In the internationally recognized, top-ranked Full-Time MBA Program at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business, future leaders develop sophisticated analytical skills and a deep understanding of the way business functions like marketing, finance and operations interact.
Smith MBAs learn how to leverage big data to make better decisions, and explore their career options in a tight-knit community that encourages collaboration and intelligent risk-taking. Class sizes are small and the faculty are supportive, challenging and invested in student success.
Full-Time MBA Career Coaching and Curriculum
To carry your career development momentum through your summer internship and into the fall recruiting season, Smith's Office of Career Services (OCS) has created interactive opportunities for you to update your mindset and upgrade your MBA career portfolio. Taking a moment to acknowledge what you have learned, put into practice and accomplished thus far, will establish a healthy, clear mindset with which to engage in the more sophisticated full-time job offer conversations that will occur during your second year.
First Year
Core
The core career development curriculum builds in seven phases to establish key techniques and get you ready for employer interactions, as early as the fall or in time for spring.
Phase | Month | Activity | ||
1 | Jun | The Accomplishment Chronicles | ||
2 | Jun | Map the Market | ||
3 | Jun | Discovering Your Value Proposition | ||
Aug | Tell Me About Yourself (TMAY) Framework | |||
Aug | TMAY Peer Practice | |||
Aug | Tell Me About a Time When (TMAATW) | |||
Aug | Your Branded Story Across Media | |||
4 | Aug | Network Round Robin | ||
Aug | Networking at the Next Level | |||
Aug | Networking Event | |||
5 | Aug | MBA Job Search Planning | ||
6 | Sept | Cover Letter and the Reader | ||
Sept/Nov | Preparing for the 30-minute MBA Interview | |||
Sept/Nov | Alumni Mock Interviews (AMIs) | |||
7 | Oct/Dev | Negotiating from the Same Side of the Table |
Complementary
Additional seminars take your core work further, by deepening your insights and strengthening your position.
Month | Seminar |
Aug | War for Talent Alumni |
Sept | Pre-Conference Workshop |
Sept | Mock Career Conference |
Sept | International Student Success Day |
Oct/Nov | Exploring Strengths |
Oct/Nov | Consulting Plenary with Marc Cosentino |
Spring | Advanced LinkedIn |
Spring | Function-Specific Networking with Alumni |
Spring | Alumni Mock Interviews (AMIs) |
Spring | Shining Through Your Summer - Perspectives |
Second Year
Core
Second-year readiness is far more dynamic than before. Student needs vary, options shift and opportunities arise unexpectedly. The OCS team is prepared to meet you where you are by partnering with student leaders to create co-active sessions that address your immediate next steps.
Month | Core Activity |
Oct | Update Your Job Search |
Oct | Your New Narrative |
Oct | Negotiate for Success |
Oct | Second-year Rally Day |
Fall | Term B - Leveraging Winter Break |
Spring | Term C - Topic to be Determined |
Spring | Term D - Topic to be Determined |
Complementary
Additional seminars take your core work further, by deepening your insights and strengthening your position.
Month | Seminar |
Sep/Dec Spring |
Alumni Mock Interviews (AMIs) |
Sept | Pre-Conference Workshop |
Sept | Mock Career Conference |
Sept | International Student Success Day |
Oct/Nov | Exploring Strengths |
Oct | Consulting Plenary with Marc Cosentino |
Spring | Advanced LinkedIn |
Spring | Function-Specific Networking with Alumni |
Capstone
As you refine your MBA stance and strategy, Super Days can connect you with the Smith network.
Month | Capstone Activity |
Oct | Marketing Careers |
Oct | Finance Careers |
Jan | Consulting Careers |
Jan | Analytics Careers |
The Coaching Partnership
Your career coach is dedicated to meeting you where you are in your career journey and facilitating your way forward through our co-active approach to MBA career development. The coaching relationship is confidential and tailored to your specific needs in order to aid you in reaching your highest potential.
The Coaching Team
The OCS MBA Career Coaching Team provides guidance for every single MBA student in pursuit of career development and/or conducting an MBA job search. Our MBA career coaches have worked in industry and bring their professional perspectives to the work they now do with students. Coaches offer a web of support to students as they position themselves for next-level roles across industries and functions. Here is the MBA Coaching Team:
- Dolores Daly - ddaly@rhsmith.umd.edu
- Emily Giacomini - egiacomini@rhsmith.umd.edu
- Dori Jamison - djamison@rhsmith.umd.edu
One-on-one coaching support includes: clarification of target career coordinates; assessing the acquisition of critical experiences for target jobs; building a strong value proposition; embedding that value proposition across the entire career portfolio (oral stories, LinkedIn profile, resume and cover letters); developing a network strategy and execution plan, reviewing search correspondence; preparing and practicing for interviews; and negotiating job offers. You can make coaching appointments through HireSmith.
Coaching Hours and Scheduling Appointments
To schedule an appointment with a career coach, simply visit www.HireSmith.net to create your initial student profile and upload your resume. You will then have 24/7 access to all MBA coach schedules and can schedule an available date and time that's convenient for you. If you experience any technical difficulties, please contact your campus career coach or OCSservice@rhsmith.umd.edu.
Career Conversation Topics
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It is important for you to understand that your career is owned by you, and while the OCS will support you, it is your responsibility to secure the career outcome you want most. We will share opportunities, leads, contacts and pertinent information that we have. We will walk beside you on your career journey. |