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A Start in Online Marketing

This Baruch grad started a marketing business and scored a gig with TV Guide Online. Here's a typical day

At Bain: Challenged and Loving It

One year on, this Wharton consulting grad still believes he made the best possible choice for his first job—for the challenges and the fun

Ahead of the Game

A recent Babson grad runs a one-man, online sports retail business. Here's a typical day

Finance and Foosball

An Illinois graduate worked with a friend to build an online-lending company that has since been acquired by a major player

Skipping the States

An Arizona economics grad packs his bags and explores the Mideast energy sector

The Consultant Is In

UVA business grad Daniel Stern works as consultant for a sales and marketing firm in suburban Washington, D.C. Here's a typical day

From Shipper to CEO

Worcester Polytech grad Jeremy Hitchcock started at a small company working without pay, and now he's the CEO. Here's a typical day

Working Hard at a "Place of Hope"

This SUNY-Buffalo grad is finding opportunities and a sense of community as an HR administrator at a cancer institute

The Sports Talk Life

This Emory business grad decided to skip finance to live out his dream, working as producer for a hot ESPN Radio show. Here's a typical day

philoSophie's for Growth

The creator of a stationery and greeting cards company discusses a typical day developing her business

No Escaping the Hard Work at Hoodiny

This FIU grad named his new Web entertainment startup after the famous magician and escape artist. Here's a typical day on the job

Jammin' Like Crazy at Goldman

This Indiana grad works really long days and nights in investment banking, but enjoys "the team-oriented culture" and "focus on mentorship"

Risks and Rewards at Ernst & Young

This Wisconsin grad found work as an actuarial analyst, quantifying risk in various business scenarios

The Message from Microsoft

Internships are the key to getting a good IT position, says this U Washington grad who's managing a messaging team at Microsoft

Uphill and Down in San Francisco

"Consulting is a fun job with a tough work schedule," says this Georgetown grad, who bikes the famous hills to work each day

A Smooth Trip from B-School to B-Ball

Michigan State basketballer Christopher Hill's business degree helps him do more than just count points as a pro player in France

E-Mail, Spreadsheets, and More E-Mail

As an analyst with GE’s energy investing business, a recent college grad gets a close-up look at high-level project financing

What It Takes to Be a H.E.R.O.

This Georgia B-school grad used his entrepreneurial and business skills to start a nonprofit that helps children affected by HIV/AIDS

From Wharton to Intensive Care

Lots of finance graduates think their jobs deal with matters of life or death. But this one really does

Building on a Degree

A business degree at the University of Central Florida led to a job at a busy building subcontractor in Orlando. Here's a typical day

B-School Food for Thought at General Mills

This business major works as an information analyst at the food manufacturer outside Minneapolis. Here's a look at a typical work day

Finding the Right Words

This Georgia grad made the leap from finance major to political speechwriter at a conservative think tank

Self-Employed—And Wearing Many Hats

After developing a discount card that benefited cancer research, this NYU grad started a foam insulation business and invests in real estate

Giving Back Before Going Forward

Think the world of finance is tough? Try spending a day teaching in a Manhattan middle school

A Run for Her Money

This Georgia Tech grad works at a small marketing firm as communications coordinator. She manages promotional events such as Blue Planet Run

B-School Pieced It All Together

This SMU grad already had the imagination and love of fashion. But it was an accounting class that sparked her to start her own business

My Tech Life on the Road

An analyst job at Accenture can mean many days out of town working with clients. James Madison grad Kyle Hawke describes a typical day

In Search of Work-Life Balance

This UNC grad left Bank of America in New York to work at an international private-equity firm closer to home

A Master of Multitasking

This Berkeley grad works for Sun Microsystems by day, and moonlights as the co-founder of an online media company for young professionals

Menus at Your Fingertips

It started as a hobby for four fraternity brothers at Penn State. Now it requires long days, as one co-founder recounts

Swimming With the Sharks

A Georgia grad spends summers running an eco-tourism company in Mexico. Here's a typical day—in and out of the water

 
 
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