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| LESSONS LEARNED
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RICHARD BLOOM
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Friday, April 20, 2007
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What a long, strange trip it's been.With respect to the Grateful Dead, that so perfectly encapsulates these past two years -- from my being accepted into York University's MBA program to quitting my job as a business reporter at this newspaper to countless hours spent toiling in the library to even more hours battling teammates during group projects to the completion of my last class a few days ago.
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| 'It's like learning everything all over again'
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RICHARD BLOOM
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Wednesday, March 28, 2007
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Countless readings, all-night study sessions and heated team meetings make up every MBA experience. So too is the concept of return on investment, or ROI, a term dropped by B-school professors no matter what the discipline.
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| How practice perfected my ear-mouth co-ordination
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RICHARD BLOOM
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Friday, March 02, 2007
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It was like spring training for the job hunt and I was at bat for the first time -- but I did not expect this curveball.''So, let's say I hire you on here to learn the ropes,'' the broadcasting executive said, leaning back in his chair. ''There's a ton to learn about us and this business that I just don't feel you're ready for right now. So, if I hire you on -- what would you do here while you learn? How would you pay the rent?''
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| 'Extracurriculars' vital on curriculum vitae
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RICHARD BLOOM
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Friday, January 19, 2007
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Most of my classmates thought I was crazy when I told them what I had planned for my December break. After a tumultuous semester learning the ins and outs of business, many were content to sit on a beach, sleep late and catch up with the friends and family they had barely seen over the previous four months.
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| Résumé is ready . . . palms aren't sweaty . . . no lint on the suit . . .
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RICHARD BLOOM
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Friday, December 08, 2006
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I admit it, I was talking to myself. But at events like these, even the smallest mistake and your resume goes into the shredder.Standing in front of the mirror in the bathroom of a downtown Toronto hotel, I started running through a checklist for when I would get face to face with the recruiter at the career fair.
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| Go, fight, win -- but choose your mates carefully
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RICHARD BLOOM
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Friday, October 27, 2006
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It's 8:45 on a Sunday morning. Each of us is tightly clenching our coffee mugs. We're exhausted from a weekend of studying and part-time jobs, and we're all a bit frustrated at the ungodly hour of the meeting.
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| On-line news slows, not stops, the presses
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RICHARD BLOOM
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Thursday, October 12, 2006
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Without question, the newspaper industry -- once a hugely influential and profitable business that created some of the world's wealthiest families -- is now in flux.Yes, people are still reading newspapers but they're mainly an older demographic. And readership data show that a growing proportion of the lucrative 18-to-35 segment is getting its news on-line or through freebie commuter newspapers, raising concerns about the industry's sustainability and causing a paradigm shift in how newspaper executives see their product.
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| Learning on the job: Lessons from an internship
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RICHARD BLOOM
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Friday, September 15, 2006
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His tone was confident and he didn't mince words. And, lucky for me, I listened.''You'll learn way more here. Trust me on this one,'' said the executive, when discussing the possibility of my working at his media company over the summer.
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| Lessons from the MBA trenches
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RICHARD BLOOM
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Friday, May 12, 2006
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I am a worrier. And last summer, after I quit my job at The Globe and Mail to pursue my MBA, I worried about lots of things, including the possible impact of the move on my career.
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| From the classroom to the boardroom
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RICHARD BLOOM
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Friday, March 31, 2006
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Talk about learning by doing.I've spent the past year studying governance, audit committee roles and other things about corporate boards.But understanding their real ins and outs is something that can't truly be taught at business school.
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| What's the point of ranking MBAs?
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RICHARD BLOOM
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Friday, February 10, 2006
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It was a happy day on campus. Professors were congratulating each other as they walked through the faculty dining lounge, e-mails were circulating among students about the news, and it was the hot topic among the smokers standing outside the back door of the business school.
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| Mentor lends a helping hand
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RICHARD BLOOM
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Friday, January 27, 2006
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It was one of those rare moments when everything felt right.''I think you've made the right decision,'' the executive told me during our first meeting, after I had asked her opinion about the value of an MBA.
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| A tough lesson on governance
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RICHARD BLOOM
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Friday, January 06, 2006
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I knew I should have spoken up. I had a gut feeling something wasn't right.But I didn't. And because of my silence and that of my fellow classmates, more than a dozen people died.
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| One semester down, so many lessons to go
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RICHARD BLOOM
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Friday, December 23, 2005
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It felt like an enormous weight was lifted off my shoulders when I handed in my final assignment. However, within seconds, I realized there was still more work to be done: To step back and figure out what I actually learned during my first semester of the MBA program.
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| Subdue panic, a true enemy of success
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RICHARD BLOOM
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Friday, November 11, 2005
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November isn't a happy month for many first-year business students.At the beginning of the month, all of the new concepts we've been taught are tested in a flurry of mid-term exams. As the month progresses, we have individual assignments due, team research reports due, and conferences on numerous business-related issues we're encouraged to attend.
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| Here's my card: It's never too early to start networking
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RICHARD BLOOM
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Friday, October 14, 2005
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Standing on the 13th green, moments after sinking the putt, I decided it was time to ask for the executive's business card.After all, we had played two hours of golf together in the charity tournament, chatted about our careers and interests outside of work, and joked about our lacklustre golf skills.
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| Career-day checklist: Suit, spiel, dry palm
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RICHARD BLOOM
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Friday, September 30, 2005
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When I first interviewed for a job with The Globe and Mail's current editor-in-chief back in 2000, I wore a pair of khaki pants, a blue dress shirt, a tacky Beatles tie (John, Paul, George and Ringo's faces all lined up vertically) and a pair of scuffed-up brown leather shoes.
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| A time-management convert
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RICHARD BLOOM
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Wednesday, September 21, 2005
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I have three hours to write this column. If I don't meet the deadline, it will trigger another late-night study session. I hate staring at my computer after midnight.
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| Life lesson: Teamwork really means pulling together
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RICHARD BLOOM
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Friday, September 16, 2005
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Little did I know how much influence a little red sticker would have on my first year of study for an MBA.And even less did I realize that sticker was about to teach me one of my first lessons in business school: You rarely, if ever, get to choose the team that you work with.
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| Gut check: Without risk, there is no reward
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RICHARD BLOOM
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Friday, September 09, 2005
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Moments into the first lecture, the professor stood in front of the entire entering class and, with a confident nod, said: ''Leadership is about taking a risk.''Risk. For months, every time someone mentioned that four-letter word, it made my stomach churn.
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