You are looking at an MBA because you want to advance your career. Whether you want to move up the ladder, switch fields, or launch your own company, Technology Management MBA and the UW Foster School can help.
TMMBA offers tools, frameworks, support, and professional coaching to help you take your career to the next level. You will have access to a mentoring program, small group discussions, networking events, and much more so that you are in a great position to achieve your goals.
Professional coaching is available to discuss your specific career development and job search needs, including resumes, cover letters, interviewing, networking, and offer negotiations. Students can schedule meetings through an easy-to-use calendaring system.
TMMBA students can join small groups to gain guidance, support, and accountability around systematic, effective processes for job searching or career switching. This allows for unique networking and bonding opportunities across different MBA cohorts. Career Management launches new groups one to two times each year.
Career Management hosts a variety of in-person and virtual events throughout the year to enhance your career and job transition and advancement strategies. Topics range from career exploration, written communications, resume and LinkedIn optimization, interviewing skills, and salary negotiation to a month-long Career Expo to learn about career fields through MBA alumni panel sessions.
The speaker series showcases successful leaders, executives, and entrepreneurs from a variety of organizational sizes. Topics span leadership, entrepreneurship, and globalization to social innovation and business growth strategies. An event brings students, alumni, and community members together to network as well as hear leadership philosophies and strategies that have transformed a speaker’s career, organization, and life.
An MBA Trek is a curated trip to a Puget Sound area company or to a key metropolitan area where students visit several companies and engage directly with senior leadership on company culture, business strategies, operations, and career opportunities. The goal is to experience a diverse set of industries and companies from multinational giants to early-stage, well-funded startups, and incubators. Ultimately, the Trek provides students a holistic understanding of the business ecosystem in the given locale. TMMBA students have visited numerous companies in the Seattle metropolitan area and traveled to the Bay Area, Austin, and Portland.
The TMMBA Mentoring Program is an opt-in, application-based program. Its primary goal is to provide opportunities for valuable conversations around professional experience, career development, and situational advice. Mentors are successful, respected Foster MBA alumni in senior-level roles from numerous companies and industries including technology, consulting, consumer goods, and health care. The program has a custom software platform that assists in building a mentoring community, supporting mentor-mentee matching, and measuring program effectiveness.
You will find many opportunities to network with TMMBA students and alumni, as well as other Foster MBA students. You can also connect with leading employers through events such as company presentations, virtual career fairs, and Career Mixers.
Students have access to an on-demand Career Management course with resources from developing a distinctive personal brand and clear elevator pitch to a compelling LinkedIn profile, keyword-optimized resume, and offer negotiation plan.