Professional Development CenterThe Professional Development Center is designed to help MBA students and alumni in the Williams College of Business prepare for their professional careers. A strong focus is placed on assisting students and alumni as they prepare to progress with their current employer or seek to transition careers. The center supports Full-Time MBA students, Part-Time MBA students, Executive MBA students and all MBA alumni. Workshops and events are held throughout the year in the Williams College of Business and select off-campus locations. Let us know who you are: career switcher, career advancer, career starter 
The following are career services available through the Professional Development Center: |
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MBA Professional Development Workshops
The PDC offers a number of workshops and events to assist students and alumni in their career search. Sample topics include:
Click here for a list of upcoming events. To RSVP, create your profile and select the event(s) you will be attending.
MBA Professional Networking Events
Networking events that are designed to promote interaction between MBA students, alumni, corporate recruiters, executives, and peers in a social setting.
One to One Career Coaching
Individual appointments are available for currently enrolled MBA students and MBA alumni who wish to discuss any aspect of a career or job search - from career decision-making to evaluating job offers. To schedule an appointment with an MBA Career Coach, please email mbapdc@xavier.edu or call 745-4213.
MBA Job Boards
The PDC recommends these job boards as a good start to your career search.
Executive Mentor Program
Ensures Xavier students a viable and effective network of notable professional contacts to assist them in their careers. Moving beyond traditional mentor programs where a mentor counsels a student on academic growth or personal direction, our program involves more than 500 high-ranking executives who meet with students one-on-one.
Internship Program
An integrated classroom/work experience program coordinated with your major field of study in the Williams College of Business at Xavier. It is a structured program in which students work in a career-related position while earning both money and academic credit and provides students the chance to apply theoretical knowledge in a practical way. Many students are hired as permanent employees once their internship is complete.
Vault's Career Insider
This resource provides free, unrestricted privileges to the largest, most comprehensive online career resource available. To access this resource for the FIRST time, log into your eRecruiting account. Click on "Register Here" and enter your Xavier email address. Click "Create an Account" and follow the prompts. Once you have created your account, you can directly access Vault's Career Insider without visiting eRecruiting.
Professional Articles
The Professional Development Center wants to provide you with as much useful information in your search for a career. This link will lead you to a few articles we think might help.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you have questions about the Professional Development Center? How can they help you and what services are offered? Click here to see our frequently asked questions.
InterviewStream provides you with the opportunity to practice your interviewing skills before you're sitting in front of an employer when it really counts. Using your computer's webcam, this interview technology allows you to choose questions you'd like to practice, record your responses, and email them for feedback to the MBA career coach or to someone else knowledgeable on interviews whom you've asked to give you an honest assessment. If you don't have a webcam, MBA students can borrow one from the MBA office on the first floor, Hailstones Hall. Welcome to OptimalResume™, a free service provided by the Williams College of Business in partnership with OptimalResume.com. Finding a job is stressful enough. This service can make the process easier.
WCB Interview Program
Businesses can meet high quality candidates while at the same time branding their corporate image into the minds of hundreds of faculty, staff, students and other campus visitors. For employers to set up an oppurtunity to post jobs, schedule information sessions or on-campus interviews, contact our office at mbapdc@xavier.edu. |
