Fuqua Career Management Center's Quarterly Employer Newsletter 

As we navigate the ever-evolving landscape of talent acquisition, our commitment remains steadfast: empower employers to build winning teams and connect top-tier candidates with exceptional opportunities. This digital newsletter provides you with recruiting resources, best practices, and upcoming events to help equip your organization to excel in today’s competitive market.

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Thank you for your exceptional collaboration, thoughtful consideration, and support of Fuqua students throughout the fall recruiting season! Your partnership is instrumental in connecting our students with meaningful opportunities and enriching their career paths, and we feel fortunate to have you as a valued recruiting partner.  

We appreciate your insights and are always looking for ways to improve! If you haven't done so already, please provide your recruiting experience feedback.

A Strong Start to Campus Recruiting: 
Fuqua’s MBA Networking Reception and Employer Expo 

More than 300 MBAs and 17 recruiting organizations participated in Fuqua’s September 12th MBA Networking Reception. Survey results show students found the event to be an excellent kickoff to recruiting, offered valuable networking opportunities, and showcased diverse recruiting partners and hiring needs.

Subsequently, on October 2nd, the CMC hosted the MBA Employer Expo, attracting over 300 students and 20 employers. The event featured 30-minute presentations, concurrent office hours, and concluded with a networking session. Employers found this format to be highly effective for promoting their opportunities and engaging directly with top-tier candidates. 

Click here for more information on Fuqua's campus and virtual recruiting options.

During fall break, our MBA students participated in a variety of industry treks across 13 cities, immersing themselves in diverse business environments. 

These visits provided students with valuable insight as they offered a firsthand look into the employers’ workplaces, values, culture, and operations. Students enjoyed engaging directly with professionals and alumni in their fields of interest and cultivating meaningful relationships. 

We are grateful to our valued recruiting partners who hosted our students! If your organization is interested in more information on future week-in-cities trips, contact your industry Account Manager. 

Catch a glimpse of some of our favorite trek moments in this video!

GMAT Score Evolution:
A New Approach Beyond Quantitative and Verbal Reasoning

An important update for recruiters using GMAT scores in candidate evaluations: the GMAT Exam (Focus Edition) Total Score is now based on three sections - Quantitative, Verbal, and Data Insights – rather than just Quantitative and Verbal Reasoning scores. The content areas and test constructs have been refined to narrow the scope to focus on data literacy, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.  

The score scale was adjusted to reflect changes in the test-taking population, which has become more diverse and global. Over the years, scores have shifted significantly, resulting in an uneven distribution, and the updated score scale fixes that, allowing schools to better differentiate candidate performance on the exam. 

Click here for more information on GMAT Exam (Focus Edition) Total Score. 

Interviews conducted on-campus allow employers and candidates to establish an authentic and personal connection, evaluating technical proficiency and cultural alignment within your organization. Virtual interviews allow enhanced accessibility, efficiency, and scheduling flexibility, and may optimize your team’s time and resources. 

Whether opting for on-campus, off-campus, or virtual interviews, your industry Account Manager will help facilitate the process seamlessly. A few things to keep in mind as you plan for interviews: 

#1. Open Communication

• It is important that both the employer and student communicate openly throughout the interview, offer, and evaluation processes. Employers should maintain a communication window of no more than four weeks throughout the process. This will reduce candidate questions and extra outreach, streamlining the process for both students and employers.
• All candidates not selected for further consideration should receive notification of their final status once the selection process has concluded.

#2. Select Alternate Candidates

• It is strongly recommended to select and rank alternate candidates for interviews.  This approach enables employers to engage a larger candidate pool, retain access to high-quality talent should an interview slot unexpectedly open, and maximize the time invested by the interview team. 

#3. Share Interview Day Details with Your Account Manager 

• Be sure to provide second-round interviews or sell event dates to your industry Account Manager. This information can be highlighted as an "FYI" in CareerBridge to help with student planning.
• If your team has any needs for your interview day, including on-campus room requirements, inform your Account Manager so space can be allocated accordingly.  

#4. Fuqua’s Pre-Term Campus Interviews & Spring 2025 Interview Rounds

• Requests must be submitted by December 3, 2024, for on-campus interviews held January 6-15, 2025.
• To keep your interview process on track, click here to review the employer deadline for candidate selection and final schedule availability.  Missing this deadline will delay the interview process and may result in a change to your interview date. 

#5. Plan for Travel Issues and Schedule Flexibility

• When planning for interviews it’s always helpful to consider potential travel disruptions, delays, or last-minute schedule changes. Have a backup plan in place, such as the option to switch to virtual interviews if needed. Communicate with your Account Manager ahead of time about the possibility of these adjustments, and ensure all parties have the necessary technology and support for virtual alternatives if required.

Program Spotlight:
Master of Science in Quantitative Management (MQM): Business Analytics

Fuqua offers an intensive 10-month degree that provides a foundation in data analytics, with a focus on specific issues in one of four industry domains (Finance, Marketing, Information Risk Management, or Strategy). In addition to learning data science tools, students build critical thinking and communication skills to enable them to ask the right questions, generate insights, and tell a meaningful story with the data they have analyzed – qualities that will make them an asset to your team.

Designed for students with 0-3 years’ post-college experience, MQM is a STEM-designated degree giving international students meeting certain requirements the opportunity to work in the United States for three years without sponsorship. Graduates often step into dynamic roles such as Analyst (Business, Financial, Data), Manager of Business Intelligence, Operations & Data Manager, and Product Manager. 

Explore the experiences and achievements of our MQM: Business Analytics student profiles, showcasing the talent and innovation that define the program. Key statistics below highlight the strengths of our MQM: BA Class of 2025: 

For more details on the MQM program, visit here or contact our Specialty Masters Career Services Program Team. 

*CareerBridge’s Candidate Search feature is available for MQM & MSQM students
(in addition to all MBA programs and MMS: FOB students). 

For Pre-Term & Spring Term 1 recruiting dates, click here.

Daytime MBA Internship Offers | Deadlines

January 10, 2025 | The first date an internship offer can be extended to a Fuqua first-year student is January 10, 2025.  

January 31, 2025 | All job offers to Fuqua first-year students must be made in writing and remain open until January 31, 2025, or three weeks from the date the written offer is received, whichever is later.

Two-Week (Minimum) | If the offer is extended to a first-year student on or after March 1, 2025, the job offer must be made in writing and remain open a minimum of two weeks from the date the written offer is received.

For more information on Fuqua’s offer timing and deadlines, please visit our recruiting guidelines. 

Instructional Videos: 
Fuqua’s CareerBridge, 12Twenty Platform 

Whether you're a seasoned recruiting partner or new to the CareerBridge platform, these one to two-minute instructional videos, presented by Fuqua’s industry account managers, are tailored to each step of the recruiting process and will ensure you're proficient in navigating the CareerBridge platform.

Video #1 | Navigate CareerBridge's Homepage

Video #2 | Host an Event & Register for a Fuqua-facilitated Event

Video #3 | How To: Post a Job

Video #4 | How To: Use Candidate Search  

Video #5 | How To: Register for Interviews

Video #6 | How To: Manage Interviews

Insight & Expertise: 
Perspectives from Duke

Did Investing in Employees During COVID Pay Off in Firm Value? | September 4, 2024 
Research from Professor Bill Mayew found that companies benefiting from investments in employee welfare were those that had enough cash pre-Covid.

How Bonuses for Senior Managers Led to More Pay Inequality | September 19, 2024 
Research from Professor Melanie Wallskog showed that performance-based bonuses drive the pay gap within companies.

Fuqua’s faculty are leading scholars in their fields, passionate about their work and world renowned for both teaching and research. By collaborating with thought leaders, experts, policy makers, and fellow researchers within and beyond their areas, they’re creating insights that fuel action. Click to learn more via Duke Fuqua Insights, Fuqua's LinkedIn Live series, and Fuqua's social media.

Hiring for Humanity | June 25, 2024
To create an office culture marked by trust, humanity and collaboration, Diana Lawrence poses a rather unexpected question to job interviewees.

Save the Date | Career Services & Employer Alliance
“Diversity, Equity & Inclusion – 2025 Virtual Summit”
February 18, 2025, 11:00am-2:30pm EST
The event brings together schools and employers to discuss topics important to creating a diverse and inclusive career services and recruitment space.  Click here for more information. 

Recruiting Advice MVP:
Selam Caldwell Shares Winning Tips for Students!

In our September HireFuqua newsletter, we invited submissions for recruiting advice to help Fuqua students stand out.

A huge thank you to Selam for sharing your valuable insight!  Keep an eye out for a fun prize headed your way!

Minjoo Wine has joined our CMC team as the Sector Director for Technology. 

Minjoo earned her Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Bucknell University, where she played Division I golf.  She worked as a process engineer at Corning Inc., earned her MBA from Notre Dame, then worked in consulting in Chicago and operations at Guild. 

We are excited to welcome Minjoo to the CMC! Click here to connect with Minjoo and the CMC team. 

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