Your Career Coach will work with you one-on-one to develop skills and strategies that will enhance your career trajectory in your current organization, help you to pivot functions or industries, or support entrepreneurship or working with startups. Working together, you’ll develop a personalized career management strategy that addresses your short- and long-term career objectives. Your coach is available to work with you during the EMBA Program and throughout your career.
Key elements of the process are:
Focus
The first step is to determine where you are in the job search process. Focus is essential. If you are still trying to figure out exactly what you want to do, you can explore self-assessments and resources to help clarify your goals.
Smart strategy
You’ll explore how activities like networking, leveraging LinkedIn, attending conferences, conducting informational interviews, participating in professional organizations, meeting with executive recruiters, and searching executive-level job posting sites can support you in accomplishing your career objectives.
Resume and branding materials
Next, you’ll look at your resume, cover letters, LinkedIn profile, portfolio, and any other materials you may need. Your materials will be optimized both for a quick personal look and for an electronic scanning process.
Finding opportunities
Your coach will help you manage internal and/or external job postings and help you develop company advocates to support the hiring process. You’ll be connected with job postings and on-campus recruiting opportunities through Ross.
Standout interviews
Make sure you’re ready to shine, and be prepared for interviews in any kind of format. Partner with your coach to develop your most strategic talking points and convey the value you offer. Mock interviews can assist with feedback on your style.
Negotiating the offer
Your coach will help you advocate for what you want in a job offer, and also assess whether a given opportunity is right for you.