http://mba.sbsblogs.co.uk Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:21:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en One of the most underestimated chores of your MBA career will surely be the dreaded job hunt.  I remember our Director of Career Services telling us during induction week that we should expect to spend at least 8 hours a week searching for our future job.  At the time, this ... http://mba.sbsblogs.co.uk/jobcareers/the-long-road-ahead/ Day 5 (Thursday April 8th) Another early day, we checked out of our hotels and headed back to Dubai, destination: Dubai Ports World and their operations in Jebel Ali Ports. The presentations we had from the CEO and the Operations  Manager were very informative where we learned about the ... http://mba.sbsblogs.co.uk/jobcareers/middle-east-trek-part-two/ After weeks of planning and preparation during the thick of Hilary term, on April 3rd fifteen MBA students arrived in Dubai for the Middle East student trek with the aim of learning about the region and exploring business and career opportunities. For the next five days we would meet eleven ... http://mba.sbsblogs.co.uk/other-blog-entries/middle-east-trek/ If you are single and ready to mingle, no doubt you will have the most fun when you make it to Oxford. Your academic year at Saïd will be filled with bops, happy hours, balls, formal halls, parties, treks, MBAT and if these are not enough, Oxford is filled with ... http://mba.sbsblogs.co.uk/oxford-life/so-what-does-it-mean-for-your-partner/ A few MBA friends have recently asked me how my trip to the Oxford and Cambridge Club (founded in 1821) in London earlier this week went. They were curious to learn what the club had to offer, how much it cost, why join if you weren't working in London, and in ... http://mba.sbsblogs.co.uk/student-blogs/trinity-week-6-oxford-cambridge-club/ Day 4 - April 3rd Pack it now! Saturday morning started by getting ready to leave Tokyo and jumping into an Oxford alumni reception, Tokyo Chapter. The party was held at the very heart of Tokyo, gathering over 70 alumni members, current classes, and those admitted to the school in 2010. ... http://mba.sbsblogs.co.uk/student-blogs/japan-trek-episode-4/ Last night, as I sat having dinner in the Divinity School in the Bodleian Library, I realized how lucky I have been in the experiences I’ve had in this extremely quick year at Oxford. In November, I was selected to be a part of the SBS Venture Fund Committee (http://sbsventurefund.wordpress.com/) ... http://mba.sbsblogs.co.uk/student-blogs/venture-fund/ It is not only the extreme politeness that we’ve learned by now,but everyone has figured out how to keep it going through Japan trek: party never ends before 5am and still manage to sit in a company meeting from 10am. LifeNet Company is an online life insurance venture co-founded by a ... http://mba.sbsblogs.co.uk/student-blogs/japan-trek-episode-3/ Day 2 - April 1st The clock points at 4:50am. After few hours of sleep, many of us went down to Tsukiji, the world's largest fish market in Tokyo. We saw professionals bidding for tuna, often priced over $10k, and walked into a Sushi restaurant inside the market. How was it? ... http://mba.sbsblogs.co.uk/student-blogs/%e2%80%9cjapan-trek-episode-2-%e2%80%93-the-first-in-history%e2%80%9d/ Fitizen: fit·i·zen; n. ; a health conscious person that embraces a connected world. As a Fitizen, recall your last trip to the gym.  As you entered the gym, you headed straight for your favorite treadmill.  You probably struggled through a lonely gut wrenching 30 minutes.  It was early in the morning, ... http://mba.sbsblogs.co.uk/student-blogs/fitizen/