A recent graduate of Umaine MBA program,
Tamara Janashia, tells us the story of her success after attaining her degree
in her own words:
"I graduated from the University of Maine in May 2007 with a Masters degree in
Business Administration. It all started two years earlier when I came to Orono
as part of an Edmund Muskie exchange program which is funded by the State
Department of the United States and gives young professionals from the former
Soviet Union an opportunity to study at the graduate schools in the United
States. The decision to obtain an MBA was very important, because it meant to
change my profession and start to learn something quite different, new and
challenging. I have received my undergraduate degree in classical studies (Old
Greek and Latin).
During my studies and after graduation I was accepted for an internship by
America Georgia Business Council and the Georgian House of Greater Washington,
which are located in Washington DC. It was very interesting to be involved in
elaboration of strategy for entry of an American market by Georgian products,
namely wine. I was able to put theoretical knowledge gained during the classes
in Orono in practice and receive a first hand experince on how the market works
in real world.
In September 2007, I returned back home after two years of absence to find Georgia changed a lot due to drastic positive
reforms implemented after the Rose Revolution of 2003. The country made big
advances in economy, education, establishment of attractive environment for
investments and due to the mentioned success and its geopolitics many western
countries have got interested in this region. Financial sector is booming right
now in Georgia and different new projects are launched almost
every month. Naturally demand for managers, professionals in financial field is
very high and establishment of international companies and attraction of
investments from abroad makes managers with western education even more
valuable.
Already in two weeks after my return I have received couple of interesting
offers, and decided to accept a position of Credit Analyst in the Corporate
Credit Department of the TBC Bank. I enjoy working for one of the most
reputable Banks of Georgia very much, especially because I learn a lot every
day. It is my everyday duty to conduct financial analysis of different
companies, negotiate with them terms of loans and support them during
development of their business. In parallel, I am responsible for supervision of
projects which are co-financed by the European Bank of Reconstruction and
Development and the World Bank.
My work gives me an opportunity to use all
my knowledge received at the University of Maine in practice. I am sure a solid base
knowledge I received at the Univesity of Maine will contribute a lot to my
further professional development. I am already looking forward to new
challenges!"
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