By Kara Sherrer
As another school year comes to a close, we’re looking back on the best stories of the past academic year over the next few days. Our series continues with a look at tech opportunities at established and up-and-coming players.
How MBAs Get Jobs in the Tech Industry
Vanderbilt Business’ Career Management Center and alumni talk job opportunities in the tech industry and landing a tech job after getting an MBA.
How I Got the Internship: Gayashan Ediriweera (MBA’19), Product Management Intern, Workday
The former consultant leveraged his technology background to secure a competitive MBA internship in product management.
How I Got the Job: Chris Morrow (MBA’18), Senior Product Manager – Technical, Amazon
The Army veteran explains how he secured a product manager position at the world’s largest e-commerce company (and reflects on his internship at Xbox).
Students Visit San Francisco, Seattle for Tech Trek over Winter Break
Owen students visited 11 tech companies – including Amazon, Google, and Facebook – in San Francisco and Seattle to learn more about jobs in the technology sector.
How I Got the Internship: Brittani Roberts (MBA’19), Business Program Manager, Microsoft
The former sales rep used her entrepreneurial mindset to land an internship with Microsoft’s cloud computing group.
How I Got the Job: Ankush Sahni (MBA’18), Pathways Operations Management Program, Amazon
The former aerospace engineer explains how he transitioned to operations and working for the world’s largest e-commerce company.
Innovation Realization Unites Business, Law, and Engineering
MBA, JD, and engineering PhD. candidates come together in Marie Thursby’s course to learn what it takes to bring technical products to market.
