Career Outcomes & Support
Career Data (2022–2024 class years)
Employment by Industry
Employment by Job Function
Geographic Location
before graduation
Types of Roles
Our graduates hold titles such as:
- Tenure-Track
- Assistant Professor, SUNY – The State University of New York
- Assistant Professor, Ivey Business School
- Assistant Professor, Rotterdam School of Management
- Government
- Competition Law Officer
- Senior Decision Scientist
- Data & Analytics
- Data Scientist
Coaching &
Career Support
Although many PhD students decide to pursue academic careers, some students seek new research-based opportunities in industry or as consultants. In today’s competitive business environment, career success requires focused, strategic career management. The Career Advancement Centre at Smith provides comprehensive services and resources to achieve your career goals including:
- Career direction and exploration
- Personal branding (Resume, Cover Letter, Professional Pitch and LinkedIn)
- Networking opportunities
- On-campus recruiting
- Online resources
- Job offers and salary negotiations
Recruiting
The CAC’s Corporate Relations team coordinates on-campus recruiting, and an online student resume book to connect students and employers. You also have 24/7 access to QUEST, our career management platform which includes job postings, and a database containing salary information and job interview questions as experienced by past Smith students.
Career Coaching:
Our team of professional Career Coaches is available to work with you to define your career objectives, and, if required, help shape your job-search strategy and fine-tune your resume, cover letter and interview skills.
Career Development Sessions:
Smith provides career-related information sessions, master classes, workshops and tutorials to help you create and implement effective career management strategies that suite your unique goals.
Online Resources:
Smith also provides a broad range of career education online resources for to help you develop all the skills necessary to effectively plan and proactively manage your career.
Career Education Curriculum
The Smith School of Business Career Education curriculum is comprehensive and adaptable. Our various delivery methods offer students the opportunity to make intentional choices aligned to their unique learning needs and career goals.
At the core of this programming is our Career Management Foundations program (CMF), which is delivered as an asynchronous, self-directed career education course, available 24/7 on our CAC portal. The content is provided via 8 modules and students can consume as much, or as little detail as they wish. Learning activities include: videos, interactive content, worksheets and comprehension checks.
Encompassing all of our career education curriculum is our 1:1 coaching model, that allows students to meet with our team of certified Career Coaches who will help to support each student achieving their career goals throughout their unique career journey.