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Whether you’re looking to move up in your organization, switch companies, or make a career change, we’re here to help! Foster MBA Career Management is your personal team of seasoned and experienced career coaches, ready to partner with you to create a plan and execute strategies that will optimize your success. Evening students have access to MBA Career Management services and professional development events and activities, which means you’ll have a wealth of resources to help you move towards your career goals. The ROI speaks for itself- 78% of graduates from the Class of 2023 were able to change jobs before they even graduated. Check out our Class Profile for details on career impact.

A brand that opens the right doors

Recruiters rank the Foster School of Business among the top business schools in the world on innovation and creativity, entrepreneurial skills and drive, and diversity of quality candidates.

These top rankings all start with motivated students ready to delve into designing a career path. Students set the stage for a productive three years working with Foster’s MBA Career Management team, who support them with expert career coaching; insightful, relevant thought leadership on professional development; and interactive activities like the award-winning Brand Essence workshop.

Deep connections to the Seattle business community take you further

MBA students visit Nike campus

These relationships facilitate excellent career opportunities, as well as paying dividends in your education. From guest teaching and mentoring to competition judging and career coaching, your access to business leaders will enrich your time at Foster.

Whether you wish to land in Seattle or around the world, Foster can help you reach your career goals. Foster students find roles at tech companies, consulting firms, consumer packaged goods companies, financial services firms, startups, and many more. Visit our Evening MBA Career Management page to see more employment statistics.

MBA Career Management Services

One-on-One Career Coaching

Most Evening MBA students will work with one (or several) of our career coaches throughout their Foster experience. Our coaches will work with you to strengthen your skill sets, clarify your career goals, and help you understand how to effectively reach out to employers. From resume and cover letter advice to multiple mock interviews, our career coaches will help you evaluate your interests and experience and develop a personalized strategy for success.

Company Information Sessions

Company Information Sessions are held several times a week during the lunch hour, afternoons, and sometimes in the evenings during peak season. Whether live or virtual, these sessions are an opportunity to connect with representatives from a variety of organizations large and small, to learn about their internships and employment opportunities, and to network with alumni who have developed successful careers in those companies. Shorter, 30-minute Q&A sessions are also organized throughout the year to showcase recruiters and alumni.

National Conferences & Treks

The MBA Career Management staff lead treks to visit companies in other states and to national career fairs that enable students to find opportunities beyond the many employers who recruit MBAs from Foster. Students can network with Foster alumni at receptions sponsored by MBA Career Management throughout the country.

Mentor Program

The Mentor Program connects MBA students with senior executives in the Seattle business community. Students draw on their mentor’s depth of experience to explore a variety of business and career-related issues.

MBA Recruitment

Evening MBA students can work with Career Management to pursue the “greenlight process”—an interviewing and candidate readiness program for MBA -level recruiting.

Listen to Conversations on Careers

Conversations on Careers and Professional Life is a podcast hosted and produced by Gregory Heller, Senior Associate Director of MBA Career Management at the Foster School of Business. In each episode, Gregory speaks with guests about topics related to job searches, professional development, public speaking, resilience, and mindfulness. Guests include current MBA candidates and past students, faculty and staff, and outside experts.

MBA Career Management at Foster

How Mentorship helps MBA students at Foster

One of the key aspects of the Foster MBA program is mentorship. Students have a myriad of opportunities to find mentors who can guide them through the MBA and beyond. This includes the MBA Mentor Program, Fritzky Fellows, Mentorship Circles as…

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