Fredrick Roswell

Five years from now I would like to be living comfortably in my career working in the Human Resources department for In-N-Out Burger. In-N-Out Burger strides on moving associates up in the company, more rarely do they higher outside the company. Since I knew I wanted to work in the HR department, getting a starting position in the corporate office was my first move. The corporate office is only three floors and houses most of the company’s internal management, and staff, as well as business professionals even the owner of the company.

After a 32-year career in human resources and nine years in her current position, Tamara Trummer still considers the benefits of the mentoring relationships she took advantage of as a newly minted college graduate. They gave her the "business smarts" necessary to get off to a good start.

Jean pursued a career in Business Administration and secured employment as a management consultant for an accounting firm in Cleveland after receiving a degree in business administration from Case West Reserve University. With these merits, Jean

However, I wanted a well paid job as a Business Manager in one of the large research departments at the University of Maryland. This was my dream job. However, a major challenge for me trying to obtain my dream job was that I didn't have yet a College Degree in Business Administration or any related area. I was pursuing a College Degree in Business Administration but I still had many years left to complete my degree. Again, as usual, my beloved mentor Joao came to my rescue. He taught me that even though I did not have a College Degree yet there were unconventional but very effective ways to land my dream job. He told me to apply for jobs before they are ever listed. Thus, I needed to connect with people from all walks of life at University of Maryland to learn about these hidden opportunities. Then, as I developed mastery in business administration and the specific business processes standardized at University of Maryland I would continue to create job opportunities even though I did not have yet a College Degree. He insisted that these large departments will always need people who can deliver strong results. I started to get interviews at the large research departments and I insisted in my interviews, as Joao advised, that I was willing to learn and I was not afraid to constantly educate myself. This way, I landed my dream job as a Business Manager at the Astronomy Department in spite of not having a College Business Degree yet. I have been there for almost 10

In addition, I graduated from the Rockefeller Management, Leadership, and Development Program 15W. In this program,

I am very interesting to be part of your company and I'm cofident that I have qualifications that your company can use.

My name Conceptia Altidor, I prefer to be called Tia. I was born, raised and currently residing in Orlando, Fl. I finished my AA degree back in 2013, currently I’m in the process of completing my bachelor’s degree in administration; next step Masters. I currently, work 40-50 hours a week in the Insurance Industry. I'm hoping to move up within the Company I work for and maybe own small business in the cosmetic industry.

This past summer I interned at Community Empowerment Solutions where I worked as a consultant for entrepreneurs in Ecuador. During this internship, I managed a team of interns solving problems facing entrepreneurs which included: looking for funding, improving customer support, and refining marketing campaigns. I lead my team to create efficient solutions to these problems while taking into consideration obstacles like limited internet connection, illiteracy, low-income, cultural and language barriers. Inspired by the impact students could make in Latin America, a group of interns and I formed Pakta Consulting; a pro-bon consulting group that seeks to match college students to Latin American entrepreneurs. In Pakta, I also manage a team of consultants to solve problems that entrepreneurs bring to us. In conjunction with this, I serve as Vice President where I manage Pakta’s growth, overlook other teams, and recruit both consultants and clients. These experiences have prepared me for an internship with McKinsey where I hope to continue to grow and

My name is Janet Carol Woods and I am 21 years old. I was born in Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. I have 1 older sibling and 1 younger sibling. I have little to no work experience because my courses wouldn’t allow me to work and get my homework done. I have an associate in science degree. I am now enrolled this year because I needed some last classes to transfer to a

Country Work Phone (123) 555- 9925 Email Address myemail@gmail.com Date of Birth 08/19/1966

During the summer morning of 2013, a hot cup of coffee rests on a black lacquered table next to a cherry red novel titled “Too Big to Fail” by Andrew Ross Sorkin. I flipped over the cover and began to read. I was hooked. The intricate events that led to the crash of the financial markets in 2008 sparked my interest towards investment banking. I leveraged my social networks such as LinkedIn, to reach out to individuals in the field to learn more about the industry. During this time, I realized the type of role I wanted to attain and set out to plan my next steps towards building my career. My short-term career goals immediately post-MBA is to accelerate my career by securing a role as an investment banking associate with either a boutique firm,

As a teenager I had a professor who taught economics with practical examples by sharing profiles of preeminent business leaders. He continually reinforced the point that most of them started early in their careers and shared a dogged focus for self-improvement. Realizing my acumen for business and finance, I decided to learn as much as I could working full-time in banking, insurance, and investments at large financial institutions including JPMorgan Chase while pursuing my Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration at the University of Texas at San Antonio. These roles taught me to work systematically and played a significant role in my ability to master the concepts presented in the classroom.

     It was then that I was able to develop my managerial and leadership skills. I also learned the art of negotiation and how to sell my product. My involvement in both the technical and managerial side fuelled an interest in the management of information systems. This enabled me to appreciate the interaction between these two fields. My experience at the company and the reading of several books like Robbins and Coulter’s “Management”, Martin’s “Managing Information Technology” and Brealey and Myers’s “Principles of Corporate Finance” convinced me that my future was in an academic career devoted to research.

During my industrial placement year at Xerox, I have come to realize a lot about myself. I came to Xerox, already knowing that I wanted a career in Finance; I had taken numerous Finance courses and thought I knew exactly what I was headed for. Over the span of 53 weeks, I came to realize that it is much harder to put the theories I have learned into practice. Nevertheless, working in the commercial finance department at Xerox has taught me so much, and gave me the opportunity to improve my transferable skills and develop as an individual.

Prior to attending the Business Internship course, my knowledge and understanding on successful business leaders was very limited. Although I had heard of countless success stories in business, I had never actually understood what it took to achieve such measures of success. However, it wasn’t until we had the privilege of hearing from four different business magnates in weeks 6 -9. Each of the business leaders gave an hour’s seminar and which was aimed at providing insights into their personal lives, working experiences and the core essence of 21st century business leadership.