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Matthew Gilson
ALUMNI NEWS Career Development Office Update
Robert H. Wilcox
Associate dean
Career Development Office
This is the first in a
series of columns to
support your career
success. Send us your
questions and ideas
and we’ll do our
best to include them
in future columns.
If you have a more
immediate need,
please write to us
at gsbworks@
gsb.uchicago.edu.
Career Education at the GSB:
New Vision, New Opportunities
Providing premier career education
to alumni has always been a goal of the
Office to Advance Career and Corporate
Alliances (OACCA), and to better reflect
this commitment, OACCA became the
Career Development Office (CDO) on
January 1. In addition to our new name,
we have launched this career column to
present information and practical ideas
to support your ongoing career success.
The CDO provides the following
programs and services:
Career Assessments. Assessments can help
you evaluate yourself and your career, from
clarifying your direction and choosing organizations
compatible with your strengths to
finding your passion and improving your
interpersonal skills.
Individual Career Coaching. This can help you
advance within your company, find a new
position, or make a complete career change.
Sessions can be conducted via phone from
anywhere in the world.
Career Strategy Workshops. Workshops are
a low-pressure way to begin to build or
strengthen the skills you need to succeed
in today’s marketplace. They give you an
opportunity to explore a variety of career
topics, from resume writing and interviewing
to how your values affect your career
choices and how to market yourself.
Resume e-Directory. This listing includes
alumni and eligible part-time students
and is sent to more than 1,100 companies
and 260 executive search firms. This online
directory allows recruiters to search for
candidates based on a variety of criteria,
including background, functional experience,
and years of professional work.
Job Opportunities. The GSB learns of new
opportunities daily, posting more than 2,700
job openings annually that range from
entry-level M.B.A. to senior-level executive
positions. These openings represent various
job functions and industries from both
domestic and international organizations.
Corporate Insights and Industry Immersion Panels.
These events are held throughout the year
in Chicago, Barcelona, and Singapore.
Companies visit the GSB to provide alumni
and students with firsthand information
about their industry, culture, and business
strategies. The Industry Immersion Panels
create opportunities for students to network
with alumni in a variety of industries.
The Fisher Library. Located at Gleacher Center,
the library provides extensive career- and
job-related research resources to alumni
around the world. If you live in or visit
Chicago, you will find a comfortable place
to conduct your career research. Connect
your laptop computer to a port, or use one
of the computer workstations to access
online databases featuring company information,
job leads, industry data, and compensation
surveys. Alumni have full access
to these resources from the library’s computer
workstations. If you’re not in Chicago,
the Fisher Library provides long-distance
support for your career research needs.
Professional librarians are available for reference
assistance and database instruction.
The library also offers a circulating collection
of career-oriented books and videos.
Web Site. The Career Development Office’s
site at gsb.uchicago.edu/cdo gives alumni
access to comprehensive resources for every
phase of career planning and job search.
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