Resources

Cawley Career Center

Appointments for industry guidance, career exploration, and practice interviews are available through Handshake.

Networking

Reach out to alumni through Hoya Gateway, Georgetown’s alumni page on LinkedIn, and Georgetown University’s Alumni Career Network.

Student Organizations

Georgetown offers a number of opportunities for Undergrad Hoyas to get involved in business-oriented activities. Check out student-led organizations such as the Georgetown Retail and Luxury Association, McDonough Women, and the Georgetown Marketing Association.

McDonough CareerView

Appointments for industry guidance, career exploration, and practice interviews are available through MCV. You can filter and search employers by McDonough core employers, number of recent international hires, and many other factors to find your perfect fit.

Networking

Reach out to alumni through Georgetown’s alumni page on LinkedIn and Georgetown University’s Alumni Career Network.

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.

Student Organizations

Join career-focused clubs that cover the functional areas that you are most interested in such as the Finance Club, or the Technology Club,

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.

McDonough CareerView

Appointments for industry guidance, career exploration, and practice interviews are available through MCV. You can filter and search employers by McDonough core employers, number of recent international hires, and many other factors to find your perfect fit.

Networking

When beginning to conduct informational interviews, start with second-year full-time MBA students who interned with the firm or students who have work experience at the firm, then first/second-year associates, then managers/senior managers and finally partners and managing directors.  You will gradually build firm and industry knowledge and will be positioned to make the strongest impression on senior decision makers at the firm. 

Student Organizations

Join the Georgetown Hospitality and Lodging Club , a student-led club that organizes activities related to Hospitality and career-focused clubs that cover the functional areas that you are most interested in such as the Finance Club and the Technology Club. 

Career Treks

• Participate in the Georgetown Hospitality and Lodging Club Career Treks, which are student site visits to employer workplaces. The Career Treks 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 interest in the employer’s organization.  

  • Treks are 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 Georgetown Hospitality and Lodging Club organizes treks in Washington DC throughout the school year. Past visits include Hilton and Marriott. Contact the club to learn more. (Career Treks) 

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 MBA 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

National Black MBA Association Conference and Exposition

Prospanica Career Conference and Expo

Veterans MBA Conference

Reaching Out MBA Conference (ROMBA)

You can review generally publicized, MBA-specific hospitality and tourism industry information online. Note that Vault.com requires an @georgetown.edu login to receive free access to articles and guides.

• Firsthand Career Guide to Hospitality 

• Firsthand Guide to Hospitality Jobs

• Pearson: Hospitality Marketing PowerPoint

• Skift.com: the largest industry intelligence platform providing MEDIA, INSIGHTS and MARKETING to key sectors of travel.  

• Refer to coaching staff biographies to familiarize yourself with your key advising contacts and their areas of expertise.

These are just a few of the professional association you may wish to explore or join.  Note that many have student memberships as well as publicly available resources about the profession.

• American Hotel & Lodging Association

• Association of Destination Management Executives International

• Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI)

• Meeting Professionals International (MPI)