I am a non-business major, and I applied exclusively to business internships, specifically investment banking internships because I thought that would be the best fit for me long term. My top choice was to do investment research, but having very little finance experience, I wasn’t sure I would get an offer. I think having Business Essentials on my resume helped to show employers that though I was not a business major and lacked substantial finance coursework, I was still very interested in business. This helped me to get the interview. During the interview I was asked to talk about the three financial statements and how they worked together. This was a section that the Business Essentials program did an amazing Read More
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Business Is an Art and a Science
06/12/2011 – 2:34 pm
Just like any other suburban resident, I interact with businesses on a daily basis—I order my lunch from Alpine Bagel, I go to the Apple Store to figure out what’s wrong with my laptop, I do an unhealthy amount of shopping online, and I even work for one. With so much prior “exposure” to business, I figured I wouldn’t be too surprised by a formal education in the field. I was wrong. Throughout the UNC Business Essentials Program, I learned that there are so many more dimensions to the realm of business than the ones I step into everyday as a suburban resident. Even more, at the time I was taking the UBE courses I was simultaneously working as a Read More
Gaining Comprehensive Knowledge
22/11/2011 – 2:23 pm
When I first heard of the UNC Business Essentials program, I immediately thought that it would be a great opportunity for me. Being a communications major doesn’t really offer me the best insight into the business realm and practices of the world. I thought the program would present useful information that I could use in my future endeavors, as well as offer an awesome boost to the ol’ resume. The UNC Business Essentials program itself was much different than I expected. While I knew the program was online, I was picturing slides of people dressed in business attire sitting around a conference table. I was pleasantly surprised when I found that the program actually offered a variety of information on Read More
Using Financial Accounting
10/05/2011 – 10:35 am
The concepts taught throughout the UNC Business Essentials modules have the instant real world applicability that I rarely find in my history courses. While my undergraduate degree is improving my reading comprehension and critical thinking abilities, the details are less important. For example, knowing the specifics of the liberation wars in Southern Africa probably won’t be extremely instrumental in life outside of class. On the other hand, I can instantly apply concepts from the financial accounting module of the Business Essentials course when following recent news developments. Many of the concepts discussed in the financial accounting module have made it easier to follow discussions on the state of the economy and the viability of certain companies. I can now more Read More