Name: Elaine Kuo Year of Graduation: 2018 Nationality: Taiwanese Country of Residence: United States Current Employer: Amazon Tell us a little bit about yourself. What inspired you to pursue an MBA, and how did you choose IESE? My career has been in the technical field, I am a scientist at heart and trained as…
MBA experience
Dear Incoming Class of 2022…
The above quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson is one of my favorites and closely related to my definition of leadership. I would recommend every student of IESE’s incoming class of 2022 to “Forge your own IESE experience,” and find their own path. This post is inspired by my own IESE experience and I hope that…
Vision 2020: How to make the most out of your first year
29th May 2020: My first year at IESE has just concluded. Much has transpired since my last reflection in December 2019. I added several experiences to my backpack, some I dreamed of and others, unintentionally and maybe even unwillingly at first: Secured my Amazon Summer internship – I recall writing exactly this as a career…
The journey of a lifetime continues…
15th May 2020 marks the official end of the MBA for the IESE Class of 2020. I look out of my window here in Pedralbes Barcelona and smile wistfully. It would have been a bright sunny day at the North campus of IESE, filled with the smiling faces of the class of 2020, bobbing red…
“I believe the only constant aspect of life is change” Interview with Manuella Arulnayagam, Career Development Center
Manuella is responsible for developing the Career Management programs for our MBA & MiM students. In this post, she tells us more about her background and her role in the CDC. Can you please start by telling us something about yourself? When I was young, maybe due to my Sri Lankan background, I was convinced…