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Career Tips, Darden Alumni, EMBA, General Management, Technology

Alumni in Tech: From Diving With the Navy, to Leading at Amazon

Darden Executive MBA alum Rich Hanna (MBA ’15) knows more than a little something about how to breathe and operate well under pressure. Before coming to Darden, he served as an explosive ordnance officer in the Navy, or an underwater diver who disarms bombs. Based in Boston, Rich now leads…

By Mary Shea Watson- July 1, 2020

Career Tips, Darden Alumni, MBA

Darden Alumni Encourage Resiliency, Optimism For Job Searches Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic

Several Darden alumni who graduated during crises such as the dot-com bubble, September 11th and the Great Recession of 2008 recently shared their advice for Darden’s rising Second Years and newest graduates. As the Class of 2021 begins summer internships and the Class of 2020 enters a job…

By Mary Shea Watson- May 22, 2020

Career Tips, Darden Alumni, Technology

5 Virtual Job Search Tips Using LinkedIn

Darden alumni Rachel Becker (MBA ’18), Ben Leiner (MBA ’19) and Russ Wilson (MBA ’19) all found their way to full-time roles at LinkedIn through LinkedIn. Recruiters for the professional networking and social media platform contacted Russ and Rachel, who now respectively work at LinkedIn as a monetization strategy…

By Mary Shea Watson- April 14, 2020

Career Tips

Career Center’s Recommended Reading and Listening

Whether one seeks distraction from the day-to-day, or to find new, insightful ways to understand it, several colleagues on the UVA Darden Career Center team offered this list of multi-media content for students and peers to explore. Read on for the team’s top picks for recommended…

By Mary Shea Watson- April 6, 2020

Career Tips

Virtual Support and Updates from Darden’s Career Center

Many aspects of business and society are changing on a daily basis. UVA Darden’s Career Center team has created this list of frequently asked questions in order to best serve all of our students during these challenging times. If you have a question that is not covered, please know…

By Mary Shea Watson- March 27, 2020

Career Tips, EMBA, MBA

How to Negotiate Salary and More on Your Job Offer

You networked, did well in interviews, and got a job offer – but it’s not quite as strong as you’d like it to be. Now what? Negotiating a job offer can be a scary process. It causes doubt and anxiety about how your potential new employer might interpret your…

By Mary Shea Watson- February 24, 2020