Skills Series
This is a week-long event that runs from Jan 6 to Jan 10. The program runs from 9:00AM to 12:00PM each day.
In this 90-minute interactive workshop, we will together explore the creative and professional ways to present ourselves in networking, establishing a professional yet powerful presence, and meaningful ways to build a network of collaborators.
Prior to this session, students will be asked to purchase an online module that walks them through how to convert their excel model into a simple, clear yet compelling PowerPoint presentation. Once again, student volunteers will be asked to present their analysis.
The challenges in graduate school and Postdoc training may cause significant stress, anxiety, and imposter fears. In this interactive workshop, learn some strategies of building resilience to nip imposter fears in the bud and tame negative thoughts to reduce stress from building up.
Whether you are exploring careers or want to build career-specific skills, you need plan well to fit your career development goals within your academic commitments. In this workshop, learn to integrate intentionality in the iterative career exploration and planning process.
In this session, we will see an example of a Bain style “interviewee led” case as well as delve deeper into case interview math and market sizing problems. This session will also discuss tips and strategies from the field of cognitive psychology for developing solid business judgment intuition.
Entrepreneurship seminars are a mix of case discussions, guest panels, and action-oriented workshops covering topics such as: founders agreements, incorporation, market analysis, product development, funding and deal terms, business models, investor presentations, etc
Do you struggle with writing about your research for broader audiences? Do you want to write more clearly and succinctly so that everyone can understand your work? If so, consider applying to participate in the inaugural PhD Plus “Research Communication: Writing to Expand your Audience” workshop series.
Case interviews are becoming an increasingly prevalent part of the interview process. Once strictly a practice of management consulting firms, in recent years, case interviews have been more broadly used at firms like 3M, Google, Chevron, Microsoft, T-Rowe Price, and Proctor & Gamble.
Students come to your course with several attributes - one of them being their cultural background and experiences.