Career Development

The Office of Career Development (OCD) offers career counseling and workshops to prepare students who wish to change jobs upon completion of the program for a successful career search. OCD is committed to working with students to help realize their career goals. A portfolio of resources is available to assist students throughout the program.

OCD manages an extensive on-campus interviewing program and coordinates iMpact, a database of employer information and an online networking service. A comprehensive on-campus recruiting program attracts an impressive array of firms, representing all business and industrial sectors. OCD is also a valuable starting place for an off-campus search. Employers worldwide regularly call to post job leads and request résumés of qualified candidates to fill open positions. In addition, each year, hundreds of corporate presentations take place at the main campus, giving students the opportunity to make valuable contacts with industry representatives.

During the spring term, OCD conducts registration for Evening MBA students who plan to graduate the following year and intend to participate in on-campus recruiting. Once registered, students have access to individual counseling, mock interviews, recruiting forums, and on-campus recruiting. Registered students also have their résumés included in an MBA résumé book, which is sent by OCD to prospective employers interested in Michigan MBAs.

Although on-campus recruiting and individual counseling services are limited to Evening MBA students in the last year of the program, all Evening students can participate in employer presentations and have access to the alumni network, iMpact, OCD career handouts, videotapes of OCD workshops, and a wealth of corporate literature and career information available in the Career Center in the Business School's Kresge Library. Examples of the types of information available at the Career Center to assist students with career and industry research includes: Corporate Files (annual reports, recruiting brochures, financial information), Counseling Rooms (with videotape equipment for mock interviews), Career Information (copies of résumé books from the last two years, alumni networking files, and industry-specific guidebooks), and Electronic Databases (electronic and CD-ROM databases such as Lexis/Nexis and Career Search) to assist with career and industry research. These resources are available to all students.