Student & Alumni FAQs
Students enrolled in Yale SOM Programs and Alumni of Yale SOM can schedule an appointment with a Career Coach through CMS. Career Coaching appointments are 30 minutes in length and a person can hold one appointment slot at a time.
Career Coaches are available to meet by appointment all year. Discuss strategy & tactics; find an accountability partner; get guidance on difficult situations.
- Goal Framing
- Interpreting Assessment Results
- Creating Target Lists
- Your Story
- Evaluating Employment Offers
- Behavioral Interview Prep & Mock Interviews
- Utilizing Yale Career & Library Resources
- Reviewing Resumes, Cover Letters, Linkedin Profiles & Correspondence
Make an appointment in CMS.
CDO Career Coaches offer Open Hour for students to address quick career-related questions Monday through Thursday from 11:30am-1:00pm on a regular basis. At times, additional Open Hours are offered both in-person and/or virtually. Open Hour times and locations are posted in Slack (#cdo-coaches) each day.
Login to CMS and select Profile from menu. Select the Profile tab and click the “pencil” icon to edit the General and Preferences sections of your profile. Your profile allows employers to find you in the Resume Book based on preferences including functional interest, industry interest and geographic interest, as well as club membership.
Login to CMS, click on your name in the bottom right corner menu and select Account Settings. Find the calendar sync and choose to sync to either your Yale e-mail or Google e-mail account. Select “yes” to the three sync questions in the menu (recommended). Syncing your calendar will ensure you don’t miss any events you’ve registered for through CMS.
Login to CMS and select Resume Books from the menu. Click the Resume Book that relates to your current student status (Graduating Students or Summer Internship) and select Upload at the top right of the page. Resume can be uploaded from your personal drive or from those previously uploaded to CMS.
Students will be informed of dates to upload their resumes and when Resume Books are opened to employers over the summer. Resumes can be updated in a Resume Book at any time.
Ensure you name your resume file appropriately.
Employers and the CDO Employer Partnerships Team can download an entire resume book or search the resume book for candidates using the details of your CMS Profile.
Complete the General (Clubs & Organizations, Industry Experience, Function Experience) and Preferences (Desired Industry, Function, City, Country) sections of your profile to ensure you’re being found by employers.
Login to CMS, select Employers from the left menu and search for an employer by name. Click on the employer name for information on contacts, current and past postings, and upcoming events. Additional information from interactions with the Employer Partnerships Team can be researched on the Activities tab.
Login to CMS, select Research Tools from the left menu and select the database corresponding to your desired search. Schedule time with a coach for assistance with a deep dive into the databases. (Students Only)
Navigate to the “For Employers” page and select Recruiting Policies from the top menu.
Login to CMS, select Events, filter events by Employer, Event Type, Industry and more. Click Turn on e-mail alerts for this search in the banner on the bottom of the page.
To name and set timing, select My Saved Searches and Alerts on the bottom right of the page and click the pencil (edit) icon. Name your search and select Weekly or Daily delivery. Alerts typically arrive to your inbox at 8:00am (EST).
Login to CMS, select All Job Postings, filter postings by industry, function, etc. and click Turn on e-mail alerts for this search in the banner on the bottom of the page.
To name and set timing, select My Saved Searches and Alerts on the bottom right of the page and click the pencil (edit) icon. Name your search and select Weekly or Daily delivery. Alerts typically arrive to your inbox at 8:00am (EST).
Employer makes representatives available for 1:1 or small group informational interviews at specific times. Students register for preferred time slot via CMS or an
employer-managed process. Learn more about different recruiting event types in CMS > Resource Library > CMS Tools > CMS Event Definitions.
Navigate to the Contact page and choose the appropriate contact based on your status (student or employer).
Employer FAQs
The Intro to Recruiting provides a high-level overview of recruiting at Yale SOM. Dig into the Get to know Yale SOM section of our website to learn more!
No. However, we do have date restrictions for 1Y events and interviews for which the CDO manages scheduling. Please reference the Yale SOM Recruiting Policies to learn more.
All full-time offers must remain open in their fundamental terms for four weeks or until November 30, 2023 (whichever is later) without any material change to the offer. All summer internship offers must remain open in their fundamental terms for three weeks or until February 1, 2024 (whichever is later) without any material change to the offer. This includes offers made any time of the year through pre-MBA initiatives, diversity routes, etc. Please reference the Yale SOM Recruiting Policies for additional details.
A rotating or back-to-back interview schedule refers to a series of individual interviews with different recruiters over a set period of time. Example: Student 1 interviews with Recruiter A, and Student 2 interviews with Recruiter B, simultaneously for 30 minutes. At the end of the 30 minutes, the students rotate and Student 1 interviews with Recruiter B and Student 2 interviews with Recruiter A for another 30 minutes.
Employer makes representatives available for 1:1 or small group informational interviews at specific times, virtually or in person. Students register for their preferred time slot via 12twenty or employer-managed process.
HireSOM events are Yale SOM-hosted networking events that connect students with mulitple employers who have active hiring needs in one event.
Information Sessions are typically more structured sessions that include information sharing about an employer and role, with q&a at the end. Ask Me Anything sessions are open-format where attending students can ask the employer representative anything on their mind, from company culture to how to succeed in the interview process. We recommend sharing presentation decks and standard information in advance and focusing your time with students on building interpersonal connections by answering questions and sharing why you love where you work, what you do, and the impact you have.
Club events typically provide education and insights to students interested in an industry or function. Examples include discussion new technologies in an industry, impact of new regulations on an industry, or sharing how someone made a career in an industry or function. If interested in hosting a club event, reach out to your Employer Partnership Manager.
Students’ compensation expectations range. Refer to the Yale SOM Employment Report for salary data by industry, function, region, and more.
Refer to the Yale SOM Employment Report for salary data by industry.
This document provides an introduction to our degree programs. Please refer to published class profiles for additional information.
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