UNC Business Essentials is probably the best option for someone who is not a business major or minor. As an undergraduate, there are countless opportunities available at your fingertips, and at times it’s overwhelming to weigh what you should do against what you want to do. Maybe you know that you need business knowledge, but your passion is in American history or music or geology. This is where UNC Business Essentials excels. This program allows you to pursue the major you’re passionate about while still obtaining the business knowledge that is all but required to succeed in today’s job market. As a Communication Studies and Psychology double major, I had no idea how a business worked. My freshman year I Read More
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A Job on the Horizon
22/05/2012 – 7:34 pm
As an exercise and sport science major with a concentration in sport administration, the Business Essentials program complements my undergraduate degree perfectly. Graduating from the program and being able to put the UNC Kenan Flagler name on my resume has already helped me secure a summer internship. For a non-business major, graduating from this program will help to separate you from the pack when working to secure a business related job. The combination of skills UBE teaches students will be attractive to any potential employer, regardless of the field of work. Knowing the foundation of such skills as accounting or marketing gives you an incredible advantage over those who may have little to no experience with these things. As a Read More
Job Offer After Job Offer
06/03/2012 – 6:36 pm
As a senior at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, I am very fortunate to be able to say that I have already accepted a job offer and that, upon graduation, I will be leaving North Carolina to begin a career in technical device sales. However, most people have a hard time understanding how it is that I am beginning a career in sales when my major is biology. In fact, several (read: almost all) of the companies I interviewed with questioned my choice as well. Nonetheless, upon brief explanation of my certificate in business from UNC Business Essentials, each of my doubters nodded in comprehension. I would even go so far as to say that they were downright impressed Read More
Surprise Factor
13/12/2011 – 2:39 pm
The aspect of UNC Business Essentials that surprised me the most was the Business Communication module. I honestly had expected the program to focus on academic skill sets that would benefit me in my career, however I was pleasantly surprised to note that this module provided me with skills that are vital to any career when entering the job market. This module taught me how to master communication through a variety of mediums such as email and conference calls. One feature of the program that I wish I could change was the fact that GoCourse Player does not work with Macs. While I had known that the program for completing UNC Business Essentials was not compatible with Macs, it proved Read More