Career Advice in Times of Crisis, Part II: Be flexible and be smart, use data

During the second session of the “Career Advice in Times of Crisis”, IESE MBA-08 Alumni Jessica Smith (Senior Manager, Global Talent Intelligence, Amazon) shared her views on how to tackle the job search under difficult circumstances such as the one we are facing now. The session was particularly stimulating, Jessica gave the students not only…

Career Advice in Times of Crisis, Part I: Positive Thinking, Learning Mindset, Focus and Energy Management

The IESE Career Development Center launched the first online session of the “Career Advice in Times of Crisis” series last month. IESE MBA-08 Alumnus Eduardo Navas, Bala Nagarajan and Jeng Dizon talked about how they have managed their careers since the 2009 financial crisis. It was full of great insights and I would like to…

IESE Alumni Footprint Series: An Interview with Ernesto Ladrido (Philippines)

Name: Ernesto (Enzo) Ladrido Year of Graduation: 2016 Nationality: Filipino Country of Residence: Philippines Current Employer: CEO & President, Suntrak-Monde Nissin; CEO & President, Diversa Resources & Realty Corporation; Chairman, SIMPEX Machineries Inc.; Senior Vice President, Calaca Harvest Terminal Inc.; Director, Atlantic Grains Inc.   Tell us a little about yourself. How did your career begin…

“I see you and can’t help but hope,” A letter to IESE MBA Class of 2020

Dear classmates, The cavalry is not coming. This pandemic has been called “a dress rehearsal for climate change.” And yet…it is much shorter-lived, at a much smaller scale of human and economic devastation, perpetrated by a culprit that’s easier to single out and solvable by methods within our grasp. Consider, on the other hand, everything humans have…