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The Georgetown McDonough School of Business is home to an array of student-led organizations dedicated to the various recreational, cultural, mission-oriented, and career pursuits of the student body. These clubs often partner with MBA Career Services to organize opportunities for student engagement with employers who share a common industry or functional focus. Key opportunities for involvement include Career Treks and Career Days.
The Georgetown McDonough School of Business is home to an array of student-led organizations dedicated to the various recreational, cultural, mission-oriented, and career pursuits of the student body. These clubs often partner with MBA Career Services to organize opportunities for student engagement with employers who share a common industry or functional focus. Key opportunities for involvement include Career Treks and Career Days.
JP Morgan Chase & Co Panel Discussion
Undergraduate Resources
Undergraduate Resources
Cawley Career Center
Cawley Career Center
Appointments for industry guidance, career exploration, and practice interviews are available through Handshake.
Networking
Networking
Reach out to alumni through Hoya Gateway, Georgetown’s alumni page on LinkedIn, and Georgetown University’s Alumni Career Network.
Student Organizations
Student Organizations
Georgetown offers a number of opportunities for Undergrad Hoyas to get involved in Financial Services. Join career-focused clubs that cover the functional areas that you are most interested in such as FGI - First Generation Investors, GPS - Global Platinum Securities, GSCP - Georgetown Student Capital Partners, Hilltop Microfinance Initiative, SmartWoman Securities.
Specialty Master's Programs
Specialty Master's Programs
McDonough Career Center
McDonough Career Center
Refer to McDonough Career Center Career Coach and Peer Advisor biographies in the MCV Resource Library to familiarize yourself with the advisors and their areas of expertise.
McDonough CareerView
McDonough CareerView
Appointments for industry guidance, career exploration, and practice interviews are available through MCV.
GradGov
GradGov
Georgetown University Graduate Student Government (GradGov) is the official voice of main-campus graduate students to the University administration & faculty. GradGov promotes graduate student interests by offering year-long opportunities for professional, social, and academic development across all graduate school programs.
Networking
Networking
Reach out to alumni through Georgetown’s alumni page on LinkedIn and Georgetown University’s Alumni Career Network.
Student Organizations
Student Organizations
Georgetown offers a number of opportunities for Graduate Hoyas to get involved in Financial Services. Join career-focused clubs that cover the functional areas that you are most interested in such as the Graduate Investment Fund (GIF).
MBA Resources
MBA Resources
McDonough Career Center
McDonough Career Center
Refer to McDonough Career Center Career Coach and Peer Advisor biographies in the Resource Library to familiarize yourself with the advisors and their areas of expertise.
Student Organizations
Student Organizations
The Finance Club is the student-led club that organizes Career Treks and Career Days related to Finance.
Career Days
Career Days
Career Days are informational, "day-in-the-life" events with a specific industry or functional focus, including Marketing, Healthcare, Finance, Consulting, Entrepreneurship, Operations, and Energy. Students who participate in Career Days have the chance to discover new career paths and opportunities in their area of interest. Organized by the Student Organizations with oversight from the MBA Career Center's Career Coaches, Career Days are normally scheduled on Fridays during the fall semester. Alumni and recruiters participate through panels, keynotes, roundtable discussions, and networking receptions.
Finance Day is typically held in mid-September. Contact the Finance Club for details.
Career Treks
Career Treks
Student site visits to employer workplaces offer a unique supplement to the traditional on-campus information session, allowing you to directly experience an employer's workplace culture and interface with key executives. Advantages of participating in a trek include:
Students observe the organization and culture first-hand.
Treks allow students to position themselves as a select group of focused MBAs who have a demonstrated interested in the employer’s organization.
Treks may be offered in a variety of locations throughout the year, allowing you to take advantage of multiple opportunities and experience a variety of business locales.
The Finance Career Trek (also known as Wall Street Week) takes place during fall break in October and is geared towards first-year students seeking internship opportunities. Employer locations are focused in New York City. Past participating employers include American Express, Bank of America, Barclays Capital, Citi, Evercore, Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan Chase, Rothschild and Wells Fargo.
Career Fairs
Career Fairs
National MBA Career Fairs offer an excellent opportunity to interact and interview with firms and practice areas that do not formally recruit at Georgetown. The McDonough Career Center provides detailed information each year on the National MBA Career Fairs and also hosts a Career Fair Bootcamp each Fall.
To be successful, upfront preparation is required to include:
Registering up to 6 weeks in advance
Applying for positions on the conference websites at least 4 weeks before the conference. (Firms post positions in the registered attendee section and often make interview selections before the conference).
Preparing updated resumes and targeted cover letter for application submissions
Practicing both behavioral interviews and case interviews (as applicable)
Researching companies, competitors, industry trends, company products and services, etc.
Key Fall Conferences
Key Fall Conferences
Additional Resources
Additional Resources
You can review generally publicized industry-specific information online. *Note that FirstHand resources require an @georgetown.edu login.
FirstHand.com: A Day in the Life: Investment Banking Research Associate
Project Finance Portal: A reference guide for practitioners, researchers, and students seeking information about project finance, infrastructure finance, and public-private partnerships.
VentureLoop.com: Venture Capital job site
Building your Professional Image
Building your Professional Image
Professional Associations
Professional Associations
These are just a few of the professional associations you may wish to explore or join. Note that many have student memberships as well as publicly available resources about the profession.
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