Whats the biggest change in the MBA job search in recent years?
You can’t ask a stupid question anymore. You have to do your homework before the recruiters arrive. Q: What have you learned about gaining career satisfaction? A: You have to know yourself well. Spending hours looking at the softer side of life and your assessment tests is critically important. The summer internship is important, too. Some students felt like failures because they didn’t like their internship. But deciding after 10 weeks is a lot better than committing to a postgraduation job you end up hating. Also you have to realize that this is a relationships game. The better you are at playing, the more likely you are to succeed. I have firsthand experience with this. On my first day in career services, I noticed the sign in the office: “The John E. Parker Career Management Center.” The first thing I did was write [Parker] a letter to say I was delighted to be taking on the new job. He eventually spent the day with our staff. He has turned into a mentor for several of us, and he g
