MBA career services

Employer-sponsored students

The career journey looks very different for students benefiting from an employer-sponsored MBA. And while you may not think these career services are applicable now, many alumni draw on this knowledge as their careers evolve. Whether you're searching for a new job or not, the CMC can help you define future career goals, teach you new job search skills and sharpen your interviewing techniques. We also offer several workshops about long-term career success to help you consider career changes you might work toward in the future.

Summer before Kellogg

This is the time to set the foundation for your career journey. Once enrolled, you’ll gain access to CMC Launchpad, a curated toolkit and guide to help you reflect on your career goals and understand the most common industries for MBA graduates. Through structured self-assessments, skills development, and industry exploration tools, you’ll arrive on campus ready to focus on your internship search and network with employers.

First year: Explore and prepare

The first year is your opportunity to clarify what matters — and test it out. You'll take advantage of a wide range of career services, including working with your career coach to craft a nimble internship search strategy. You'll also tap into support from Career Peers and alumni mentors for résumé reviews, elevator-pitch prep and mock interviews. Sample workshops include:

• Did You Just Get an Interview? How to Jump Into Interview Prep
• Real-Time Recruiting: Recruiters Tell All
• Making LinkedIn Work for You

You’ll also begin your internship search during this time. On-campus events like Kellogg Networking Nights and employer coffee chats are ways we help you get a head start connecting with employers.

Summer internship

Two-Year Program students get the opportunity to work with a company for a summer — often located around the country — where you'll gain real-world experience, apply what you’ve learned and refine your goals. By working with the CMC, every Two-Year student seeking an internship finds one. In fact, many students perform so well in their internships, they receive full time job offers from the same company.  

Second year: Focus your job search, land your offer

Full-time recruiting starts early, with some full-time roles posting as soon as the summer of your internship. Your second year is about being proactive, flexible and prepared, as on-campus interviewing occurs in the fall, and the just-in-time search continues through the spring and summer in many industries. Continue regular check-ins with your coach, practice with Career Peers and tap alumni for targeted insights. Workshops include:

• 2nd Years: Assemble Your Toolkit
• International Second Years: Mastering the Maze
• Success Series: Resilience Through Your Career

After Kellogg: Career support beyond graduation

Your first job after Kellogg is just the beginning. You’ll gain lifetime access to our career services, including professional coaching, the Kellogg Job Board, and alumni clubs around the world. As your career evolves, we’ll be here to help you think through your next move — whether it’s your second job or your fifth.

Employer sponsorships

The career journey looks very different for students who are sponsored by an employer. In fact, nearly half of One-Year MBAs are sponsored students. So while you may not think these services are applicable now, many alumni routinely draw upon this knowledge as their careers evolve. During your time at Kellogg, the CMC can help you define future career goals, teach you crucial job search skills and sharpen your interviewing techniques. We also offer several workshops about long-term career success, including when and how to make a career pivot.

Spring before Kellogg

As an incoming One-Year student, you’ll begin with Launchpad — an interactive online toolkit designed as a step-by-step guide to help you prepare for a rigorous job search and career journey. You'll reflect on your goals and identify key industry and function interests before classes begin in June. This early work helps you focus quickly and jump into recruiting with direction.

Summer Quarter: Set your plan

During the summer quarter, you’ll balance a full course load with early-stage recruiting preparation and job search strategy. You’ll take advantage of a suite of career services, meet with your coach, begin refining your résumé, and take part in workshops to help you build your story. Our team helps you navigate the fast pace and stay on track.

Fall through Spring: Active recruiting

You’ll take part in the same job search opportunities as your Two-Year peers — company presentations, networking events and just-in-time recruiting job postings. You’ll also work closely with alumni Industry Advisors and CMC Career Peers to gain deeper market insight and prepare for interviews.

After Kellogg: Career support beyond graduation

As a Kellogg alum, you’ll continue to have access to career coaches, the Kellogg Job Board, and our global network. Whether you're reentering the workforce or ready for your next big move, we’ll be here to help you keep progressing.

Before Kellogg/MMM Summer Quarter

Before you even get to campus, you'll get access to Launchpad, our exclusive toolkit and guide, that will help you prepare so you can hit the ground running when school starts. This includes:

• Self-assessments that explore how design innovation fits into your career goals
• Exploring how to start building a narrative that connects business and human-centered thinking
• Extra time to meet and work with your career coach once on campus
• Résumé reviews

Year One: Explore and prepare

During your first year, you’ll explore roles at the nexus of business and design. You’ll partner with coaches to understand design-forward careers, while starting your search for a summer internship. To prepare, you'll also leverage career workshops and services, including:

• Career treks
• CMC Library industry research tools
• Mock interviews 

Summer Internship

Your internship gives you the opportunity to apply design thinking in a corporate or innovation-driven context. You'll work with our team of experts to find the right company and opportunity. In fact, many students perform so well in their internships, they receive full time job offers from the same company.

Year Two: Focus your job search, land your offer

You’ll continue refining your career narrative and targeting full-time roles where creativity, strategy and collaboration intersect. CMC coaches, Career Peers and alumni mentors will help craft a story that showcases your unique strengths to employers.

After Kellogg: Career support beyond graduation

You'll be a member of both the Kellogg and McCormick alumni networks, expanding your reach across business, design and engineering communities. You’ll also retain access to coaching and the Kellogg Job Boards to help you make your next move.

Summer before Kellogg

You’ll begin by completing the CMC Launchpad toolkit to reflect on how you want to apply AI and analytics in your leadership path. With access to our robust career services, you'll start to think through strategic opportunities where business and tech meet.

First year: Explore and prepare

You’ll partner with CMC coaches who understand hybrid careers from product and strategy roles to data science and innovation. Career workshops, mock interviews and case prep practice will help you prepare for early-stage networking and internship recruiting.

Summer Internship

This is your chance to apply classroom knowledge in a real-world tech role. Working at an organization at the forefront of technology will help you leverage your experience in the full-time job market. In fact, many students perform so well in their internships, they receive full-time job offers from the same company.

Second Year + Capstone Quarter: Focus your job search, land your offer

As you complete your live client capstone, your coach will help you translate that work into a compelling story for recruiting. You’ll get access to on-campus recruiting and just-in-time opportunities with top employers in tech and AI-driven spaces through the Kellogg Job Board.

After Kellogg: Career support beyond graduation

You’ll remain part of Kellogg’s powerful alumni network with added connections in tech-forward industries. We offer lifelong coaching and dedicated job board access to help you navigate an ever-evolving landscape.