Looking toward your future An introduction to Career Development

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Looking toward your futureAn introduction to
Career Development

• Pre-View Day
• April, 2004

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Office of Career Development(www.stern.nyu.edu/oc
d)

• OUR MISSION
• To help you
• Identify your career employment goals
• Develop strategy
• Refine your career development skills,
• Identify opportunities
• Get the best start on the next phase of your
  professional life.

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What does OCD do?

• Counseling
• Workshops Individual Counseling
• Career choice
• Job search strategy
• Networking
• Resume writing
• Interviewing skills
• Interview preparation
• Club Liaison

• Recruiting
• Corporate Relationships
• Recruiter Development
• Corporate Presentations
• On-Campus Recruiting
• Career Fairs
• Job Postings
• Club Liaison

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OCD Who are we?

• A group of smart people with a diverse set of
  backgrounds
• Two main functions
• Career Counseling
• Corporate Recruiting
• Great staff dedicated to helping you choose the
  career direction that is right for you.

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Recent OCD Activities

• MBA1 interview process moved to before the start
  of the second semester (Jan 02)
• Office restructuring
• Industry specific designations for RMs (summer
  02)
• Director of Operations position created (summer
  02)
• OCD International Career position created (summer
  02)
• Revamped Career Management Series
• Career Development Program features more
  activities including required workshops and
  activities and outside professionals that
  supplement the internal staff

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Recent OCD Activities

• Spring Career Fair added (Spring 03)
• Launched the Career Center for Working
  Professionals (Spring 03)
• Average over 100 individual career coaching
  sessions a month
• Over 700 job postings have been sourced by the
  CCWP alone
• Launched the Career Coach Program
• (Fall 03)
• Select the best of the best to help prepare
  students
• Streamlined resume review process
• Better mock interview process

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Job Market Trends
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Class of 2003Placement by industry
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Class of 2003Placement by function
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Top Recruiting Hiring Functionsfor 2003-04

• Finance 62 (6)
• Marketing 49 (15)
• Accounting 30 (13)
• General Mgmt 29 (7)
• Ops Logistics 28 (13)
• IT/MIS 26 (11)
• Consulting 21 (3)

Source GMAC Corporate Recruiters Survey
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What do recruiters want from new MBA hires?

• Evidence of adaptability
• Quantitative knowledge/technical skills
• Strong communication/interpersonal skills
• Cultural fit with company
• Proven ability to perform
• Prior work experience related to industry

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What do recruiters want from new MBA hires?

• Extremely Important
• Evidence of adaptability 24
• Quantitative knowledge/technical skills 21
• Strong communication/interpersonal skills 57
• Cultural fit with company 46
• Proven ability to perform 47
• Prior work experience related to industry 19

Source GMAC Corporate Recruiters Survey
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Two Year Curriculum

• Summer
• Explore interests, industries jobs

Fall Alumni panels, corporate presentations,
workshops, networking, mock interviews
Spring Campus interviews, more networking, new
opportunities, interviewing, refining skills
Summer Internships, receptions, brown bags
Fall Corp presentations, networking, mocks
Fall/Spring Campus interviews, more networking,
new opportunities, interviewing
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What can you do over the summer?

• Research career paths using resources such as
  vault.com and wetfeet.com
• Assess your interests and skills
• Prepare your resume to target your career
  interests
• Informational Interview with friends and family
  in your area of career interest.

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A quick exercise

• Tell your story

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Opening Questions for our Panel
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Tell us the impact an MBA has had on your career?
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What skills did you acquire while at Stern?
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How do you work with students as an alum?
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Your Questions