We asked the MBA Sherpa’s (2nd year MBA’s who mentor and coach 1st years through their internship search) to give some advice to the 1st years entering their second semester of business school. We thought we would share their advice with you:
The Sherpa program has been a lot of fun. I have become friends with several students that I would normally not have much contact with. You are amazing...
“Believe in yourself. Believe in your capacity to do great and good things. Believe that no mountain is so high that you cannot climb it. Believe that no storm is so great that you cannot weather it. You are not destined to be a scrub. You are a child of God, of infinite capacity. Believe that you can do it - whatever it is that you set your heart on. Opportunities will unfold and open before you. The skies will clear when they have been dark with portent.” – Gordon B. Hinckley“
If you wait till the last minute, it only takes a minute.
You’re good enough, you’re smart enough, but dog-gone it, make people like you.
Your focus needs more focus.
My Mama always said, “Life was like a box of chocolates; you never know what you‘re gonna get.”
1st or 2nd years taking the Heaton Beatin‘ next semester, do not be afraid. All you need to do to ace the class is simply ask Prof. Heaton, “You worked at BCG?“ That is sufficient for an A-.
Advice to those searching for jobs: Your future depends on your dreams, so make sure you‘re getting some sleep.
Interviewing for internships is like seeing a proctologist.... it‘s uncomfortable, it‘s awkward, you feel exposed, and when everyone asks you about it later, you‘re just glad they weren‘t there to watch.
It‘ll work out. It always does.
My Mama always said, “Stupid is as stupid does.“
Getting internships is like being water boarded...it feels like you‘re going to die and you keep asking yourself, “How can what they‘re doing to me be legal?”
It still amazes me that just because I‘m a BYU MBA I can reach out to any alumni in any company and get the inside scoop. Awesome!
Pay attention to relationships and don‘t sweat the grades.
Don‘t forget to include your family in your schoolwork and internship search.
The best advice I can give is to ask for help! There are so many people in this world that would love to tell you how unimpressive you really are and how to get better. Benjamin Franklin said, “The first degree of folly, is to conceit one‘s self wise; the second to profess it; the third to despise counsel.“
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