Business Career ManagementServices

Career Fairs bring leading companies and hiring professionals right to your doorstep: there’s no better opportunity to meet with recruiters and explore promising job opportunities.  We host two career fairs each year plus several more informal networking and career events.

Preparation is critical: see these tips for working a job fair to learn:

• Recommended attire
• Ways to make the best possible impression
• Dos and DON’T’s

Business Career Fair

Careful management of your career is absolutely essential to reaching your career goals. There are five crucial steps to take to help you explore all the options, focus on the right ones, and move towards your goals.

Step 1.   Self assessment—establish decision-making criteria: skills, values, interests, and personality

Step 2.   Exploration of options—Increase your knowledge about the career options

Step 3.   Focusing and goal setting—identify your focus from your exploration exercise. Name your target industry and specific companies within that industry.

Step 4.   Self-marketing for the job search—develop and implement a career plan and search strategy. Create a great Résumé. Sharpen your interviewing skills. Build a network of contacts. Follow up and follow through. Be creative and take initiative.

Step 5.   Career management—Continue to build skills and experience that will prepare you for all the career changes to come.

We offer one-on-one career advising sessions to discuss your career goals and objectives and how to attain them.  Our staff is available to review and assist you with your Résumé and to help you with your career development plan in order for you to be prepared and competitive in today’s job market.

As part of our service, we review your Résumé in depth before publishing it in our database system or sending to a prospective employer for interview consideration. Our goal: to make sure you are projecting the most positive image possible as you compete with other top-ranked business school students throughout the United States.

All résumés uploaded into Handshake are reviewed and critiqued in the order received by our Business Career Management staff.  This may take up to three business days or possibly longer if it is received during peak times. 

If you are planning on attending a special event like a campus interview or career fair, make sure you upload your résumé into Handshake at least 1 week prior to this date and preferably earlier.

This allows for any needed revisions without missing your deadline. If you do not make the recommended Résumé corrections, it cannot be posted in the database system or sent to employers from our office.

We’re here to help:

If you need assistance, please do one or all of the following:

• Attend a Résumé Development and Résumé Editing workshop
• Visit our Résumé Walk-In sessions for Undergraduates and F-1 students
• Schedule an appointment with one of our advisors

Many companies will visit our campus before conducting actual on-campus interviews to share their company's objectives and employment opportunities during a general presentation. These sessions are a valuable opportunity for you to research promising firms and network with visiting recruiters.

We can help you learn all you can about the organizations you want to work for and gain access to comprehensive online information about employers, including employer profile and rankings, annual reports, financial data and more. 

The College of Business attracts employers wanting to conduct on-campus interviews. Recruiting on campus is an efficient and effective way for employers to hire for permanent positions and internships.

It’s time to take the next step and deciding whether to attend graduate school is a big decision and requires careful consideration and planning. We offer a variety of resources to help you determine what the next step is in your career journey. 

Looking for a job is hard – but we make it easy. Whether it be a full-time or part-time job, we can help you find an opportunity that best fits your needs and skills. You can also use our Business Career Link to start your search! 

Your resume made a great first impression - now it’s time to make the BEST impression.  Practice your interview skills and build self-confidence by participating in a mock interview with the Business Career Management staff.

Networking isn’t just about talking, it’s about building and maintaining relationships. Learn how to make connections—in person and online—with people who will support you throughout each phase of your career. 

It’s important to make a good first impression. Let us help you develop strong resumes and cover letters that will have employers calling you for an interview. Current students and alumni are welcome to share their resumes with us.

Salary negotiation isn’t easy, but there are ways to prepare yourself in order to get a positive outcome. Learn the best strategies for negotiation and practice how to present a counteroffer with a one of our staff members.  

We offer career-related workshops to increase your knowledge of career planning and focus on the skills necessary to strengthen your marketability and competitiveness.

Attend our workshops to develop or strengthen your skills in:

• Interviewing
• Résumé and cover letter development
• Networking
• Business etiquette

We also schedule speaking engagements to help you expand your knowledge about specific industries and functions.

RSVP in Business Career Link to guarantee your spot in CMS Workshops.

Reserve your place in advance to secure a seat in our workshops since space is limited. If you need to cancel your reservation, please cancel in Career Link with at least 24 hours notice or call the office directly at 305.348.7396. Failure to follow this policy may result in your access being blocked from to participating in future workshops.