Week 2 Michaelmas

Week 2 passed well and everything seemed that little bit simpler. Don't get me wrong, there is no let up in the work load (actually, I think that it has actually increased), it is just that we all seem to better understand what is expected of us.

The weekly (and now bi-weekly) submission of assigments has now formed its own routine and the team that I am in is working well. Actually testament to this fact is the result from our first assignment (which we got back today...we scored well!

In addition to the academic activities last week, there were many other events:

Meet the Principal
An informal dinner meeting between 10 Hertford Freshers, the Hertford College Principal and his wife. A really pleasant evening talking with mostly non MBA students. It really gives another perspective on things and I enjoyed it very much.

Meet the Sector Consultant
A slighlty harrowing meeting where the Sector Consultant I had chosen, proceeded to rip apart the details of my CV; which was probably the best thing that could have happened. I walked out of the meeting with many pointers which should (I hope) improve the way my CV reads and thus improve my prospects of getting an interview.
Bye-the-way, a Sector Consultant is someone who has been sucessfull in their relative field (be that banking, consulting, industry etc) and decided to give some of their time so as to help us in our quest for good jobs. Its a great system SBS employs.

Freshers Dinner
A formal dinner in Hall (with gowns) with MCR (graduate) students and faculty. A great excuse to meet yet more non MBA students and have a night of good food and good conversation.

And this week (yesterday to be more precise), I attended a talk by Steve Wozniak...the inventor of the Apple 1 and 2 and the original 1/3 shareholder of Apple computers. He was here promoting his book and it was a fascinating hour as he took us through his life.

Steve Wozniak (Right)

And to close this post, I have to mention that I also managed to get to London last night to meet with 9 Oxford Business Alumni (OBA). It was kindly hosted by Deutche Bank and several of us attended to hear them talk about their experiences whilst getting their MBA as well as those post MBA. It gave me quite a lot to think about, especially that of job choice and the recruitment process.

Right, its back to the books. I have another Strategy assignment due at the end of the week...