In response to COVID-19, virtual meetings and presentations have quickly become the new norm. Here are a few tips to help you succeed in a virtual environment ..read more

The COVID-19 pandemic crisis has been an unusual time for professionals. No one has been immune to this rapidly changing market landscape and many are hurting financially as industries are being drastically impacted. Undoubtedly, times of crisis magnify and reveal strengths and weaknesses, not only within our respective organizations and businesses but also within each of us as individuals. In reflecting on how the pandemic has impacted the economy and many of our individual careers, work lives, and futures, I wanted to write an open letter to my fellow millennials with a few lessons to draw u ..read more

I arrived early at the first stop of my Carey Business School Consulting Career Trek in Washington, D.C. One of our guides for the day, Jenn Leard, asked how I was feeling, and I gave the same answer that I have given for every business event to date: Nervous. As someone with no business background to speak of (I was an English teacher and, before that, a research assistant), I have viewed the business world through the lens of my own biases. I have often worried about not fitting in. Seeming inexperienced, unqualified, or out-of-place is a common source of anxiety for me and for many others ..read more

Consulting has been stereotyped as being a highly professional field with long working hours and serious work-life balance issues. But what is the reality? Ten classmates and I uncovered the truth during our recent 2020 Consulting Career Trek, during which we visited four firms that conduct consulting services in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area: Facebook, EY, Optum, and Guidehouse. Each firm places a different emphasis on consulting, and a distinct approach and style in conducting services. Day 1 Upon entering Facebook, we were welcomed by Carey alumnus Will Castleberry (MBA ’95), vice ..read more

The Friday of my first week of class was my first career coaching appointment. I strolled into the Bernstein-Offit Building or the BOB building as it’s known among students studying at the Carey Business School’s Washington, D.C. campus. As I slowly made my way to the 8th floor and to the Career Development Office, I was fully unaware that my life would never be the same again. I checked in for my appointment with Jacques Domenge, sat down in the comfy blue waiting chairs, and nervously flipped through the National Geographic magazines as I waited for my appointment to start. Exactly at 10 a.m ..read more

Breaking the silence on period health with Nannocare VP of Sales & Business Development, Victoria McHenry. When I attended one of the country’s largest natural and organic products trade shows in September, one booth stood out to me despite an ocean of companies and new product offerings. With nausea setting in from my tenth sample of cauliflower pizza, I was unexpectedly refreshed to see a non-food product, especially one that is critically overlooked when discussing trends in innovation. Nannocare, a Los Angeles-based company, developed a line of USDA-certified organic cotton pads that ..read more

“Through over 350 chapters worldwide, Net Impact  mobilizes next-generation leaders to use their skills and careers to make a positive impact on the world.” While Net Impact has been around since 1993, I only became aware of it after joining the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School. Now I’m a member of the DC Net Impact board and act as an advisor to the Carey Net Impact chapter. I’m all in and was excited to attend my second Net Impact conference in Detroit. The conference is a gathering of individuals – mostly students but also professionals – who are committed to making a diff ..read more

On Friday, November 1, over 250 students from Johns Hopkins University Washington D.C. Center came together for the first-ever D.C. Connect. Students from Carey Business School, School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), and Advanced Academic Programs interacted with over 40 employers from government, non-profit, technology, consulting, and finance sectors. The excitement was palpable and despite the cold weather outside, the atmosphere the event was warm, welcoming, and full of deep conversations. Some employers held special information sessions for interested students, which allowed th ..read more

In 1850, Hungarian physician Ignaz Semmelweis made a discovery that let doctors in maternity wards save millions of women’s lives: he recommended they wash their hands. Nearly two centuries later, health care holds the same core mission: help patients get better. The image of the doctor and nurse at the bedside of a sick patient endures as medicine’s defining image. In that classic image though are hundreds of little decisions – what equipment is stocked by the bedside, what drugs are available, where do temperature readings get recorded and stored – that provide the structure for that interac ..read more

On October 4, I had the opportunity to participate in the Consulting Industry Day 2019 hosted by Johns Hopkins Carey Business School and sponsored by our  Career Development Office. During the most heated recruiting period for the consulting industry, Career Development invited 13 consulting professionals from Baltimore, Washington, D.C., and Virginia to Carey Business School for roundtable discussions with our students who are actively seeking consulting career opportunities. The Consulting Industry Day started with a welcome remark by Kevin Frick, our vice-dean and professor, which was ..read more