Steve Hernandez, the director of career management for Wharton’s MBA Program for Executives on the West Coast, shares about the latest career resources at Wharton San Francisco.
What’s New in Career Management at Wharton San Francisco?
Careers
Have Career Management Services Questions? Our Directors Have Answers
How do EMBA career services differ from full-time MBA career services? Can EMBA students participate in on-campus recruiting? What job search resources are available to executive MBA students? In a recent Webinar, our career directors on both coasts answered these questions and many more. Here is an edited transcript of…Read More
Wharton EMBA Students Support Habitat for Humanity
Gregory Hagin, a liberal arts major who built a consulting career working with nonprofit organizations, came to Wharton’s EMBA Program to gain a formal business education. While in school, he’s also gained a lot of support for his work with Habitat for Humanity. We asked Greg, the corporate vice president…Read More
From Promotions to Job Changes: How All Students Can Benefit from Career Services
Whether students are looking for a promotion within their organization or to make a career change, our career management directors offer a variety of programs and resources to support students in this process. We asked Dr. Dawn Graham, career management director of the EMBA program in Philadelphia, to tell us…Read More
How to Change Careers with an EMBA
In just two years, you could earn the world-renowned Wharton MBA and move your career to new levels. The Wharton MBA Program for Executives gives you the business and leadership skills needed to achieve your goals. Wharton EMBA students who want to advance their careers have many resources throughout the…Read More WEMBA Alumna Reflects on Decision to Self-Sponsor
A lot of serious thought and financial preparation go into the decision to sponsor yourself in Wharton’s EMBA program. However, it often results in significant career impact for students who choose that path. Alumna Marla Bleavins, WG’12, is a good example. She was recently named deputy executive director and chief…Read More
How a Physician Benefited From an Executive MBA After Medical School
After working in private practice as a physician for 10 years, Dr. Josue Leon started to become more involved with financial and managerial decisions that medical school didn’t prepare him for. “Financial statements might as well have been written in Chinese or Russian because I had no idea what I…Read More
Wharton EMBA Alumnus Featured on Shark Tank
Zander Adell, WG’12, came to Wharton San Francisco’s EMBA program to help him transition from artist to entrepreneur. Now, he’s the founder and CEO of Doorman, which was recently featured on the ABC show Shark Tank. We asked Zander to tell us about how his Wharton education is helping him…Read More
Wharton EMBA Degree Makes International Impact
Wharton EMBA alumnus Gus Giraldo, WG’06, CEO and country manager of CIGNA Thailand, says that his Wharton education has been very valuable in accelerating his international career. We asked him to tell us more about his experience at Wharton. Here is what he said: On coming to Wharton’s EMBA program……Read More
Transforming Law Firms into Complex Businesses
In a recent blog on Wharton’s Mack Institute for Innovation Management’s site, EMBA alumna Kelly Brown (WG’14), who is director of client relations at Morrison & Foerster LLP, talks about coming to Wharton’s EMBA program to learn how to apply business practices to law firms. The following is an excerpt…Read More
An Alumnus in the Music Industry
Andrew Gould (WG’11) came to Wharton’s EMBA program to stay on the front lines of innovation. Recently, he was promoted to senior vice president of creative, North America at BMG Chrysalis in Los Angeles. As an alumnus in the music industry, Andrew talked to us about his time at Wharton and how his education…Read More
Wharton EMBA Career Day
Dawn Graham, who joined our staff last winter, brings a lot of experience to the table as career management director of the executive MBA program in Philadelphia. Having recently organized our first EMBA Career Day on the East Coast (her counterpart at Wharton | San Francisco, Steve Hernandez, organized the…Read More
Alumni Impact: John Gachora Leads Financial Services in East Africa
Growing up in Kenya in a “modest peasant family” with 12 siblings, Wharton’s executive MBA program was not always on John Gachora’s radar. Now back in Kenya as group CEO of NIC Bank, a leading financial services provider in East Africa, we caught up with John (WG’02) and asked him to tell…Read More Wharton Leader Dr. William C. Meyers Talks About His Career in Sports Medicine
We may never have learned about the importance of strengthening our core muscles for safe exercise and everyday living — or sports buffs may never have heard about the dreaded “sports hernia” — if not for Wharton leader Dr. William Meyers, WG’03. Through 25 years and 15,000 patients, Meyers is…Read More
TGIWF Webinar Highlights Career Impact of Wharton’s EMBA Program
Career impact doesn’t always mean a promotion or job change. Often, the impact comes from new ways of looking at business and the ability to identify opportunities and challenges. To learn more about how Wharton’s EMBA program impacts careers, we’re hosting a TGIWF (Thank Goodness it’s Wharton Friday) Webinar on…Read More