As part of your Leadership Communication class, you’ll learn to:

• Create your brand and tell your story
• Effectively set up informational interviews and transition them into formal interviews
• Answer the three most common interview questions and prepare questions for your interviewer that differentiate you from other candidates
• Master the case interview and come up with on-the-spot solutions to corporate problems
• Navigate typical recruiting situations by working through scenarios and best practices

Career Fellows

Each first-year student is assigned a Career Fellow—a second-year student who serves as a mentor and guide and acts as a sounding board to coach them through the recruiting and internship process.

Specialized Clubs

Fuqua’s many career-focused clubs allow you to work on your job search with other students who are pursuing similar opportunities – so everyone becomes a stronger candidate.

The CMC conducts workshops, webinars, and symposiums throughout the year that provide insight and skills to make your job search as smooth as possible.

Options and subjects include:

• Self-assessment workshop
• Career symposium
• Relationship building
• Branding and developing a strategic plan
• Professional correspondence and resume development
• Making a career transition
• Behavioral interviewing

The Ford Library

The Ford Library's expert staff offers customized service and support to enhance your job search efforts.

Career Services System

A one-stop shop for recruiting and career search information, CareerBridge is our internal career services website, where you can find job postings and contacts for thousands of companies.

Nearly 37% of our students are non-U.S. citizens and come from all over the world.

MBA Job Opportunities Within the U.S.

Our team will help you understand the hiring landscape and effectively position yourself as a candidate in the United States. As part of your MBA experience, we work in close partnership with international student clubs, alumni, regional teams, the International Programs Office, and other departments to fully support you in your search.

U.S. Work Authorization

Under U.S. visa regulations, it may be possible for international students to become eligible for Duke-sponsored summer internship employment. For full-time employment after graduation, students without permanent U.S. work authorization may be eligible to receive sponsorship independent of The Duke MBA program.

For more information, visit Duke Visa Services.

STEM Designation

Fuqua's Daytime MBA program carries a STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) designation, giving international students who meet certain requirements the opportunity to work in the U.S. for a total of 3 years (24 months of STEM OPT extension beyond the regular 12 month OPT). After the OPT period, you will need a company to sponsor you for a work-based visa, most typically the H-1B visa. For more information on the H-1B application process, visit the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services website.

Your U.S. student visa status determines whether you are eligible for work on-campus during your program, but most student visas restrict or prohibit working off-campus during the program.