Author: Rashi Sharma

This blog is a reflection on my experience attending a Negotiations lecture during Fisher College of Business’s Preview Day. As a graduate assistant, I volunteered at the event to interact with prospective students and support them as they explored their graduate school options. I was especially excited to meet and engage with students interested in Fisher’s Master of Human Resource Management program.What I did not expect was that, along with the visiting students, I would get to sit in on a sample lecture on Negotiations.

I recently finished my mid-terms for the first semester of my MHRM program, and I would like to share an experience that stood out to me and turned out to be one of the most engaging assessments so far. My professor for the Future of HR class, replaced our usual written mid semester exam with a debate on contemporary HR topics. Each group was assigned a unique topic to debate. My teams topic was the four-day work week, a topic that’s sparked endless discussion in the post-COVID world about flexibility and productivity. My partner and I were tasked to argue against it.

One of the main reasons I chose the Fisher MHRM program was its focus on learning by doing. I did not want a degree that only lived in textbooks. I wanted one that challenged me to apply ideas, solve real-world problems, and learn alongside people with diverse perspectives.This semester, I got that opportunity in the revamped seminar-style Contemporary Topics in HR class. On August 26, I walked into my first session, not quite sure what to expect. By the end, I knew this was the kind of learning experience I came to grad school for.

I recently arrived in the beautiful yet quaint city of Columbus, Ohio, carrying just two bags and a whole lot of hope. Originally from India, I had been working in the development sector as a researcher before deciding to pursue my Master’s in Human Resource Management at the Fisher College of Business.