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January 21, 2010

On-Campus versus Off-Campus Recruiting for MBA Students

By ZoomInterviews 

How is on-campus recruiting different from off-campus recruiting? You’ll hear a lot about ‘on-campus’ and ‘off-campus’ recruiting once you start your MBA program.   On-campus recruiting refers to the structured and organized recruiting process that a school schedules with firms that happens, as the term implies, on-campus.  Typically occurring in January – March for internship opportunities and September – November for full-time positions (depending on the school), the actual on-campus interviews will occur after several weeks of recruiting events held by firms, including corporate presentations at the school, informal meet n’ greets or coffee chats, formal dinner with company reps and other social events, depending on the firm.

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January 9, 2010

Taking Charge of Your Career

From Kaplan Test Prep

Let’s face it.  Everyone has at least one gap on their resume and at least one skill set to develop.  Whether you’re an Art History major applying to business school or a b-school grad managing supply chain logistics for the first time, knowing how to identify your shortcomings and fill the holes is a critical skill on the path to professional fulfillment. 

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It should go without saying that you have to be your own advocate when it comes to career development.  While many companies have some type of development process— particularly for high potential employees— at the end of the day the responsibility is yours and yours alone.

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November 24, 2009

Can You Get a Part-Time MBA and Still Change Career Tracks?

Here’s the scenario: you’re working, getting a part-time MBA or thinking about getting your MBA, and you start to think: “Maybe I prefer accounting to advertising,” or “I’d really like to move into marketing instead of project management.” Or maybe your field is plateauing and you want to better position yourself for the current and future job market but you know you can only go back part-time for your MBA. Can you change career tracks while working and getting a part-time MBA? Career counselors, employers and students we talked to agreed that self-assessment is the crucial first step to making any important life decision such as a career change. Let’s start with the student perspective.
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Using an MBA to Change Careers

Are you planning to use an MBA to switch careers and branch out? You won’t be alone. Top business schools report that between 75% and 90% of their students do intend to leverage their MBA to move into a new industry, or a new job within their industry.

Within just one or two years you can learn the skills and gain the context you would need to launch into a new direction. In addition, unlike in the professional world, as a student in an MBA program you’ll have your school’s career management center to guide you through the career change process. Career centers can show you how to make your past experiences relevant to future employers, how to update your resume and how to network your way into new opportunities.

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