When I first heard about the UNC Business Essentials Program, I automatically thought, “this might be my way in: A way for me to test and see if the business world is ideally for me.” Entering UNC as a first generation college student, I did not have any guidance as to what I should do or have any idea as to who I wanted to become or what I should major. It was not until the spring of my junior year when I realize that business could be the major for me. With business and corporations came words such as marketing, finance, accounting and much more. By the time I had come to this realization, I felt as though it Read More
Monthly Archives: October 2011
An Appropriate Foundation for the Future
18/10/2011 – 2:06 pm
I went into UNC Business Essentials honestly not knowing what to expect. With a background in public relations and advertising I truly did not know what business basics there even were to learn. And to tell you the truth, I was skeptical. I expected to read textbook information that would give me minimal insight into the corporate track for post-graduation. However, I was surprised when I found the information I was learning was actually engaging and relevant. While going through the modules I learned material and concepts that I could now use in business conversations, which helps me feel confident in job interviews with future potential employers. I felt like I was given the inside scoop on the corporate world, Read More
A View from Bloomsbury
11/10/2011 – 2:07 pm
I completed the majority of the UNC Business Essentials program on the fourth floor of the Senate House library in the Bloomsbury neighborhood of London, England. I especially liked this location because it was quiet (in relation to my noisy flat) and had a full tech lab with wide, flat computer screens, large headphones, and comfy chairs – perfect for watching slides from each UBE lecture. I wasn’t quite sure what to expect before starting. I was a bit worried that it would be a huge time commitment. I had this fear that I’d be spending a lot of time cooped up in London trying to learn about supply chains. However, this turned out not to be the case, largely Read More
Discovering What Business Means
07/10/2011 – 5:22 pm
No lie. I was extremely excited to get started on the UNC Business Essentials program. Around the same time the program started, I got interested in the business world, following the latest IPOs and gobbling up sensational articles in the paper having anything to do with business. It was something I had never known much about, especially being a Biology and Comparative Literature major. When the program started, I thought I would be learning about the things the general public associate with business – the quantitative aspects, financial accounting, and balancing those grids and forms I had seen my friends do for their business homework. What surprised me the most were the various parts of a business and the business Read More