Resources to Power your Career Journey
Career acceleration starts here
From the beginning of your Kellogg journey, you can access the Career Management Center's resources that help you grow your network, determine your path and build the skills you need to successfully navigate a competitive job market. These tools are designed to help you manage every career move you make, while at Kellogg and beyond.
Laying the groundwork from day one
1. Forge relationships that last
Your Kellogg network begins to take shape immediately. Starting at CIM, your new student orientation, you step into an alumni community numbering 70,000 and spanning every industry. Experiential learning opportunities, structured networking events and more lay the foundation for relationships that will form career decisions and open doors for you well beyond graduation.
2. Define your career plan and timeline
Career planning at Kellogg begins early and evolves with you. Through personalized career coaching, hands-on workshops and top self-assessment tools, you'll develop a clear understanding of your goals and create a realistic timeline for achieving them.
3. Develop in-demand skills and gain targeted access
Take advantage of access to professional-grade tools such as Wall Street Prep, Pitchbook, Rocketblocks and the exclusive Kellogg Job Board to sharpen skills and identify targeted opportunities. Tools that would normally cost you thousands of dollars are included in your tuition, giving you a leg up in competitive markets at no additional cost.
Your Evening & Weekend MBA career resources
Key CMC tools + resources
Bringing deep knowledge from years of MBA coaching experience to each session, our career coaches serve as an invaluable resource for students seeking one-on-one career support. The CMC is staffed with a team of coaches exclusively dedicated to Evening & Weekend MBA students, ensuring that every student has access to a coach who understands the nuances and challenges of earning an MBA while working full time.
Your career coach can help you set strategies, navigate challenges at your current job, fine-tune your interviewing skills, expand your network, evaluate employment offers and more. Each coaching session is tailored to your specific needs.
Kellogg maintains an active network of top employers who routinely post open positions to the school’s internal job board. You have free, immediate access to this password-protected site and can search for jobs by industry, location or company.
Gain advice from career management professionals through the CMC’s interactive workshops, webinars and programs. Or tap into on-demand videos that cover industry-specific topics, management tips and more. Some recent workshops offered through the CMC include:
- Job Search Readiness
- Finding Success as a First Time Manager
Access more than 80 subscriber-only market research databases and skills development tools such as Wall Street Prep, Pitchbook, Wall Street Journal and LinkedIn Learning to help you gain deep industry knowledge, craft target lists, find contacts and bridge skills gaps during your job search and interview preparation.
Hands-on courses, labs and practicums provide opportunities for students to work with companies on real business cases. These courses are ideal for exploring new industries, prototyping new experiences or gaining insights about opportunities that pique your interest.
Part-time MBA students who are building a career while pursuing a degree have career optionality that is supported by the CMC. Top employers from across industries and geographies regularly visit Kellogg each fall to meet with and recruit students from the Evening & Weekend MBA Program. Eligible Evening & Weekend students may participate in the on-campus recruiting process with Full-Time students.
Alternatively, many students prefer to pursue a more customized and targeted approach for just-in-time hiring throughout the year, working closely with a career coach to identify opportunities better suited to their individual needs and aspirations.
Join a global network of 70,000+ Kellogg alumni across more than 100 countries. Whether you’re looking for advice, introductions or new opportunities, our alumni community is ready to open doors and share their experiences.
All Evening & Weekend MBA students have immediate access to the Kellogg Alumni Directory, the Kellogg LinkedIn Group and a variety of alumni advising programs which are an invaluable resource for networking and connecting with individuals from different geographies, companies and industries.
As an alum, you’ll have access to:
- Professional career coaching
- The exclusive Kellogg job board
- More than 70 alumni clubs
- A wide range of digital tools to support your career development
- Reunion + networking events
- Further academic learning opportunities like the Kellogg Degree Enhancement Program.
- Hiring support for your firm
Building a career that reflects what matters most
For Corin Hernandez ’25 MBA, Kellogg helped translate her commitment to service into a more defined and strategic career path. Through strategy-driven learning and community involvement, she gained the momentum to pursue opportunities that align with what matters most to her.
