Career Services

“Our goal is to help all our MBA students develop lifelong career management skills that will enable them to successfully launch their MBA careers – and will provide them the framework to make more effective career decisions for the rest of their lives.”

Tom Kozicki
Executive Director
Merage MBA Career Center

At the Merage Career Center, our focus is to provide training, education and resources to help all our students achieve life-long career success.

Your MBA investment will yield ever-changing career opportunities. In order to take advantage of them, you will need sharp career management skills to leverage throughout the life of your career. The MBA Career Center offers an array of resources to help build and polish your career management skills, as well as personalized advice to help you tackle complex career issues.  

The Career Center also coordinates the on-campus corporate recruiting events that attract recruiters from leading companies. In addition, our online database lists hundreds of jobs that are specifically aimed for Merage students. You may wish to change careers, and the Career Center can partner with you to achieve your goal.

In fact, in the FEMBA 2007 class, 55% of students changed their job function, while 34% changed industries.

During your first and second year, we focus on career development training, while the third year is focused on career search strategies.

• Online Career Assessment: Career Leader software helps you to clarify your career vision and goals.
• Career Resource Library: Access the Merage online library tool for MBA related career resources.
• Career Days: Presentations from local executives in your field of interest.
• Club Events: By attending student club events, you can network with high-profile executives as well as attend company site visits.
• Individual Career Advising: Experienced career advisors partner with FEMBA students to help advance your career or transition into another industry or job function.
• Career Management Workshops: Topics include resume writing, interviewing techniques, salary negotiations, job search strategies and more.
• Mock Interviews: Practice your interviewing skills through our web-based video interview module. Career advisors will provide individualized feedback.
• Resume Database: Post your resume on our web-based system and gain exposure to hundreds of companies that recruit our MBA students. A separate database is also available for experienced and executive-level job seekers.
• On-Campus Recruiting: Submit your resume and meet recruiters who visit the campus and interview our MBA students for career positions. The Paul Merage School of Business attracts recruiters from leading companies in a wide range of fields. 
• Job Listings: Explore the hundreds of exclusive online listings of jobs specifically for Merage students.
• Mentorship Program: Students are paired with senior executives in our business community in the Mentorship Program.

The following is a selection of companies that have recently recruited our students for MBA-level positions:

Here is the [UCI Merage 2010 MBA Employment Report.pdf]