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Knowing what you want to do early will give you an advantage in your career search. Use these tools to help you to clarify your career goals.
CareerLeader: Do it!
CareerLeader is a self-assessment tool that matches you with business careers based on your interests, motivators, and skills. Follow these steps to access CareerLeader:
- Visit: https://www.careerleader.com/sign-in.html and follow the onscreen prompts to the NEW USER section of the page
- Enter your email address: [email protected]
- Enter your registration key: johnson-smile (the hyphen is required)
- Once you have successfully logged in and registered your account, you will be brought to your user dashboard. There, you will be able to click on TAKE THE TEST for each of the three inventories (INTERESTS, MOTIVATORS, SKILLS).
After completing all three inventories, you will be able to view your personalized results in each of the six sections on the dashboard (for which there are buttons to click). Your printable personalized CareerLeader report is available within the Toolbox section of the user dashboard. Contact the CMC if you have trouble logging in.
Management Library Databases
Once you have activated your net ID, you can access the expansive array of databases available through the management library. Click here to view a recent webinar demonstrating how to access some of the most used databases. For career exploration, start by reviewing the Vault Guides. As a Johnson student, you have access to all of the Vault Guides.
Stay Abreast of Industry News
To successfully answer many of the interview questions you will get in the recruiting process, you must be knowledgeable about current events and about specific industries and functions. As a Johnson student, you have access to several business newspapers. To access the Wall Street Journal, go through the Management Library's website https://johnson.library.cornell.edu/, and go to the link on the first page under "Popular Databases". The paper is listed 2nd under the New York Times and is broken down into sections, including Front Page, Business & Tech, etc. Another good option for business news is The Financial Times. You will need to register for an account if this is your first time using it as a student. For more information about specific resources to explore by industry and function, go to the new student page on the Johnson website and go to the Recommended Reading section .
Draft Your Resume, Individual Career Plan (ICP), and PARs (Problem Action Result Stories)
You will receive a hard copy of the Getting Down to Business workbook during orientation. But, to help you with drafting your resume and PARs over the summer, we have included a PDF version for you. The workbook has much of what you need for preparing for your career search, including sample resumes, cover letters, and PAR stories. Use the guidelines and examples in the book to help you draft your resume, individual career plan, and PARs. Click here for the resume template. Click here for the individual career plan. Click here for the PARs worksheet.
Participate in the Summer Webinars
We have two webinars coming up to further assist in jumpstarting your search. We will record both sessions for those who are not able to participate live.
- Career Management Center Overview - Join us on Wednesday, July 15, 12-12:45pm EST to meet your CMC advisors and to get an overview of upcoming programming and key dates. We will also answer any questions you have. Click here to access the webinar.The meeting number is: 313845013, and the meeting password is class1. To join by phone, call toll free: 1-855-244-8681.
- Thinking About Attending a Fall MBA Conference? - Join us on Thursday, July 16, 12-12:45pm EST. We will discuss whether you should consider attending a conference and what you can do to prepare. Click here to access the webinar.The meeting number is: 314392785, and the meeting password is: Class2. To join by phone, call toll free: 1-855-244-8681.
Login and Explore JTS
The Johnson Talent System (JTS) is the online tool used by the Career Management Center to post jobs and manage on-campus recruiting. Through JTS we also prepare a file of student resumes purchased by employers from MBA Focus, our software vendor. Your accounts have been created in the system. To use them:
Go to: https://gtscandidate.mbafocus.com/Cornell/Candidates/Login.aspx?pid=2026
- log in with your username = your Cornell netID and your password = johnson
- Complete all three steps of the registration process
- Complete your contact information
- Complete your profile - Employers will screen and search on these fields, so answer them in a meaningful way
- Once your resume is ready and has been reviewed, follow the instructions for uploading
- Click "save" and then "logout"
View the set of instructional video clips under the header "Johnson Training Videos" on your dashboard. These clips demonstrate how to search for a briefing, find a contact, and apply for a job through on-campus recruiting. For now you can practice registering for a briefing for "Fake Company." Real on-campus events will be viewable to you by mid-August. Bookmark this JTS URL - you'll be using it at lot!
You have the option of integrating your Outlook calendar with your JTS calendar. Now anytime you sign-up for a corporate event or interview on JTS it will automatically transfer to your calendar. Please follow these steps to enable this tool. The account name to use to share your calendar to take advantage of JTS Outlook integration features is "Johnson Talent System", then elect Editor permissions.
Note These Key Dates
- Career Management Center Overview Webinar - Wednesday, July 15, 12-12:45 pm EST
- Thinking About Attending Fall MBA Conference Webinar - Thursday, July 16, 12-12:45 EST
- Orientation - Career Overviews - Thursday, August 6
- Orientation - Alumni Career Panels - Friday, August 7
- Resumes due into the online resume database on JTS - Friday, August 21
- Cornell University Career Fair - September 9-10
- National Black MBA Association Conference - September 22-26, Orlando
- National Society of Hispanic MBA Conference - October 8-10, Chicago
- Reaching Out LGBT MBA Conference - October 8-10, Chicago
- MBA Veterans Conference - October 15-17, Nashville
- Asian MBA Conference - October 16-17, New York
- Net Impact Conference (Sustainability) - November 5-7, Seattle
Johnson Business Cards
You will need to order business cards for use during your time here at Johnson. Click this link to view the Johnson business card template, learn basic guidelines about using the cards, and create/order your cards. If you have any questions, please contact the CMC.
Whew! We have covered a lot. This may feel overwhelming, but know that you have a Johnson community that will help you through the process. We look forward to seeing you in a few short weeks. In the meantime, feel free to contact us at [email protected] with any questions.