Career Development Office - MIT Sloan School of Management

Q.  A recent report showed that five management consulting firms lead the way among companies producing CEOs.[1] So is it any wonder that 32.1%[2] of MIT Sloan’s recent graduating class chose consulting as their post-graduation career?

A. Choosing …

 Your Journey 

Can you talk a bit about your career journey? Are there any key or unique experiences that helped shape the vantage point you have today?

As a double major, I faced a choice between sales/marketing and computer programming—two …

By Sumayya Essack and Maggie Luo

For career changers, a key task is to be able to communicate on your resume the transferable skills you bring to the table. This helps recruiters and hiring managers see that while you may …

The CDO at MIT Sloan empowers students with cutting-edge resources, personalized advising, and expansive networks to help you thrive and advance in your unique career journey.

Your CDO:

Your CDO is our main website (cdo.mit.edu), curating career content from everywhere …

By Rose Keating
Director of Career Development, MBA and Specialty Masters

When you receive a job offer, you may feel pressured to accept it right away. But are you fully committed?

Reneging on a job offer happens when you accept an …

Q.  During Q4-2025 as consulting firms begin planning for 2026, most frontline consultants will be asked the inevitable challenge question of “How do you plan on breaking through to your client’s senior executive suite and building rapport with them?[1] …

Much of the conversation about healthcare innovation is dominated by breakthroughs in new pharmaceutical therapies. While many drug treatments are truly lifesaving, Karthik Kuppusamy, PhD, Senior Vice President of Clinical Solutions at Quest Diagnostics, argues that detecting disease in its …

Looking for startup opportunities?
Check out this list:

Jeff Bussgang’s 2025 Rocketship Startup List

Every year, Jeffrey Bussgang releases a list of top places to start or continue a career working in startups. He looks at growth, fundraising, scale, hiring, …

Thank you for joining us for the Working Executive Recruiters: A Guide for EMBA & SFMBA Students workshop with Mark Newhall and Lew Weinstein.

For those of you who may have missed the workshop or would like to revisit the …

Did you know there are multiple ways to find alumni contacts? Check out this video for three key resources for finding contacts in the MIT Sloan alumni community.