MBA開學(xué)三句話
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????又到了每年的這個(gè)時(shí)候。夏季即將結(jié)束，學(xué)生們將重返校園?？諝庵谐錆M了活力，似乎觸手可及，尤其在波士頓這樣的地方，整個(gè)城市仿佛都與學(xué)生們一起躍動(dòng)和呼吸。 ????昨天，我在哈佛商學(xué)院（Harvard Business School）度過(guò)了整個(gè)下午。我見(jiàn)到了之前教過(guò)我的教授們，與他們談起下一學(xué)年的創(chuàng)業(yè)課程。不得不承認(rèn)，湯姆?艾森曼等老師們?yōu)榻衲甑腗BA學(xué)員們所準(zhǔn)備的內(nèi)容讓我無(wú)比羨慕。你們真是太幸運(yùn)了！ ????回憶起以前讀商學(xué)院的時(shí)光，我不禁想：在第一周的學(xué)習(xí)開始之前，我會(huì)希望別人給我什么樣的建議。以下是我最重要的3點(diǎn)建議。 ????1. 利用學(xué)校這個(gè)平臺(tái)與大人物建立聯(lián)系。 ????無(wú)論是只出于緣分，還是Twitter愛(ài)心行動(dòng)，大人物們似乎更樂(lè)意回復(fù)學(xué)生發(fā)送的電子郵件，而不是冒昧的電話造訪。只要（1）措辭恰當(dāng)，（2）簡(jiǎn)短（這一點(diǎn)很重要?。遥?）提到了與對(duì)方的某種共同之處，你的郵件往往就會(huì)受到歡迎。邁出了第一步，對(duì)方可能成為你的良師益友，這種關(guān)系有望貫穿你今后的整個(gè)職業(yè)生涯。 ????創(chuàng)投行業(yè)一位德高望重的智者曾告誡我，“不是你找到導(dǎo)師，而是他們找到你?！蔽艺J(rèn)為，他所說(shuō)的是求職過(guò)程中“說(shuō)服導(dǎo)師”這一部分。但首先，你得主動(dòng)將自己展示在偉大的導(dǎo)師們面前，而商學(xué)院就提供了一個(gè)自我展示的絕佳平臺(tái)。 ????2．現(xiàn)在就開始求職 ????真正的好工作競(jìng)爭(zhēng)到底有多么激烈，我無(wú)法說(shuō)清。但是第二年4月份坐到面試官面前，如果你光會(huì)說(shuō)一句“我認(rèn)為我很適合貴公司，因?yàn)槲沂且粋€(gè)解決問(wèn)題的能手”，這樣是沒(méi)用的。抱歉。 ????你必須能夠告訴面試人員，自己為什么熱衷于公司所屬的行業(yè)，為什么你是幫他們解決特定問(wèn)題的最佳人選。要做到這一點(diǎn)，需要培養(yǎng)“專業(yè)技能”。我之所以將“專業(yè)技能”加上引號(hào)，是因?yàn)槟悴豢赡茉谌雽W(xué)的第二年就已經(jīng)變成了真正的專家。然而，由于某些原因，MBA課程的神奇之處就在于，它能讓人產(chǎn)生幻覺(jué)，以為自己的確是某方面的行家（只要你在重大機(jī)遇面前能夠保證談吐睿智且飽含激情）。 ????所以，現(xiàn)在就開始尋找工作機(jī)會(huì)吧。著手做一些能逐漸培養(yǎng)專業(yè)技能的事情：比如，安裝一個(gè)RSS閱讀器，追蹤本行業(yè)頂尖博客的動(dòng)態(tài)；如果有同學(xué)在你感興趣的行業(yè)工作過(guò)，每周安排一次時(shí)間，與他們喝喝咖啡；或者直接致電給關(guān)系網(wǎng)中具有影響力的高層人士。這樣，等求職季到來(lái)的時(shí)候你已經(jīng)占得先機(jī)。 ????3. 花時(shí)間結(jié)交一些一輩子的好朋友 ????進(jìn)入商學(xué)院學(xué)習(xí)的人大概都會(huì)抱著一種“拼命工作/玩命享受”的態(tài)度。這種觀念的問(wèn)題在于，人們很少有時(shí)間去與同學(xué)建立起切實(shí)的、深厚的關(guān)系。我對(duì)商學(xué)院生活的最美好記憶是：在午餐時(shí)間進(jìn)行長(zhǎng)時(shí)間討論，一起旅行，以及花費(fèi)數(shù)小時(shí)策劃惡作劇，捉弄我們的組員和教授。 ????一定要確保有足夠的時(shí)間與同學(xué)展開真正的討論和有意義的交流。你會(huì)從他們身上學(xué)到很多東西，并將與其中一些人建立起將持續(xù)終生的友誼。 ????下面是我的Twitter粉絲們提供的一些建議。請(qǐng)斟酌！ |
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????It's that time of year again. Summer is winding to a close, and students are returning to campus. The energy in the air is palpable, especially in a place like Boston, which seems to live and breathe along with the student population. ????Yesterday, I spent the afternoon at Harvard Business School, meeting with former professors and chatting about what the next year holds for their entrepreneurship curriculum. I'm admittedly envious of what faculty members like Tom Eisenmann have planned for the MBAs this year. You guys are so lucky! ????My nostalgia got me thinking about what I wish someone told me before I started my first week of business school. Here are my top 3 pieces of advice. ????1. Use school as an excuse to develop relationships with really important people. ????For some reason, whether it's simple karma or #payitforward in action, important people are more likely to return an email from a student than from your average cold caller. As long as messages are (1) well-written, (2) short [very important!], and (3) cite some sort of common connection, they tend to be well received and can be the first step in developing mentor relationships that will last throughout your career. ????An old sage of venture capital once told me, "You don't find a mentor; they find you." But, I think he was referring to the "convincing them" part of the process. Initially, you have to take the initiative to put yourself in front of great mentors, and business school gives you a great platform to do that. ????2. Start the job search now. ????I can't stress how competitive really good jobs are. By the time you're sitting in that interview chair in April of your second year, the statement, "Well, I think I would be a good fit for your company because I'm a good problem solver" won't cut it. Sorry. ????You need to be able to actually tell a company why you're passionate about their industry and why you are the best person to solve a particular problem they have. To do that, you need to develop "expertise." I put expertise in quotation marks because, of course, you won't be an expert by the time you're in your second year. Yet, for some reason, the magic of an MBA program is that it creates the illusion that you know what you're doing (so long as you can speak intelligently and passionately about a particular opportunity). ????So, the search starts today. Start doing things that build your expertise over time: Set up an RSS reader that follows top industry blogs, schedule coffee meetings once a week with classmates who have worked in your industry of interest and cold call influential executives in your network. By the time the job search rolls around, you will have a leg up on everyone else. ????3. Dedicate time to develop a few lifelong friendships. ????If you're in business school, you probably have a "work hard / play hard" attitude. The problem with that philosophy is that it can leave little time to develop actual, deep relationships with your classmates. Some of my fondest memories in school were the long discussions over lunch, the trips we took together and the hours we spent planning pranks to play on our sectionmates and professors. ????Make sure you take the time to have real discussions and meaningful interactions with your classmates. You will learn a ton from them, but you will also develop a few friendships that will last a lifetime. ????Here are a few other suggestions from my Twitter followers. Enjoy! |
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