Once you have accepted your offer of admission, you are encouraged to jump-start your career preparation right away. You can begin by accessing MBA Career Management via the Summer Online Professional Development Course on Canvas. Look for an announcement in late spring about when the course will become available so you can get started. Additionally, in early summer, you will hear from a career counselor who will support you as you design your career strategy, start researching career options, update your resume, understand how to set up informational interviews, and more, all in partnership with the MBA Career Management team.
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 two years working with Foster’s MBA Career Management team, who provide with expert career coaching; insightful, relevant thought leadership on professional development; and interactive activities like Radical Collaboration and the award-winning Brand Essence workshop
Deep connections to the business community in Seattle and beyond take you further
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 Full-time MBA Career Management page to see more employment statistics.
MBA Career Management Services
Mentoring is a large part of leadership and also a big part of the Foster culture. There are plenty of avenues for students to become mentors and mentees. From formal mentoring programs, such as Fritzky Leadership Fellows and the executive mentor program, to informal mentoring from second years, and the alumni-led Mentoring Circles of Color. The executive Mentor Program, led by the Career Management team, connects MBA students with senior executives in the business community. MBA students bid for their choice of mentor and groups of 5-6 students are assigned to each mentor. Most groups meet with their mentors several times during the calendar year. Students draw on their mentor’s depth of experience to explore a variety of business and issues.
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.