Posted by: Chi-Elizabeth Duru on October 29, 2018
Q1. In one word, how would your best friend describe you, and how would you manager describe you? Best friend: Resilient Manager: Goal-oriented Q2. Tell us about where you have come from and what has led you to Oxford. I started working as a graduate reservoir engineer with Schlumberger in 2008 and after 8 years […]
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Posted by: Laura White on October 26, 2018
“If the hat factory runs for 6 months, the cycle time is 7 minutes, and there are 800 hats made per day, how many hats are waiting in inventory?” Every day, I’m confronted with questions like this one: questions that force me to think differently than how I’ve thought before. As a former early childhood […]
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Posted by: JJ van de Vyver on October 25, 2018
“There they are, just follow them my dear.” I thanked the reassuring waiting staff member before turning my back on the Pembroke dining hall. I was one of the last ones out, having lingered to catch up with some fellow graduates. Tonight we were guests at the High Table, perched on the dais opposite the […]
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Posted by: Vaughan Bagley on October 24, 2018
As Lin Manuel Miranda so aptly noted in his world-famous musical, Alexander Hamilton wrote like he was running out of time. As Oxford Saïd students, we literally are running out of time – and we feel it every single day. As I sit and reflect on my first month in this seemingly sleepy, yet bustling, […]
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Posted by: Shruthi Vijayakumar on October 22, 2018
It’s easy to go through life with an expectation that we’ll grow, become more confident, and less insecure. Many of us would probably agree that we’re far more comfortable and confident in our skins now, than we were as teenagers desperately trying figure ourselves out. The very idea of self-doubt is typically conceived of as […]
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Posted by: Nana Abena on October 15, 2018
Q1. In one word, how would your best friend describe you, and how would your manager describe you? Best friend: Intelligent Manager: Responsible Q2. Tell us about where you have come from and what has led you to Oxford. I am from Accra, Ghana, I am a chartered accountant and worked as an Assistant Manager […]
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Posted by: Vee Tyamzashe on October 12, 2018
Q1. In one word, how would your best friend describe you, and how would you manager describe you? Best friend: Charismatic Manager: Dedicated Q2. Tell us about where you have come from and what has led you to Oxford. South African by nationality but born and raised in Zimbabwe. I have lived mainly in South […]
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Posted by: Isadora Oliveira on October 11, 2018
Q1. In one word, how would your best friend describe you, and how would you manager describe you? Best friend: Authentic Manager: Resourceful Q2. Tell us about where you have come from and what has led you to Oxford. I was born and raised in Brazil and have always had a deep desire to travel […]
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Posted by: Mohammad Ariz on October 9, 2018
Q1. In one word, how would your best friend describe you, and how would you manager describe you? Best friend: Dependable Manager: Determined Q2. Tell us about where you have come from and what has led you to Oxford. Before coming to Oxford, I worked in Oil & Gas for 7 years with India’s biggest […]
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Posted by: Sergio M. Navarro on October 8, 2018
Prior to starting the Oxford MBA programme launch at Saïd Business School, I had the opportunity to attend a global health conference at the iconic Blavatnik School of Government, run by the Global Anaesthesia, Surgery & Obstetric Collaboration (GASOC) in Oxford – a trainee-led group of junior doctors committed to promoting access to global surgery – by […]
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