Dear fellow readers, Fasten your seatbelts, Im about to speed you through the enriching experience that Term 2 and 3 brought along. Besides the intensive and high in content courses that RSM has, there are also many projects and trips that will truly leverage and promote your exposure to the business world. In May,...
Apr
Dianne Bevelander: Mentoring takes time but it is rewarding! Find mentors who believe in you, and believe in the people you are mentoring!
Posted by Admissions Team in Faculty Corner, Staff Interviews
Dear WE readers, Whenever I discuss the topic of gender in my classes I am confronted by a number of people who believe that issues of gender-based access and opportunity are subjects of the past. While the assumption may seem a reasonable one at first glance, the sad reality is that gender discrimination in the workplace remains a relevant and pressing issue. This becomes apparent to executives and students as soon as I start probing with questions like: How many women managers or executives have you reported to? How often have you had classes or attended workshops where the keynote…
Jan
It started!
Posted by Anna Grigoryan in Student life
The first two days are over, they flew away in like two minutes. Sitting in front of the monitor I can hardly imagine the intensity and gigantic wave of emotions we went through in these couple of days. We are still in the bright honeymoon period with RSM, and I am trying not to think hard about the next week and coming academic tension, as my sleep hours are already down to 5/per night and the under-eye concealer is already my best friend in the mornings. They say, it will get worse, but isnt it the reason I am here…
Jan
Minority report
Posted by Lorna Goulden in Student life
Without any kind of deliberation, in fact more by coincidence; or by accident, I all too frequently seem to find myself in the minority the (very) odd one out: The Woman. Take my first motorbike; it just seemed like a good idea, when I was 17, after a helpful friend kindly directed me where to put the petrol and oil in . . . oh-and-how-do-you-stop the thing? A rather useful skill, as it turned out later. I reduced my student debt by racing around the streets of Bristol and London a modern day Pony Express being called…