Career

Identify and pursue career opportunities in industries where dreamers become leaders and innovation meets impact at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business.

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Marketing | 3 MIN READ

The MBA from the eyes of a hiring manager at Salesforce

How companies recruit MBAs in 2020 has changed; what they are looking for in MBA candidates for internships and full-time positions has not.

Healthcare | 2 MIN READ

Improving healthcare equity and access for women

What happens when an entrepreneurial spirit collides with the Berkeley MBA concurrent degree program? For the answer, consider the career of Amy Fan, ...

Product Management | 3 MIN READ

3 Berkeley Haas alumni on how an MBA helped them break into product management

If you want to have a hand in creating products that impact people’s lives, you might be eyeing a career in product management. The product manager ...

Finance | 2 MIN READ

How a Berkeley MBA led to a Dodge & Cox dream job—before graduation

Dustin Seely, MBA 18, had his eye on Dodge & Cox for years. He first approached the San Francisco firm in 2012 while working as an analyst for ...

Compare the Berkeley MBA Program for your Career

Uncategorized | 2 MIN READ

Physician-leader finds his “it factor” via Berkeley MBA, Adam Tibble, MD, EMBA 17

Adam Tibble, MD, EMBA 17, had already proved himself a capable leader before arriving at Berkeley.

Alumni | 3 MIN READ

Snaps & claps: the story of Berkeley alums and Shazam’s $400M Apple acquisition

In 2017, Apple announced it would be purchasing the music application Shazam, and in 2018, the roughly $400 million acquisition was finalized. Though ...

Uncategorized | 5 MIN READ

Top reasons you should get your MBA at Berkeley this year

Prospective students seek out Berkeley to earn their MBA for several reasons. Its rich history of activism and questioning the status quo is only the ...

Entrepreneurship | 4 MIN READ

Berkeley entrepreneur turns to search funds for a place to call home

Jeff Oldenburg, MBA 18, is a “searcher.” As co-founder of The Tusker Fund, he’s in the process of finding a business to buy with the help of ...

Women in Leadership | 2 MIN READ

Using MBA skills to incubate new MENA leadership

Nancy Hoque, MBA 19, arrived at Berkeley Haas in search of a fresh start in her career. She'd worked as an engineer at Nokia and Motorola for more ...

Energy & Cleantech | 3 MIN READ

Taking a big risk to do great things along a 100-year time horizon

How did a guy who launched his career trading derivatives during the great recession, then dove into hydraulic fracking, end up on the cutting edge ...

Marketing | 4 MIN READ

Nick Johnson examines the future of marketing and the roles of a leader

The director of Content Programs at Salesforce, Nick Johnson, EMBA 16, shares his views on “thought leadership,” the value of a Berkeley MBA for ...

Marketing | 2 MIN READ

Evening & Weekend program allows Kaelin Merrihew, MBA 19, to evolve her career without breaking stride

Telling stories was always part of Kaelin Merrihew’s DNA.

Uncategorized | 4 MIN READ

How to transition from a traditional career to an intrapreneur

Organizations big and small are looking for employees who can inspire innovation from within. When ideas are big enough, companies are willing to ...

Healthcare | 2 MIN READ

Using tech to influence the healthcare sphere: Preethi Mukundan, MBA 18

Preethi Mukundan, MBA 18, was headed toward her senior year in college and set on becoming a doctor when she happened to sit next to a tech executive ...