The Starting Point!

Let’s start from the very beginning! My name is Esther Bliedung, and I’m very excited to be a part of Northeastern University’s Full-Time MBA Class of 2013. Well, I graduated college in 2007 (from Furman University), and I spent four years deciding whether or not I should even apply for a graduate program. Furman has a rigorous academic program – it was even voted the 2nd most rigorous undergraduate program in the entire U.S. – so the prospect of going on to graduate school immediately after that was just too much to handle.

So instead I chose to enter the working world. I spent a year here, a year there… not quite sure what I was looking for in a job or career. Finally, after all that time, it dawned on me that I needed something more than just a Bachelor’s degree in a Humanities-based subject to really get things going in my career.

As I started my search for the perfect graduate program, I became increasingly concerned about my “spotty” work history. I had moved cities and changed jobs a few times, and there was (and still is) a lack of cohesiveness in my professional resume. I wanted a school that could give me the experience I needed while I was still in school. My only other requirement was that it had to be a graduate program located in Boston. My husband is currently employed in the city, and it would have been pointless to look at programs located anywhere else.

Of course, I had heard of Northeastern’s corporate residency program before – my husband was a graduate of the MBA/MS in Accounting program in 2009. Another friend of mine is a member of the Full-Time MBA Class of 2011. Both sources gave me glowing reports about how helpful it was to have REAL work experience in their desired fields, which provided them with a solid chance at gaining full-time employment upon graduation. They are both currently employed with the companies at which they spent their corporate residency!

I’m very hopeful and excited about the next step in my academic and professional career. I will update this blog periodically to share stories with you about the Northeastern MBA program. I hope that my posts will be able to provide you with more information about the program and the school! If you have any questions, please leave a comment, and I will respond as soon as possible! Thanks,
and enjoy reading!


P.S. I initially forgot to include the link/source for my alma mater's latest bragging rights - my apologies!



*Please note: The views expressed in this blog are not necessarily those of Northeastern University, its staff, faculty or affiliates and are solely the opinion of Esther Bliedung.