current MBA students and Consortium members to gain some insight into the application process. We asked them...
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Envista Focuses on Belonging to Build a Diverse Talent Pipeline
As a new entity, having separated from Danaher Corporation in 2019, global dental products company Envista has both a long and short history. Part of an industry that has historically lacked both a...
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Unique Mission Helps Yale School of Management Cultivate Diverse,...
At Yale School of Management (SOM), a focus on educating leaders for both business and society sets the institution apart. In its effort to produce well-rounded business leaders, The Consortium member...
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Google Event Offered Inside Look at Analyst Opportunities for Consortium Alums
At a recent event, alumni of The Consortium were able to envision themselves performing a variety of analytical roles in Google’s unique and innovative work environment. How We Work: Inside Analyst...
View ArticleStop Stressing: Consortium MBAs Share Their Top Time-Management Tips
It’s that time of year when, after a long semester, MBA students are finally able to enjoy a respite. With finals behind them and a new semester on the horizon, they’re able to reflect on the semester...
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Tepper School of Business Works to Enhance MBAs’ Leadership Skills through...
When it comes to being a leader, competencies like self-awareness, empathy and critical thinking are essential. Yet, these are skills that business schools have traditionally failed to cultivate. A...
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Considering an MBA? Adam Miller Is Here to Help
A second-year MBA candidate at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business, Adam Miller has found a way to use his own experience and that of others to help prospective MBA students. Through...
View ArticleGoing Pro: How One MBA Graduate Is Solving Europe’s Basketball Woes One...
Growing up in New Jersey, Brandon Smith’s childhood was shaped by a love of basketball. Under no illusion that he had what it takes to go pro — “I’m only 5-foot-9, so after high school, I stopped...
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McCombs Makes Case that All Business Is International with Immersive Global...
Studying abroad has been proven to help improve academic success, language learning and intercultural understanding. It also enhances employability and career skills and helps build an international...
View ArticleWhat I Wish I Knew: Consortium MBAs Share Learned Advice on Preparing for...
You’ve taken the GMAT, written your essays, gotten letters of recommendation and submitted your complete MBA applications. Now it’s time to sit back and take it easy while you anxiously await...
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Paying it Forward: How Cornell MBAs Came Together to Support Aspiring...
For Clementina Ojie and many of her Consortium peers, the road to business school was not without its obstacles but, fortunately, was lined with outstretched hands — people and organizations, like The...
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Navigating the MBA Journey: Consortium Alum Al Dea Helps MBAs by Sharing...
The importance of education to achieving success was something Al Dea learned at a young age. It was an idea cultivated in him by his parents around the dinner table, where he learned about their own...
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Adkins Family Carries on Daughter Leslie’s Legacy through Consortium Scholarship
For Leslie Adkins, perseverance meant unrelentingly pursuing her passions and talents, no matter how different they may have seemed. In college, she majored in French and French studies — but spoke...
View ArticleNote from Executive Director & CEO Peter J. Aranda, III, on COVID-19 Disruptions
Dear Consortium Family, We recognize that these are tumultuous and uncertain times for all of us. Our first and foremost concern is the health and well-being of our staff, constituents and those in...
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