Four Steps to Your Post MBA Career
Your Texas MBA is on the horizon. It's time to leverage your new knowledge and skills to land that career you came back to school to pursue.
On this site, the Career Management Team provides the best, most up-to-date advice, resources and tips to help you succeed in your job search. Whether you are here to find a similar job in a completely new industry, angle for a different position in your current company or change careers entirely, the advice provided here applies to you all the same with some caveats that we will mention.
Your career search is a fluid process that includes four steps: exploring which career is right for you; looking for specific jobs available; crafting your résumé and preparing for interviews; and negotiating your offers. If you only want information on a specific topic—such as where to look for a job or typical MBA salaries—you can easily navigate to the resources section of each search step to find those links.
At any point while you are exploring this site, feel free to schedule an appointment with your Career Management contact to put together a customized action plan.
step 1: Career Exploration
Before you post your résumé on job boards, narrow down your search by exploring industries and functions that fit your skills and personality.
step 2: Job Search
Get tips on researching specific companies and jobs as well as navigating On-Campus Recruiting, a new opportunity at your company or a global job search.
step 3: résumé & Interview Prep
At this point, you should actively be seeking jobs. It's time to become an expert at marketing yourself. This section helps you master the sell.
step 4: Negotiation & Offers
You have networked, prepared a great résumé and aced the interviews. Unless the offer is exactly what you wanted, you should negotiate.
