Finding Work-Life Balance as a Business School Student
You are about to click Send on your application for business school. Then a thought hits you—I would have to move. A flood of questions rush in, “What about my spouse? My...
Category "Events"
Women in Leadership: From the Athletic Field to the Boardroom
I recently attended an event at Carey titled Women in Leadership: From the Athletic Field to the Boardroom. The discussion among four panelists was capably led by Carey faculty member...
Takeaways from a Career Trek to NYC
On February 8th and 9th, the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School obliged eleven of us with the wonderful opportunity to get a first-hand, insider look into the professional lives of...
5 Tips to Nail Any Case Competition
After weeks of hard work, it was finally time to enter the competition. My teammates—Marcus Tan, Chirag Potdar, Ryan Douglas—and I gathered in our hotel room and decided to practice...
7 Tips to Prepare for the Career Fair
Our 4th Annual Carey Career Fair is happening this week, and at the Career Development Office, we want to make sure all participants enjoy and learn from the experience. A...
6 Tips to Planning a Successful International Career Trek
This past winter break, the Pan-Asian Career Association (PACA) club at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School in association with Carey’s Career Development Office organized the second annual international career...
Carrying the Torch: 2nd Annual International Employer Trek
Carrying the torch after Carey’s first international employer trek, the leadership team from the Pan-Asian Career Association initiated the second annual China Trek this past winter break. The trek was...
Becoming a Leader at a Major Consulting Firm
At the beginning of December, select Carey Business School students had the opportunity to attend an exciting networking and leadership luncheon. Those who attended came from diverse backgrounds, and their...
Students Apply Venture Capital Knowledge in Case Competition
On Saturday, November 18, the Passano lobby at Johns Hopkins Carey Business School was filled with the hustle and bustle of participants ready to test their mettle at the Venture Capital Investment Competition hosted...
Opportunities in the U.S. Small-Cap Private Equity Market: The Cordish Approach
Large leveraged buyout and mega-cap deals frequently appear in the news but much less is known about small-cap private equity deals. U.S. small-cap private equity managers have, on average, consistently...
Hopkins Team Wins Pfizer Health Care Business Case Competition
How can a team lacking case competition experience possibly win a national competition with competitors from top universities? We asked ourselves the same question. Our team recently placed first in...
Carey Students Learn about Detecting Accounting Gimmicks and Fraud in Financial Reports
“Most companies, if not all, use some kind of tricks to smooth out earnings,” remarked Dr. Howard Schilit, Founder & CEO of Schilit Forensics, who has been called the Sherlock...
Health Care, Technology, and Consulting: Lessons Learned from Mark Knickrehm
Last month, several Global MBA students met with Mark Knickrehm, Group Chief Executive of Accenture Strategy. Mr. Knickrehm visited Carey for the day as an Executive in Residence, a program...
3 Lessons I Learned from Winning the Summer Intensive Case Competition
“The prizes for the winning team of the case competition for summer intensive are lunch with Jill Green, the Associate Dean for Student Development, and tickets to the Cirque Du Soleil show!”...
Lessons Learned from the Wharton MBA Buyout Case Competition
As we entered the Chili’s Grill & Bar, our eyes darted around the restaurant excitedly in search of clues and ways on how we could present our group’s case to...