Resources

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 McDonough 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.

This photo from the Georgetown University Tech Pitch Event shows two students on stage, one speaking into a microphone, and one with a bicycle, presenting their product idea.

Georgetown University Tech Pitch Event

Undergraduate 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 technology. Check out the Georgetown Marketing Association and HoyAlytics.

Specialty Master's Programs Resources

McDonough Career Center 

Refer to McDonough Career Center Career Advisor and Peer Advisor biographies in the MCV 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.

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

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

Student Organizations

Join career-focused clubs that cover the functional areas that you are most interested in such as the MBA Technology Club and the California Business Alliance. 

MBA Resources 

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

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

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.

Be prepared for very specific questions about your background and technical skills in all interactions, including informational interviews. 

Student Organizations

Students with a technology focus should also consider joining the MBA Technology Club. The California Business Alliance  is the student-led club that organizes an annual Career Trek for students interested in careers in technology.  

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 Advisors, Career Days are normally scheduled on Fridays during the fall semester. Alumni and recruiters participate through panels, keynotes, roundtable discussions, and networking receptions. 

Career Treks

Student site visits to employer workplaces offer a unique supplement to the traditional on-campus information session, allowing the student to directly experience an employer’s workplace culture and interface with key executives. Treks have brought groups of 10 to 100 students to employer destinations including New York, London, San Francisco, Tokyo, Boston, Hong Kong, Washington, D.C., and more. 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 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 California Career Trek (“Cal Trek”) takes place annually, and is geared toward students interested in working in California, and/or for a technology company.  These treks are open to both Full-Time and Flex program students.  Employer locations are focused in San Francisco and the Silicon Valley, with past participating employers including Adobe, Andreessen Horowitz, Apple, Box, Electronic Arts, Google, Facebook, Hewlett Packard, IBM, Walmart eCommerce, Rakuten, Netflix. Contact the California Business Association for details.

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:

Key Fall Conferences

National Black MBA Association Conference and Exposition

Prospanica Career Conference and Expo

Veterans MBA Conference

Reaching Out MBA Conference (ROMBA)

Additional Resources

You can review generally publicized industry-specific information online.  Note that Firsthand resources require an @georgetown.edu login to access free versions of these publications.