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Career Services

Ignite Program

Run by NYU Stern’s Office of Career Development, Ignite is a program that covers personalized support, tools, training & development, and networking & interviewing activities to provide you with lifelong job search skills to help you achieve your short and long-term career goals. It consists of required and elective sessions including workshops, panel discussions, guest speakers, Q&A sessions, mock interviews, résumé critiques and industry- and function-specific strategy groups. Most sessions are held on Fridays, which are reserved for career programming and individual job search efforts. No classes are held on Fridays. Career Development Program sessions cover the following key areas:
  • Setting/assessing skills & values
  • Defining career goals
  • Creating a targeted résumé
  • Networking effectively
  • Preparing for informational interviews and corporate presentations
  • Strengthening interviewing skills
  • Developing job search strategies and techniques
Click on the right tab of this window for a timeline of the types of programming and job search activities that typically take place during each portion of the MBA program.

Office of Career Development (OCD) Daily Resources

  • One-on-one career counseling sessions
  • Daily open hour for quick career-related questions
  • Résumé and cover letter review
  • Personalized career account, with access to on-campus recruiting, job postings, workshops and presentations
  • Self assessment tools
  • Access to industry, career and company guides, such as WetFeet and Vault
  • Research and networking tools such as CapitalIQ, CareerBeam and Going Global

Career Coaches

Career Coaches are selected second-year students who partner with OCD, implementing career-related activities for first-year students throughout the first semester. They provide the following services:
  • Targeted résumé review by industry and function
  • Small group strategy sessions on job search topics
  • Technical mock interviews

Alumni Network

NYU Stern provides a dynamic alumni network of nearly 100,000 business leaders in more than 100 countries throughout the world.

  • SternConnect provides online access to contact information of Stern alumni, which you can search by employer, industry/function and/or location. You may begin using SternConnect in the fall once enrolled.
  • Networking with alumni may occur through a variety of Stern activities such as corporate presentations, informational interviews, conferences, panels, receptions, case competitions and other events.

Summer - LAUNCH 2013

Résumé Update & Self Assessment
(Go to What to Do Now for details)
  • Adapt your résumé to the Stern format
  • Research your target industries/functions
  • Assess your skills/strengths, values and areas for growth
  • Mark your calendar for career development programming throughout the academic year, and for January on-campus recruiting for summer internships (begins in January 2014, before classes start)

Fall Semester (Year 1)

Prepare for Summer Internship Job Market
  • Attend panels and workshops
  • Participate in professional student club activities and events
  • Meet with a career counselor
  • Network and build contacts
  • Attend corporate presentations
  • Attend fall career fair
  • Prepare for interviews
  • Participate in MBA2 strategy groups
  • Submit applications for on-campus interviews
  • Check NYU Stern job postings for summer internship opportunities

January during Winter Break (Year 1)

Interview On Campus for Summer Internships
  • Continue interview preparation
  • Interview on and off campus for summer internships

Spring Semester (Year 1)

Secure a Summer Internship
  • Continue interviewing on and off campus
  • Continue checking NYU Stern job postings for summer internship opportunities
  • Attend spring panels and workshops
  • Participate in professional student club activities and events
  • Continue networking and building contacts
  • Attend spring career fair

Summer (Between Year 1 and Year 2)

Confirm or Change Career Goals
  • Complete summer internship
  • Continue networking and building contacts

Fall Semester (Year 2)

Prepare for Full-time Job Market
  • Attend corporate presentations
  • Continue networking and building contacts
  • Participate in professional student club activities and events
  • Prepare for interviews for full-time opportunities
  • Check NYU Stern job postings for full-time opportunities
  • Interview on and off campus for full-time opportunities
  • Attend fall career fair

Spring Semester (Year 2)

Secure First Post-MBA Full-time Job
  • Continue checking NYU Stern job postings for full-time opportunities
  • Interview off campus for full-time opportunities
  • Participate in professional student club activities and events
  • Continue networking and building contacts
  • Explore new opportunities
  • Attend spring career fair
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