Career Management - Robert H. Smith School of Business - University of Maryland, College Park

Employers

Market Your Organization: Build A Presence

On-campus marketing is integral to finding the best hires for your business, and offers you the opportunity to build brand awareness for your organization. There are a number of ways to create a broad presence on campus. We offer a range of options that will enable you to introduce your company to Smith students while educating them about the skills you are seeking and the opportunities you have to offer. We are also open to ideas that you may have and can certainly help you organize a unique on campus event.

MBA

Career Fairs

Each year, the Robert H. Smith School of Business, along with the Washington DC Graduate School MBA Coalition, co-hosts a Masters level career fair entitled Career Quest.

Career Quest 2008 was attended by over 58 employers and 1,400 MBAs from the University of Maryland and the following top MBA programs including:

American University
University of Maryland
Drexel University
George Mason University
George Washington University
Georgetown University
Virginia Commonwealth University
John Hopkins University
University of Virginia
Wake Forest University

Corporate Information Sessions

We welcome you to visit our campus and give a live presentation to our students. Presentations provide an effective way to introduce your company to Smith students while educating them about the opportunities you have to offer.

Corporate information sessions are held Monday through Thursday evenings from 5:30 p.m. – 6:45 p.m., and utilize our state-of-the-art presentation classrooms. For general guidelines on what students are looking for in your presentation, please click here. Although not required, many employers choose to host receptions following their presentations. If you are interested in hosting a reception, please click here for information on Corcoran Catering.

To schedule a corporate presentation, please contact a staffing consultant at 301-405-2301. Once you have scheduled your corporate presentation, please email us a description of your presentation to help us advertise your opportunity with the students. Refer to the recruiting calendars for possible presentation dates.

Career Resource Center

The Career Resource Center offers a range of resources for students to utilize in their career searches. We encourage our employers to submit corporate information in hardcopy or electronic form to be made available to students as they research your firm. Please allow students ample time to review your information prior to your scheduled visit.

Materials should be mailed to the Office of Career Management, addressed as follows:

Career Resource Center Attention: Office of Career Management Robert H. Smith School of Business University of Maryland 4570 Van Munching Hall College Park, Maryland 20742

Partnering With Student Clubs

Student business clubs and groups are an integral part of campus life at the Smith school. Currently, there are 29 active graduate student clubs at the school.

In addition to regularly-scheduled meetings throughout the school year, student clubs organize several career-related events that recruiters are encouraged to participate in. Events appropriate for employer involvement include:

Conferences and panel discussions
Career workshops
Speaker events
Trips to employer facilities

Employers interested in participating in these types of events are encouraged to contact the clubs directly.

Functionally Focused Clubs - Employers interested in specific functional areas can select from the following clubs:

Healthcare Business Association
Consulting Club
Finance Association
Graduate Marketing Association
Supply Chain/Logistics Club
Tech@Smith
Engineers to Business Club

Diversity Focused Clubs - Employers interested in increasing their access to diverse student populations can select from the following clubs:

Black MBA Club
Hispanic MBA Club
Asian MBA club
Indian MBA Club
International Club
Smith Pride Alliance
Jewish MBA Association
Smith Association of Woman MBAs
European MBA Association (EMBAA)
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UNDERGRADUATE

Career Fairs

Smith Career Premiere & Career Fair
Career Premiere is dedicated to those companies looking to develop successful recruiting pipelines with underclassmen for future internship and full-time hiring needs. The Smith Career Fair is focused on companies looking to recruit junior and senior business students.
Annual Smith Career Fair for Undergraduate Business Students
For more information, please call us at (301) 405-2301.
UMD Fall Career Fair
Part-Time, Internships and Full-Time Positions. For more information, please call us at (301) 405-2301.

Employer of the day

Host your very own exclusive "mini career fair" during a regular school day to meet students before and after classes. Held in the Atrium of Van Munching Hall, this is an informal way to meet the undergraduate population while marketing the position(s) you have posted. To schedule an "Employer of the Day" visit, please contact our staffing consultant at (301) 405-2301.

Corporate Information Sessions

Career Resource Center

Materials should be mailed to the Office of Career Management addressed as follows:

Career Resource Center
Attention: Office of Career Management
Robert H. Smith School of Business
University of Maryland
4570 Van Munching Hall
College Park, Maryland 20742

Partnering with Student Clubs

Student business clubs and groups are an integral part of campus life at the Smith school. Currently, there are 19 active undergraduate student clubs.

In addition to regularly scheduled meetings throughout the school year, student clubs organize several career-related events that recruiters are encouraged to participate in. Events appropriate for employer involvement include:

Conferences and panel discussions
Career workshops
Speaker events
Trips to employer facilities

Employers interested in participating in these types of events are encouraged to contact the clubs directly.

Functionally Focused Clubs - Employers interested in specific functional areas can select from the following clubs:

Accounting and Business Association (ABA)
Accounting and Business Association (ABA), Shady Grove Chapter
American Marketing Association (AMA)
American Marketing Association (AMA), Shady Grove Chapter
Business and Information Technology Society (BITS)
Finance, Banking, & Investment Society (FBIS)
International Economics & Finance Society (IEFS)
Logistics, Transportation, and Supply Chain Management Society (LTSCM)

Business Fraternity/Other

BMGT Honors Council
Smith Start (Freshman & Sophomores)
Phi Chi Theta (PCT)
Smith Ambassadors
Business Ethics Society (BES)
Maryland Undergraduate Society of Entrepreneurs (MUSE)
QUEST Student Organization (QSO)

Diversity Focused

Black Business Association (BBA)
Global Business Society (GBS), Shady Grove Chapter
Smith School Women’s Society (SWSS)
Smith Mentor Council (SMC)

Brown Bag Lunch - New

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