Career

Your professional skill development and exploration starts as soon as you get to campus!

You don’t need to know what you want to do after college. Seek opportunities to the develop skills that every employer seeks – like public speaking, writing, interpersonal, and analytic skills.

Your SBS career team is here to help you explore what’s out there, connect with alumni, learn job search strategies, build experience by asking for more responsibility or new projects at work, seek leadership positions in clubs or volunteer organizations, and lay the groundwork for internships, and ultimately that first job.

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Vault Guide to the Top 50 Management and Strategy Consulting Firms, 2024 EditionShare This: Share Vault Guide to the Top 50 Management and Strategy Consulting Firms, 2024 Edition on FacebookShare Vault Guide to the Top 50 Management and Strategy Consulting Firms, 2024 Edition on LinkedInShare Vault Guide to the Top 50 Management and Strategy Consulting Firms, 2024 Edition on X
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Vault Guide to the Top 25 Consulting Firms, 2024 EMEA EditionShare This: Share Vault Guide to the Top 25 Consulting Firms, 2024 EMEA Edition on FacebookShare Vault Guide to the Top 25 Consulting Firms, 2024 EMEA Edition on LinkedInShare Vault Guide to the Top 25 Consulting Firms, 2024 EMEA Edition on X
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Vault Guide to the Top 15 Consulting Firms, 2024 APAC EditionShare This: Share Vault Guide to the Top 15 Consulting Firms, 2024 APAC Edition on FacebookShare Vault Guide to the Top 15 Consulting Firms, 2024 APAC Edition on LinkedInShare Vault Guide to the Top 15 Consulting Firms, 2024 APAC Edition on X
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Focus2: Self-Assessment & Career Planning SolutionsShare This: Share Focus2: Self-Assessment & Career Planning Solutions on FacebookShare Focus2: Self-Assessment & Career Planning Solutions on LinkedInShare Focus2: Self-Assessment & Career Planning Solutions on X
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SBS College to Careers Class – SOCBEHAV 250Share This: Share SBS College to Careers Class – SOCBEHAV 250 on FacebookShare SBS College to Careers Class – SOCBEHAV 250 on LinkedInShare SBS College to Careers Class – SOCBEHAV 250 on X
This class is unique because it is all about YOU. Everything you do in this class will benefit YOU in …

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The SBS Office of Career & Professional Development annually surveys graduating seniors in order to provide a snapshot of their post-graduation plans. The survey begins just prior to graduation, and continues until six months after graduation. Our data collection process is guided by the industry standard put forth by the National Association of Colleges & Employers, and includes information collected by the SBS Office of Career & Professional Development, the Office of Institutional Research at UMass Amherst, and by various academic departments, as well as from information that is made publicly available by students. The SBS undergraduate outcomes knowledge rate for 2022 was 70%, though knowledge rate varies among departments.

The SBS Office of Career & Professional Development annually surveys graduating seniors in order to provide a snapshot of their post-graduation plans. The survey begins just prior to graduation, and continues until six months after graduation. Our data collection process is guided by the industry standard put forth by the National Association of Colleges & Employers, and includes information collected by the SBS Office of Career & Professional Development, the Office of Institutional Research at UMass Amherst, and by various academic departments, as well as from information that is made publicly available by students. The SBS undergraduate outcomes knowledge rate for 2023 was 80%, though knowledge rate varies among departments.

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SBS graduates pursue a range of plans after graduation, including employment, continuing education, and volunteering/service, among others. This graph depicts what recent SBS graduates tell us they are doing within six months after graduation.

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Your professional skill development and exploration starts as soon as you get to campus!

You don’t need to know what you want to do after college. Seek opportunities to the develop skills that every employer seeks – like public speaking, writing, interpersonal, and analytic skills.

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