Career Services

You won't be on your own when it comes to your job search. Career Services offers you a strong support team, skills and planning resources, and information resources to help you refine your career goals and navigate the recruiting process.

Skills and Planning Resources

As you develop a job search strategy we'll help you gain the tools you’ll need to go after your career goals. From determining what career path is right for you to positioning yourself in the marketplace, as well as learning how to manage the interview process and handle job offer negotiations, our assistance and training will support you as you direct and redefine your professional career.

• Web-based tools and assessments to explore your interests, values and talents as well as what activities and environments motivate you
• Coaching tailored to your individual needs, including reviewing your career goals and choice, developing a job search strategy, understanding job functions, preparing for an important interview and negotiating offers
• Career development programming that focuses on issues such as investigating industries and job functions, learning how to network, positioning your experiences and developing your marketing message
• Workshops on specific aspects of the job search such as resume and cover letter writing, interviewing, researching companies and relationship building

Career Development Resources

Information is key to a successful job search. You'll want to know about a particular industry, salary ranges, what a specific job involves, the latest company news and more. Chicago Booth has several ways to make sure you have all the information you need to achieve your career goals.

• Employment reports - Reports include class profiles; past Chicago Booth hires by function, industry, and location; and major employers and job sources of Chicago Booth students from the past five years.
• The Fisher Library - Located at the Gleacher Center, the Fisher Library offers access to a wealth of online databases for company and industry information. Electronic resources are augmented by a significant collection of career-related materials in print.

• Resume databases - We archive resumes from previous Chicago Booth classes. You can search through the database to find successful resume examples for all types of jobs and experience.

• Career Services Blog - We provide frequent updates on employer activity including recent conversations with recruiters, hiring managers, and alumni to keep you apprised of the marketplace.  We also include best-practice career management information.

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