As a Fisher MBA, you will experience the career boost you dream of--one that offers a great fit between your professional aspirations, background, previous work experiences, and personal qualities. Looking for opportunities to advance in your career with your current employer? Searching for new venues to realize a career transition?
Aspiring to create a brand new professional path as a well-rounded entrepreneur? Fisher’s MBA has a proven record of successfully offering advancement paths, through academic and extracurricular offerings, as well as excellent, connected, and personalized career services assistance.
The rankings that consistently place Fisher among the nation’s best business schools in providing outstanding employment opportunities for its MBAs are only one piece of the proof. We encourage you to come be a part of our MBA community and to explore and experience the rest.
Career Management
Fisher’s up-close-and-personal approach is strongly reflected in our top-notch Office of Career Management. Committed to assisting you during your MBA experience, our expert, industry-focused Career Consultants maintain strong connections throughout the United States and around the globe. From day one, your career coaches will get to know you thoroughly. They’ll help you acquire skills to boost your professional development and get connected to various resources that will help you achieve your goals. You will become more well-rounded in your career development experience through services such as:
- Cover letter and resume writing workshops
- Interviewing techniques workshops
- Mock interviews
- Networking events
If your ultimate post-MBA goal is to advance in your career with your current employer, your career coach will also assist you in the development of professional and personal qualities that will help you become an excellent candidate for your intended position. Or, if your goal is to explore new career opportunities, you will have access to job search preparation consultation, career fairs, on-campus interviews, and FisherConnect -- our online job search tool that is connected to leading companies in various industries.
Our career services expertise is not limited to job search and advancement consultation. Through its experienced career coaching team, Fisher also offers you the means to explore entrepreneurship opportunities if you wish to establish your own business with your MBA skills and experiences. You will find unique opportunities to get connected to successful entrepreneurs in the community to exchange ideas and explore potential business initiatives.
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Career Development
Whether your goal is to become an upper-level manager in your company or to make a career transition, there is one critical tool that guarantees success and development: networking. Beginning on your first day at Fisher, vast networking opportunities provide you rich, high-return experiences. You will have unique opportunities to meet with the top executives in their fields through the Fisher Executive Luncheon series and the Distinguished International Speaker series offered by the International Programs Office.
You will polish your professional and personal profile through special career events that address different aspects of your development, such as diversity or negotiation. Fisher’s intensive boot camps, targeted to your fields of interest from Marketing to Real Estate, offer you another venue to add depth to your expertise. One of the largest alumni network of high-profile executives will be at your disposal through our Alumni Relations Office. You will also attend social extracurricular events --wine tasting or tailgating, for example -- to boost your personal development.
Career Transition Opportunities
If you are planning to make a career shift to a different industry or field, your options will be broadened through Fisher’s strong and diverse portfolio of recruiters. Companies that have recruited at Fisher in the past include industry leaders such as Accenture, Bear Stearns, The Boston Consulting Group, Capital One, Deloitte, Disney, Ford Motor Company, Limited Brands, McKinsey & Co., Microsoft, Nestle, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and Procter & Gamble.
