Programming
Connect and learn with us!
We look forward to meeting in a virtual environment. Sessions will be dynamic, with a focus on relevancy and engagement.
Pre-Conference Sessions
Product demonstrations from our top sponsors
Learn about the latest products and services designed to make your jobs easier during our product demonstrations! Door prizes will be awarded throughout the event, so be sure to attend as many demos as you can.
Schedule of demos:
4 – 4:15 pm: MBA-Exchange.com
4:15 – 4:30 pm: CaseCoach
4:30 – 4:45 pm: Vault, 12Twenty
4:45 – 5:00 pm: GradLeaders, MBACASE
5:00 – 5:15 pm: Exactimo, open rooms for Q&A for other companies
5:15 – 5:30 pm: Additional time for Q&A for all companies participating in the demos
Opening Reception
Join us to connect with colleagues at a fun kick-off event! Let’s recreate the in-person experience by meeting new friends, bringing your favorite cocktail/mocktail, and maybe even a fun virtual background! There will be a comedian, networking opportunities, and raffle drawing for those that stay until the end.
Conference
Sessions
Keynote Session:
Bianca J. Jackson
How to be Human Online
It’s time to bring being human back to online conversations. Every person and organization has a voice – whether it’s career services offices managing virtual workshops, recruiters engaging students online, or students participating in virtual interviews.. Find yours and speak directly to your intended audience. Stand out by being relatable and authentic.
Bianca J. Jackson is an award-winning LinkedIn Marketing Coach for Business Owners based in Baltimore, MD. Her background in tech, digital marketing, and social impact has landed her and associated projects such awards and honors as a Pulitzer Prize, 40K+ followers on LinkedIn, and coveted speaking opportunities at events such as SXSW, Digital Summit Philadelphia, and Tech Inclusion NY. Her work has been featured in such publications as Forbes, Washington Post, and Tech Republic.
Plenary Speaker:
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Business Schools
Brian Mitchell, Head of Goizueta Global Strategy & Initiatives; Head of Full-Time MBA Programs, Emory University Goizueta Business School
It is safe to say that 2020 was a year unlike any other, as we lived through two urgent crises that captured the world’s attention. In addition to the COVID-19 pandemic, the murder of George Floyd sparked changes to how we address issues of race, racism, diversity, equity and inclusion within institutions of all types. We will discuss some of those changes along a spectrum from “Bare Minimum” to “Aspirational” using examples that apply to universities as well as our corporate partners. We will also invite discussion of best practices from those who have examples to share from their own experiences.
Panel Session:
Reinvent the New Normal
Reene Grossman, Senior Manager, Product Partnerships, Indeed
Karen Jackson-Cox, Executive Director, Career Advancement Centre, Smith School of Business at Queen's University
Phil Miller, Assistant Dean - MBA and MS Programs, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota
Moderator: LaTanya Johns, Assistant Dean Benet Career Management Center and Corporate Engagement at University of Rochester - Simon Business School
2020 has brought about disruption, ambiguity, and opportunities for business schools and companies across the world. Hear from a panel that includes the dean of a business school, the director of a career center, and an employer as they synthesize and hypothesize about what they have experienced, how they have responded, and what they foresee in the future. Discussion topics include industry trends, interfacing with employers, and how best to prepare students.
Breakout Sessions & Round Table Discussions:
In addition to our keynote and plenary sessions, we look forward to engaging in breakout sessions. These sessions allow attendees to share in smaller groups about topics of interest. Some sessions have presentations and then sharing opportunities; others are faciltiated round table discussions.
Best Practices in Employment Data Collection |
Kay Dawson
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What tools and techniques does your school use to collect employment data? How did the pandemic impact your data collection? What best practices do you use for data reporting with different stakeholders (prospective students, employers, rankings, etc.)? Join this interactive discussion to share and learn from others. |
Career and Employer Relations Podcasts: Benefits and Costs |
Gregory Heller
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You listen to podcasts, your students listen to podcasts, everybody is listening to podcasts! But should you create a podcast for your career center? In this session, we will explore this question and others like: how do you get started? What are the metrics you should track? How much time and what other resources are required? Will students actually listen? Who should my guests be? Come and hear from career services podcasters and get your questions answered. |
Career Centers as Employer Thought Partners: Reframing the Relationship During Disruptions |
Amanda Schram
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Employers and Employer Relations Professionals will look at how they can develop mutually beneficial partnerships that go beyond their traditional relationships. We will look at two case studies from the Neeley School of Business to discuss how shifting from transactional relationships to thought partnerships can benefit both employers and career centers. After the case studies are presented and discussed, the participants will enter breakout rooms to share ways their schools or companies have engaged as thought partners. There will be time to brainstorm additional initiatives, topics, and avenues for reframing the traditional relationship to a mutually beneficial thought partnership. |
Coming Soon to Grad School – Gen Z! |
Jamie Belinne
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While Millennials are the largest demographic in the workforce, Gen Z, is even larger, and they’re coming your way! Jamie has completed more than 10 years of research on the differences between Millennials and Gen Z in the workplace for her book, “The Care and Feeding of Your Young Employee,” and gives a lively and entertaining overview of how and why the younger generations are different, with specific tips to maximize engagement. They are VERY different from previous generations . . . and we can learn as much from them as they can learn from us! |
Credentials, Badges and Certifications: What's New, and What Does the Future Hold? |
Jeff Bieganek
Mandy Williams The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business
Adele Zhang
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Alternative credential program offerings are growing for business schools worldwide. What value do these programs add to MBA and Masters student career portfolios? How do they compliment or enhance degrees or experience? What value do employers place on them? Join this interactive session to hear the latest research on the topic and discuss how they are impacting your school or company. |
"Doing a Lot with a Little" - Methods for Scaling Career Services Offerings |
Carly Escue
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In this interactive session, the Graduate Business Career Services team from the Warrington College of Business (University of Florida) will review the following foundational elements of their student coaching model: an accountable graduate peer mentor program; an "opt-in" coaching model for professional and online students; data collection processes for student outcomes. Conference attendees' takeaways will be specific, actionable steps for career centers interested in implementing these elements into their existing programming, including ways these models have pivoted in our current environment. |
Making the Best of the Pandemic: Creative Ideas for MBA and Specialty Masters Career Management and Recruiting |
Roger Antoniazzo, Sr. Manager Talent Acquisition, Univ. Relations, MBA and Graduate Programs, Abbott
Rebecca Chopra
Cheri Hurtubise, University Recruiting and Talent Acquisition Leader, Chewy
Maggie Tomas
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All of us have been challenged by the past year…what an understatement! What did your team do to tackle the challenges, be resilient, innovative and responsive? What changes will you continue as a best practice? In this dialogue, University Career Center Professionals and Employers will share their best advice and innovative ideas, from motivating students, partnering with recruiting companies and universities and just plain “thinking outside the box.” Attend to capture some great ideas and share some of your own. |
Making Initial Inroads For Diversity initiatives |
Elizabeth Moon
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Join this session to hear a case study for making initial inroads in bringing together diverse communities in a College of Business and learn the role the career services office played. Learn how this community came together to explicitly address anti-racism through learning, growing and implementing community changes. Attendees will come away from this session invigorated in implementing opportunities for whole communities to come together, and to build a community where all who join the meeting can share out ways to engage our career services communities. |
MBA CSEA Employment Data Standards and Benchmarking |
Mark Peterson MBA CSEA |
Do you want to collect and analyze employment data in a way that is consistent and comparable with other schools? Would you benefit from an easy, one stop place to view aggregate data and benchmark with peer schools? The MBA CSEA employment data team will discuss the use of the Standards for Reporting Employment Data and how to use the CSEA employment data system's robust reporting tool to benchmark your data among peers. |
New Research Report: GMAC Corporate Recruiters Survey |
Rahul Choudaha
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The annual Corporate Recruiters Survey provides vital data that benefits employers and business schools in understanding trends and insights related to skill demand, hiring trends, and salary projections of MBA and business master’s graduates. This session will share the highlights of the 2021 survey and uncovers new insights of interest to career services professionals and employers. |
Re-Envisioning Alumni Career Services: How did we survive & how will we thrive |
Mohamad-Ali Baccar
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Increasing awareness and demand for alumni career services coupled with cost cuts at many universities have made it more challenging to help our alumni. The MBA CSEA Alumni Resource Group will share with you the essence of a year of talks about how schools have adapted to these new conditions. What are the different alumni support models? What works, what don’t and why? What’s for next year? This interactive session will give participants the opportunity to connect, share ideas, and learn from each other via polls, chat room conversations/questions and break out rooms. |
Supporting EQ Development in International Students: From Admissions to Graduation and Beyond |
Karissa Rusu
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The Weston Career Center adapted their programming throughout the pandemic to engage a highly talented, predominantly international population of graduate business students at each point in the student lifecycle to support the achievement of their career goals. In fall 2020, over 80% of the Specialized Masters Programs intake was international students, most of which were from China. While international students commonly face unique challenges due to immigration status, U.S. employers’ unease with work authorizations and cultural barriers that prevent students from building professional network in a U.S. context, additional hurdles were encountered this past year due to travel restrictions and closed consulates. Presenters will share key strategies to support students’ EQ development including orientation content ideas for incoming students and programming initiatives for current students while also touching on ways to invest in international student alumnis. In addition, presenters will highlight how strategic partnerships across departments and among faculty fostered effective initiatives for students. Participants will walk away with practical tactics to adapt within their own context and apply a coordinated cross-department approach to empower students in an evolving, global and virtual landscape. |
Turning Disruption Into an Opportunity: How Virtual Events Can Up Your Game in Employer-Student Relationships |
Mark Brostoff ESSEC Business School
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How do you think outside of the box with virtual career fairs? What works and what doesn't to enable human connections between employers and students in a virtual world? How have schools nurtured existing employers and forged new relationships? How have employers made the most of the new norm to engage personally with students and yet at scale? The session will equip you with knowledge and best practices drawn from small (a handful of employers) to very large events (with +100 employers, +1500 students, and +10'000 real-time online sessions). |
Group Networking by Function:
Connect with colleagues who work in the same function as you to share experiences and develop solutions. Come prepared with ideas and topics you want to discuss during this attendee-led session!
Employer Round Table (closed session for employers only) |
Jay Brown, Lead College Recruiting Manager, AT&T
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Employer Relations Round Table |
Jessica Campbell, Director, Corporate & Employer Relations, Rice University Jones Graduate School of Business
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MBA Career Coaches Round Table |
Lily Boyer, Executive Coach, The Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School
Kecia Hansard, Associate Director, Career and Professional Development, American University - Kogod School of Business
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Operations Round Table (closed session for employers and schools only) |
Kay Dawson, Director of Operations, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley |
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Stephen Glomb, Ph.D., Senior Associate Director and Career Coach, Graduate Business Career Center, University of Minnesota, Carlson School of Management
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Registration questions:
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813.390.9851
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