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Full-Time Jobs
Your full-time
job search is a
continuous,
three-year process.
For starters, we
advise you to follow
much of the same
advice listed on the
Summer Internships
(link) page. Again,
the Ross School of
Business does a
great job of
preparing students
for the full-time
job search and the
campus recruiting
season. Attend the
workshops put on by
OCD - they are worth
your time. And
take advantage of
on-campus interviews
- you will probably
find that some of
the companies you
are interested in
come to Michigan.
Even though the
Chief Environmental
Officer won’t be
coming to Ann Arbor,
these on-campus
interviews are one
way to get your foot
in the door… and to
hopefully move on to
a second round of
interviews. (And if
this is not the
case, there are
usually other
avenues for those of
us interested in the
Business-Environment
departments of such
companies).
The Erb Institute
EAB, alumni, and
staff are great
resources for job
advice, contacts,
and often, full-time
employment
opportunities. And
don’t neglect your
peers and
professors, who can
also provide
invaluable tips.
Tip: Keep a file
box
“During my third
year, as I was
searching for a
full-time job, it
was challenging to
stay organized. With
so many e-mails
sent, resumes and
cover letters
mailed, and phone
calls made, I felt a
bit overwhelmed. So
I started keeping a
file for every
organization I
contacted and every
lead that came up. I
kept copies of
emails, cover
letters, records of
phone conversations,
and a separate “to
do” list for each
organization. When I
accepted my offer
with Monsanto, I was
easily able to reach
everyone I had been
in contact with
throughout the job
search. It’s
important to keep
good relations with
people, especially
because the Business
and Environment
community is small.
Chances are, I will
come into contact
again very soon with
the people I spoke
to during my
recruiting efforts.
Letting them know of
my decision was the
courteous thing to
do, and it was easy
because of the
simple system I had
created.”
Claudia Harner
Erb Institute MS/MBA
Class of 1998
The MBA Non-Profit
Connection
The Ross School
of Business is a
partner school of
the MBA Non-Profit
Connection (MNC). It
is a non-profit
organization that
facilitates the
placement of Ross
School of Business
students and alumni
at leading
non-profit
organizations across
the country, both
for the summer and
full-time. By
linking business
students and
non-profits, the MNC
is bringing new
skills and energy to
the non-profit
sector while
providing meaningful
new opportunities to
the Ross School of
Business community.
It knows what kinds
of non-profit jobs
are a good fit for
Ross School of
Business students
and graduates. In
collaboration with
Ross School of
Business and an
extensive network of
non-profits, it is
creating an exciting
new MBA/non-profit
job market.
Loan
Repayment Assistance
Program
Want to work
for a non-profit or
public sector
organization? Don’t
forget the Ross School of
Business Loan
Repayment Assistance
Program (LRAP)!
The objective of LRAP is to
attract a group of
highly-qualified
prospective students
and to expand the
career options of
its graduates by
actively encouraging
them to help fill
the need for skilled
managers in
non-profit and
public sector
organizations. The
program allows for,
and encourages, such
career choices by
reducing the degree
to which the burden
of graduates’
educational debt
obligation restricts
them from pursuing
important but
relatively
low-salaried
positions within
these sectors.
The program
accomplishes this
objective by paying
a portion of a
graduate’s Ross
School of
Business-related
loan obligations
while the graduate
is employed
full-time in a
business or
management-related
position within the
public or non-profit
sectors (subject to
annual reapplication
and review).
Click here for more information.
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