Sneak Preview Weekend April 21, 2012 MBA Career Management Center

The CMC Team Dennis Grindle Director; MBA Career Counseling Diane Brouillard MBA Career Coach – Finance Jill Williams Administrative Assistant; General Information Troy Stirman Director; Employer Relations Jan LaDue Senior Manager; Employer Relations Teresa Martin Manager; Employer Relations

Over the Summer Forte Foundation MBA Women’s Conferences – Financial Services FAST Track Conference – June 4-5; New York City Apply by April 30th; Conference is free and travel stipend provided to attendees Invitation to join Cox Alumni & Student Networking Event following conference on June 6th in New York City – Annual MBA Women’s Conference – June 29-30; Los Angeles Registration Fee: $50 before April 9 th, $99 after April 10 th, $129 after June 11 th Jump Start Assignments for ALL – Career Advising Meeting (In person or via Skype) – Quick eCMC Survey – Career Leader – Resume – Elevator Pitch

MBA Year 1 – Fall Semester MGNT 6101 – “Managing Your Career” 2 nd Year Peer Advising – “Cox MBA CMC Fellows Program” Determine your MBA concentration(s) Participate in career related events – Career Panels (August) – Career Fair Preparation Workshop and Fall Career Fair (September) – Company Mock Interviews (September) – Information Sessions (September – November) – New York, Houston Road Trips (September – November) – Company Site Visits, Networking Events, Student Club Events (ongoing)

MBA Year 1 – Fall Semester National Career Conferences and Cox MBA Career Fair – National Association of Asian MBAs September in Santa Clara, CA – National Black MBA Association September in Indianapolis, IN – National Society of Hispanic MBAs October 4-6 in Orlando, FL – MBA Veterans Network October 12 in Chicago, IL – National Association of Women MBAs October in Scottsdale, AZ – Reaching Out October in Boston, MA Cox Associate Board Mentor Program

Student Treks Energy Club Trek– September 13-14; Houston, TX – Trip for 1 st and 2 nd year students in the Energy Club to learn more about the energy industry and network with industry professionals; sign up first come, first serve – Networking event with local alumni – 2011 Companies: BOAML, Credit Suisse, ExxonMobil, Statoil, Wells Fargo Wall Street Road Show – September 20-21; New York City, NY – Trip for only 1st year full-time finance MBAs to learn more about the financial services industry and gain exposure to Wall Street professionals; Application process – Networking event with local alumni – 2011 Companies: Cantor Fitzgerald/CCRE, Credit Suisse, Citadel, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, Morton Capital Management, UBS

MBA Year 1 – Spring Semester Company Mock Interviews Summer Internship Interviews – eCMC – Cox MBA Spring Career Fair – Online resources – Networking with target companies, personal contacts, etc – Locations vary; searches can be job-specific or geographic-specific Continued utilization of CMC resources

Class of 2011 Statistics Average Base Salary$84,465 Average Signing Bonus$12,333 Finance/Accounting JobsAverage Salary - $81,838 Marketing/Sales JobsAverage Salary - $88,572 Consulting JobsAverage Salary - $95,000 Operations/Logistics JobsAverage Salary - $72,693

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