CareerLeader
Self-Assessment Comes First:
Introducing CareerLeader TM
Indecision
• Most graduate business students (over
80%) do not have a clear career direction
when they arrive to business school.
• This is okay. You came to Thunderbird to
expand horizons and learn about
possibilities.
• BUT… Time is critical. The earlier you
focus the better your career search results
and success. Your course selection,
networking, interviewing and selfmarketing will all benefit from an early
start.
You are a unique product
• There are no pre-packaged careers: You
are a unique person and will build a
unique career.
• Beware of career “herd” mentality; it is
present at every graduate business
program.
• Understand your own personality,
motivations, reward values and skills. This
is essential to developing your unique
career path.
What is CareerLeader ?
• CareerLeader is a sophisticated, interactive
business career self-assessment program
– Developed from over 15 years of research by
career psychologists at Harvard Business
School
– Based on three inventories measuring deeply
embedded life interests, work reward values
and business skills
– Provides an interpretive report based on all
three inventories with suggestions for best
match with various MBA career paths
CareerLeader features
• CareerLeader provides information on:
– Your match with entrepreneurial cultures
– How to analyze company cultures to
determine fit
– Your career “Achilles’ Heels” and what to do
about them
– Your business skill weaknesses and what to
do about them
– Over 25 major graduate business career
paths: what they are and who enjoys and
succeeds in them
CareerLeader is state of the art
• Used by the top 100 business schools
• Continually revised based on new
research
• Developed specifically for business
professionals
How do I use CareerLeader ?
• Go to Thunderbird’s CareerLeader
homepage (from the New Student page on
my|Thunderbird)
• Enter the school’s user name and
password
• Create your own individual account name
The program is user-friendly, and will guide
you step-by-step through the process
What is the process?
• Take the three CareerLeader assessment
inventories (not all at once)
• Review and print your personalized
Interpretive Report Summary
• Read about your suggested career paths
in the CareerLeader “Profiles” section.
What are the three tests?
• Business Career Interest Inventory (BCII)
– Measures your deeply embedded life interests
as they apply to business
• Management and Professional Reward Profile
(MPRP)
– Identifies the work rewards that are most
important to you
• Management and Professional Ability Profile
(MPAP)
– Identifies business skill strengths and
weaknesses
Putting it all together
• The Interpretive Report Summary
integrates all three tests by:
– Discussing the business roles and work
environments that will be most satisfying to
you
– Showing the business career paths that are
the top matches for your overall profile
Beyond the tests
• Explore the interactive interpretive guides
for each of the three inventories
• Learn how to use your profile to find the
best company culture for you
• Read “How to Select an Industry and Find
the Best Job within the Best Company”
• Read about your career “Achilles’ Heels”
Your next steps
• Research the markets in which you have
interest, and identify your goals
• Attend the Career Management sessions
of Foundations Week to discuss career
management planning
We look forward to seeing you!