{"id":4385,"date":"2015-03-11T09:57:34","date_gmt":"2015-03-11T09:57:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.hult.edu\/?p=4385"},"modified":"2026-05-06T14:58:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T13:58:31","slug":"hult-career-services-and-my-job-offer-at-amazon-6-months-before-graduation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/hult-career-services-and-my-job-offer-at-amazon-6-months-before-graduation\/","title":{"rendered":"How I found a life-changing job at Amazon \u2013 6 months before graduation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sometimes in life you need to listen to your heart and take a leap of faith. This is exactly what I did when I made my decision to pursue an MBA at Hult in San Francisco<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Last February, I received an acceptance letter from Hult\u00a0but could not enroll right away. There were many factors to consider, and big life changes to make. It was a major financial commitment; it required giving up on my green card (which was in process); and quitting a well-paid senior executive position. More importantly, it meant that my wife would have to remain in India for at least for few a months.<\/p>\n

But I knew that if I did not make the big leap now (at the age of 32 and with no kids yet), I would never go after an MBA again. I realized that Hult\u00a0offered an opportunity I could not miss. From the first moment I had heard about the school, it attracted me like a magnet. The school is young at heart and is redefining the concept of delivering business education. I wanted to be a part of that.<\/p>\n

So last summer, I took a leap of faith and enrolled at Hult. Little did I know that I wasn\u2019t just beginning an MBA program<\/a>, I was actually getting plugged into a new world where experiments are fun, not scary, and there\u2019s always the drive to try new things. The school\u2019s faculty and staff are full of energy and passion, just like the students, and don\u2019t just want to produce the best MBAs\u2014but the best human leaders. I view Hult as a powerhouse of humble, talented people from across the world, with dreams to accomplish great things, not just for themselves, but to make the world a better place.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s now been six months since I started my MBA, and my job search is already over. I have been offered the role of Technical Program Manager at Amazon’s\u00a0headquarters in Seattle, and start in September. I am the first MBA candidate across all campuses to land a job, and one with a six-figure salary. My job offer came six months in advance of completing my program, which is something I had not expected, but also a very pleasant surprise. You might now be thinking, how did this happen?<\/p>\n

Listen to Katherine Boshkoff giving advice on U.S. visas and sharing her 7 top tips on how to land an international job.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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I started my job search before I joined Hult. Through the Fast Track program run by Hult Career Services, my fellow students and I were briefed about the kinds of support we would get for the job hunt. We also got a message loud and clear: start your job hunt early<\/em>. We were urged to submit our r\u00e9sum\u00e9s in a recommended format, and to refine our LinkedIn profiles right away, so we could get feedback from our career advisors.<\/p>\n

But the real magic happened when I started meeting with my designated advisor, Laura Maish, in person. I remember two invaluable mantras she gave me:<\/p>\n