Career Corner – The Armstrong Center for Alumni Career Services

Understanding an Equity Offer

The prospect of joining a high-potential startup can be very exciting. Startups and private companies sometimes entice recruits with an offer of equity compensation to offset lower cash compensation (base and bonus). The equity represents ownership — having a stake in the company you’re helping to grow and succeed…

By Marty Speight- August 27, 2018

Career Transition

My Inner FAQs (On the Dos, Don’ts and Doubts of Pursuing a Passion)

Our guest blogger this month is Darden alumnus, Adam Green (MBA ’93).When I told my son, it seemed like a good plan. We were eating nachos in Culpeper, Virginia, en route to his UVA visit. “I’m going to leave finance and take up writing,” I said.“That’s…

By Adam Green- July 26, 2018

Career Management

Job Fit: The Employee Perspective

At a career services conference of my peers last month, I had the pleasure of listening to Dr. Brooks Holtom, a senior associate dean at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, present some of his research around human capital retention. Dr. Holtom’s presentation, entitled Job Fit: The Employer…

By Jennifer Coleman- June 27, 2018

Career Management, Career Transition

The Encore Case Debuts at Reunion

It was a beautiful reunion Saturday in April as Alumni Career Services gathered with 65 Darden School alumni and their guests to explore the topic of careers in retirement. Since the late 1990s, ACS has supported Darden alumni in various career transitions. Increasingly, we are approached by alumni who want…

By Marty Speight- May 30, 2018

Career Transition, Industry Explanation, Job Search

Two of the Biggest Misconceptions about MBA Roles in Tech

More MBAs are entering the tech industry than ever before. Some of this is due to the consistent growth of “traditional” tech. However, much of this growth comes from companies in other industries going through their own digital transformations. When you look at the financial world or the automotive industry…

By Sameer Sankaran- April 26, 2018

Career Transition, General

Tapping Into a Shared Experience: Meet ACS Career Coach Lindsay Guthrie

After having held roles in consulting and federal government, Darden alumna Lindsay Guthrie (MBA ’04), considered making a career change; so naturally, she contacted Darden’s Alumni Career Services and set up time to speak with a coach.How did you become a career coach?I worked in consulting both…

By Jennifer Coleman- March 28, 2018

Career Management, Career Transition, Job Search

‘I Felt Lost,’ But a Call to ACS Helped Get This Alumnus’ Career Back on Track

I hung up the phone and my spirit hit rock bottom. I had just finished a discussion with a vice president at the American subsidiary of a major international conglomerate, a company I had worked for as an overseas expat in its global headquarters. I realized what I had known…

By Jonathan Harris- February 26, 2018