Quitting My Job to Pursue the MSc in Finance
When I got my bachelor’s degree in finance in 2016, I didn’t have a clear career path for myself. Everything I learned from class seemed so remote and all I[…]
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How I Got my Dream Job Offer During my MBA Program, and How You Can, Too
Telling the story of who you are can help employers identify your skills and interests, and make you more authentic. This spring, I got my dream job offer before graduating[…]
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How Applied Investment Experience in the MSc Finance Program at SFU Beedie Helped Me to Land My Dream Job
As a thriving Software Engineer back in 2020, I have always been fascinated by how I can build myself a money machine through passive income from investments. So, after five[…]
Graduate Experience · Student Engagement
Mentorship for Success: Transform your SFU Beedie Graduate Experience with the Mentors in Business Program
This past winter/spring/summer, I became involved as a mentee in the Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University Mentors in Business (MIB) program. Being a mature student, I was[…]
Graduate Experience · Student Engagement
Student Stories: The Transformative Journey of Being an International Student
Students from all walks of life can be observed in Universities globally, a major hub where students commence their undergraduate/graduate studies. International students form an integral part of this bracket.[…]
Graduate Experience · Student Engagement
Useful Tips for your SFU Beedie MBA Journey
Why did we choose to pursue an MBA degree? This choice was a big life-long decision for each of the students in my cohort. The answers can vary widely, such[…]
Finding Your Purpose
It was a sunny afternoon when I attended a workshop hosted by SFU Net Impact, featuring Dr. Andrew J. Hoffman—a leader in using organizational, network and strategic analyses to assess[…]
PRMIA Journey in New York
The PRMIA Risk Management Challenge (PRMC) is organized by the renowned Professional Risk Managers’ International Association each year. It provides students from different parts of the world the opportunity to[…]
Graduate Experience · Student Engagement
Beyond Bitcoin: Blockchain and the Future of Work – A Panel Discussion
Early in the fall of 2017, Associate Dean Andrew Gemino came to our very first Graduate Business Student Association (GBSA) meeting to pass along some ideas for the year. One[…]
What does Simon say?! S F U!
What does Simon say?! S F U! Shouted our team before taking the stage for our Team Dance at the 2018 MBA Games Opening Ceremony. Following our incredibly energetic performance[…]
Team – Together Everyone Achieves More
One of the key aspects of the SFU MBA experience is the program’s cohort-based learning structure in which a group of students are assigned to specific teams for an entire[…]
My First Week in Vancouver
“Vancouver? But that’s halfway across the world from here!” That was one of the remarks that some of my friends and family in Poland would make upon hearing that I[…]
Graduate Experience · Student Engagement
Net Impact 2017: Path to Purpose
Purpose, meaning, impact—finding holistic fulfillment through your career has become an increasingly popular area of discussion for both corporations and university students. Net Impact’s 2017 conference (NI17) brought together industry[…]
EMBA First Year Reflections
With the first year of my Executive MBA (EMBA) experience now complete, I believe it’s only natural to take stock and reflect upon the lessons learned from the first 12[…]
Alumni Experience · Graduate Experience
SFU Beedie at Whistler Granfondo 2017
We completed our Executive MBA at SFU in June 2017 after almost 2 years of hard work—classes every other weekend, lots of group work, presentations, papers, and travels (for those[…]