At the Merage School 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. We offer 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.
As an MBA student, you are connected to companies in a variety of ways, including on-campus presentations, on-campus interviews, our online resume database, resume referrals, our MBA Career Night and MBA & Masters Career Fair and company site visits.
During your first and second year, we focus on career development training, while the third year is focused on career search strategies.
Exploration
- Attend FEMBA Career Launch
- Use Career Resource library
- Attend Day-in-the-Life Series
- Attend club events
Preparation
- Complete your Professional Development Plan
- Participate in career workshops & mock interviews
- Attend company information sessions
- Participate in the Mentorship Program
Execution
- Post your resume to the Merage School database
- Participate in Career Connections & Recruitment
- Explore online job postings
- Attend the MBA & Masters Career Fair
Resources to Further Your Career
- Online Career Assessment: Career Leader software helps you to clarify your career vision and goals.
- Career Resource Library: Access the Merage School online library tool for MBA-related career resources.
- Day-in-the-Life Series: 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 you 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.
- Career Connections & Recruitment:
- Attend company information sessions, submit your resume and meet recruiters who visit the campus to interivew for career positions.
- Fill out a profile and develop an approved resume so that we can represent you to companies requesting pre-screened applicants.
- Attend MBA Career Night in the Fall and MBA Career Fair in the Spring and sign up for company site visits, such as the Bay Area Trek in December.
- Job Listings: Explore the hundreds of exclusive online listings of jobs specifically for Merage School students.
- Mentorship Program: Students are paired with senior executives in our business community in the Mentorship Program.
