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1.) Career Week: Scheduled on the 2nd week of February, the CMS plan to invite industry professionals in the fields of consulting, finance, marketing, IT and telecommunications, and entrepreneurship to speak on the best practices and career opportunities in their respective industries. This aims to give the student an overview of what each industry can offer in terms of career growth and advancement which, will aid in his/her decision on the career path he/she will eventually choose.
2.) Seminars: Industry professional and AIM faculty members are invited as facilitators to conduct relevant seminars aimed to help the students in getting their dream jobs such as Interviewing Skills (Mock Interview), Negotiation Skills, Career Planning, and Social Grace and Ethics.
A.) Interviewing Skills (Mock Interview): This seminar is a learning process for students to hone their interviewing skills. The role-playing method of learning gives the student a clear idea of the “do’s” and “don’ts” during an actual interview session. Chosen students from the MBA and MM program act as interviewees while distinguished alumni and professional headhunters are invited to be panel interviewers. The session aims to increase the chances of the students to clear through the interview phase of the application process and eventually be given an employment offer through the application of the correct and appropriate skills learned.
B.) Negotiation: After successfully clearing the interview phase, students are then trained to be effective negotiators to be able to get their preferred job function, location and compensation stack. The beauty of this seminar is that it does not only focus on negotiation skills to be learned for employment purpose but it also gives a broader aspect of negotiation to cover situations in other real-life situations as well.
C.) Career Planning: Not only does this seminar give exercises for career path and development but it also covers a broader spectrum of planning one’s life path including the risks involved in choosing such.
D.) Social Graces and Moral Ethics: As part of AIM’s vision to mold socially responsible and morally ethical leaders of the future, the CMS has made available this seminar to enforce such belief. Given the diversity of the student body, a standard and universally accepted norms and procedures are taught to the students.
3.) Career Counseling in AIM: Outside parties who are all experts in their respective fields are the ones who participate in these programs. Career talks and discussions are regularly organized with the help of executive search firms, Human Resources consultants, and corporate recruiters. However, the AIM faculty’s open-door policy has also been a key tool for career counseling for students. The collective experience of the faculty has helped countless graduates in terms of their career choices and professional advancement.
4.) Alumni Placement Assistance: Lastly, though the priority of CMS is the current batch of graduating students, the alumni are also assisted through job ads uploaded in the Career Portal accessible through the Alumni web page.
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