Talent Connect Blog
This is a blog for Simon students, prospective students, alumni, and corporate partners to discuss innovations, challenges, and trending topics in business education. Together we’ll explore how Simon is rising to meet these challenges, and imagine the future of business education. Join us and let’s start a conversation.
Subscribe to Blog
Blog Subscription Form
Connecting the Dots: Opening Doors Across America with Simon Business School

Now in its sixth year, Opening Doors Across America is a networking event connecting Simon students with Simon alumni nationwide.

Simon Business School's approach to preparing students for successful consulting careers includes a combination of curriculum, experiential learning, and real-world problem-solving, with case competitions, dedicated coaching, and initiatives.

Katie Mulheron, a director and career consultant supporting Simon’s MS Business Analytics program, shares how Simon graduates are ready to put Big Data to use.

Generative AI at Simon: Training human intelligence to leverage artificial intelligence August 3, 2023 | By Bret Ellington The release of ChatGPT by Open AI has been met with excitement, apprehension, and perhaps most of all—questions. Questions have ranged from the personal, such as “How will this

Simon’s emphasis on diversity provides students with a new level of clarity about what it takes to collaborate and lead in the contemporary, global workplace.

Behavioral skills are more important than ever before in today’s business landscape. At the Benet Career Management Center at the Simon School of Business, we make behavioral skills a priority.

Finding quality pricing talent is more difficult than ever; however, Simon’s Center for Pricing, and comprehensive MBA pricing specialization give Simon graduates a competitive edge.

In this Q&A, we hear from Tomilola Olotu ’23S (MBA), Simon Class of 2023 MBA graduate, Forté Fellow, and president of the Graduate Business Council. We asked her about her experiences at Simon and what future Simon students can expect.

In addition to recently graduating with a MS in Finance, Rohan Rathore ’23S (MSF) also served as president of the MS Advisory Council. In this Q&A, he shares some of his favorite Simon experiences and has some advice for future Simon students.

As Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) strategies become more crucial, graduates with ESG knowledge are in higher demand.

Ruiqi Xu is a recent graduate of the Master of Business Analytics (MSBA) program. Reflecting on his Simon experience, Ruiqi shares his best memories from the program as well as advice to future students.

Master of Business Analytics (MSBA) graduate Meiqi Wang shares some of her best memories at Simon as well as advice for future Simon students.

A recent Master of Business Analytics (MSBA) graduate, Jing Du shares some of her favorite Simon experiences and has some advice for future Simon students.

Are remote work and hybrid models here to stay, or will a power shift back to employers cause a back-to-the-office trend? What can new graduates and those recruiting them expect?

Recent MSBA graduate, Shuang (Ashley) Liang ’23S (MSBA), reflects on her Simon experience.

Check out these tips for finding the best talent through recruiting and connecting with students at Simon Business School.

Applied Image’s new owner, Glenn Jackling ’97, is readying the photonics pioneer for even bigger things October 27, 2022 | By Benet Career Management Center Staff Glenn Jackling ’97 was at home with his family on New Year’s Eve 2022 when he received the news: He was now the owner of Applied Image

At the Simon School, one of the top two most diverse business schools in the country, recruiters find culturally savvy candidates who are prepared to lead.

We were grateful to be able to welcome students, faculty, staff, family, and friends back to campus to celebrate commencement. It was a day to remember, and one we're happy to share here with all of you.

Positioned for success: Simon 2025 April 21, 2022 | By LaTanya Johns Simon Business School is moving into its next chapter. Our strategic plan, Simon 2025, is our roadmap to maximizing Simon’s impact on the future of business education and research, building on our existing strengths, and growing in

Part of Simon’s appeal to students is our ability to incorporate the newest advancements in business models and to speak to transformations happening in business. Here’s how we’ve turned the COVID-19 shift to our advantage.

Not just a checkbox: Inside Simon’s required MBA internship January 5, 2022 | By LaTanya Johns In September 2020, NYSED approved the request to require an internship for every candidate in the Full-Time MBA program at the Simon Business School for the class of 2022 and beyond. Excitement at Simon

In a recent interview for the Dean's Corner, Ron Goettler, Senior Associate Dean of Faculty and Research and Professor of Economics, Marketing, and Entrepreneurship at Simon Business School was interviewed by Dean Sevin Yeltekin about the Simon School Venture Fund (SSVF), a unique hands-on learning

Inside Simon: Jay Benet discusses the value of the Benet Career Management Center January 5, 2021 | By LaTanya Johns Here at the Benet Center we take great care to remind students and partners alike that we are a fully-endowed career management center. We say that because it matters; because it’s

Think that behavioral skills don't make a difference? Think again. Hear firsthand from this Simon Business School alum how the skills he learned at Simon prepared him to lead in business.