At a one-year program such as Judges, do students begin their job search immediately?
The students matriculate in the third week of September. In the first few weeks, we run seminars and workshops on résumé and cover letter preparation so we can prepare our résumé book for early dissemination, both electronically and in print, to employers. We get students to think about their achievements and how they’ll present them, as well as how to market themselves as an excellent product. Q: How similar is the recruiting schedule to those of major U.S. schools? A: Clearly, there are major MBA recruitment programs that tend to happen over the fall and winter. However, recruiters at some top banks and consulting firms are beginning to realize that students at one-year programs aren’t prepared as early in the year as second-year students at a two-year program. We had one of the major consulting firms come here and do a presentation in February to promote some opportunities, which we took as a good sign. Q: How do you view career changers? A: People do MBAs for two reasons. One is to
