Alexandra Aubron '19

“If you want to achieve big things, you have to be challenged,” says Alexandra Aubron ’19. That’s why she came to Bryant. “I knew I wouldn’t just be getting a degree here, or just ticking boxes. I was getting the whole experience. That's what made the difference for me, compared to other schools.”

For Aubron, who loves to travel and explore new ideas, the International Business Program was a perfect fit. “Professor Ramirez was always completely transparent with us that IB was a challenging program, but that we were going to get great support throughout our four years here as well,” she says.   

The real-world experience she gained from her Bryant coursework, including practicum courses where she developed real solutions for international companies, gave her an edge, says Aubron, who concentrated her IB studies in Global Supply Chain Management and Applied Analytics. ““A course like the practicum, where we can actually apply what we’ve been learning in the classroom and see what we’re truly capable of, means a lot to us.”

That experience and Aubron’s hard work have led to a position with the Prysmian Group, a world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry.  At Prysmian, Aubron joined 43 other graduates representing 19 countries in a program that will take her around the world and enhance her understanding of a wide range of aspects of the supply chain industry.

“There were two big things I wanted when I was looking for a job,” she explains. “The first was that I didn’t just want to be working at a global company, I wanted to travel abroad and live overseas. And the second part was that I wanted to keep discovering new things.

“At Prysmian, I got both.”

As part of the Prysmian interview process, Aubron worked on a case study with a team of other applicants. “I thought, ‘Oh that was easy.’ Because of what we had done in class, it felt just like the projects I’d done at Bryant,” she says. “I didn't feel stressed at all.”

Real World Experience