Graduate Students
Career Resources
The Office of Career Management offers many resources to assist students with managing their career search and meeting their career goals. Please review our Career Search Guide and follow the steps below to manage your career search.
In addition, our on-line job management system, Fisher Connect, enables you to connect with employers and opportunities. Use FisherConnect to post your resume, find jobs, internships, on-campus interview schedules, employer contacts and career fairs all in one system.
Career Search Quick Links
- Create Your Action Plan - Conduct a self-assessment using CareerLeader; identify and explore career paths, industries and companies using WetFeet, Vault, CareerShift and other resources; and create a Career Marketing Plan.
- Develop Communications - Review our Resume Development Strategies guide, the Fisher College of Business required resume format/samples and tips on preparing cover letters and other job search correspondence.
- Build Networks and Relationships - Brush up on networking skills and find contacts.
- Prepare for Interviews - Access our behavioral and case interviewing guides.
- Accept Position - Our guide on negotiating job offers is designed to help you in the decision-making process.
MBAFocus
The Office of Career Management partners with MBAFocus, the leading distributor of MBA resumes to Fortune 500 companies. By registering and uploading your resume, MBAFocus member companies will have access to your resume. As a Fisher MBA student, you may register with MBAFocus using the links below.
Fisher MBA Class of 2009 Login MBA Focus
Fisher MBA Class of 2010 Login MBA Focus
1. Create Your Action Plan
Conduct a Self-Assessment
Career Leader - A web-based career assessment tool for MBA students.
Identify Target Career
The following resources provide industry, company and career information as well as career search advice.
- Wet Feet Press - For access to the Insider Guides, contact the Office of Career Management.
- Vault Online Career Library - To access Vault, click on Get Your Password Now on the main Vault page and your password will be emailed to you within minutes.
- CareerShift - A comprehensive, web-based job search management tool for MBA students. Please contact your Office of Career Management consultant for access instructions.
- Private Equity HUB (peHUB) - An interactive forum for the private equity community, which includes venture capitalists, buyout professionals, attorneys, bankers, entrepreneurs and MBA candidates studying private equity.
Create a Career Marketing Plan
Career Marketing Plan- A framework to guide and execute your search, based on your self-assessment and career and industry research.
2. Develop Communications
Prepare Resume
- Resume Development Strategies - A guide for creating an effective resume
- Required Resume Format and Samples - Guidelines for required format and editable samples
Prepare Effective Communications
Review the following guides for assistance with developing effective communications via various methods including emails, phone calls and cover letters.
- Effective Communications - A guide to written, electronic and phone communications during the job and interview search process.
- Convincing Correspondence - Guidelines for cover letters, thank you letters and other professional correspondence.
3. Build Networks and Relationships
- Networking to Guide Your Search - Explains the importance of networking and provides guidance on how to effectively build relationships to assist you in your search.
- Ask an Alum - Use this helpful resource to network with Fisher College alumni.
- LinkedIn - Use LinkedIn to search for contacts. Join relevant groups, such as the Fisher College of Business group, to expand your network.
- Ask an Alum - Use this helpful resource to network with Fisher College alumni.
4. Prepare for Interviews
5. Accept Position
Evaluating and Negotiating Job Offers - a guide to help you in the decision-making process.