The quarter is rolling along pretty quickly and the search for internships and full-time jobs is heating up. UCLA Anderson's Parker Career Management Center (CMC) offers many opportunities for students to prepare for their career search. Some of the many offerings from the CMC include one-on-one appointments with the fifteen counselors, online company information databases, industry-specific podcasts, or skill-building workshops.
I've really enjoyed my experiences as one of the eight student career counselors at the CMC. As a counselor, I can offer feedback on resumes and cover letters, facilitate mock interviews, assist with job and industry research, and help build job/internship search action plans. I consider this one of the most rewarding experiences I've had at UCLA Anderson so far because it enables me to use previous professional experience to give back to the MBA community.
One of the CMC's fall offerings includes Resumania, an eight hour event where any Anderson student can bring their resume to the CMC for a 10 minute feedback session with a counselor or second year student volunteer. 279 students were served during this year's Resumania, an amazing accomplishment!
This weekend, I'm taking my own job search to the Reaching Out Conference in Washington, DC. Look out for an update on the conference in the upcoming week.
Side note: After four weeks, I've had 7 turkey sandwiches from Cafe Roma. That's lower than I thought it would be. (For those of you that are lost, see my previous post entitled 'Time Management in a MBA Program.')
