“Is an MBA worth it?” – Many people have approached me with the question. My standard response to that question is “It depends”. It might be irritating to know that every MBA graduate is likely to respond in a similar way but let me elaborate more on that point. “It depends on two things – […]
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Motivating and mentoring Gen Z and Millennials across the globe – Divya Dewan
Forté Foundation scholar and current MBA student, Divya Dewan describes her upbringing as ‘being raised by a tribe of musicians’ and a ‘clan of female founders’. She started her global adventures, aged just 10, as part of a touring ‘Mozart Choir for Peace’, bringing together young singers from both Europe and India, to learn and […]
How the Cambridge MBA spirit contributed to me starting my own business
When I stepped off the National Express Bus on Parker’s Piece for my Cambridge MBA interview day in February 2017, I knew this was where I wanted to be. Why? I had no idea at the time but I just knew. Three years out it has led me to a point, I could have not […]
From colleagues to classmates, to competitors – our career switch from Shell to McKinsey and Bain
Introduce yourself: Nate: Both Audrey and I are actually “Shell Babies” – we both joined Shell on the Graduate Programme right out of college and stayed there until we enrolled in the business school. I joined Shell in 2014 as a Production Engineer in their newly constructed lubricants blending plant in Indonesia and have moved […]
Leaving a legacy in the impact space
Prior to starting my MBA at Cambridge, I attended a Forté Foundation workshop that encouraged us to find our personal purpose statement. I chose “value: to know mine and to show others theirs”. Little did I know that a short-year later, I would be in a new position that would be giving me the opportunity […]
My MBA year – an Indonesian adventure
How have you been involved with the Indonesian community in Cambridge? I am fortunate to be elected the President of the Cambridge Indonesia Association for this academic year. Part of the responsibility is to oversee the welfare of the over 60 Cambridge-based Indonesian students, from A-Levels all the way to PhD, and to collaborate closely […]
Cambridge MBA coalition marks diversity in the workplace
The Cambridge MBA Class of 2020 formed the Student Diversity Coalition and welcomed Randy Boissonnault as the keynote speaker at its first event – Leading Multidimensional Teams, held in November 2020. ‘Diversifying the Workplace’ – was a series of events bringing thought leaders at the forefront of diversity and inclusion, together with students who are […]
Christina Feng – leading the way for Chinese business 克里斯蒂娜·冯（冯钰婷）- 引领中国业务之路
As we mark the Lunar New Year in China and celebrate 2021 as the year of the Metal Ox, we caught up with one Cambridge MBA student leading the way for Chinese business. Why did you choose Cambridge for your MBA? Cambridge is known for its entrepreneurial spirit and the close relationship with the Silicon […]
Leading with Pride in 2021
‘Creating spaces where people can be un-apologetically themselves’, said Claudia Chau, at the recent Diversity Coalition events held at Cambridge Judge. During LGBT History Month in the UK we meet the three female leaders heading up Cambridge MBA’s Class of 2020 Pride @ CJBS Special Interest Group this year. Claudia Chau, Pride @ CJBS co-chair […]
Leading for impact – the Special Interest Groups for Cambridge MBA Class of 2020
‘We are really excited about fostering interdisciplinary connections and conversations amongst people at all stages of their entrepreneurial journey,’ says Jonathan McBride of the Class of 2020 Entrepreneurship Special Interest Group. Coming to Cambridge being part of a Special Interest Group or SIG is part of the attraction and here we look at the passions and impact of this year’s cohort through their groups and […]
Making your own path
Not everyone who comes to Cambridge wants to go into finance. Members of the cohort have interests as varied as their backgrounds and many are still exploring options. I came with a destination in mind that didn’t follow a traditional MBA path. Here, I’ve found the space to make my own. I didn’t expect to […]
New York Careers Trek – Roshni’s View
Alicia Keys says it best when she describes New York City in the song Empire State of Mind as a “Concrete jungle where dreams are made of / There’s nothing you can’t do /…These streets will make you feel brand new”. For many of the participants of the first careers trek held in New York, […]
Dubai Careers Trek – David’s View
Tuesday 8am: arriving at the office on my last day of work after seven years, I had a lot on my mind. Goodbyes, packing up my apartment and the fun of dealing with Dubai’s utility companies meant I had given little thought to the following day’s careers trek. However, by mid-afternoon on Wednesday I was […]
My journey from Silicon Valley to the Silicon Fen
It was a cold, windy and rainy afternoon in Chicago, the kind of day that Chicagoans dread and that makes West coast dwellers swell with pride about their choice of residence. I was sipping on my coffee, occasionally looking through the window to see if the rain had relented. My colleagues were hard at work […]