Individual Career Counseling
Ongoing individual counseling at UNC Kenan-Flagler provides assistance that is specific to the needs of each MBA student:
Each career director in the Career Management Center specializes in specific functional areas, such as marketing or finance, and maintains strong relationships with companies recruiting in those areas.
- Each specialized career director knows the companies and recruiters in the field, and the traits and skills those corporations value.
- Each student chooses and works with one of these directors, based on their area of career interest. Students may meet with any of these directors as often as they find helpful.
- All of the career directors work closely with international students, who often have additional challenges related to a U.S.-based job search.
- Beginning during orientation week in August and throughout the year, career management staff critique resumés on request and offer sessions to practice your interview techniques.
The MBA Program currently boasts more than 160 international students from 35 countries. The Career Management Center recognizes that many international students would like to gain international work experience, whether in the United States or in a second country, either as an intern or after they graduate.
Peer counselors, a select group of second-year MBAs trained by Career Management directors to help first-year students with their job searches, share their experiences through resumé critiques, videotaped mock interview sessions and cover letter help. Thirty-eight peer counselors represent all of UNC Kenan-Flagler's career concentrations.
A full-time Career Management librarian consults with students, with special focus on helping MBA students who are conducting independent job searches. The librarian maintains an extensive collection of career references:
- Print and online resources specific to the UNC Kenan-Flagler career concentrations that provide background information on companies and industries
- Online resources including Lexis/Nexis, Factiva, Investext Plus and Reuters Business Insight databases
- Company-specific information for approximately 2,000 organizations, including annual reports, company descriptions, current articles and promotional materials. The comprehensive print collection includes major business directories, more than 50 serial publications and more than 100 videos
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