Ca$h outflow

One of the joys of being an MBA student is bickering about how much school costs. And with good reason.

From tuition to textbooks to case studies and yes, of course, drinks outside of happy hour, there really isn’t an end to the hemorrhaging of funds.

If you’re looking for a solid investment, I’d suggest buying credit default swaps on MBA student loans. That or the monopoly of Harvard Business Publishing.

But as our professors tell us, it is the investment we are making that will pay off in the long run. Let’s just hope that the more we spend, the greater “investment” we are making and increasing our potential earnings down the road.

-Ian Cropp

Looking forward to a “Internswitch”

By Carolyn Podgorsky, Contributing Writer

This summer, I will be interning with Johnson & Johnson in a Human Resources capacity. This is a new area for me; after seven years of marketing and business development for law firms, I was somehow able to convince J&J that the skills I’ve developed will transfer into HR.

I decided to make the switch from marketing to HR because I realized that what I enjoyed the most from my old positions – working with executives to improve their business development skills, handling political situations, and creating effective and efficient teams – fell into organizational development and human resources more than traditional marketing. I had never considered before that HR could be involved in these activities and truly have a seat at the table. However, when I spoke with fellow students who had been in HR before starting school and did my own research on the field, I realized that HR was exactly where I wanted to be.

My internship could cover any number of areas within traditional HR management or in organizational development. I could be developing training materials, handling compensation and benefit procedures, analyzing performance review procedures, or working on many other issues. As a career-changer, I have trepidations about the life-altering decision I’ve made; but I also know that an internship will be the best way for me to get a true taste of the field.  And I can’t wait!