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January 21, 2016
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Negotiation Tip: Gain Sympathy and Gain the Advantage
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Is sympathy considered a sign of weakness in business negotiations? Research by Laura Kray, a professor in the Haas Management of Organizations Group, suggests that when one party conveys information with emotional reasons behind it, the other party is more likely to develop sympathy, be more willing to compromise, and find creative solutions.
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Measuring the Effectiveness of Nonprofit Programs
MBA students enrolled in the Social Impact Metrics course spent the fall semester wrestling with a challenge puzzling management experts for decades: How do you measure the effectiveness of a nonprofit program?
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Berkeley Haas Leads Hiring at Tech Firms
Looking for an MBA job at Amazon, Google, Apple? Study at these three b-schools. At Berkeley Haas nearly 38% of MBAs were hired by tech companies in 2015, a 6% rise in tech hiring over the past four years.
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Berkeley Haas Blogs
Energy Institute:
Double Counting Virtue
Berkeley MBA:
This Time It's Personal: Berkeley Executive MBA Student Looks Back
Berkeley EWMBA:
Part-Time MBA ROI: A Career Change to Management Consulting
Haas Undergraduate Students Blog:
The Advent of Crowdfunding and Marketplace Lending at Berkeley Haas
REMINDER! The 2016 Alumni Engagement Survey is open through Jan. 31. Tell us how we're doing. Search your email for #HaasAlumniSurvey2016 for a chance to win an iPad Pro, the latest Apple watch, or a one-year Business Plus subscription to LinkedIn.
Raffle Rules.
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Students Always: Lifelong Learning
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Events
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Feb. 23: Vator Splash Health
Get energized and inspired by the hottest healthcare startups, top investors, and civic leaders in this one-day event by Vator. Use code 'berkeley75' and a university address for a 75% discount!
Register.
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Mar. 12: Women in Leadership
Themed "Leading Today, Building Tomorrow," the WIL Conference will celebrate how far women in business have come, and empower our community to achieve its greatest potential.
Register.
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Visit Our Events Calendar
NEW! Bay Area alumni can view a complete list of events from January through April in our monthly events bulletin
here.
Jan 21 |
La Jolla, CA — MBASD Mixer |
Jan 21 |
Manhattan Beach, CA — Berkeley MBA Programs for Working Professionals Info Session |
Jan 21 |
New York, NY — Monthly Mixer |
Jan 21 |
Palo Alto, CA — BCEMBA Alumni Happy Hour |
Jan 27 |
Berkeley, CA — Coffee with Robert Strand, Center for Responsible Business |
Jan 27 |
Irvine, CA — OCMBA Mixer |
Jan 27 |
Oakland, CA — Fair Trade USA: Open House, Discussion & Networking |
Jan 27 |
Palo Alto, CA — Berkeley Angel Network Pitch Event |
Jan 28 |
Palo Alto, CA — Haas Happy Hour |
Jan 28 |
Oakland, CA — Better Ventures PreSeed: Fireside chat with Angela Benton |
Jan 28 |
Berkeley, CA — Berkeley Startup Job Fair |
Feb 3 |
Menlo Park, CA — Menlo Circus Polo Club Networking Event |
Feb 4 |
Denver, CO — Denver Business Series: Innovation Unplugged |
Feb 5 |
Seattle, WA — Golden Bear Mixer |
Feb 6 |
Martinez, CA — Habitat for Humanity Build Day |
Feb 13 |
Berkeley, CA — Pregame Hoops Party & Cal vs Oregon State Basketball Game |
Feb 21 |
Subhan Area, Kuwait — Transforming to a Knowledge Economy with Prof. David Teece |
Feb 22 |
London, England — All-UC Reception featuring UC President Janet Napolitano |
Feb 22 |
Oakland, CA — Vator Splash Health Event |
Mar 5 |
Martinez, CA — Habitat for Humanity Build Day |
Mar 9 |
San Francisco, CA — Celebration at Gap, Inc. featuring the Energy Institute at Haas |
Mar 12 |
London, England — 1st UC Alumni UK Black Tie Gala |
Mar 12 |
Berkeley, CA — 2016 Women in Leadership Conference |
Mar 18 |
Berkeley, CA — 21st Annual POWER Conference on Energy Research and Policy |
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Career Management
Start Your Weekend with a Positive Attitude
View the latest jobs, career tips, networking events and webinars in our weekly AlumniJobs newsletter, emailed every Saturday morning. No login ID is required to sign up.
Subscribe now!
The most recent weekly issues are linked below.
Berkeley Haas AlumniJobs Newsletter
Jan. 16, 2016
Berkeley Haas MBA AlumniJobs Newsletter
Jan. 16, 2016
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Career Management Articles
4 LinkedIn Updates You Need to Know About for 2016
What Your Resume Should Look Like in 2016
8 Career Moves You Should Master in 2016
8 Career Skills You Need to Be Competitive in 2016
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Career Networking
Your Networking Power Combo: LinkedIn and @cal
Discover how to use LinkedIn and the @cal Alumni Directory together.
Find and contact specific alumni who can help leverage your network.
Try our examples now.
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