Career Advancement

Expand your current role. Make the switch from engineer to product manager. Build a business. Let's face it. You're probably getting your MBA to further your career. The GSB helps you get there - wherever "there" is. We give you the intellectual tools and leadership training you'll need to succeed in the business world. But more importantly, we offer support throughout your working life with a range of services to help you grow and manage changes in your career.

As a Student

We will help you focus and apply your initiative and energy to take ownership of your career and professional development. We are committed to working closely with you to refine your career goals and successfully navigate the job search process. Career Services delivers innovative educational programming, offers individualized one-on-one coaching, and provides access to outstanding job search tools so that you can develop a solid skill set to take you wherever you want to go. The Kenneth G. Fisher Career Resource Center at Gleacher holds a vast array of reference materials which set the standard for business school career information centers. Here are some of the ways we help.

• Industry Immersion - You'll gain an introduction to a variety of career paths, industries, and functions as GSB alumni and corporate friends return to campus as experienced marketers, consultants, bankers, investment managers, and strategic planners to talk about their professional lives.
• Self Assessment Workshop - The more you know about your work values, interests, goals and skills, the better equipped you are to make the right career choices.
• CareerCast -This online audio recording series gives you the chance to hear experts discuss such topics as crafting your story, making an industry or function change, managing employees, and taking the entrepreneurial plunge.

As an Alumni

Career Services knows our alumni have to be prepared to successfully navigate several career transitions. That's why we provide career support to help you maintain your professional edge for the life of your career. Here are some of the ways we help.

• GSB Select Search database - You can upload your resume to this database that connects Chicago GSB alumni with top companies and executive search firms throughout the world.
• Individualized one-on-one coaching - Career Services offers coaching where you can address specific challenges you may be encountering in your job search.
• Online job postings - Alumni have access to online postings and can subscribe to email list serves that keep them informed of job postings.
• CareerCast – This online, audio recording series allows you to hear experts discuss a variety of career development topics including making an industry or function change, managing employees or taking the entrepreneurial plunge.

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