Professional Development CenterThe Williams Professional Development Center is a department of MBA Corporate Connections and is designed to help Williams College of Business MBA students and alumni professionally develop within their current company, transition careers or simply increase their professional skill set. The center is designed to support Full-time MBA students, Part-time MBA students, Executive MBA students and all MBA alumni. Workshops and events are held throughout the year in the Williams College of Business and select off campus locations. Let us know who you are: career switcher, career advancer, career starter The following are career services available through the Professional Development Center: |
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Corporate Connections Online Community
Our MBA career site enables you to view and make reservations for MBA workshops, company presentations and networking events. Additionally, you will be kept "in the know" by monthly emails highlighting MBA career events. Our MBA alumni directory enabling you to search for alumni in companies from every industry, in every local. Be sure to access our online tools for career research and informative career related articles.
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Meet the Professional Events / Meet the Firm Nights
Here is your chance to meet companies recruiting WCB MBA's. These events are your opportunity to interact on a personal basis with company HR recruiters and executives. Professional events are scheduled throughout the year including: professional networking hours downtown, golf outings, company/student receptions before home basketball games, and more.
MBA Professional Networking Hour
Networking events that are designed to promote interaction between MBA students, alumni, corporate recruiters, executives, and peers in a social setting.
MBA Professional Development Workshops
Executive Mentor Program
Ensures Xavier students a viable and effective network of notable professional contacts to assist them in their careers. Moving beyond traditional mentor programs where a mentor counsels a student on academic growth or personal direction, our program involves more than 500 high-ranking executives who meet with students one-on-one.
Internship Program
An integrated classroom/work experience program coordinated with your major field of study in the Williams College of Business at Xavier. It is a structured program in which students work in a career-related position while earning both money and academic credit and provides students the chance to apply theoretical knowledge in a practical way. Many students are hired as permanent employees once their internship is complete.
MBA eRecruiting
This online database gives students 24/7 access to internship and job opportunities and on-campus interview schedules. One
on One Career Counseling
Business students interested in discussing career paths and opportunities should schedule a meeting with Sunitha Narayanan by contacting mbacareer@xavier.edu or calling (513) 745-3525 to make an appointment
The Vault Online Career Resource Library
Vault is an online library containing various resources to facilitate students in finding the career, company, and job that is right for them. Students can research company profiles, review industry guides, and find valuable career advice by accessing Vault online 24 hours a day or by downloading part or all of the articles. This is a free service for our Xavier MBA Students. 
NACElink is an online job board sponsored by the National Association of Colleges and Employers, and free to students. Search jobs posted for Xavier University and Williams College of Business students and alumni. If you'd like, you can post your resume and apply for positions via NACElink, similar to how you use eRecruiting, or apply for positions offline using the contact information listed in each posting. Questions? Email the WCB Undergraduate Career Staff at wcbcareers@xavier.edu. eRecruiting
This online database gives students 24/7 access to internship and job opportunities and on-campus interview schedules. 
InterviewStream provides you with the opportunity to practice your interviewing skills before you're sitting in front of an employer when it really counts. Using your computer's webcam, this interview technology allows you to choose questions you'd like to practice, record your responses, and email them for feedback to the MBA career coach or to someone else knowledgeable on interviews whom you've asked to give you an honest assessment. If you don't have a webcam, MBA students can borrow one from the MBA office on the first floor, Hailstones Hall.
WCB Interview Program
Businesses can meet high quality candidates while at the same time branding their corporate image into the minds of hundreds of faculty, staff, students, and other campus visitors. To set up, businesses simply provide us their availability, a job description, and any other necessary criteria. We'll collect the applications for you and pre-screen the candidates based on your needs. Please allow at least three weeks notice to effectively execute your WCB interviewing experience. Contact wilsonc3@xavier.edu to make arrangements and please indicate your interest in WCB interviewing. |