Prepare for your career by diving deep to explore new concepts while discovering how you can form the future. From day one, you have access to a career coach and potential employers at Hawks Hall. Your career development features hands-on learning experiences like a resume review, networking and a practice interview with an employer. These opportunities are part of the Professional Enhancement Program, which is unique to Nebraska Business.
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At Nebraska Business, you won’t just sit in a classroom being lectured. You’ll have the opportunity to roll up your sleeves and learn business by doing business. You’ll learn by doing projects for actual clients, case studies, simulations, in-class activities, role-playing and interacting with guest speakers.
Maya Mercer’s career ambitions expanded after gaining real-world experience in a marketing course where she and her team pitched a new product idea to Ameritas.
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Data analyzed by students in a Business Analytics class came to the rescue for Lincoln’s first responders. Their analysis of the real data helped Fire and Rescue leaders make better decisions that will impact the community.
Sharpening skills needed to conquer tomorrow’s challenges, students roll up their sleeves and collaborate in courses providing more than 110 experiential learning opportunities each semester.
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Daniel Elsner and Daichi Yukinawa place sixth in a global e-trading competition with 500 teams from 30 countries. The duo placed third in the U.S. and first among U.S. undergraduate teams.
Four business student teams earned a No. 1 ranking out of nearly 6,000 teams worldwide while managing a publicly traded footwear company in the Business Strategy Game (BSG) as part of the course called Business Strategy (MNGT 475).
Nebraska will support you every step of the way on your path to your dream job. You’ll get the opportunity to grow and develop skills like leadership and effective communication to set yourself up for success after graduation. Developing your skillset isn’t limited to the classroom – you’ll level up while working alongside peers in case competitions, clubs and special programs.
In your career, you must effectively communicate even in the most unpredictable situations. An interdisciplinary accounting course prepares future accountants to be confident communicators.
Have fun while stretching your strengths. Each year, students push their creativity to the limits in the Innovation Challenge. The event builds your creativity and collaboration skills to produce a winning solution.
Students can choose to study abroad in a College of Business program that features a signature project. Nineteen Huskers developed a marketing plan to maximize a Panamanian teak farm’s market share in the United States.
Four women business students earned top honors and scholarships at the Virtual Role-Play Competition hosted by the Center for Sales Excellence.
The first interaction is important in networking. Business students practice meeting actual employers through the Professional Enhancement Program (PrEP).
There’s no need to wait or fill out additional applications to be part of Nebraska’s business school. We’re unique among other Big Ten schools in the fact that once you’re enrolled, you can start taking business classes immediately. There’s also many opportunities through clubs and competitions where you can also gain relevant experience for your future career.
By joining the Big Red Investment Club, Shaurya Sharma didn’t have to wait to take a finance class to learn about investing. Club members manage a real six-figure investment portfolio utilizing the college’s Bloomberg terminals.
A team of accounting majors at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln won the national Deloitte Audit Innovation Campus Challenge, an annual competition where student teams demonstrate how innovative ideas and cutting-edge technologies could be applied to a real-world business issue.
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Kat Woerner used her skills to shift the university’s Student Organic Farm to a new sustainable business model that allows Lincolnites to purchase produce from the farm.
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Ra’Daniel Arvie student mentoring roles helped ignite his passions. Through his involvement, Ra’Daniel Arvie is gaining insight to help him in his career after graduation.
Nick Favazza knew he wanted to work at a startup, but participating in the Center for Entrepreneurship’s 48-Hour Challenge took him from an idea to a business plan for his own.
Internships are important experiences for pursuing a potential career, or discovering if you’re on the right path to get there.
Working with Nebraska Angels and Nelnet helped Emily Kist find her potential career in entrepreneurial finance. The experiences she gained in those internships led to her pitching and creating the Husker Venture Fund at the college.
After completing internships and serving as peer career coaches, these Huskers are hired! Not only are we with you every step of your career journey, but we celebrate you when you ring the Success Bell.
An interdisciplinary internship gave Kennedy Nguyen the tools he needed to be heard as he speaks up about transgender discrimination and elevate his business expertise.
Audrey Erker interned at Nelnet to complete a 100-hour consulting project as part of a new management course.
Through the split semester internship program offered by the University of Nebraska–Lincoln School of Accountancy, August graduate Anna McLain of Lincoln, Nebraska, experienced what it was like to work at an accounting firm during the busy tax and audit seasons as an undergraduate student.
Huskers get hired. Employers report that 99% of our students are career ready. That’s in part because of the college’s Professional Enhancement Program, where you learn how to find an internship or a full-time job but also how to succeed in your career and personal life after college. Career coaches in the Business Career Center will support you every step of the way to securing your first job.
Ulysses Johnson III charted his course at Nebraska Business by getting involved and seizing opportunities with the help of college staff. A conversation with a career coach helped him stand out and get hired as the Husker basketball student manager.
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Zach Scamehorn talks about how he interacted with the Business Career Center and how the coaches prepared him for his future career.
Land your internship by interviewing well. You’ll practice interviewing with an employer before getting candid feedback from them. The practice interviews are offered part of the Professional Enhancement Program.
Erin Fort grew into a leader while coaching fellow students to professional success. As a peer career coach, she helped the Business Career Center staff develop students' professional skills.
Employer and alumni came to Hawks Hall to help BSAD 222 students practice networking. All business students take four Professional Enhancement Program (PrEP) courses to help them succeed in their careers and personal lives after college.
As a business student, you’ll have several opportunities to get the most out of college, develop skills and experience, and prepare for your future career. Beyond your classes, you’ve got 35+ College of Business cohort-based programs and competitions to co-create your experience here. With more than 25 business-related clubs and 500+ student organizations at the university to choose from, you are bound to find a support group of other students with similar goals and gain experience toward your career.
Extroverts and introverts can both succeed in business. An introvert, Frank Insingo stepped out of his comfort zone to help form his future. Instead of heading home for fall break, he challenged himself to travel with peers on the College of Business Career Expedition to Minneapolis.
After attending a career expedition in Denver, hosted by the College of Business Career Center, Hailey Hopper, ’22, graduated from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln with a career secured at Lockton, a global insurance brokerage.
After a successful career in finance and investment management, Doug Waggoner, '75 and '77, pitched and funded a new program at the College of Business called Investors with Purpose. It features business leaders discussing leading topics in asset management and mentoring students selected for the program.
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Members of Gamma Iota Sigma and Actuarial Science Club job shadowed in three areas of Pacific Life in Omaha. With more than 25 business-related student organizations, you’ll find at least one you’ll love. From employer site visits, guest speakers to field-specific career fairs, the clubs offer numerous ways to advance your career goals.
Trained to lead high-performance teams, students in the Clifton Builders Program turn their classroom knowledge into action by consulting with area businesses and organizations in the Building a Life for Impact (MNGT 324B) course.
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