Career Management

WPMBA Career Search

The Office of Career Management offers a variety of services to students in the Working Professional MBA (WPMBA) program. Refer to the list below for additional details about services WPMBA students are encouraged to utilize.

CareerBeam

CareerBeam, an industry leader in career resources, is a user-friendly, comprehensive on-line career success center that is available to help you implement your job search. CareerBeam offers tools and resources for every aspect of your job search including comprehensive industry and company information, contacts and job postings and career assessments to help you implement your search.

Be Clear... Be Compelling... Be Strategic.....

CareerBeam can help you:

• Identify professional direction and explore careers through career assessments
• Create your resume
• Write a cover letter
• Prepare for an interview
• Generate a network and develop a list of networking questions
• Organize, manage, and implement your job search
• Research and find domestic and international companies and recruiters

Did you know that you have a dedicated Career Coach?

Via CareerBeam, you have a Career Coach dedicated to helping you with your job search. The career coach is, however, only available to you while you are still a student, so do not delay in contacting her.

Access CareerBeam

To speak with your CareerBeam Career Coach, email Christa Juenger at: christa@careerbeam.com or call at: 614-219-2161.

On-Campus Recruiting and Job Postings

The on-campus recruiting program and job postings are facilitated via the internet through FisherConnect. This service is available to Working Professional MBA students at various levels and depending on their year in the program.

Access to FisherConnect and job postings is available during the first year of studies in the WPMBA program. Access to job postings and on-campus interviewing opportunities are available during the second year of studies. Students are responsible for activating their own account on FisherConnect.

WPMBA Career Resources

WPMBA Career Search Steps

Resume Preparation

The Fisher College of Business Office of Career Management has developed a required resume format for graduate student resumes based on a review of resume best practices among leading business schools. According to leading recruiters and career search experts, the use of a consistent format allows both students and potential employers to focus on the content rather than the form of the resume. Sample resumes in the required format are provided for various academic disciplines and degree programs.

Please see our resume guide, Resume Development Strategies, for more information on developing your resumes.

Required Resume Format Guidelines

Select a resume sample: Highlight the sample text and type over it or copy and paste the text from your existing resume into the sample resume.
Font and font size: Times New Roman is the Fisher recommended font. Use 9-12 point font size. Do not use shading or graphics as this will detract from the content.
Length: Do not exceed one page unless you have significant, relevant experience (i.e., 10 years of professional experience).
Table: Education institutions, degrees, titles and dates are in a table format for consistent formatting and to enable dates and locations to be right-justified. Note: To hide gridlines prior to saving your resume, go to the Table on the menu bar in Word, and the select "hide gridlines".

Sample Resumes

Refer to the below Microsoft Word documents as example resumes for the career paths listed.

Consulting:

Finance, Investment Management and Accounting:

Marketing:

Master of Business Logisitics Engineering:

MBLE

Master of Labor and Human Resources:

Master of Accounting:

MAcc

Operations and Logisitics Management:

Training Videos

Use these videos to become the best-prepared job seeker at career events and conferences:

The following career search steps provide a rough outline of the process students should follow, including specific Career Management resources that should be utilized at each stage.

Create Your Action Plan

Conduct a Self-Assessment
- Career Beam
  CareerBeam, an industry leader in career resources, is a user-friendly, comprehensive on-line career success center that is available to help you implement your job search.
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 Career Insider
  Enter your OSU e-mail address, then select "Create an Account" and complete the registration process.
- Hoover's Online
  This database supplies comprehensive company, industry, and market information. It provides information on 12 million companies, with in-depth coverage of 40,000 of the world's top business enterprises.
- 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 (PDF)
  A framework to guide and execute your search, based on your self-assessment and career and industry research.

Prepare Resume and Job Search Correspondence

Resume Development Strategies (PDF)
A guide for creating an effective resume.
Required Resume Format and Samples
Guidelines for required format and editable samples.
Effective Correspondence (PDF)
Guidelines for cover letters, thank you letters and other professional correspondence.
Sample Networking Correspondence (PDF)

Build Networks and Relationships

Networking to Guide Your Search (PDF)
Explains the importance of networking and provides guidance on how to effectively build relationships to assist you in your search.
Informational Interview Questions (PDF)
Tailor these sample questions to gather career information from networking contacts.
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.
Book of Lists
Create a focused target company list using the digital Book of Lists resource available through OSU’s Main Library. Click on the link to the business journal for the major cities listed, then select the Book of Lists to access a rank-ordered listing of companies.
Target List Worksheet (XLS)