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FT MBA Students
Career Resources
HireSmith
HireSmith is the online job-search website/database
customized for students
of the Smith School of Business. It
facilitates the recruiting, on-campus interviewing,
and resume collections of business students/alums. It can be compared
to the famous Monster and HotJobs
job-search websites and tailored
to Smith, with employers and events specifically
geared toward the Smith community.
Access HireSmith at
www.hiresmith.net
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ACCESS
InterviewStream
Click
here to access InterviewStream.
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Career & Communications Coaching
Career coaching can support you in all
areas of the job search including: understanding
where your skills fit; marketing & positioning
yourself; jumping industries or types of
jobs; developing job market understanding;
making and following an action plan; and
dealing with job search nerves. They
can provide
tactical help with resumes, cover letters,
elevator speeches, summary of qualifications,
interview skills, researching potential
employers, and networking.
Career Coaching for First
and Second Year Full-time Students
LaVern
Chapman, Director & Career Consultant
LaVern Chapman is highly experienced in
the creation, execution and management
of career programs and employer
development initiatives within
multicultural environments in private
industry, government, and higher
education. At Smith, LaVern champions
full-time MBA career programming efforts
by designing and implementing various
career programming initiatives, building
strategic partnerships with key internal
and external stakeholders, including
alumni, employers, and career delivery
partners. As the Office of Career
Management liaison to the MBAA,
functional student clubs, and employers,
LaVern designs and communicates OCM
policies and tracks and reports
full-time MBA job placement statistics
in accordance with MBA CSC guidelines.
Sandi
Stewart,
Career Consultant
Sandi Stewart’s management career
has spanned a number of industries. Sandi
has experience as a VP of Marketing & Consultant,
Associate Product Manager and Marketing
Manager at companies to include Johnson
& Johnson, Hearst/ABC, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich,
and Ferrero, N.A. This work experience and
MBA from Columbia University has given her
a breadth of understanding of diverse opportunities.
As an Executive Coach with over 15 years
of organizational consulting and coaching
experience, Sandi has assisted executives,
managers, entrepreneurs and career changers
in catalyzing their work and career development.
Kecia Hansard,
Career Consultant
Kecia Hansard is an experienced
higher education professional with a sincere
desire to assist MBA students attain their
career goals. Kecia has over 14 years of
experience in marketing, recruitment, and
student advising within universities and
associations. She possesses a wealth of
culturally diverse experiences assisting
students in the US and abroad, acting as
a career resource to Smith student associations,
and is skilled in career planning and strategy.
A proud TERP, Kecia received her B.S. in
Journalism from the University of Maryland,
College Park and M.A. in Counseling from
The George Washington University with concentrations
in multicultural and career counseling.
Kecia is currently a doctoral candidate
at GWU in Human Resource Development, with
research areas in organizational effectiveness,
work and identity, and leadership coaching.
Moneca
Surida, Program Manager
Having worked most recently as a project
manager at the National Institutes of
Health (NIH), Moneca Surida brings a
strong project and logistics management
background to both large and small scale
clients with varying training needs. As
Smith’s MBA career programs manager,
Moneca manages the design and
implementation of a variety of career
programming initiatives. Working with
MBA students and clubs, she assists with
creation of career programming
initiatives and serves as an OCM
representative at various student,
employer and campus events. Moneca seeks
to build strategic partnerships with MBA
Admissions and other key internal
stakeholders.
Scheduling an Appointment with a Career Coach
To schedule an appointment with a career
consultant, check HireSmith (www.hiresmith.net)
for the availability of the coach of your
choosing, or contact the coach directly
via phone:
- Sandi Stewart, Van Munching Hall,
Rm. 4561; Phone: 301-405-8009
- Kecia Hansard, Van Munching Hall,
Rm. 4560; Phone: 301-405-0133
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CAREER
RESOURCE CENTER
Career Resource Center
Use the Career Resource Center for everything you need on company research,
personal marketing and professional development.
Guidebooks, references, directories and
texts are available, as well as computer
access to online information.
Location: Room 4568 VMH (next
door to the Office of Career Management)
Hours: Spring & Fall semesters:
9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Other times: Please contact
the OCM at 301-405-2301 for an appointment.
The Center will be closed occasionally
for OCM meetings, corporate guests, and
campus closures.
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Telephone
Interviews
Students can reserve an OCM interview
room for career-related telephone calls
on a first come first served basis. Availability
of interview rooms on certain days may be
limited due to a high number of employers
conducting on-campus interviews. Please
plan early and verify availability before
finalizing your phone appointment.
To reserve a room, stop by the OCM Reception
desk (room 4570), or contact Jessie Young
at
jyoung@rhsmith.umd.edu or 301-405-2301.
Appointments must be made at least 24 hours
in advance. As a courtesy to others using
the rooms, please leave the interview room
neat and tidy.
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Smith OCM MBA Virtual Meeting Room
The Smith OCM MBA Virtual Meeting room
provides a chat room, discussion boards,
a contact member list, and other resources
to inform and prepare Smith MBAs for future
career opportunities.
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Allows near real-time
information exchange as it relates to
career/job search strategies for students
who have completed or are pursuing their
MBA at the Smith School of Business.
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Serves as a forum
for leveraging the collective strengths,
knowledge, and networks of all Smith
MBAs.
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Allows for sharing
of your career search experiences with
members of the Smith MBA community.
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Significantly increases
employer-specific institutional knowledge.
Directions for joining/accessing the
room:
Point your browser to:
http://groups.msn.com/SmithOCMMBA/.
You will first need to set up a .NET account,
and then apply to the Smith Groups site.
If you do not already have either a .NET
or Hotmail account, you can obtain one for
free and then apply to enter the site. During
your application process, if you choose
to use a screen name other than your real
name, you must provide your real name in
the text box to verify your status as a
Smith student.
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TERP Alumni
Network
The TERP Alumni Network is a new and
convenient way to stay in touch with fellow
alumni and your alma mater. This FREE online
community features an Alumni Directory to
help you locate old friends and establish
a permanent Terp e-mail so that your friends
can also find you. There is even a place
to update your alumni profile.
Access is exclusive to University of
Maryland, College Park, graduates and to
members of the alumni association. To take
advantage of all the TERP Alumni Network
has to offer, please proceed through the
registration process to establish a user
ID and password at:
http://www.alumniconnections.com/olc/pub/UMD/.
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ONLINE
RESEARCH GUIDES
WetFeet
The WetFeet Network provides information
on companies, careers, and industries that
job seekers use throughout their careers
to make smarter career decisions. WetFeet
also offers job seekers expert advice, newsletters,
salary benchmarking tools, and discussion
boards on everything from negotiating a
raise to writing better cover letters.
Additionally, WetFeet publishes the highly-regarded
WetFeet Insider Guide series of career management
guidebooks for job seekers, which are sold
to job seekers worldwide. WetFeet's company
and industry profiles and career management
content powers the career sections of top
properties across the Web, including major
newspapers, universities, media companies,
staffing firms, job boards and leading employer
websites.
Login to
HireSmith, click on the "jobs" tab
and select
"password-protected on-line research
guides" to access username and
password information.
Vault
The Office of Career Management provides
Smith students access to Vault, an online
career research guide. Vault provides insider
company information, advice, and career
management services. Specific content includes:
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Updated "insider"
information on over 3,000 companies
and 70 industries.
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Over 60 career guides
and employer profiles, including well-known
titles such as the Vault Guide to the
Top 100 Law Firms, Vault Guide to Finance
Interviews, and Vault Guide to the Top
50 Consulting Firms. Guides cover a
range of industries, including accounting,
advertising, fashion, media, investment
management, and venture capital.
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Detailed, targeted
and free e-newsletters with breaking
news and exclusive stories in various
industries.
Login to
HireSmith, click on the "jobs" tab
and select
"password-protected on-line research
guides" to access username and
password information.
Hoovers
Hoover's, Inc. delivers comprehensive
company, industry, and market intelligence
that drives business growth. The Hoovers
database includes 12 million companies,
with in-depth coverage of 30,000 of the
world's top business enterprises. Hoover's
editorial staff of some 80 editors and researchers
bring vital business information and knowledge,
updating the site daily to bring visitors
and subscribers the most up-to-date business
information in the industry.
To access Hoover's from off-campus (If
you are on-campus, click on the link in
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1. Go to VBIC (http://vbic.umd.edu)
and select "Off Campus Access" on the
left menu for instructions.
2. Once in, click
on "VBIC Databases" on the left menu,
go to the letter 'H' for 'Hoovers and
you will be able to access the database
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http://premium.hoovers.com/subscribe/.
H1Base
H1Base provides information on companies
that may sponsor international students.
To access H1Base, please click
here.
Enter your Email and Password in the "Current
User Login" box at the top of the page and
click the "Login" button. Click on
the "VIEW" button next to the "All Directories
- Unlimited users" service heading.
Login to
HireSmith, click on the "jobs" tab
and select
"password-protected on-line research
guides" to access username and
password information.
VBIC
The Virtual Business Information Center
(VBIC) is a compilation of electronic and
print business resources intended to provide
research assistance to the Smith community.
VBIC is a very useful tool when conducting
company and industry research in preparation
for interviews. Visit:
http://www.vbic.umd.edu.
Internships USA
Login to
HireSmith, click on the "jobs" tab
and select
"password-protected on-line research
guides" to access username and
password information.
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