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A Vision of Your Future

As you embark on your graduate business education, you bring with you a set of academic, professional, and social experiences, as well as a vision for your future. The expectation you have coming to an MBA program is that you will undergo a transformation, that you will build an academic foundation that will provide you with the knowledge and tools to approach business in a different manner than before. You will have experiences that will shape your mind and approach to problem solving, strengthen your ability to analyze complex business issues, lead people, drive for results and work as an effective team member. This transformation begins with an assessment of you. 

Strong and effective career development and leadership is built on sound "knowledge of thyself." Right from the start of your MBA program you will have the opportunity to take a self inventory with assessment tools such as CareerLeader, 360 competency assessment, and the development of your own personalized career plan. A career counselor will help you interpret and utilize the results of these assessment tools, ultimately leading you to develop clearer perceptions of yourself and your career goals.

Building on this self knowledge and intended career focus, our MBA students can choose from a rich toolbox of: professional development workshops, Consulting Field Projects, case competitions, leadership training, and extracurricular activities, as well as assistance from staff and faculty.  We want to ensure that you successfully reach your career goals, and in order to do so we are ready to help you along the path you’ve determined and that you own.  Read about how Katz students have effectively transformed themselves:

• Devon Alder
• Subramanian Parmarswaren

Regardless of if you are in the One-Year MBA , Two-Year MBA, Part-Time MBA, Executive MBA, or one of our many Dual Degree Programs, the Katz faculty and staff want to work with you as you map out your personalized career plan. By helping you articulate your goals, identify your strength and gap areas based on these goals, draft your personalized career plan, and map out and follow a career plan with the guidance of your academic and administrative career counselors, we are equipping and empowering you to take ownership of and responsibility for your MBA transformation as well as your professional success.