In addition to recommendations from Warrington faculty and staff, we asked alumni about what books they recommend reading this summer. Check out their selections below and what you’ll get out of reading each. HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Managing
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Read the latest stories about University of Florida Warrington College of Business alumni and friends, a powerful network of business graduates who are leading industries around the world.
Beauty before skills? How attractiveness helps in the hiring process, but confidence is king
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Think back to your last job interview in which you didn’t get hired. What were some of the reasons you told yourself you didn’t land the job? Maybe you struggled during the interview or you didn’t possess
Riding the retail wave to success
Even before Debbie Harvey (BSBA ’76) came to the University of Florida, she knew she wanted to pursue a career in business. Growing up, she watched her father run his own business making glass products, which grew her entrepreneurial spirit.
The Great Facilitator
Exactly 50 years ago, in 1971, Joe Hair completed his third and final degree from the University of Florida Warrington College of Business. In the time since, Hair’s passion for marketing and entrepreneurship has propelled him to write more than
When rudeness becomes a matter of life or death
Have you ever been cut off in traffic by another driver, leaving you still seething miles later? Or been interrupted by a colleague in a meeting, and found yourself replaying the event in your head even after you’ve left work
How my AI background at Warrington translated into a data science career
The Master of Science in Information Systems and Operations Management program not only provides the tools needed to break into data science, but challenges students with real world projects to apply those tools. My experience in the program taught me
How much is a ‘like’ worth?
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The average person ‘likes’ about 12 posts per month on Facebook. With 1.82 billion active users logging onto the social media platform every day, that adds up to a lot of likes. Roughly 728 million likes per
Two UF MBA Class of 2021 graduates named among Best & Brightest Online MBAs by Poets & Quants
Kevin Neff and Joy Scott represent two members of Poets & Quants’ Class of 2021 Best & Brightest Online MBAs. As Poets & Quants writes, in the past, Online MBAs were sometimes stigmatized and considered an MBA Lite, even though the
Corporate Partnerships: PwC
Early in Henry Miyares’ career at PwC, he made it a priority to bring other Gators with him. Now 39 years into his career and closing in on retirement, Miyares has recruited many successful Gators to the firm. As he
Success through service
Ben Plotkin (BSBA ’76) fondly remembers his teenage years working at his father’s lumber and hardware store in Miami in the 1960s. It was during the shifts he worked every weekend that he learned the business philosophy he’d carry forth