Hui Wang '19G recognized that the job market in China was getting more complex. In order to develop and broaden his skills he decided to quit his job and attend Paul College's full-time MBA program. Wang says the experience fulfilled all his wishes and cites his outstanding and personable professors and UNH's location to be top selling points.
Why did you decide to get your MBA?
I was a business manager at a trading company in China before I pursued the MBA degree. With the job market becoming more and more complex, I found it necessary to develop my skills and broaden my horizon. After consideration, I made a decision to quit my job and look for a bright and solid future in a new career. The road to getting there was by attending an MBA program. At the time, I thought going through the program would improve my professional skills, increase my confidence, expand my world perspective, and extend my social network. Now that I have graduated, I can say, yes, obtaining an MBA degree at UNH has fulfilled all of my wishes.
Why did you choose the University of New Hampshire?
The most outstanding quality I would say is the personable professors. Before I was enrolled, I had a Skype interview with Professor Silverman, the FTMBA director. He was really nice, warm, and always offered me a hand when I was in need of help. He is just an example. Actually, all the professors are quite friendly, and students found it pretty easy to approach them. In addition, the location of UNH is very convenient. By utilizing Amtrak, students can easily travel to other places, especially Boston.
How was your experience as an International student from China?
Culture shock was the greatest challenge for me during the program. Before I entered UNH I had never been to the US, so the cultural differences were just so obvious to me. For example, the homework in American universities is intensive. Professors seem to want to make sure all the information taught is well absorbed by assigning homework, while in China students only care about the final exams, because homework is little and usually not counted in the scores. I will never forget the days when I pulled all-nighters completing homework assignments. I had never had it before, and I wish I will never have it again in the future.
Another interesting experience is that people are so nice. Everyone I met were very friendly to me. For example, my Chinese name is Hui, and for native English speakers it is pretty hard to pronounce. Although I told my cohort they could call me my English name, they all still tried and called me Hui. I was really impressed by it and also felt respected.
Now that you graduated, what are you doing now?
I received an offer to be a management trainee from a catering equipment company located in California. I will be promoted to Operations Manager after a few months of training. The job is a perfect match to my prior experiences and the skills I learned from the MBA program. Now I am preparing for the relocation for my new career. I still cannot believe I found a job that fits me so well after the 9-month MBA program.
