This past June more than 1,300 Consortium for Graduate Study in Management students, alumni, and corporate partners gathered in Atlanta for the 51st Annual Orientation Program & Career Forum. Kelley, 1 of 3 founding members of the Consortium, was a proud participant at the event, which offered students key career-building advice from top schools and… Read more »
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How To Turn Your Internship Into a Full-Time Offer
Written based on the expertise of Eric Johnson, Executive Director of Graduate Career Services. For the full version of Eric’s talk, click here. With the stress and pressure involved in finding the right internship, it can feel like the war has been won when you finally hear that you got the offer. Truth be told,… Read more »
5 Questions All International MBAs Have Right Now (and the Answers to Them)
When families look back on the generations who came before, it’s always a particular point of pride for a member of the older generation to say, “I was the first person in my family to attend college.” In a world where a master’s degree is the new college degree equivalent, what is holding students back… Read more »
Not Your Average Networking Post
Written based on the expertise of Cindy Hosea, Associate Director of Graduate Accounting Program and Information Systems Graduate Program – Kelley Graduate Career Services. Cindy Hosea Jane* conducted her job search like just about most other college students. She applied to jobs that fell within her scope, showed up for career fairs, and went… Read more »
Don’t Sell Yourself Short: 5 Things to Do Before Signing on the Dotted Line
Written based on the expertise of Kendell Brown, Associate Director of Alumni Relations – Kelley Graduate Career Services. You’ve had your eye out for this job for months, endured multiple rounds of interviews, and waited weeks in agonizing silence to hear your fate. The day has finally come where the silence has broken and… Read more »
Secrets to Interview Success from a Former HR Professional
Written based on the expertise of Nicolette Johnson, Associate Director of Consumer Marketing – Kelley Graduate Career Services. Is it the things you said or the things you didn’t say in an interview that come back to haunt you? As a former HR professional who has sat through 200+ interviews, Johnson would point to… Read more »
2 Keys to a Successful Job Search
When deciding on a business school, the quality of companies who choose to recruit on campus makes up a large part of the criteria students evaluate. The Kelley Corporate Relations Team pulls through in big ways, bringing in names like 3M, Bain, and Amazon that most students will end up working for. It’s an ideal… Read more »
Stop Tripping – 5 Actionable Steps to Get Out of Your Own Way
Based on the expertise of Christina Schmidt, Associate Director of Business Marketing – Kelley Graduate Career Services Getting a full-time MBA requires a lot of sacrifice, but you already know that. If you’re uprooting your life and taking two full years off of work, I bet you’re willing to do everything within your power… Read more »
Pack your Bags and your Briefcase: Six Essentials you can’t Afford to Forget
Based on the expertise of Megan Alwine, Associate Director – Kelley Graduate Career Services Have you ever packed for a road trip, loaded up the car, driven away, and then remembered all of the things you forgot to bring? Networking can be like that, too. “We had a good conversation. I sent a LinkedIn… Read more »
A Job Seeker’s Guide to Dealing with Rejection
Based on the expertise of Christina Schmidt, Associate Director of Business Marketing – Kelley Graduate Career Services Clichés like, “It’ll all work out”, or “Everything happens for a reason” are a whole lot easier to say than to hear, aren’t they? But at some point or another, failure is inevitable, and you won’t get… Read more »