Focus on: Careers

Summer's over. It's back to work, and so we turn our attention to careers. Wharton's MBA Career Management Director Peter Degnan offers insights for mid-career execs shifting companies or careers. We hear how a leader at Sandia Labs navigated advances in technology at the end of the Cold War. The Wharton Career Advisor offers advice on next-career steps for a marketing manager looking for a new job after a merger. And we look at the impact of rising investments in sales forces and marketing on pharmaceuticals strategies and careers.

Finally, speaking of career changes, we are very pleased to welcome Jonathan Spector as our new Vice Dean of Executive Education. He comes from a rich and varied background that includes serving as a director of McKinsey & Company and CEO of two venture-backed corporations. We look forward to offering a more complete introduction in a future issue.

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Thought Leaders
Wharton's Career Management Director Offers Advice for the Mid-Career Executive

Considering a job change in mid-career? Maybe a restructuring has put you on the market, or you find that you just need a new challenge. Peter Degnan, Wharton's director of MBA Career Management, answers questions about the specific challenges facing mid-career executives in today's market. More

In the Classroom
Marketing Pharmaceuticals: Has Competition Gone Too Far?

U.S. pharma sales forces and direct-to-consumer pharma advertising continue to grow. Have they gone too far? What does it take to manage a sales force and design an effective marketing strategy in this environment? A sales force leader in the industry and two Wharton professors explore this issue. More

Wharton Career Advisor
Squeezed Out by a Merger

Thrown into the job market after a merger, a product marketing manager debates whether to seek a new job in marketing or return to sales. Wharton experts offer advice. More

Certificate of Professional Development
The Best Defense

In his career at Sandia National Laboratories, Ed Williams has seen the end of the Cold War and the beginning of the war on terrorism. And he has turned to Wharton time and again to help him lead organizational change. More

Education à la Carte
Jumpstart Your Career

Whether your career is in the doldrums or taking off in exciting new directions, Wharton has programs that can help you build new strengths and perspectives to meet the challenges ahead. Among our upcoming programs:

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