Kristin Bolton-Keys 10MBA

During my internships, the two things that made me 'stand out' over my peers were the strong networking and presentation skills I’d developed while at Goizueta. In my first few days, I worked to understand the company culture, which meant networking within and outside my business unit.  Next, I met with as many Emory Alums, former Amex interns, other MBA interns and full-time hires – to help make a positive name for myself and my work at Amex while obtaining a well-rounded perspective of the company. The most important input to receiving a full-time offer at Amex is the final presentation to Senior Leadership.  To ensure I was not just ready but was best able to convey my results, I leveraged insights from the CMC-led Professional Communication class as well as my GMSC experience, and also  ‘road showed' my deck to as many people as possible to gain buy-in.  After my presentation, I was thrilled that management and peers all told me I knocked it out of the park.”