HTBA TechDreams:
Help a tech rock star win our TechDreams contest! Visit the HTBA Tech Dreams page on FACEBOOK to vote. Your vote is counted when you ”Like” or comment on your favorite picture.
The crowd-chosen winner will receive a KINDLE FIRE!
Deadlines:
March 14 – Voting Ends
March 15 – Winner announced
Contact Info: HTBATechDreams(@gmail.com)
The HTBA trekked to Silicon Valley, CA and Seattle, WA over the winter break to participate in Days on the Job events at some of the world’s top tech companies! The DOJs are informational events where Anderson MBA students visit technology companies to experience the company culture through presentations, tours and product demos. During the event, managers and recruiters from areas such as product management, marketing, finance and business development discuss corporate goals and opportunities within the organization.
Silicon Valley organizer Jon Chu ’12 summarized the events: “The greatest compliment about our DOJ effort was from a recruiter who said that other schools’ career centers [aren’t able] to run their visits as smoothly and have their students as ready as the HTBA. What she didn’t mention was the fact that we accomplished this with a record number of companies and unprecedented student participation. Many thanks again to the Silicon Valley and Seattle DOJ teams for planning amazing events and to our members for representing the school at its best!”
The Silicon Valley DOJ event was December 14-16th, 2011 and over 130 students visited approximately 5 companies each, out of a total of 22 participating companies. These included Google, LinkedIn, Cisco, Zynga, Twitter, Salesforce, NetApp, VMware, Oracle, Symantec, Visa, Ebay/Paypal, Yahoo!, Bump, Tesla, Shutterfly, and EA.
A few of the more than 25 companies visited during the DOJs.
The number of attendees and companies participating far surpassed that of any previous years, which is a testament to the great planning job done by the event organizers: Jon Chu and first years Brian Chan, Kathy Lee, Josh Park, and Tommy Smith. A highlight of the week was the Anderson Student-Alumni Mixer at a bar in Palo Alto where students combined letting loose with networking. All attendees agreed it was really enlightening to see the actual work environments to better understand the individual culture of each company.
The Seattle DOJ event was January 5-6th, 2012 in Seattle and surrounding suburbs Bellevue and Redmond. Approximately 40 HTBA members visited T-Mobile, Expedia (the parent company for Expedia, Hotwire, Hotels.com, and others), Amazon, and Microsoft. The event went off without a hitch thanks to the great organizing by Eddie Lee ’12 and Ted Kanluen ’13, and everyone had fun at the Student-Alumni Mixer at the Rock Bottom Brewery.
The HTBA offers members the opportunity to get their hands on technologies not yet in market and further develop their perspective on emerging technologies.
This posting marks the launch of a campaign that pairs external entrepreneurs who need Beta testers with HTBA members who would like to help sculpt these technologies.
If you are interested in signing up for this or future testing opportunities, please click and populate the link below.
https://atrial.qualtrics.com/
If you are interested in engaging HTBA’s population of BETA testers, please contact
We put the BETA in HTBA!
Visit Amazon, Microsoft, T-Mobile, and more! RSVP now for the Seattle Days on the Job Event! Happening January 5-6, 2012 in the greater Seattle area, the Seattle DOJ is an informational event where Anderson MBA students visit technology companies to experience the company culture and to learn more about the opportunities available within the organizations.
During the event, managers and recruiters from areas such as product management, marketing, finance, and business development discuss corporate goals and various opportunities within the organization. The HTBA will also host a mixer on the evening of 1/5, at a convenient location where students can get additional time to network with alumni and company representatives.
The deadline to sign up is 11:59pm on December 2, 2011. Please contact Eddie Lee for more information (edward.lee.2012@anderson.ucla.edu).
RSVP now to attend the Silicon Valley Days On the Job! This year’s popular event is December 14-16th, 2011 in the Silicon Valley/San Francisco Bay Area. We will be visiting high tech companies in the area including Google, LinkedIn, Cisco, Zynga, Twitter, Salesforce, NetApp, VMware, Oracle, Symantec, VISA and more!
The Silicon Valley DOJ is an informational event where Anderson MBA students visit Silicon Valley technology companies to experience the company culture and to learn more about the opportunities available within the organization. The company visit usually lasts 2-3 hours and are determined by a bidding process.
During the event, managers and recruiters from areas such as product management, marketing, finance and business development discuss corporate goals and various opportunities within the organization. The HTBA also hosts a mixer on the evening of 12/14, at a convenient location where students, alumni and company representatives get another chance to network.
Deadline to sign up is 5pm on 11/28. For additional information, please contact Jonathan Chu (jonathan.chu.2012@anderson.ucla.edu).
