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Career Information

CAREER SERVICES OFFICE

Building Partnerships and Enhancing Career Success

MISSION AND GOALS

The mission of the Career Services Office is to build partnerships with students, alumnae, employers and the SOM community to enhance career success for our students, recent graduates and alumnae at all stages of their career.  Our goals are to be a prime source for new and more seasoned MBA professionals to key employers, and to ensure students and alumnae are prepared to conduct successful job searches.

SPECIFIC OFFERINGS

Individual Career Advising

We offer individual career advising to help students strategize their career options, and develop/execute a successful job search plan. We partner with students to help them position themselves strategically as they prepare their self-marketing tools. These include crafting a marketing-driven resume, elevator pitch, success stories and cover letters.  In addition, students can develop and practice interview and networking techniques.  Lastly, we provide counsel to students as they evaluate opportunities and negotiate offers.

To make an appointment, please contact:

• Lisa Toby, Director of Career Services, 617.521.3854
• Terry Del Percio, Senior Career Consultant, 617.521.3855
• When asked about their experience with the Career Services Office students have said;
  

"The CSO is extremely helpful.  They go above and beyond to help you make the right connections and suggest career strategies"

"Prepared me for each interview. Was incredibly patient, and so knowledgeable about what to expect while interviewing."

Career Workshops and Speaker Series

This is a combination of skills-based workshops, guest speakers, industry panels, and information sessions that will help students and alumnae (in the midst of a job search or transition) explore career options and expand professional networks.  Each event is designed to prepare students/alumnae throughout the various stages of their job search, from self-assessment to the final interview/offer phase.   Please watch the student and alumnae announcements closely for detailed information about upcoming workshops and guest speakers.

Employer/Alumnae Networking Events

The Career Services Office hosts two main employer events per year, typically held in June and November.  These events are not traditional career fairs, but rather more intimate gatherings where employers visit the SOM to network with students interested in learning about their organizations, as well as to have substantive conversations with potential candidates.  In addition, students can network with alumnae guests to learn about their organizations, and to build relationships with seasoned professionals from the SOM community.

Access to Online Job Postings from Employer Partners

Click here to access the SOM's customized online recruiting and job listings database, which allows students to learn about job opportunities and companies interested in Simmons MBAs. We also use this database to house important information about you. Please make sure you complete your student profile and upload your current resume to this system. If you were previously registered to use Sharklink, the same username and password will work for the new system. If you do not know your username and password, e-mail Georgette Jover, georgette.jover@simmons.edu, Career Services Coordinator, for assistance. If you are a new student or have never used the CSO's online job database, you are able to register yourself and select your own username and password. Click here for instructions.

Email Alerts

To sign up for email alerts that are tailored to your career interests/background, see instructions on the Career Connect Home Page.

Job Seekers Network

Date: Tuesdays

September 9
September 23
October 7
October 21
November 11
November 25

Time: 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Location: 409 Commonwealth Avenue, CAREER SERVICES OFFICE Suite, 4th floor of building 411 (enter 409)

Contact: Georgette Jover, 617-521-3857, georgette.jover@simmons.edu.

Description: Many of you are aware of the Job Seeker's Network (JSN) Meetings that have been ongoing at the School of Managemnt. These meeting are informal gatherings of alumnae who are in the process of seeking a new position for a myriad of reasons. We want to continue these valuable meeting, and have decided to shift the start-time to 6:00 p.m. Hopefully, this will give many of you more time to get here if you are coming form work. We hope you will join us.

For the rest of 2008, the JSN meetings will be a bit more structures. The structure of each meeting will be explained at the time of the meeting.

We hope you decide to join us and we welcome your feedback for continuous improvement.

Please keep in mind -
RSVP are necessary at least 48 hours in advance to georgette.jover@simmons.edu.
The start time will be 6:00 p.m. and the end time will be 7:30 p.m.

Access to Interviewmastery

Interviewmastery is an interactive tool to help you successfully prepare for interviews.  Only available to SOM students and alumnae, Interviewmastery can be accessed 24/7 through the home page of Career Connect. 

Boston MBA Career Services Consortium

Simmons partners with seven Boston-area business schools to provide students with networking and career events that incorporate the city's MBA community.

Information Source for External Networking Events

The MBA Update is a weekly newsletter created and maintained by the MBA Program Office. The purpose of the Update is to inform MBA students on SOM happenings and course updates, job opportunities, events, and other pertinent information.

http://my.simmons.edu/som/student-information/