MBA 2: Gies Career Management Newsletter

MBA 2’s: Welcome Back!! You were missed!

September 3, 2019

Welcome Back to Campus!! I cannot wait to hear about your summer experiences.  Loving the buzz in BIF today and seeing all of your friendly faces last week at the picnic! 

Recruiting season is here and there are numerous full-time job postings on Handshake. Also, don’t forget to visit your top employers websites as many have posted jobs and full-time leadership development programs.  If you are interested in consulting, jobs are posted starting in early August.

Be sure to schedule an advising appointment with me to discuss your internship experience, full-time job search strategy, internship conversions, review your updated resumes and LinkedIn profiles. 

In This Newsletter:

• Messages and Reminders from Angie’s Desk
• What’s Happening - Upcoming events, workshops and career fairs
• Full-Time Job Postings
• Extra Credit! - Tips, Advice and Resources

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Messages and Reminders from Angie’s Desk

Advising Appointments – Scheduled NOW via Gies Groups

A lot has changed since last semester – mainly a new communication platform, Gies Groups, that replaces OrgSync. Gies Groups is where you will be scheduling your advising appointments, registering for events and receiving my newletters and other communications. (See Attachment)

Internship offer??

Did you receive a full-time job offer from your summer internship? Please schedule time with me so that we can discuss your offer, negotiation strategies, acceptance timeline and overall benefits package.

LAMP List…

It is that time of year to dust off your LAMP list, revisit existing connections with professionals and alumni, and make some new ones. It is never too early to start your informational interviews. If you need a refresher on the LAMP list, outreach strategy or tracking, just ask.

Preparing for the Career Fairs

have registered for a career fair – now what??

• Begin applying for the jobs posted at the relevant national career fair job boards
• Meet with me to get your resume reviewed
• Begin researching the internships that that companies are hiring for
• Sign up and attend my Career Fair Prep Workshop on September 6^th. Register in Gies Groups. Make sure to bring your laptop.

Resume on Handshake:

As you prepare for fall recruiting, a friendly reminder to upload your polished MBA resume and make sure that it is ‘visible’ for employers and resume books.

What’s Happening – Career Related Events

Week of September 3, 2019
 

• September 5 – Case Interview Leaders Workshop
• September 6 – Career Fair Preparation Workshop (presenting - Brad Miller with P&G)
• September 6 - U.S. Immigration Status and Employment Authorization Options

Week of September 9, 2019

• September 9 – Fiat Chrysler Automotive (FCA) MBA Information Session
• September 10 – Case Interview Leaders Workshop
• September 10-11 – Engineering Career Fair (on-campus). Visit Handshake for details
• September 12 – Case Interview Leaders Workshop
• September 12-14 - MBArk Core Program at Expo East (application deadline Sept. 3^rd)
• September 13 – Management Consulted – Case Interview Training (Beginners Session)
• September 13 – Management Consulted – Case Interview Training (Advanced Session)
• iConverge Lunch & Networking (11:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at Illini Union Rooms A-C) – RSVP required due to limited capacity [DEADLINE: 5 p.m., September 3]
• iConverge Concurrent Session: Negotiation Strategies at Work (2 sessions; pick one) – RSVP required due to limited capacity [DEADLINE: 5 p.m., September 3]
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• iConverge Concurrent Session: Understanding Today’s Recruiting Landscape (2 sessions; pick one) – RSVP required due to limited capacity [DEADLINE: 5 p.m., September 3]
  • 2 p.m.
  • 3 p.m.
• iConverge Concurrent Session: So, You Want to Start a Business (2 sessions; pick one) – RSVP required due to limited capacity [DEADLINE: 5 p.m., September 3]
  • 2 p.m.
  • 3 p.m.
• iConverge Concurrent Session: Disruptive Innovation and Emerging Technologies (2 sessions; pick one) – RSVP required due to limited capacity [DEADLINE: 5 p.m., September 3]
  • 2 p.m.
  • 3 p.m.
• iConverge Networking Reception (5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. at Big Grove Tavern) – RSVP required due to limited capacity [DEADLINE: 5 p.m., September 3]
• September 16 – MBA Career Services Meet-up
• September 17 – Case Interview Leaders Workshop
• September 18-19 – Gies Business Career Fair (on-campus). Visit Handshake for employer list
• September 19 – Case Interview Leaders Workshop

Week of September 23, 2019

• September 23 – MBA Career Services Meet-up
• September 24 – Case Interview Leaders Workshop
• September 25-27 – NBMBAA Career Fair – Houston, Texas
• September 26 - Case Interview Leaders Workshop
• September 26 - Gies MBA - Houston Alumni Meet & Greet
• September 27 - Shell Corporate Visit - For NBMBAA Attendees

Fall Career Fairs:

On-Campus:

• September 10-11 – Engineering Career Fair (on-campus). Visit Handshake for details
•  September 18-19 – Gies Business Career Fair (on-campus). Visit Handshake for employer list
• September 26 – Illinois ACES & LAS Career Fair

National:

• September 25-27 – NBMBAA Career Fair – Houston, Texas

§ Career Expo September 26 – 27, 2019

§ Registered Employers: Current list of participating employers here

§ Apply to jobs: Career Success Network website

· Prospanica  open for all MBA students

§ October 30 – November 1, 2019

· ROMBA for LGBTQ MBA professionals only (Please email Matt Wunderlich for registration code)

§ October 10 – 12, 2019

· MBA Veterans Career Expo for military veterans only

§ October 10 – 11, 2019

Career Fair Stipend

Illinois Gies MBA is focused on each of you achieving your career goals. When one of us succeeds, we all succeed.

This is why we are excited to announce that the Gies MBA will support you traveling to one of the national career fairs for the upcoming 2019-2020 academic year. We will support you up to $500 so that you have the opportunity to attend at least one of these national career fairs in order to network and make connections with a variety of companies interested in MBA candidates. Once applications have been reviewed, the career fair stipend will be applied directly to your university account. The following career fairs will qualify for the travel stipend:

• National Black MBA
• Prospanica
• Reaching Out MBA
• Veterans MBA

Illinois Gies MBA Administration

UPDATE: Stipend Request Form can be obtained here. DEADLINE TO SUBMIT: October 11, 2019

Full-Time Job Postings

• Arkema – MBA Leadership Development Program – Chemical Industry (King of Prussia, PA)
• AT&T – Leadership Development Program (Dallas, TX) – please e-mail me if you are interested in this role so that I can connect you with the recruiter
• AT&T – Finance Leadership Development Program (Dallas, TX) – please e-mail me if you are interested in this role so that I can connect you with the recruiter
• Eaton – Eaton Leadership Development Program: Human Resources (Roanoke, VA)
• Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) – Corporate Leadership Development (CLD) Program (Auburn Hills, MI)
• DISH Network – MBA Full-Time Corporate Opportunities (Denver, CO)
• Gartner Consulting – MBA Consultant (various locations)
• IBM – Senior Solutions Sales (MBA) – IBM Summit 2020 (various locations)
• J.B. Poindexter and Co. – MBA Leadership Development Program (various locations)
• P&G – Finance & Accounting – MBA Senior Finance Analyst (Cincinnati, OH)
• Western Digital – LAUNCH MBA Finance and Accounting Rotation Program (Milpitas or San Jose, CA)
• Yelp – Product Manager – MBA Graduate (San Francisco, CA)

Extra Credit! - Tips, Advice and Resources

To close, here are some personal favorites from Vault’s 15 productivity tips from successful founders:

1. Do the most difficult task first.
2. Get rid of frequent meetings, unless you are dealing with an extremely urgent matter.
3. Set a deadline to make a decision.
4. Set aside time for yourself.
5. Don’t spend your day managing to inbox zero. Pick one to two problems every day that are important for you to dig into strategically and allot real time to them by cutting off your access to e-mail.

You can read the full 15 tips and the sources of their inspiration here.

Have a great week!

Angie :)