The Carroll School of Management

Our March BC Business Days was last night and I was accosted by a few of you because I haven’t posted a blog in a while. “Brendan posts a blog every week” (not true). “Brendan talks about his internship.” Brendan does this - Brendan does that. I had a serious talk with Brendan last night at the bar - I might outsource some of my blogging to him. We ... ... (MORE)

Current mood: Cool

Do you remember when I mentioned a program called Tech Trek West in an earlier blog? After weeks of preparation, our group of 24 flew out to Seattle just a few days ago. If you are interested in working in the technology industry or other non-technology companies on the West Coast, this is the ultimate trip. Imagine being escorted into Starbucks headquarters where you receiv... ... (MORE)

Current mood: Cool

Success is something you celebrate, something you cherish. And that is what I intend to do with a fellow student tonight as she revels in the glory of landing an incredible internship for next summer - she’ll be enrolled in an HR leadership program at Johnson & Johnson. It’s getting to be that time - the job search for our graduating 2nd-years and the all-im... ... (MORE)

Current mood: Cool

I find myself waking up at 8:00 on a Sunday morning. Not to go to church (I’m Jewish). Not to go running (It’s getting cold out there). And not to get bagels (there aren’t any good bagels in Boston…sorry). No, I’m up on Sunday morning in order to go to class. But this isn’t any ordinary class. This is TechTrek West with Pro... ... (MORE)

Current mood: Cool

I’ll use Army time to give you an example of a typical BC MBA day…it’s a little like boot camp the first seven weeks anyway 6:30 - 7:30: Wake-up, brush the teeth, drink the coffee, have some breakfast and do some morning Yoga (I had to put this in since my girlfriend is a bit of a Yoga nut) 7:30 - 8:00: Read a bit of the Wall Street ... ... (MORE)

Current mood: Cool

My accounting professor, Pete Wilson, just reminded us that we re almost four weeks through our first semester at the Carroll School of Management. Four weeks? I guess it s easy to remember for Pete - our Midterm is Friday, which signifies half of our 7 week boot camp of Core Accounting. Hardcore Accounting, more like it. Pete is an outstanding Professor - and I m not just writing this wit... ... (MORE)

Current mood: Cool