Green Jobs on Linkedin

Because I will soon be re-entering the job market myself, I've paid close attention to articles that describe successful job-hunting strategies, such as this one from Slate:

http://www.slate.com/id/2298957/

One thing I read over and over again is the importance of LinkedIn. It really has revolutionized business networking. If you're interested in sustainability jobs, green jobs, or international development jobs, I highly recommend joining, and then participating in, the appropriate group for each on LinkedIn. I am a member, for example, of Green Jobs and Sustainable Branding. A lot of people put straight up job postings on these groups. Best of all, it's all free. There's a real community out there for this stuff, even online.

-Travis Bjorklund

Welcome First-Year IMBA Students

Welcome First-Year IMBA students,

You've got a lot of learning opportunities to look forward to in your first six-months in our IMBA program. You're about to get to know a great group of students, professors, administrators, and businesspeople.

I wanted to take this minute--before the deluge of reading and excelling--to introduce you to Net Impact. Net Impact is an organization of business students and professionals dedicated to the triple bottom line: People, Planet, and Profit. Last year was our biggest ever, and this year we plan on focusing on resume-and-community-building projects. We have some really exciting consulting-type projects in the works.

 Last year, we:

·  Gained Silver Status for Moore's Net Impact Chapter. This puts us into an elite group of schools and gives us prominent status in Net Impact publications. We gained this status through student participation, membership, and successful programs!

·  Started the MBA Oath program here at the Moore School

·  Invited several speakers to Moore to talk about their careers in sustainability

·  Attended an amazing National Conference in Ann Arbor

·  Held a very successful Sustainability Week focused on LEED certification

·  Networked with uncountable sustainability-focused business people

·  Held our annual Peace Corps Panel and Sustainable Jobs Panel

This year we will:

·  Continue doing all the great projects above

·  Start some new resume building community-based consulting projects with local non-profits (we have some great stuff in the works)

·  Take tours of businesses focusing on sustainability (like the local Starbucks plant, for example)

·  Participate in the Net Impact Case Competition

·  Attend the Net Impact National Conference (and job fair) in Portland, Oregon

The Moore School, through its new building, has committed to making sustainability a focus of the business school and the curriculum. We invite you to be a part of this fantastic student organization and help make your mark on the IMBA program's legacy.

Read more about Net Impact here: http://www.netimpact.org/index.cfm

-Travis Bjorklund

The Net Impact Conference and the “Why Not?” Mandate

by Travis J. Bjorklund  

Note: Next years Net Impact conference will be in Porland, Oregon. Here is why you should go...

This year’s Net Impact Conference was in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The University of Michigan is brimful with brilliant, engaged, and vibrant people, and never more so than when hosting the Net Impact Conference, the most inspiring business conference we have. Unlike Black MBA or NSHMBA, attendees at NI come together because of an idea: The business can do better. That making a profit means more than just money. That long term sustainability isn’t the next best thing: it’s the same big thing it’s always been. It’s no surprise that the world’s biggest companies are starting to treat environmental stewardship, for example, as more than just lip service. As a job fair, this makes Net Impact so much more meaningful, too. Attendees typically bring a passion and a level of related experience that no other job fair can match: this is why more and more employers are sending recruiters to find these talented, passionate managers. NI made me realize that I was part of a major movement toward sustainability in business. Sustainability is no longer on the fringes. Speakers In the sessions I attended, I heard stories and advice from employees of REI, Nike, Terracycle, Stonyfield, Dupont, Accenture, and many others. After each session, the attendees all stuck around to answer questions and to network. Apart from the speakers, there was an entire contingent of professional attendees that were also there for inspiration and networking. The man sitting a few chairs down from me asked a question of the panel and introduced himself as a brand manager at L’Oreal. For we South Carolinians, I was happy to find that speakers and company representatives were more interested in the quality of your ideas, questions, and passion than your academic pedigree. Job Fair Many employers, from SC Johnson to GE, made it very clear that they were specifically hiring from the pool of Net Impact attendees (some, less agreeably, were also only hiring from a specific dozen universities). Many had specific internship programs based around sustainability, too, particularly in marketing. The CEO of Stonyfield, one of the most aggressively independent thinkers and successful-on-his-own-terms managers in America, was the most inspiring speaker. In the various organized social events, break periods, and even the local bars, I found interesting and inspiring people happy to talk to me about their own passions, inspirations, and, yes, professional networks. If you’re interested in networking your way to an internship or a future job (and you should be), I highly recommend the Net Impact Conference Attendees: From the IMBA Class 2011 · Kim Mitchell · Brooke Beadle · Mandy From the IMBA Class 2012 · Julia Kramer · Abhinav Sharma · Noah Thomas · Kyle Sox · Travis Bjorklund From the Master of International Business (MIB) Program · Christine Hauer

April 6th MBA Oath Discussion

April 6th MBA Oath Discussion
posted Mar 31, 2011 12:54 PM by Kimberly Mitchell  

Doctores take one; Lawyers take one; Why not MBAs? To help answer that questions, USC's Graduate Net Impact Chapter is hosting an open sicussion about the MBA Oath. We invite you to participate in the conversation and share your opinions as we explore the Oath's origins, goals, and skeptics. For anyone who is interested, we'll also provide information about how you can take the Oath at special signing event to be held later in April. Hope to see you there!

When: April 6th from 7:00-8:30pm
Where: Moore School, 8th floor, Room A