@Wharton Career Planning Workshop @Penn

Presented by the Wharton Alumni Club of Philadelphia with co-hosts: Wharton Alumni Relations, Wharton MBA Career Management Office and University of Pennsylvania Career Services Office

Wharton Career Planning Workshop
Saturday, September 20, 2014
Huntsman Hall – University of Pennsylvania Campus
Philadelphia, PA
8 am to 2 pm

Sessions include:

• Individual Profiles – Organizations Recognizing “Fit” Critical for Organizational Success
• Job Search Portfolio - Develop Targeted Resumes and Cover Letters
• Building Your Own Board of Directors – Panel Discussion
• How to Successfully Sell Your Most Important Product – YOU!
• Networking for Job Search & Career Success
• The Role of Social Media
• Wharton Career Resource Overview

This event is open to Wharton Alumni and Penn Alumni and Guests or Non- Wharton/Penn Alumni.
Learn more and register here.

Annual Wharton Healthcare Alumni Conference

Join Wharton Healthcare MBA for an all-day event with great topics and numerous national healthcare leaders confirmed as speakers. This event is open to all Wharton Club of Philadelphia Members. You don't have to be a Wharton alumni to join the Wharton Club of Philadelphia.

Date: Saturday, October 22, 2011
Time: 8:15am – 6:00pm
"At the intersection of policy, implementation, and innovation in the healthcare industry"
Jon M. Huntsman Hall

Cost: $125.00 for Wharton Club of Philadelphia Members until September 15th.
After September 15, prices increase to $150.00 for Wharton Club of Philadelphia Members.

Learn more here.

MBAs from Harvard, Wharton and Columbia: Alumni Panel Discussion

MBA Fair New York

Saturday, February 19th, 2pm - 6pm
Hilton New York - Avenue of the Americas

• Meet face-to-face with the MBA admissions officers and alumni of the world's top business schools
• Attend GMAT and Admissions Strategy Workshop
• Apply US$ 1,600,000+ of exclusive scholarships | Careers Panel with MBA recruiters / alumni

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Workshop type:Panel Discussion
Institution :Admissions Directors from USC Moore, Cornell, INSEAD, Melbourne, IE and Manchester Business School
Presenter(s):QS World MBA Tour Team Member

17th Annual Wharton Health Care Business Conference

The annual Wharton Health Care Business Conference is a leading health care business forum for industry professionals, academics, and students. The two-day event typically attracts over 700 attendees from across the nation, and features distinguished speakers, dynamic panel discussions, special events, and various networking opportunities.

This year's conference, entitled Leadership in an Evolving Global Market, will explore the continuing evolution of health care and the leadership needed in both domestic and international markets.

Learn more about the 17th Annual Wharton Health Care Business Conference here.

15th Annual Wharton Entrepreneurship Conference

I wish I could attend this, but I have a conflict that day.

15th Annual Wharton Entrepreneurship Conference
Fri, Feb 18 2011, 8:00a.m. - 6:00p.m.
Sofitel Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Wharton Entrepreneurship Conference 2011: Dream Less. Do More.

The inspiration for this year’s conference originates from a growing demand in the Wharton ecosystem to foster entrepreneurship and a desire by potential entrepreneurs to see a path forward to implement their ideas. The Conference’s Executive Committee seeks to present a panel of entrepreneurs and investors that not only demonstrate genuine passion for entrepreneurship but also share practical, useful insight.

Wharton Executive Education Health Care Programs

Wharton offers 3 unique executive education programs through it "Industry Associations: Health Care Programs"

* Wharton/DePuy The Surgeon Executive: Strategic Management for the High-Performing Practice
* Wharton/Windhover Program for Pharmaceutical and Biotech Executives
* Wharton Nursing Leaders Program

Here's more information about each program:

Wharton/DePuy The Surgeon Executive: Strategic Management for the High-Performing Practice:

This three-day workshop is designed for orthopedic surgeons, neurosurgeons, IR/INR or sports medicine physicians in private practice who want a better understanding of current issues in managing a surgical practice. This program will help you to focus on developing business management skills related to such issues as:

* Strategy Under Uncertainty
* Value Creation: Relationship Between Finance and Strategy
* Foundations in Finance
* Marketing Strategy: Segmentation and Positioning
* Capital Budgeting: Leasing vs. Buying
* Developing a Marketing Plan

Wharton/Windhover Program for Pharmaceutical and Biotech Executives:

The Wharton/Windhover Program gives current and future industry leaders insight into the changes and challenges of each key area of the business. Taught by CEOs, top researchers and drug developers, senior marketing executives, policy and pricing experts, industry deal-makers, and Wharton faculty, the course will give you broad perspectives and practical tools. Faculty discuss the management implications of the new techniques of drug discovery, marketing and pricing in the current environment, financial evaluation and deals, and mergers and alliances.

MBA application essays

I've been speaking with many people who are seriously considering business school (B-school). I'm one of them. I've been researching some of the options in my area and I'm exploring various options based on my current status in life. I've been attending information sessions, listening to podcasts and business-related content on iTunes U, and networking with current students and alumni from local B-schools.

Over the past few days, I've been thinking about the essays that need to be written for B-school applications. Here are some essay question examples from a single application:

• What is your career objective and what do you see as the next steps needed to achieve it?
• How will this MBA Program for Executives contribute to your attainment of these objectives?
• Why is this the right time for you to undertake this program?

• Describe the most significant way, either in or out of your job, that you have demonstrated leadership.
• In one of your MBA courses, you are given a case assignment to be completed in a study group comprised of six students. What is the most significant strength you would bring to the group process?
• As 'The Ethicist' in the New York Sunday Times Magazine often demonstrates, many ethical dilemmas are fairly complex with gray areas making the decision path a challenging one. Give an example of one such dilemma and how you handled it.
• While many factors (i.e. your academic background, the part of the semester you’re in) can influence the amount of time dedicated to the program, students have estimated that it’s approximately 20 hours/week. Given your already demanding job and the desire to remain committed to important family and personal obligations, how do you plan to handle this additional demand on you? (500 word limit)

How would you answer these?

If you're in the habit of blogging, then you may come up with answers very quickly. If you're in the habit of reading business journals and talking with business executives, then you may also have some good answers under your belt. However, if you're a typical physician and you've been in clinical practice for many years, then you may find yourself struggling to answer some of these questions unless you've been thinking about a non-clinical career transition for some time now.

Top Business Schools According to Forbes

According to the August 24, 2009 issue of Forbes Magazine, the top 10 business schools are:

1. Stanford
2. Dartmouth (Tuck)
3. Harvard
4. Chicago (Booth)
5. Pennsylvania (Wharton)
6. Columbia
7. Cornell (Johnson)
8. Northwestern (Kellogg)
9. Virginia (Darden)
10. Yale

They list 50 schools but I'm not going to include the entire list. GMAT scores for the top schoools are typically in the 700's. So are you thinking about B-School? Vave you taken your GMATs? Some business schools will actually allow you to waive the GMAT if you have a terminal or doctorate degree. Sounds nice, doesn't it? If you're a physician, you've probably taken enough standardized tests. I don't think you'll miss the GMAT if you can manage to avoid it.

Reconnecting on LinkedIn

I just found out that a college friend (MIT alumni) will be relocating to my neighborhood. I haven't seen him in over 10 years! How did I find out? Through LinkedIn. Isn't social networking amazing?

He's starting dental school this fall and I want to wish him the best. After over 10 years of consulting and marketing, he's now entering the clinical world of dentistry. It's understandable to see people shifting from the non-clinical side (i.e., corporate America) to the clinical side. Given today's economy, you could have an MBA from Wharton and still be unemployed if you over-qualify for some of the positions that are out there. Marketing budgets are shrinking and pharma companies and merging and restructuring. It's a scary world out there, but if you stay on the clinical side of healthcare, things appear to be more promising. Well, I just wanted to share another story about how social networking sites can help you get reconnected.