Career Resources for MBA/MSBA Duals

Use real-life employment data from across the country to help inform your career decision making!

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Isenberg Professional Development Resources

Take a look at these resources to help you learn about what’s needed to succeed in your industry.

Project Management Institute (PMI)

The Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) is an asset that will distinguish you in the job market and enhance …

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Explore Careers in Your Industry

Use the Vault Guides below as well as our “Insights Into Your Industry” database search tool to explore career paths and to find top skills and hiring trends in your industry.

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Use this database and search tool to get up-to-date data on companies, job titles, and top skills for your industry.

To get started, watch our tours of this tool for undergrads or grad students to help you in your search.

First, choose an industry of interest, then filter for occupation. (If you'd like to see data for a specific location only, filter by state.)

Type in a keyword to select a relevant occupation. (If you'd like to see data for a specific location only, filter by state.)


Guides to Jobs in Your Industry

Take a look at these many guides by Vault to learn about industry trends, career paths, and more.

Vault Guide to Media and Entertainment Jobs, Third Edition

The Vault Guides to Jobs series provides essential information about key careers and industries, with an emphasis on preparing for …

Vault Guide to Information Technology Jobs, Third Edition

The Vault Guides to Jobs series provides essential information about key careers and industries, with an emphasis on preparing for …

Vault Guide to Information Technology Consulting Jobs, Second Edition

The Vault Guides to Jobs series provides essential information about key careers and industries, with an emphasis on preparing for …

Vault Guide to Operations and Logistics Jobs, Second Edition

The Vault Guides to Jobs series provides essential information about key careers and industries, with an emphasis on preparing for …

Vault Guide to Project Management Jobs, Second Edition

The Vault Guides to Jobs series provides essential information about key careers and industries, with an emphasis on preparing for …

Vault Guide to Internet Services and Security Jobs, Third Edition

The Vault Guides to Jobs series provides essential information about key careers and industries, with an emphasis on preparing for …

Gain Industry Skills and Experience

Check out the opportunities below for real-world experience through a company-sponsored micro-internship or take a LinkedIn course to learn valuable new skills.

Real-World Work Experience

Check out these 5-6 hour virtual work programs with Fortune 500 companies. These programs are free and can become part of your resume or even lead to a job interview!

Skilling Up with LinkedIn Learning

Look through this selection of courses from LinkedIn and learn new skills as well as brush up on in-demand business skills.

Power BI Data Dashboards

Taught by Helen Wall
View Helen’s LinkedIn Newsletter Power BI is a powerful data analytics application for modeling data and creating data visualizations. To…

Data Analytics for Business Professionals

Taught by John Johnson
What can data analytics do for your business? Take a lesson from companies like Xerox and UPS. Data analytics can…

Lean Six Sigma: Analyze, Improve, and Control Tools

Taught by Richard Chua
The Green Belts or Black Belts that lead Lean Six Sigma projects are well-trained and ready to guide your project…

Python for Data Science Essential Training Part 1

Taught by Lillian Pierson, P.E.
Python for Data Science Essential Training is one of the most popular data science courses at LinkedIn Learning. It has…

Business Analysis for Project Managers

Taught by Greta Blash
View Greta’s LinkedIn Newsletter Business analysis may seem like a broad term, but it fulfills a very specific demand within…

Agile Project Leadership

Taught by Kelley O'Connell
Agile environments present some unique challenges and opportunities for leadership. In this course, instructor Kelley O’Connell covers leadership definitions, agile…

Human Resources: Using Metrics to Drive HR Strategy

Taught by Catherine Mattice Zundel
Become a strategic HR partner in the success of your organization. Metrics can help you assess the cost and impact…

Marketing Foundations: Competitive Market Analysis

Taught by Deirdre Breakenridge
By compiling a competitive analysis, you gain insight into your competitors to identify your own advantage and edge in the…

Hands-On Introduction: Data Engineering

Taught by Vinoo Ganesh
Suggested prerequisites Know basic Python data types, control structures, functions, and classes. Have a good enough understanding of SQL to…

Influence Skills for Leaders and Managers

Taught by Melody Wilding
Influence is the art and science of positively impacting people’s beliefs and actions to produce results. To influence others, you…

Intermediate Python for Non-Programmers

Taught by Nick Walter
Are you ready to take your Python skills to the next level? Join instructor Nick Walter in this intermediate-level course,…

Tableau Essential Training

Taught by Curt Frye
Tableau is a powerful and versatile data analytics and visualization tool that many consider indispensable for data science work. Its…

The State of Generative AI: Images, Prompting, and Language Models

Taught by Ray Villalobos
Explore the evolution of artificial intelligence in images and videos. Discover the history of foundational models and review the current…

Communicating with Confidence

Taught by Vinh Giang
Confidence is one of the secrets of impactful communication. But how do you cultivate it effectively as you grow? In…

DevOps Foundations

Taught by James Wickett
DevOps ensures collaboration and communication between software engineers (Dev) and IT operations (Ops). With DevOps, changes make it to production…

Building a Successful Business Analysis Career

Taught by Laura Paton
Are you interested in becoming a business analyst? Or are you currently working as a business analyst but feel stuck…

Career News & Advice

Read up on hiring trends, job search tactics, and tips from experts.

Join Clubs & Professional Orgs

Get involved by joining one of the organizations below, including Isenberg student clubs and professional organization connected to your industry and interests.

Isenberg Student Clubs

Find a club that is related to your industry, can help with your professional development, or simply connects you with other Isenberg students.

Professional Organizations

Learn about and maybe even join a professional organization in your industry. Professional organizations sponsor conferences, publish articles and magazines, and sometimes
offer networking events relevant to your industry and special interests.

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