Duke MBA Career Management Center

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Duke MBA Career Management Center
Building and Maintaining an Effective Network
Meg Flournoy Associate Director
Panelists Rod Santomassimo 89 Lisa Schwartz,
Associate Director
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Consider the following
What is it you want to accomplish in this hour
today? What questions would you like to
ask? For me to get the most out of this session,
what do I need to do?
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Panelists
Rod N. Santomassimo is the founder and president
of The Massimo Group.   A Certified Commercial
Investment Member (CCIM), Rod possesses 20 years
of commercial real estate industry experience, a
solid financial background and a proven growth
track record that has repeatedly led to increased
individual and company revenue. Rod is a two-time
recipient of the Duke University, Fuqua School of
Business Impact Alumni of the Year Award based on
his work with both graduate students and alumni
in Building a Personal Brand and Creative
Approaches to Secure Greater Client/Prospect
Opportunities. Lisa Schwartz Lisa Schwartz is
an Associate Director in the Career Management
Center at Fuqua working with Alumni, Daytime, and
EMBA students. Lisas 20 years of experience
includes providing career counseling and coaching
to professionals at all stages of their career
development, consulting to businesses and
organizations, partnering with local and national
firms specializing in career management services,
and working with private clients. Before starting
a private practice, she co-founded and directed
the Carolina Career Center, a non-profit
organization providing career counseling and
transition services to professionals and
businesses
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Additional Resources
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Career Services for Alumni

• Multi-level options for differing needs
• 24-7 Online Resources exclusive for Duke MBA
  Alumni
• Presentations, Job Postings, Databases, Resume
  Book, Samples and Tips
• Alumni Career Page Link
• Going Global
• Alumni Clubs and Database
• Short-term Coaching (3-4 sessions) for those in
  current transition
• Executive Career Consultants at Duke
• Regional and longer-term coaching options
• Partnership with Lee Hecht Harrison Offices
• Regional and Virtual Workshops
• Road shows brought to you in Partnership with
  Alumni Relations