Welcome to today's episode of the Crack The MBA Show with Shaarang Sahanie from UNC's full-time MBA class of 2022. We discussed MBA admissions, Shaarang's academic, student life and tech recruiting at UNC. We also talked about Shaarang's internship with Bausch and full-time job as a Product Manager at Amazon Alexa.  Through this conversation, we discuss the following: 0:00:00 Introduction 0:01:07 Application Process, Reapplication Journey, Why MBA  0:03:49 Advice for Prospective MBA Applicants 0:04:59 Glad I Did Prior to Business School (HBS Online CORe) 0:06:25 Resources to Prepare for Consulting & Tech Interviews 0:07:43 Life in Chapel Hill; Housing at UNC 0:11:13 Academic Experience: Favorite Classes & Professors 0:13:41 Must-Do Experience at UNC 0:15:50 Wish Prospective Students Knew About UNC 0:17:02 Extra-curricular Activities 0:20:16 Recruiting Timeline at UNC 0:24:13 Shaarang's Internship & Full-Time Job Search Process 0:27:39 Networking Advice (Cold Outreach) 0:29:45 Tech Companies That Recruit International Students 0:32:11 International Students Recruiting With Small Startups 0:33:59 % of Indian Cohort Going into Tech 0:35:32 Internship Experience at Bausch 0:37:16 Full-time Job at Amazon Alexa in Seattle 0:40:04 Switching Careers to Tech with No Prior Experience 0:44:30 Technical Skills Needed for Tech Roles 0:47:41 Impending Recession 0:49:41 Advice for Incoming Students & Prospective Applicants Thank you for watching! — Nupur Gupta is the founder of Crack The MBA (https://crackthemba.com), India's leading MBA admissions consulting firm. Every year, Crack The MBA's clients attend ivy league, M7 and other top MBA programs globally. Nupur is a graduate of the full-time MBA program at The Wharton School. She has been recognized by Economic Times among the 'Most Promising Women Leaders', by Business Insider among the 'World's Leading Admissions Consultants', along with other honors. Nupur serves on the board of the Association of International Graduate Admissions Consultants (AIGAC) - the primary industry association in MBA admissions. Nupur has also served as two-term president of AIGAC.  Follow Nupur and Crack The MBA on our social media platforms for more updates:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/nupurgupt/ https://www.facebook.com/CrackTheMBA/ https://www.instagram.com/crackthemba/