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Career Related Workshops and Experiences

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Career Related Workshops and Experiences

We provide workshops and experiences such as those identified below to prepare you for your post-MBA career.

Career Services Workshops

We host numerous professional development workshops addressing topics such as resumes, cover letters, networking, working a career fair, interview skills, salary negotiation, etc. The small size of our program allows us to keep these workshops highly interactive and include individualized feedback, role playing exercises, real life case studies, etc.

MBA Association and Other Student Association Activities

These events include guest speakers, professional development seminars, networking receptions, and visits to company sites.

Executive Speakers and Interaction Events

Throughout the year, you will have the opportunity to meet with business executives who will provide you with real-time perspectives on the business marketplace. During the last year, visiting executives included:

Joan Amble
Executive Vice President & Corporate Comptroller, American Express

Jason Bristow
Treasurer, Amazon.com

William Christopher
Executive Vice President, Alcoa

Peter Cocoziello
President and CEO, Advance Realty Group

Frank D’Amelio
CFO, Lucent Technologies

Edward R. Hintz
President, Hintz, Holman & Robillard, Inc.

Andrew M. Miller
CEO, Tandberg

Walter Rakowich
President and COO, ProLogis

Matthew W. Schuyler
Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer, Capital One

Gary Weed
Vice President & Downstream Controller, ExxonMobil

Patricia Woertz
President and CEO, Archer Daniels Midland Company

Lizbeth Zlatkus
Executive Vice President and CFO, Hartford Life, Inc.

Simulated Interview Training

Returning alumni will help you become market ready by conducting simulated interviews and providing you feedback on your performance. These sessions are digitally recorded so you can see first hand where you need to improve.

Student Job Search Teams

You can participate in peer teams facilitated by Career Services that provide training, feedback, and support to students as part of the job search process.

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