UNC Kenan-Flagler

Undergraduate Career RoadmapPlanning & Optimizing Your Professional Journey Updated as of:

October 13, 2015

Slides 3-6

• What Employers are Seeking

• 4-Year Career Curriculum

• Diversify Your Experiences

Slides 7-9

• Preparation and Orientation

• Fall Academic and Recruiting Timeline

• Spring Academic and Recruiting Timeline

Slides 8-14

• Opportunities for Exploration

• Key Resources

• Checklist

• Take-Away Messages

• Quick Links

APPENDIX

• Areas of Emphases Resources

• Third Party Research Tools

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What and Why?What is in the UNC Kenan-Flagler Career Roadmap and why is it important?

This slide deck serves to accomplish the following:

1. Increase student knowledge of the undergraduate career development timeline

2. Centralize access to useful resources through links within the slides

Note: If you discover a link that is not functional, be sure to download an updated version on the

UBP Intranet. If the problem persists, please email a description of the broken link to

ubhelpdesk@unc.edu to ensure the issue is remedied quickly. Thank you!

*This deck includes a variety of resources meant to aid students, but it is not intended to be exhaustive.

Students are encouraged to seek out tools and resources individually to supplement the tools referenced here.

Academics

Community Service

Work Experience

Leadership

Global Perspective

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Employers Seek Well-Rounded CandidatesA strong GPA alone will not suffice

Capture and communicate your

experiences to peers, professors,

and employers in five key areas:

Starting thinking now about how you could obtain skills in each area!

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4-Year Career CurriculumMaximizing your time at UNC to achieve your career goals

First Year

Sophomore

Year

Get acclimated to UNC.

Set goals for your time at UNC related to leadership, global, academics, community, and professional

development

Begin taking Business school pre-requisite courses.

Get to know your professors.

Attend UCS Pre-Biz workshops, as well as other exploratory programs.

Meet with a UCS career counselor.

Create a Careerolina account.

Follow the B-school Resume Style Guide and template to create your new resume.

During the Summer:

Continue exploring possible careers and building your professional network.

Take on a part-time job and/or engage in volunteer work.

Work on your Kenan-Flagler Business School application essays.

Use Interview Stream to get comfortable responding to behavioral questions.

New:

Complete the Kenan-Flagler Business School application by the spring or fall admission deadline.

Get involved with Business-related student organizations and other clubs on campus.

Conduct informational interviews with professionals in different functional and industry areas.

Attend the Undergraduate Business Symposium in the Fall.

Attend UCS Spring Job/Internship Expo.

Once admitted to Kenan-Flagler (Spring Admits), complete the ENGAGE onboarding process.

Consider when and how you will study abroad and/or gain global experience.

Revisit & Repeat:

Update your Careerolina account; attend UCS Business-related workshops, fairs and industry nights, as well

as the LinkedIn Lab; have a UCS counselor review your resume and personal statements.

During the Summer:

Continue to obtain professional experience through part-time jobs, internships, and community service.

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4-Year Career CurriculumMaximizing your time at UNC to achieve your career goals

Junior

Year

New:

Once admitted to Kenan-Flagler (Fall Admits), complete the ENGAGE onboarding process.

Select an Area of Emphasis in your major.

Have your resume reviewed by the Kenan-Flagler Business Communication Center (BCC).

Take advantage of UCS Mock Interview days and conduct a practice interview with the BCC.

Pursue leadership positions on campus through one of your student organizations.

Go on a career trek with a Kenan-Flagler student organization.

Get hands-on experience through Case Competitions, STAR and/or GBP.

Monitor application and on-campus interview deadlines of positions posted in Careerolina.

Learn how to manage the internship and full-time offer process.

After accepting an internship offer, fill out the UBP Future Plans Survey.

Revisit & Repeat:

Update your Careerolina account; attend the Undergraduate Business Symposium; attend UCS events: OCR Kick Off,

panels, meet-ups, info sessions, and career fairs; conduct informational interviews with professionals to learn about specific

companies and roles.

During the Summer:

Complete a career-related internship.

Make connections with professionals in various departments and levels at your place of summer employment, and with

UNC alumni who are working in interesting industries in the city of your internship.

Senior

Year

New:

Evaluate summer experience and future plans.

Start researching and applying for job opportunities early in the fall semester.

Take your job search beyond Careerolina if needed, with the help of advisors, alumni, and your professional network.

Consider graduate school as a next or future step on your career path.

Once you accept a full-time position, fill out the UBP Future Plans Survey.

Revisit & Repeat:

Update your Careerolina account; monitor application and on-campus interview deadlines of positions posted in Careerolina;

conduct a mock interview with a UCS counselor or the BCC; attend the Undergraduate Business Symposium; attend UCS

events: OCR Kick Off, panels, meet-ups, info sessions, and career fairs.

After Graduation:

Continue job search if needed; alumni have 6 months of access to Careerolina following graduation.

Engage with Kenan-Flagler’s Alumni Services office, and add your information to the Alumni Directory.

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Diversify Your ExperiencesUse the selected tools to build your portfolio of experiences and skills

Leadership Academics Global

Market your study abroad

experience and skills to

employers

Explore Study Abroad and Intern

Abroad options through

Kenan-Flagler

Seek leadership roles with campus

and/or KFBS student orgs

Compete in a case competition,

Carolina Challenge, etc

Take experiential courses such as

STAR, GBP, AIM,

Symposium Core Committee, etc.

Explore Areas of Emphasis

within your degree

*Note: Many of the boxes on these slides are hyperlinked to beneficial websites and resources. If

accessing via PowerPoint, choose presentation mode to explore the links!

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Preparation & OrientationParticipate in ENGAGE onboarding activities

Mock Interview

• Structured to mirror a

real interview with dress

and behavior

expectations

• Receive feedback from

interviewer that should

be applied to future

interviews

• A wide array of mock

interview companies and

roles will be available

based on personal

interests

AOE Practitioners

• Explore multiple Areas

of Emphasis available in

the business school

• Better understand how

interests and passions can

translate into career

opportunities

Career Foundations

Consists of 3 primary

components:

• Summary of career

related resources and

macro planning

• Resume simulation in

which students are put in

the shoes of recruiters

• Behavioral interviewing

techniques and practice

Global Programs

• Learn about the portfolio

of opportunities for

global study

• Explore semester-long,

summer-long, Global

Immersion Electives, or

an International

Internship opportunities

• Visit the Global

Programs website

Spring Admits: Early November

Fall Admits: Mid-FebruaryAll Students: Early February

Make an appointment via to the Intranet to meet with an advisor (academic, career, or global)

For students admitted as Business Majors & Minors ONLY!

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Recruiting Timelines: FallUnderstand timelines for events & recruiting to maximize development opportunities

August September October November December

Full-time Recruitment (primarily Finance & Consulting)

Full-time Recruitment (Sales , Operations, Marketing, Management, Other)

Resume drops in

Careerolina (begin

1st week of classes)

Consulting Boot

Camp, Aug 28

Fall Job/Internship

Expo, Sept 17

Finance Trek NYC

Oct 15-16ENGAGE Career

Foundations

ENGAGE Mock

Interviews

} Spring Admits ONLY

September 18

Consulting Trek

CLT and ATL

Dec 16-18

Internship Recruitment (Investment Banking)Employer

Info Sessions

Begin Aug 24

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Recruiting Timelines: SpringUnderstand timelines for events & recruiting to maximize development opportunities

January February March April May

Internship Recruitment (Majority of on-campus recruiting dates)

ENGAGE

Combined Sessions

ENGAGE Career

Foundations

ENGAGE Mock

Interviews

}

Fall Admits

ONLY

Think about your recruiting timeline

when planning your study abroad!

*Note: Timeline is representative of the majority, but not all, UNC Kenan-Flagler activities

Spring Job and

Internship Expo

}

Spring & Fall Admits

Full-time Recruitment (Various Functions)

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Opportunities for ExplorationExplore yourself, your passions, and potential industries of career interest

Learn about Yourself Learn about Careers Learn about Networking

Take the Myers-Briggs Type

Indicator Assessment

Familiarize yourself with

University Career Services

Website Resources

Explore Vault Guides

Attend Prospective Student

Session and Club Fair

Join UNC Kenan-Flagler Clubs

and Organizations

Take the Strong Interest

Inventory Assessment Schedule an Informational

Interview

Use Job Acceptances File to

learn from recent KFBS grads

*Note: Many of the boxes on these slides are hyperlinked to beneficial websites

and resources. Choose presentation mode and explore the links!

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Key Career Resources at Your DisposalTake advantage of these materials to make your process efficient and successful

Use Alumni Database

to connect with

professionals

Refine resume & cover

letter at Business

Communication Center

Attend career fairs and

workshops

Apply for summer

internships and

opportunities

Review Career Guide

Schedule 1-on-1

career advising

Join clubs and

organizations

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8

Consider volunteering if unable to secure paid internship

Attend

Undergraduate

Business Symposium

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Creating Your ChecklistUse a career checklist to structure recruiting efforts through time at UNC Kenan-Flagler

Explore Career Paths Build Experience Identify Future Plans

Cease interviewing and

update Careerolina profileFill out Future Plans survey

Set up target list of

companies

(Tier A, B, and C)

Participate in student

clubsApply directly via

company websites

Follow up with alumni

and contacts developed in

past semesters

Consider mock interviews

and/or resume review

with the BCC

Utilize the Alumni

Database (UNC and UNC

Kenan-Flagler)

Apply for internship and

full-time positions on

Careerolina

Follow virtual Career

Announcement Board

Attend on campus

recruiting events and

information sessions

Update Careerolina profile

Attend the Undergraduate

Business Symposium

Stay in contact with career

advisors to modify your

strategy as appropriate

Take a Career Self

Assessment

Conduct Informational

Interviews with students,

alumni, employers

After Accepting a Position:

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Key Take-AwaysEmpowerment for your next steps

You are not alone on this journey

• Use the various resources, advisors, classmates, faculty, and

staff at your disposal

Find YOUR career fit

• What is best for your classmates friends, fellow student

organization members, or family members might not be

the right fit for you

Start early and revisit progress frequently

Build your experience portfolio and refine your story along

the way

Quick Sheet of UCS and UNC Kenan-Flagler Resources

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UNC Kenan-Flagler Resources

• Kenan-Flagler Intranet

• UBP Resume Template

• Career Announcement Board

• Schedule 1:1 Career Advising

• Business Communications Center

• Undergraduate Business Symposium

• Alumni Database

• Study Abroad

• Recruiting Code of Conduct

UCS Resources

• University Career Services

• Career Guide

• Career Insider by Vault

• Careerolina

• OCR Policies

• UNC Alumni Database

• Foundational Workshop Schedule

Handouts

Internships

• Internship FAQs

• 6 Ways to Find an Internship

• Creating Your Own Internship

• Apples Service Learning Internships

Resumes and Cover Letters

• Resumes

• Cover Letters

• Marketing Your Study Abroad

Interviewing

• Informational Interviewing

• Interviewing Basics

• Interviewing – Raising the BAR

• What to Wear

• Phone Interviews

• Thank You Letters

• Networking Night Tips

• CaseQuestions.com

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AppendixAdditional Useful Resources and Information

Area of Emphases Table of Contents:

Marketing/Sales

Consulting Finance Operations

Real Estate Entrepreneurship

Interested in Consulting?

Learn about the

industry and the

firms

Learn about

Consulting at

UNC Kenan-

Flagler

Case

Competition

Resources

Case Interviews

• Vault Consulting 50

• Consulting Opportunities

• Consulting Overview Deck

• Careerolina

• Undergraduate Consulting Club

• Consulting BootCamp

• Consulting Firm Trek

• Consulting Curriculum

• STAR and GBP Programs

• UNC Consulting Toolkits

• PowerPoint Timesaver

• Appendix Slides Template

• Case Interview Secrets

• Case in Point

• Case Interview Math Practice

• Business Communication Center

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*Representative, non-exhaustive list of employers in this area

Interested in Finance?

Learn about the

industry and the

firms

Learn about

Finance at UNC

Kenan-Flagler

Network with

finance

professionals

Interview

Preparation

• Vault

• Careers in Financial Markets

• Finance Opportunities

• Bloomberg Aptitude Test

• Read the Wall Street Journal

• UNC Finance Society

• Area of Emphasis

• Applied Investment Management

Course

• Finance Trek in NYC

• Informational Interview

• Job Shadowing

• Student Job Acceptances

• Undergraduate Business Symposium

• Capital IQ’s “Market Observations”

• The DealBook from NY Times

• Training the Street

• Business Communication Center

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Inv. Banking – Sales & Trading

InvestmentsInternal

Finance

*Representative, non-exhaustive list of employers in this area

Note: Corporate Finance AOE is geared towards Investment Banking and Sales & Trading, while

General Finance AOE is geared towards internal finance.

Interested in Marketing and/or Sales?

Learn about the

industry and the

firms

Learn about

Marketing at

UNC Kenan-

Flagler

Network with

marketing

professionals

Interview

Preparation

• Vault

• Marketing and Sales Opportunities

• Career Fairs

• CPG Camp

• Marketing Club

• Area of Emphasis

• Informational Interview

• Job Shadowing

• Student Job Acceptances

• Undergraduate Business Symposium

• Marketing vs. Advertising

• Interviewing Basics

• Interviewing – Raising the BAR

• Business Communication Center

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*Representative, non-exhaustive list of employers in this area

Interested in Operations?

Learn about the

Industry and the

firms

Learn about

Operations at

UNC Kenan-

Flagler

Network with

operations

professionals

Prepare for

Interviews

• Vault

• Operations Opportunities

• Career Fairs

• Operations Club

• Area of Emphasis

• Informational Interview

• Job Shadowing

• Student Job Acceptances

• Undergraduate Business Symposium

• Careers in Operations Management

• Interviewing Basics

• Interviewing – Raising the BAR

• Business Communication Center

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*Representative, non-exhaustive list of employers in this area

Interested in Real Estate?

Learn about the

Industry and the

firms

Learn about

Operations at

UNC Kenan-

Flagler

Network with

real estate

professionals

Prepare for

Interviews

• Vault

• Real Estate Opportunities

• Career Fairs

• Real Estate Club

• Area of Emphasis

• Center for Real Estate Studies

• Informational Interview

• Job Shadowing

• Student Job Acceptances

• Undergraduate Business Symposium

• Interviewing Basics

• Interviewing – Raising the BAR

• Business Communication Center

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*Representative, non-exhaustive list of employers in this area

Interested in Entrepreneurship?

Learn about the

Industry and the

process

Learn about

Entrepreneurship

at UNC Kenan-

Flagler

Network with

entrepreneurial

professionals

Prepare to launch

your career

• Vault

• Student Job Acceptances

• Area of Emphasis

• Center for Entrepreneurial Studies

• Carolina Challenge

• uVCIC

• Informational Interview

• Job Shadowing

• Undergraduate Business Symposium

• Business Communication Center

• Launching the Venture

• 1789 Venture Lab

• Launch Chapel Hill

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Third Party Research Tools - Reference Card

Company Focus

• Corporate Affiliations - This contains "family tree" information on over 30,000

major corporations. Not Mac compatible.

• OSIRIS - Contains information on more than 65,000 of listed (publicly traded)

companies.

• ORBIS - Has information on over 102 million public and privately held

companies.

ReferenceUSA - Provides directory information on U.S. businesses, U.S.

residents, and U.S. health care providers.

• Hoover’s Online – Provides detailed company profiles. Great resources for in

depth company research.

• NetAdvantage – Provides information on public and large private companies.

• Thomson One - Contains the full-text, including tables, charts and other graphics,

of industry and company reports. Internet Explorer only.

Industry Focus

• BizMiner - Reports on lines of business (NAICS codes) in national and local

markets. Includes industry financials and market research.

• Freedonia Focus - Provide information and insights into eighteen broad industry

categories.

• Frost and Sullivan – Offers technical, economic, and market analysis reports on

emerging high-technology and industrial.

• Gartner.com Web Portal - Executive Summaries on core technology topics.

• Passport GMID - Contains 6 years of historical and 5 years of forecasts of market

size data for 330 consumer products.

• IBISWorld Industry Reports - Covers industry conditions, performance, key

sensitivities, success factors, segmentation, size, trends, and outlook.

• Mintel Oxygen - 1300 reports into European, UK-specific and US consumer

markets every year. Good Graphics.

• Tablebase - Summary statistics about companies, industries, products, markets,

and consumer behavior.

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Country Focus

Country Commercial Guides (CCGs) - Uses economic, political and market analysis to

give an in-depth look at commercial environment.

World Development Indicators (WDI) online – Has population, environmental and

economic measures for over 226 economic entities.

IHS Global insight - Provides regional, national, and global economic, financial, and

commodity information.

Simply Map - A web-based mapping application that create professional-quality

thematic maps, reports, and ranking of geographic areas.

Other Resources

LexisNexis Academic – Has regional, national, and international news, company news

and financial information, and legal information.

Statista – Very Broad database of information from many sources. Great starting point

for research.

Bureau of Economic Analysis – Includes international, national, and regional economic

statistics.

Bureau of Labor statistics - Has statistics on employment, productivity, inflation,

consumer spending, wages, and earnings of U.S. economy.

US Census Bureau - A major statistics site containing all kinds of statistics covering a

wide range of subjects.

General FocusBusiness Source Complete – Provides indexing, abstracting, and articles from press and

trade publications as well as business journals.

Factiva – Includes full text without graphics from major newspapers and business

sources. Free Wall Street Journal publication.

Resume Interview Networking Tools Postings

BCC

UNC Kenan-Flagler

Intranet

UCS + Careerolina

UBP Career

Announcement Board

Alumni Databases

ENGAGE

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Target areas for improvement by utilizing resources from various sources

Resource Matrix