Career Management Group

Want help figuring out what you’re good at or where your passions lie? Or how to make the story of “you” its most compelling? Career coaches take the time to truly understand where you want to go and help you frame your career goals, refine your search strategy, and make the transition to presenting yourself as a leader in your job search. They can also support you in interviewing, evaluating offers, and negotiating.

Trying to get up to speed on internships? Peer advisors are second-year students who can speak to internship recruiting from recent personal experience and answer specific questions, share lessons learned, review resumes and lead mock interviews.

Trying to figure out how to package your experience for consulting? Industry specialists can give you insider insights and hands-on advice. They bring know-how in how to prepare for an interview, and get hired in everything from consulting and financial services to social impact and product management. They can also offer networking suggestions and new ideas for target companies to consider.

Interested in making a connection with a particular employer? Curious about MBA hiring trends in your field? Relationship managers bring deep connections to both established firms and up-and-comers in specific industries. They can help you generate leads and understand how different companies in your target field hire and recruit.

What are your strengths and values? Research reveals that people who recognize and use their top strengths daily are three times more likely to report having an excellent quality of life and six times more likely to be engaged at work.

Your journey with CMG will start with taking a Values In Action (VIA) questionnaire and reviewing the results in a pre-semester workshop. 

Details will be shared over the summer, and know that if you miss the August workshops, there will be other workshops later in the semester.

Immediately after your New Student Orientation, you will meet with CMG staff, so we can learn about your individual career plans, provide you with resources, and give you tips on how to start your career search in the fall. We host these intake meetings with your cohort group to immediately facilitate your network building.

Career Launch is an experiential workshop designed to kick-start your career learning journey. It’s intensive and collaborative, and you’ll come away with clear actions to take you through the first few weeks of your semester.

In the Fall, you will have opportunities to participate in a series of Career Workshops, which include:

• Helping you develop your criteria for your career search
• Why and how Career Conversations are important for your career journey
• Craft your Stories about yourself and your experiences

We will also provide Primers and Meetups so you can get a clearer understanding of different industries. During the semester, we start to explore the functional roles you might target that best align with your skills, interests, and values.

PRIMERS

What’s a Primer, you ask? Industry primers are overviews where you learn about an industry and the roles MBAs typically pursue. They are a great way to explore options if you are unsure of your career goals.

Why attend an industry primer? Here are three reasons:

1. To gather information on the industry, including trends, roles, and recruiting process.
2. To generate a career hypothesis that you can then explore and test.
3. To learn about the resources available to you and your next steps when pursuing a career in this industry.

MEETUPS

Once you’ve attended a Primer and decided to go deeper on a specific industry topic, you will want to attend CMG Meetups. These offer a way to connect you with people who share similar interests quickly. Hear from Peer Advisors and CMG Relationship Managers to learn more about industry topics and network with graduating students.

Meetups start in September. We also support students attending early diversity recruiting conferences like Reaching Out MBA (ROMBA), Prospanica, Asian MBA, and National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA).

Don't forget to join the relevant professional career clubs for the industries you are targeting post-MBA. This is a great chance to get exposure to other areas of interest, especially if you're switching careers.

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