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31WHARTON COMMUNITY continuedfaculty and staff and is a popular and valuable networkingresource.It is important to keep your information updated at all times.It is a key resource used by the university, faculty, staff and yourfellow students.Only you can update your information. If you move orchange jobs, please make sure to update the information usingthe following link:spike.wharton.upenn.edu/community.For questions about your email accounts, facebook orCanvas, please refer to the following link:spike.wharton.upenn.edu/consult.Lifelong Email AccountYou are assigned a Lifelong Email Account. Weencourage you to use this Wharton-issued life long emailaddress just like a regular email address. Give it out as youremail address so that people will always be able to get intouch with you. Simply ensure that the account is set toforward your email to whatever account you are currentlyusing to read email.Your life long email address is really a “pointer” thatforwards your mail to another account. To change theforwarding address for your lifelong email address:www.wharton.upenn.edu/alumni. By default, it is set up toforward your email to your Wharton account. However,if you wish, you can set this up to forward mail to apersonal account that you have elsewhere.Computer ConsultingTo help students make the best use of Wharton’scomputing facilities, Wharton Computing providesconsulting, documentation, and computer purchaseassistance. The consultants are available by phone at215.898.8600 during regular consulting hours, or bysending an e-mail to consultant@wharton.upenn.edu. Formore information, visit Computer Consulting at: spike.wharton.upenn.edu/support.Career Management ServicesMBAExec Career Management Services (CMS) isthe office that provides career services for all students inthe Wharton MBA Program for Executives. We provideinformational resources, individual career coaching &counseling, and various strategies, tools and techniques tohelp you better manage your career over your lifetime.General Career Services consist of the following resourcesand services: All students receive a copy of a career workbook,are encouraged to complete self-assessment career inventories,such as the Myers-Briggs and CareerLeader, and are givenaccess to online tools and resources through the MBA ExecCMS website. These online tools include the Whartonalumni directory (WhartonConnect), Vault & WetFeet Onlinecareer resources, resume and interviewing tips, and otherresearch resources. Individual consultation and coachingappointments, with Steve Hernandez, the Associate Directorof CMS, are available to all students, regardless of financialsponsorship status, to provide assistance in formulating careergoals and strategies. Workshops on career-related topics suchas self-assessment and career planning, resume preparation,networking, and interviewing are offered; and guest speakersand alumni are featured each term through the CareerInsightsSpeaker Series. An introductory overview of CMS occursduring the second term, with structured career servicesand programs beginning in the third term and continuingthrough the remainder of the program.Job Search Services are available through CMS for thosestudents who are self-sponsored financially or who receivewritten permission from their employer to participate inthese services. Job Search Services include publicationof your resume in a Wharton resume book, access toonline job postings, and an opportunity to participate inOn-Campus Recruiting in Philadelphia during term 5for full-time career opportunities. Students in the MBAExec program may not apply for summer internshipsthrough On-Campus Recruiting. Individual job searchcoaching and related workshops are provided during yoursecond year and representatives from companies provideinformation sessions. For specific information on obtainingpermission to participate in Job Search Services, please seeSteve Hernandez, Associate Director of MBA Exec CareerManagement Services.Employment Status Change: If you should experienceany change of employment while you are enrolled in theprogram, you are required to submit a new endorsementletter from your current employer, which must be sent toKatherine Lilygren, Director of Admissions.