While I love double majoring in advertising and political science, I felt that my ability to understand basic business concepts could be better. Therefore, in an effort to hone my business and communication skills, I decided to take UNC Business Essentials. After researching the course, I felt it would do the best job in providing me with a better understanding of business practices and how those principles affect all aspects of my life. I liked how the program offered complete flexibility, which was a big requirement for me as I already had a full course load during the school year and wanted to take it over the course of my summer. In addition, I had taken some Intro to Marketing and Economics Read More
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Flexible Program About The Business Basics
14/05/2013 – 3:18 pm
The UNC Business Essentials program is a comprehensive certificate program aimed at preparing non-business majors for a world in which every graduate needs to understand the basics of business. Created by the capable educators of the Kenan-Flagler Business School, the certificate program gave me an edge and helped me feel more prepared and confident about my future, especially in this rocky economic atmosphere. Business Essentials covers an introductory overview to the business sphere, accounting, economics, marketing, business operations, and targeted writing skills. I learned to create a balance sheet, to organize a supply chain, to write a proper memo, and to manage inventory, among many other skills. And as a very busy college student, I greatly appreciated the flexibility of Read More
How Business Essentials Will Help Me In The Workplace
07/05/2013 – 7:06 pm
So I’ve reached that age. It’s time to start applying for my first real internship in the big world. I’ve started to check Careerolina regularly and brushing up on my resume. It’s the brushing up on my resume part that has forced me to be able to articulate how the UNC Business Essentials Program will help me in an office. Here’s a couple things I’ve thought of: I can write a really good email or memo. I know – that doesn’t seem like that much of a selling point now, but in the world of business, effective communication is key. Having an entire section devoted to business communication puts me ahead of the game. I can think with the left Read More
Knowledge That Can Be Used Immediately
30/04/2013 – 3:11 pm
I was working on the Business Essentials program between working full-time at Ogilvy, a public relations firm, exploring Washington, D.C., and getting ready for my senior year at Carolina. I was about halfway through my internship when I finished the module on financial accounting – the module I thought was the most difficult, by the way. I was going through each of the narrated lectures and interactive activities more than once trying to wrap my head around it, and it was finally sinking in. The next day, the interns at Ogilvy were scheduled to go to lunch with Chris Graves, the CEO of Ogilvy Worldwide, who happened to be stationed in our office. As we were eating, someone asked a Read More
From Direction To Versatility
23/04/2013 – 3:50 pm
I have had a unique academic path in the sense that I have struggled with discovering where my passions lie and how to direct those passions into a major and eventually a career. I viewed the UNC Business Essentials (UBE) program as a way to find direction with my studies. I enrolled at the end of my semester abroad in Spain which was a perfect time because the online modules flexibly fit into my schedule. Throughout the course, I appreciated the real-world applications that the program constantly offered to me. The six different modules gave a very great overview of the aspects of business and instilled a new confidence in me to be able to understand conversations and media within Read More
Gain an Advantage Over Others
02/04/2013 – 2:15 pm
The Kenan-Flagler Business Essentials program is a unique opportunity to acquire invaluable knowledge about the business world and simultaneously build one’s resume. The UNC Business Essentials (UBE) program is a comprehensive online course that allows one to take six different modules on varying aspects of the professional world while moving at a pace best suited to the individual. The benefits of such a program for a young college student are numerous. The job market is an ever changing dynamic, and a concrete understanding of business principles is a necessity to warrant real value to future employers. The UBE program gives students, who previously had little to no business knowledge, the chance to foster business knowledge and skills which can directly Read More
Staying Ahead of the Competition
26/03/2013 – 2:05 pm
As a Public Health, Health Policy and Management major, I knew that knowledge in business would be relevant in whatever career field I choose to undertake. UNC Business Essentials is a program that allows you to go at your own pace while having the end goal in mind: attaining a business certificate from a nationally renowned business school and being able to compete with other qualified students. Under the UBE program, I took courses on business writing and communication, economics, and management, among others. Because everything is online, I set my own schedule as well as my own pace, which was very important with such a busy summer. Just because it is online, however, doesn’t mean I was left to Read More
Business Essentials Sets You Above the Rest
19/03/2013 – 1:46 pm
I decided to take the UNC Business Essentials program this summer because I knew that it would improve my knowledge about the business world, while also looking great on my resume. As an environmental science major, I often feel that I do not receive much information about business and economics unless it is to teach me about how much a company is polluting during their production process, or how profit driven marketing is causing an overconsumption crisis. My ultimate goal for my career is to be able to bring both of these disciplines together in my own sustainability consulting firm, but in order to do that I needed to acquire some quality business knowledge. UNC Business Essentials was the perfect Read More
Business Essentials – The Key to Opening Doors
12/03/2013 – 5:42 pm
For a long time I was adamant about wanting “nothing to do with the business world”. I thought I could escape from ever having to deal with anything business related. Well, that was fairly naïve of me. Luckily I’m graduating with two degrees from an incredibly prestigious school, but then again, so are a lot of other students. I needed something that could set me apart from the competition when recruiters were looking at my resume and deciding whether or not to interview me. I came across the UNC Business Essentials Certificate program in an email I received, and decided it was worth looking in to. And was I ever right. This program taught me about everything from business finance Read More
Business Essentials Matters to Employers
05/03/2013 – 12:38 pm
I initially chose to get involved with Business Essentials because I thought it would look great on my resume, but I soon found out how much more value the program has to offer. As a result of completing the certificate program, I have the skill set to expand my career options. With a thorough understanding of financial accounting, economics and finance, marketing, business operations and business communications, I’ve made myself more marketable for employment. This is tremendously valuable in today’s competitive job economy. Completing the Business Essentials program in association with the Kenan-Flagler signals your self-drive and commitment to academic excellence – attributes highly valued by employers. I know this from experience. During an interview at a congressional office this Read More