Career Services
The Office of MBA Career Services was created to provide MBA students and alumni with practical information for their career development and management. Our staff can help you identify your skills, interests and abilities, as well as help you prepare for a job search. For working professionals, our career counselors can help you better position yourself for promotional opportunities.
Contact the Office of MBA Career Services for a one-on-one meeting. We encourage you to make an appointment to discuss your personal career planning and employment issues.
The Office of MBA Career Services also coordinates with recruiters and potential employers by providing information on how to recruit MBA students for internships, full or part time jobs. Resumes of our MBA students are posted in an online Resume Book which can be accessed by potential employers on the MBA web site.
Services of the MBA Career Office
Seminar 880: Managing Your Career
The Office of MBA Career Services conducts Seminar 880 for all MBA students as a foundation for career development.
- Self Assessment – CareerLeader
- Resume and Cover Letter Preparation
- Marketing Plan Research and Development
- Interviewing Preparation and Practice
- Marketing Yourself for a Job or an Internship
- Evaluating and Negotiating the Job Offer
Self Assessment
Most MBA students (typically 70%) do not know what their career goal is when they enroll in an MBA Program. The Office of MBA Career Services is here to help you clarify your career goals and to provide the foundation for your job search. You will need to spend focused time assessing your options and making decisions. To guide you through this process we offer a web based self-assessment program called CareerLeader. CareerLeader is specifically designed for MBA students.
Interview Preparation
The MBA Program uses InterviewStream. This interview streaming option is arranged by the Michelin Career Center for MBA students. This system enables students to easily register personal and academic information, upload resumes and cover letters, search for jobs, and apply for jobs, all from a single software application
Networking Events
The Clemson MBA provides students with knowledge and insight into various organizations. Through special events coordinated by the MBA Program, students are exposed to leaders from top companies. Students are able to meet and network with regional business executives through luncheons and other events in the upstate business community. A calendar is available from the MBA office.
Michelin Career Center at Clemson University
Located at the Hendrix Student Center, the Michelin Career Center is one of the best career centers in the country. Resources are many and are available to all students with access to the Clemson University network. Services provided and outlined on the site are:
- Career Counseling and Workshops (http://career.clemson.edu/events)
- On Campus Recruiting through ClemsonJobLink
- On Campus Career Fairs in the Fall and Spring
- Internship and Part Time Job Assistance
Online Resources
ClemsonJobLink is the leading provider of university career networks which enable employers to reach the targeted candidates that best meet the organization's needs. ClemsonJobLink can help employers to effectively connect with universities, students, and recent alumni to achieve their recruiting goals. http://career.clemson.edu/clemsonjoblink
CareerShift - CareerShift offers the most comprehensive online resource, designed to support the # 1 request of job seekers: an easy to use web site to conduct and organize their job search. CareerShift’s set of tools and applications provide a very unique opportunity to job hunters. While other web services provides bits and pieces of the job hunt process, only CareerShift provides an easy-to-use approach for bringing all these parts together to crack the “hidden job market” and for managing the job hunt all in one place;
With CareerShift, you can:
- Search and store jobs from all the major job boards, company websites, newspapers and anywhere else a job is posted on the internet.
- Get inside contact information immediately, including email addresses, for millions of companies, even alumni, then save and manage your lists.
- Create as many targeted resumes and cover letters needed or upload your current documents.
- Automatically create unlimited e-mail campaigns with your saved contacts, resumes and cover letters. You can choose to send your lists to yourself for a postal campaign. Since you choose your resumes’ destination, it’s a confidential marketing campaign.
- Campaigns are automatically saved and recorded to your my CALENDAR; you can keep notes, and set reminders for follow-ups.
- Access your confidential CareerShift account from anywhere, anytime, 24/7.
Go to http://clemson.careershift.com
Click sign up.
Fill out required information, using your clemson.edu email address.
Create a security question (for forgotten passwords).
Answer the human verifier question.
Check user agreement. Click Next.
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