{"id":5668,"date":"2010-09-09T10:07:31","date_gmt":"2010-09-09T14:07:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/?p=5668"},"modified":"2013-04-02T11:14:09","modified_gmt":"2013-04-02T15:14:09","slug":"11-other-things-you-learn-at-business-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/anonymous_banker\/09\/09\/11-other-things-you-learn-at-business-school\/","title":{"rendered":"11 Other Things You Learn At Business School"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is the second part of a four part series \u201cThings You Learn At Business School\u201d. See the first part here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

*******<\/strong><\/center><\/p>\n

Dear Dad,<\/p>\n

Summer semester was fun. I \u201clearned\u201d how to price bonds and got really good at networking. And by networking I mean partying on boats. I learned the stock market has been mired in the driftless Summer doldrums. So, my smart investor friends bail when the Dow crests at 10,500 and come aboard again when the Euro\/U.S. housing market\/jobless claims anchor sinks it back down to 9500. My classmates also wonder if we\u2019ll see a double-dip in a) the U.S. economy (33% chance) and b) in my GPA (significantly higher). <\/p>\n

Here are eleven other things I learned last semester:<\/p>\n

1. There\u2019s no such thing as a free lunch. You have to sit through at least 30 minutes of a consulting firm workshop to get it.
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\n2. When interviewing try and go first (The Primacy Effect) or last (The Recency Effect). And never come without prepared questions (The Not Gonna Get Hired Effect). <\/p>\n

\"Hot<\/p>\n

3. Invest in Brazil for the long-term. Sure, it\u2019s dangerous (See: Janeiro, Rio de).Yes, we\u2019ve all seen \u201cCity Of God\u201d, and the country ranks in the top 20 in homicide rate. For all of Lulu\u2019s charm, you still can\u2019t trust what the government reports. Despite all this, Brazil is ready to samba. The country holds 20% of the world\u2019s fresh water supply and has been dubbed the \u201cSaudi Arabia of ethanol\u201d. Brazil was largely insulated from the Great Recession because of its diverse investments. The nation\u2019s largest oil company Petrobras (PBR) just uncovered the second-largest oil discovery in 20 years deep beneath the Atlantic. And Brazil\u2019s rickety infrastructure is due for a major make-over with the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympics on the way. <\/p>\n

4. At recruiting efforts, go to odd-numbered groups of 1, 3 or 5 people so you couple up. When the conversation starts to stall, go with \u201cI must rescue my friend\u201d or \u201cI should mingle.\u201d Not \u201cPeace out, homie!\u201d<\/p>\n

5. The over\/under on hearing the word \u201csynergy\u201d on any given class day is 11.<\/p>\n

6. The next time someone says, \u201cI\u2019m not a business man. I\u2019m a business, man.\u201d Take your business to a ma\u2019am. <\/p>\n

7. Every business school ethics case is the exact same. All of ours come from Harvard Business School (which is ironic in its own right). And they all go something like this: <\/p>\n

INTRO: ____, a senior managing director at [Insert Top Wall Street Firm Here] reflected on the last six months at the company from his desk. A sudden breeze cooled his brow.<\/p>\n

NEXT 5-7 PAGES: Company and employee background you barely skim.<\/p>\n

DILEMMA: The star-hire is a rainmaker who wants a promotion but his brusque personality infuriates the rest of the office. Do you fire him?<\/p>\n

CONCLUSION: You do. (See also: Terrell Owens\u2019 brief tenure with the Dallas Cowboys)<\/p>\n

EXHIBITS: 4 pages of charts and tables you don\u2019t read. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

8. There are two ways to negotiate: distributive and integrative. Distributive is the bad, I-win-you-lose, zero-sum game kind. Integrative negotiation is the good, we-both-win-more, grow-the-pie kind. <\/p>\n

\"Gross\"<\/p>\n

In Hollywood movie terms, distributive negotiation is the there-can-only-be-one \u201cHighlander\u201d variety. Integrative bargaining is the feel-good \u201cSex & The City\u201d negotiation. Sure Miranda and Samantha sometimes have their differences, but at the end of the day the girls all work together to find Mr. Right. <\/p>\n

In reality, every negotiation is a mix of the two. And I would love to see that movie. (Even if Michael Bay directs it.)<\/p>\n

9. Princeton researchers pegged the price of happiness at $75,000 a year<\/a>. Make more than that and the stress tends to outweigh the material gain. In other words, my future banker friends are highly masochistic. <\/p>\n

10. Every Professor belittles Little\u2019s Law. It\u2019s a formula\u2014L = ?W\u2014that tells you how long you have to wait in line. In English, the number of customers (L) equals the average arrival rate (?) multiplied by the average waiting time (W).<\/p>\n

a) This is invariably followed by the Professor scoffing, \u201cWow, Mr. Little! Great formula to be remembered by.\u201d<\/p>\n

b) Little\u2019s Law is not applicable at the DMV. <\/p>\n

11. Law school and med school kids, don\u2019t hate because you have more work, graduate later, and our dean is funnier than your dean:<\/p>\n

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