Sneak Preview Weekend

April 21, 2012

MBA CareerManagement Center

The CMC TeamDennis Grindle

Director; MBA Career Counseling

Diane Brouillard

MBA Career Coach – Finance

Jill Williams

Administrative Assistant; General Information

 

Troy Stirman

Director; Employer Relations

 

Jan LaDue

Senior Manager; Employer Relations

Teresa Martin

Manager; Employer Relations

 

Over the Summer• Forte Foundation MBA Women’s Conferences

– Financial Services FAST Track Conference – June 4-5; New York City • Apply by April 30th; Conference is free and travel stipend provided to attendees• Invitation to join Cox Alumni & Student Networking Event following conference on

June 6th in New York City

– Annual MBA Women’s Conference – June 29-30; Los Angeles • Registration Fee: $50 before April 9th, $99 after April 10th, $129 after June 11th

• Jump Start Assignments for ALL– Career Advising Meeting (In person or via Skype) – Quick eCMC Survey – Career Leader– Resume – Elevator Pitch

MBA Year 1 – Fall Semester• MGNT 6101 – “Managing Your Career”• 2nd Year Peer Advising – “Cox MBA CMC Fellows Program”• Determine your MBA concentration(s)• Participate in career related events

– Career Panels (August)– Career Fair Preparation Workshop and Fall Career Fair (September)– Company Mock Interviews (September)– Information Sessions (September – November)– New York, Houston Road Trips (September – November)– Company Site Visits, Networking Events, Student Club Events (ongoing)

MBA Year 1 – Fall Semester• National Career Conferences and Cox MBA Career Fair

– National Association of Asian MBAs• September 13-15 in Santa Clara, CA

– National Black MBA Association• September 27-28 in Indianapolis, IN

– National Society of Hispanic MBAs• October 4-6 in Orlando, FL

– MBA Veterans Network• October 12 in Chicago, IL

– National Association of Women MBAs• October 18-20 in Scottsdale, AZ

– Reaching Out• October 18-20 in Boston, MA

• Cox Associate Board Mentor Program

Student Treks • Energy Club Trek– September 13-14; Houston, TX

– Trip for 1st and 2nd year students in the Energy Club to learn more about the energy industry and network with industry professionals; sign up first come, first serve

– Networking event with local alumni – 2011 Companies: BOAML, Credit Suisse, ExxonMobil, Statoil, Wells Fargo

• Wall Street Road Show – September 20-21; New York City, NY– Trip for only 1st year full-time finance MBAs to learn more about the financial services

industry and gain exposure to Wall Street professionals; Application process – Networking event with local alumni– 2011 Companies: Cantor Fitzgerald/CCRE, Credit Suisse, Citadel, Federal Reserve Bank

of New York, Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, Morton Capital Management, UBS

MBA Year 1 – Spring Semester• Company Mock Interviews• Summer Internship Interviews

– eCMC– Cox MBA Spring Career Fair– Online resources– Networking with target companies, personal contacts, etc– Locations vary; searches can be job-specific or geographic-specific

• Continued utilization of CMC resources

Class of 2011 Statistics

Average Base Salary $84,465

Average Signing Bonus $12,333

Finance/Accounting Jobs Average Salary - $81,838

Marketing/Sales Jobs Average Salary - $88,572

Consulting Jobs Average Salary - $95,000

Operations/Logistics Jobs Average Salary - $72,693

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