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The Johnson School's Career Management Center has a two-pronged approach to helping our international students:
- Teaching students skills so that they will be successful in on-campus recruiting process as well as in a self-directed job search
- Facilitating opportunities for students to connect with employers, and expanding the school's outreach to companies interested in international MBA students
Programming
The CMC, under the leadership of an Assistant Director specially charged with helping international students, offers special career development workshops for international students, who make up about a third of our student body. A sampling of programs include:
- A panel presentation by second year students about their experiences the previous year and over the summer
- "Job Search American Style" - a quick review of American style resumes, cover letters, interviews, and the "90-second pitch
- An introduction to web-based resources essential for a self-directed job search, taught by staff from the Management Library
- Workshop on work-authorization issues, taught by an advisor from Cornell University's International Scholars and Students Office
The Johnson School periodically hosts a Symposium in a major European city, to which all European alumni are invited. Last year, the Alumni Relations Office held alumni receptions in Korea, Japan and China. Faculty and staff attending this event brought resumes of students seeking jobs in these cities. Often, these events take place over winter or spring break and students are invited to participate.
Outreach and Strategy
An internal group including representatives from all Johnson School offices with international components meets regularly to discuss ways the School can leverage each office's independent international efforts. The group includes representatives from the CMC, Admissions, Development, and Student Services.
Other initiatives that help our international students include a European Mentorship program, the initiation of an Asian Mentorship Program, collaboration with international students' clubs, and participation in international recruitment conferences, such as the Global MBA/Masters Recruiting Conference.
Through the efforts of the CMC and dedicated students, several companies that once excluded international students from their interview schedules have now agreed to include them. In a comparison of the top twenty business school's policies towards international students, we found that the Johnson School has the most aggressive policy - a policy that we find is helping potential employers to recognize the outstanding talent and experience of our international students.
Additional resources
The CMC suggests the following as additional resources for our international students:
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