During his time at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business, Adam Miller (Darden, ‘20) has done his best to align his interests and goals to the activities and experiences he chose to participate in. In this interview, Miller speaks to why he chose to come to business school, some of his career and recruiting journey, and some of the highlights of his MBA experience, including launching his very own podcast. Miller also talks in depth about some of the honest challenges or difficult aspects of business school, and his advice for how MBA students can stay true to following their own goals, and vision of success. Listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts
Shownotes
- 4:38 – Adam talks about why he wanted to go to business school
- 7:18 – Adam shares why he chose to go to Darden
- 11:42 – Adam talks about his approach to pursuing various career paths for his summer internship
- 13:10 – Adam talks about his experience at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- 21:53 – Adam shares how he learned about networking in a prior job, and how it helped him in the recruiting process
- 28:20 – Adam shares how he helps others when he is reaching out for informational interviews
- 33:22 – Adam talks about some of the challenges of business school especially in the first semester
- 36:05 – Al talks about some of the realities of the struggles MBA students face, and why its hard to admit them
- 40:08 – Adam talks about the challenges of managing “FOMO” in business school
- 44:53 – Adam shares the value of taking time to reflect
- 46:42 – Adam talks about the activities he was involved in at Darden
- 52:48 – Adam talks about his podcast, The MBA Candidate
- 56:21 – Adam shares his advice for how to focus on your own goals in business school
Links
- The MBA Candidate Podcast: https://mbacandidate.libsyn.com/
- MLT: https://mlt.org/
- The Consortium: https://cgsm.org/