Resources for Current Graduate Students

Career Development

As a Bryan School student, you will have access to Amy Yandell, our dedicated Graduate Student Career and Professional Development Specialist, who is ready to help you develop your professional self. Whether it’s mock interviews, resume revisions, internship searches, or one-on-one career coaching, Amy is here to focus on the specific needs and professional goals of our Bryan School graduate students.

Students can find Amy’s calendar and set up an appointment through Handshake!

Be sure to check out the schedule of events for the Bryan School’s Company Spotlights Series! Another great career resource to Bryan Students, these events are an excellent way to learn about organizations and available career or internship openings, as well as network with industry professionals.

Excel Training

Free Excel Prep course offered by the Bryan School for Bryan graduate students. Email bryangpo@uncg.edu with your UNCG username to enroll.

Beginning in January 2018, the Bryan School is also offering an exam for students to take to become an Excel Certified Microsoft Office® Specialist. Being certified by this exam helps students stand out to employers by providing proof of their competence with excel. This exam will be offered 1-2 times per month. Each sitting of the exam will be able to accommodate 24-40 students. Find out more details on exam dates, free practices codes, and additional resources here!

Areas covered:

  • Working with cells and ranges
  • Formatting worksheets
  • Formulae
  • Functions
  • Charts and Pivot Tables
  • External Data (importing and exporting)
  • Macros

Other Excel Resources

Corporate Finance Institute’s Excel Crash Course for Finance Professionals – The ultimate Excel crash course for finance professionals. Learn all the Excel tips, tricks, shortcuts, formulas and functions you need for financial modeling in this free online course.

Cousera: Excel Skills for Business Specialization

GCF Learn Free.org

University of Washington Quantitative Skills Center

Lynda.com from LinkedIn

SAS Certified Programmer

Distinguish yourself on the job market with SAS certification, a marketable skill that broadens entry-level employment opportunities and can increase prospective pay-scales. SAS data management and analytics software is used by Fortune 500 companies and government offices to inform policy and business decisions. UNC Greensboro students can self-enroll for unlimited, FREE online SAS courses specifically geared toward certification exams. Exams are offered at a 50% discount.

Courses include:

  • SAS Programming Language: Essentials, Data Manipulation, Advanced Techniques and Efficiencies, Macro Language, SQL Essentials
  • SAS Enterprise Guide: Querying and Reporting, Advanced Tasks
  • Statistics: ANOVA, Regression and Logistic Regression, Predictive Modeling Using Logistic Regression
  • Applied Analytics Using SAS Enterprise Miner
  • Rapid Predictive Modeling for Business Analysts
Learn More

Microsoft Office 365 @ UNCG

UNCG’s Information Technology Services (ITS) has made Microsoft Office 365 available to all current UNCG students. Visit this page to set up your access!

Quantitative Resources

Open Intro Statistics, 3rd Edition

There is a free PDF download available, varied low prices for hard copies.

Business Research Methods by Dr. Sue Greener

Chapter 6 – Quantitative Research Methods: Collecting and Analyzing Quantitative Data

Harvard Business Publishing Online Courses

$20 Regression Section, $150 for Full Online Course

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