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Confidence Originates from Capability-- Workshop on Career Development betweenAlumni and 2008 FT MBA Students

Apr 18-2013   



 

By Liu Zeyang (FT08)

On the afternoon of June 19th, after a busy week, BiMBA alumni of 2007 full-time MBA headed back to Langrun Garden, a campus venue they had not revisited in a couple of years, to participate in an excitingly informative experience exchange workshop with the graduating Full-time Grade 2008 MBA (FT08) students held in Zhi Fuxuan Hall. The whole session went on for 2 hours, on a fairly light-hearted and sincere note, during which the members of the FT07 alumni gave detailed answers to the questions of general concerns of the FT08 students based on their own experiences and reflections, trying to help the graduating students further organize their career strategies and plans and make meaningful preparations for their next career moves.

 

How to find an ideal job in the aftermath of the financial crisis remains a tough question for all graduating MBA students. For this question each member of the FT07 alumni share their expert advice and experiences: to make full use of all channels possible and take initiatives to seize each and every opportunity. Despite employers' extensive cutback on recruitment, FT07 graduates of BiMBA all found satisfactory jobs within three to four months after their graduation. “The process of finding a job may be lengthy, it might take as long as half a year from the very first interview to the notification of acceptance; the experiences could be excruciatingly tough too, because in order to finally prove their value, one might have to intern in the company for a protracted period of time to wait for the company's next recruitment plan to unveil; it could even be an dramatic process, for one email application you sent with rather low expectation might bring you a most valuable career opportunity.” Yan Xiaodong, one of the FT07 alumni, thus remarked in his introductory summary.

 

New in the classroom of MBA studies, all students tend to hold different expectations on their future career development, ranging from a shift of industry to a job promotion. But it is not until the end of their studies that they finally realized that the choices are far more complicated than they thought. According to the experiences of the FT07 alumni, while foreign-funded companies are intent on cutting back on expenses, Chinese private companies are making secret efforts to sharpen their competitive edges and hoard talents. “Whether to keep looking for opportunities from Fortune 500 companies, or to bring our talent into full play in emerging market forces, is a question for choice. From the perspective of career and family, MBA graduates are approximately at the age of 30 on average; for many students, whether to find a secure job and enjoy life or to continue challenging themselves and scale ever higher career summits, is another dilemma. Whether to take a long-term perspective, to remain in the original industry to climb higher on corporate ladders or to work in a new field to look for new opportunities, to continue working for others or starting up businesses of their own, are all tough choices to make too.” Ma Li, another member of the FT07 alumni described the difficult choices faced by the graduating students.

 

The situation stays rather grim, and the questions are tough. But the FT07 alumni shared many valuable suggestions with their juniors, which are literally analogous to a beacon for lost ships in the night.

 

First of all, one must remain optimistic and positive. Only those who take initiative and make incessant efforts can achieve it. During the job-hunting process, introductions by BiMBA Career Development Department, the exchange of job information among fellow students, and recommendations from former colleagues and superiors are all going to help. The reputation of a company or the status of a position is of certain consequence, but what's more important is a platform for future career development. If one chooses to keep learning new things and giving full play to his or her strengths in their future work, their career path will be less bumpy, and will even prove rewarding and interesting too.

 

Internship is a springboard for those who choose to shift the field of industries. If one plans to move into a whole new field, to work in the industry on an internship basis will be a well-advised cushioning move, especially for BiMBA students. With solid grounding in business management theories and outstanding working capabilities, they should be able to fully prove their worth during the internship period, win the appreciation of employers and finally get job opportunities.

The interview process is also critical. The mock interviews provided by BiMBA are going to be helpful in guiding job-hunting students on how to cope with real-life job interviews.

 

The FT07 alumni also offered suggestions on job-hunting in the financial sector: Without solid grounding in financial theories and real-life working experiences, one is making a rather risky move to take the plunge into the financial sector under the current economic environment.

 

Finally, in answer to a question of the most general concerns to the graduating MBAs: how employers evaluate MBAs, Song Chuang, one of the FT07 alumni hit the mark by saying: “The true value of MBA lays in the fact that it provides you with a platform, which puts you on a higher starting point. Thanks to the great influence of BiMBA, we can literally stand out among thousands upon thousands of job applicants. To own a MBA degree may not be a sufficient condition, but it is indeed necessary, without which our applications might otherwise go unnoticed in the sea of resumes.”

 

The experience exchange workshop on career development was concluded successfully with two grades of BiMBA both entertaining good expectations and demonstrating firm confidence for the future. The participants all expressed their heart-felt thanks for BiMBA's considerate efforts to provide them with such a great platform to exchange ideas and help each and every student to recognize their career aspirations.

Confidence Originates from Capability-- Workshop on Career Development betweenAlumni and 2008 FT MBA Students

Apr 18-2013   



 

By Liu Zeyang (FT08)

On the afternoon of June 19th, after a busy week, BiMBA alumni of 2007 full-time MBA headed back to Langrun Garden, a campus venue they had not revisited in a couple of years, to participate in an excitingly informative experience exchange workshop with the graduating Full-time Grade 2008 MBA (FT08) students held in Zhi Fuxuan Hall. The whole session went on for 2 hours, on a fairly light-hearted and sincere note, during which the members of the FT07 alumni gave detailed answers to the questions of general concerns of the FT08 students based on their own experiences and reflections, trying to help the graduating students further organize their career strategies and plans and make meaningful preparations for their next career moves.

 

How to find an ideal job in the aftermath of the financial crisis remains a tough question for all graduating MBA students. For this question each member of the FT07 alumni share their expert advice and experiences: to make full use of all channels possible and take initiatives to seize each and every opportunity. Despite employers' extensive cutback on recruitment, FT07 graduates of BiMBA all found satisfactory jobs within three to four months after their graduation. “The process of finding a job may be lengthy, it might take as long as half a year from the very first interview to the notification of acceptance; the experiences could be excruciatingly tough too, because in order to finally prove their value, one might have to intern in the company for a protracted period of time to wait for the company's next recruitment plan to unveil; it could even be an dramatic process, for one email application you sent with rather low expectation might bring you a most valuable career opportunity.” Yan Xiaodong, one of the FT07 alumni, thus remarked in his introductory summary.

 

New in the classroom of MBA studies, all students tend to hold different expectations on their future career development, ranging from a shift of industry to a job promotion. But it is not until the end of their studies that they finally realized that the choices are far more complicated than they thought. According to the experiences of the FT07 alumni, while foreign-funded companies are intent on cutting back on expenses, Chinese private companies are making secret efforts to sharpen their competitive edges and hoard talents. “Whether to keep looking for opportunities from Fortune 500 companies, or to bring our talent into full play in emerging market forces, is a question for choice. From the perspective of career and family, MBA graduates are approximately at the age of 30 on average; for many students, whether to find a secure job and enjoy life or to continue challenging themselves and scale ever higher career summits, is another dilemma. Whether to take a long-term perspective, to remain in the original industry to climb higher on corporate ladders or to work in a new field to look for new opportunities, to continue working for others or starting up businesses of their own, are all tough choices to make too.” Ma Li, another member of the FT07 alumni described the difficult choices faced by the graduating students.

 

The situation stays rather grim, and the questions are tough. But the FT07 alumni shared many valuable suggestions with their juniors, which are literally analogous to a beacon for lost ships in the night.

 

First of all, one must remain optimistic and positive. Only those who take initiative and make incessant efforts can achieve it. During the job-hunting process, introductions by BiMBA Career Development Department, the exchange of job information among fellow students, and recommendations from former colleagues and superiors are all going to help. The reputation of a company or the status of a position is of certain consequence, but what's more important is a platform for future career development. If one chooses to keep learning new things and giving full play to his or her strengths in their future work, their career path will be less bumpy, and will even prove rewarding and interesting too.

 

Internship is a springboard for those who choose to shift the field of industries. If one plans to move into a whole new field, to work in the industry on an internship basis will be a well-advised cushioning move, especially for BiMBA students. With solid grounding in business management theories and outstanding working capabilities, they should be able to fully prove their worth during the internship period, win the appreciation of employers and finally get job opportunities.

The interview process is also critical. The mock interviews provided by BiMBA are going to be helpful in guiding job-hunting students on how to cope with real-life job interviews.

 

The FT07 alumni also offered suggestions on job-hunting in the financial sector: Without solid grounding in financial theories and real-life working experiences, one is making a rather risky move to take the plunge into the financial sector under the current economic environment.

 

Finally, in answer to a question of the most general concerns to the graduating MBAs: how employers evaluate MBAs, Song Chuang, one of the FT07 alumni hit the mark by saying: “The true value of MBA lays in the fact that it provides you with a platform, which puts you on a higher starting point. Thanks to the great influence of BiMBA, we can literally stand out among thousands upon thousands of job applicants. To own a MBA degree may not be a sufficient condition, but it is indeed necessary, without which our applications might otherwise go unnoticed in the sea of resumes.”

 

The experience exchange workshop on career development was concluded successfully with two grades of BiMBA both entertaining good expectations and demonstrating firm confidence for the future. The participants all expressed their heart-felt thanks for BiMBA's considerate efforts to provide them with such a great platform to exchange ideas and help each and every student to recognize their career aspirations.