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MBA Career Management 101Michelle Hopping, Director

Agenda

• Wharton career ecosystem

• MBA Career Management tools and advising

• Employer marketplace

• Job search frameworks

• Connecting with each other

• Year at a glance

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Your Industry Preferences

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Many Paths to a Job

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Your Career Support Network

External Affairs &Exec Ed

Academics &Faculty

Pre-Wharton Personal Network

Student Clubs, Peers

Alumni

Leadership & Coaching

MBACMResearch Centers

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Your Career Support Network

External Affairs &Exec Ed

Academics &Faculty

Pre-Wharton Personal Network

Student Clubs, Peers

Alumni

Leadership & Coaching

MBACMResearch Centers

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How We Work with You – Creating Your Strategy

STORY SKILLS MINDSET

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MBA Career Management Platforms

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WhartonAlumni Career Chats

QuakerNet

Wall Street Prep

VMock Capital IQ

Pitchbook

Sector-specific pathways & content

Recruiting platform, data & contacts

Industry & interest-based communities

My Action Plan (MAP) CareerPath MyWharton

+ Resources Including

My Action Plan (MAP)

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Self-Assessment and Clarifying Goals

Process Management

Industry and Company Research

Resume Writing

Personal Brand and Pitch

Cover Letter Writing and Email Outreach

Building a Target List

Networking

Interviewing

Offer Management

On-the-Job Success

Job Search Skill-Building

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MBACM Speaker Series

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• Bill Burnett, Designing Your Life

Designing Your Career – Sept 10

• Judy Smith, Branding & crisis management expert, inspiration for Scandal

Personal Branding – Sept 18

• Cal Fussman, Esquire journalist, author, podcast host

Storytelling & Effective Networking – Oct 2

• Ruth Zukerman, Co-founder of Soul Cycle and FlyWheel

Resilience and Grit – Oct 7

Leveraging MBACM for Your Search

• Considering Venture Capital• Met with Todd Carson and Jenn Savoie

• Shifted focus to targeting start-up companies

Worked with Jenn Savoie to: • Organize the job search• Identify target companies• Develop resume• Create pitch• Stay motivated! • Manage offers

• Attended the spring Networking Expos

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Our Teamin the Marketplace

• Career Treks • Alumni Panels• Conferences• Recruiting Events• Business Development

Wharton Employer Landscape

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Two Strategies

MatureBe ready for when an opportunity is available

• Structure and process• “Formal” events• Stand out from the crowd• On-campus interviews• Heavy fall/winter recruiting

EnterpriseBe ready if an opportunity

becomes available

• Unstructured• Multiple types of events• Build and leverage your

network• Pitch solutions and

create opportunities• Year-round recruiting

How Industries Recruit

MATURE ENTERPRISE

Consulting

Consumer Packaged Goods

General Management

Investment Banking

Investment Management

Cannabis

Digital Health

FinTech

Future Mobility & A.I.

Media & Sports

Private Equity/Search Funds

Social Impact

Startups

Venture Capital

Energy

Healthcare

Hedge Funds

Human Capital

Real Estate

Retail

Technology

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How Companies Recruit

Level of Wharton MBA Engagement

Company Recruiting Approach

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Low

Hig

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Enterprise Mature

Mature Recruiting is like Alpine Skiing

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Enterprise Recruiting is like Orienteering

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Self-Assessment and Clarifying Goals

Process Management

Industry and Company Research

Resume Writing

Personal Brand and Pitch

Cover Letter Writing and Email Outreach

Building a Target List

Networking

Interviewing

Offer Management

On-the-Job Success

Job Search Skill-Building

MBA Career Management

Self-Assessment and Clarifying Goals

Process Management

Industry and Company Research

Resume Writing

Personal Brand and Pitch

Cover Letter Writing and Email Outreach

Building a Target List

Networking

Interviewing

Offer Management

On-the-Job Success

Job Search Skills: Technology Recruiting

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Self-Assessment and Clarifying Goals

Process Management

Industry and Company Research

Resume Writing

Personal Brand and Pitch

Cover Letter Writing and Email Outreach

Building a Target List

Networking

Interviewing

Offer Management

On-the-Job Success

Job Search Skills: IB Recruiting

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Timeline

Enterprise Recruiting

Mature Recruiting

Company Engagement

Skill building

Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May

Focused Recruiting Period (FRP)

Enterprise Recruiting Period (ERP)

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Offers Throughout the Spring

January February March April May June

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Student-to-Alumni Connectivity

• Small group dinners with senior alums

• Lottery goes live in early September

POWER DINNERSERIES

• Online student-alumni connections platform

• Hundreds of alumni hosting 1-on-1 chats

WHARTON ALUMNI CAREER CHATS

(WACC)

• 1-on-1 meetings with recent grads

• Sign-ups launch in September

CAREER CONSULTANT FOR

THE DAY

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• Mock Interviews, Resume Reviews, Office Hours

• Industry-aligned

CAREER FELLOWS PEER CAREER CHATS

CLUBS

• Learn about pre-Wharton or MBA intern experiences

• Individual or group chat

• Industry education

• Recruiting support

• 1Y/2Y connections

98%

Student-to-Student Connectivity

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Full-Time Employment – Class of 2019

29Note: Preliminary data as of 8/5/19“Other” includes Insurance, Legal & Professional Services, FinTech, Travel

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Todd CarsonPrivate Equity,Search Funds

Venture Capital

Elissa HarrisConsulting

Manisha JainEnergy,

Health Care

Sam JonesTechnology

Sugirtha StathisAgribusiness,

Cannabis,Consumer Products,

Retail

Sunshine Singer

Investment Banking

Jenn SavoieStartups &

Entrepreneurship,FinTech,

Social Impact

Sue Valerio SladenTechnology

Colleen FranceGeneral Management,

Real Estate

Jessica KatzInvestment

Management,Hedge Funds,

Undecided

Robyn EttingerConsulting,

Media, Entertainment& Sports

Christiana WuA.I.,

Future Mobility, Semester in

San Francisco

Jamie BreznickyTravel & Hospitality

Career Management Advisors

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How We Will Communicate with You

Class Announcements• Speaker events and career workshops• Recruiting dates, deadlines and resources

MBACM Career Groups• Industry-specific online communities• Advisor & Relationship Manager will post

news and advice• Students can post questions and comments

Weekly Industry Alerts• Sunday email delivery• Based upon industry preferences• Application deadlines, jobs and recruiting

events

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What’s next?

CAREER FIT WORKSHOP

• Wednesday, August 7• Understand CareerLeader outputs• Discuss how to leverage your results

ONE-ON-ONE ADVISING

• August 15-16, 19-23, September and beyond• Meet with an industry advisor of your choice• Sign up on CareerPath starting August 8

INDUSTRY BRIEFS

• Thursday, August 8• 13 topics covered• Select up to 4 in person; all will be recorded

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