Set Your Goals: Understand Timelines & Resources
You’ve researched industries and roles, assessed your short-term and long-term goals, and prepared your brand materials. Now what?
Move forward by setting your personal goals for this semester and academic year based on your interests and target industries. Assess what tools you’ll need to keep yourself on track, maximize events, and consider what alternate paths have overlapping timelines.
Industry Timelines & Information
Tools to Keep in Mind
- Top Tips for Virtual Events
- Important Application Reminders
- Yale SOM Loan Forgiveness Program
- [MBA] Funding for Summer Internships
- Blue Steps – platform for ongoing career learning
- LinkedIn Learning – platform for ongoing skill-building
- Your Network Tracker – a basic spreadsheet tracker for managing contacts
- People to give you feedback:
*Note: Some resources are available to current students only and require log in to access.
ASK AI: PROMPT IDEAS
Prompt 1: I’m an MBA [Master’s, etc] student graduating in [insert month and year] and planning to recruit for [insert industry here]. Suggest 5 weekly practices to keep on track for recruiting this semester. I have [insert the number of hours per week you plan to commit to career] hours per week set aside for careers.
Prompt 2: I’m an MBA [Master’s, etc] student interested in [insert industry/function] post-graduation with the resume below [paste in resume, making sure to remove name/contact info], and my long-term goal is [insert long-term goal]. Suggest 2-3 alternate career paths to get me to my long-term goal.
