MBA Career Information

"After taking a project management course, I became interested in pursuing project management full time.  During my last quarter in the program I did a product management internship with Traveling Software in Bothell.  The internship turned out to be a great experience as I quickly realized this was really what I wanted to do.  Following graduation I was offered a job  as associate product manager.  After evaluating several other opportunities, I accepted the job.  This, in my mind, was a major coup, as I had no project management experience, except for my internship, and had never worked in software.  Thank you Seattle University MBA!  I wouldn't have been able to get my foot in the door without it.  I have now been with the company for six months and love it!

My MBA from Seattle University has helped me to quickly adapt to the role of product manager at LapLink.com (formerly Traveling Software) by providing a solid foundation for business strategy and success."

Geoff Cardwell
MBA '99

An MBA Job - What's it Called?

While most jobs offer a clue as education required; for example: Engineer, Accountant, Director of Marketing, etc., jobs that require MBA's are called many different things.  To see how much variety there is, click here.

Salary Information:

National salary Information is available on http://salary.com or http://www.wageweb.com/, and http://jobstar.org/index.htm

State of Washington detailed salary information for Washington at: 
http://www.workforceexplorer.com/?PAGEID=67&SUBID=117

Cost of Living Tool for comparing job offers, click here.

Networking Opportunities

Puget Sound Networking Directory
http://www.iloveseattle.org

MBA Association - MBAA. The MBAA is the premier online community for MBA professionals and students. Its goal is to facilitate networking and create an online community for the benefit of MBAs from around the world. MBAs can visit and become members of the MBA Association and access interactive discussion forums, news, articles and jobs … all at no cost. 
http://www.mbaassociation.org 

Occupational Outlook Handbook

The Occupational Outlook Handbook  by the US Dept of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics is a nationally recognized source of career information. Below is a list of Executive, Administrative, and Managerial Occupations that can demand someone with a Master's of Business Administration.

Accountants and Auditors

Administrative Services and Facility Managers

Advertising, Marketing, and Public Relations Managers

Banking

Budget Analysts

Computer Systems Analysts, Engineers, and Scientists

Cost Estimators

Education Administrators

Engineering, Natural Science, and Computer and Information Systems Managers

Financial Managers

General Managers and Top Executives

Government Chief Executives and Legislators

Health Services Managers

Industrial Production Managers

Insurance Underwriters

Management Analysts

Management and Public Relations Services

Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers

Purchasing Managers, Buyers, and Purchasing Agents

Recreation Workers

To find out more about the duties and qualifications of specific jobs requiring MBA's, go to The Seattle Times online classifieds and enter a search for 'mba'.  

Their web site is: http://classifieds.nwsource.com/job/

Every week, the staff at Albers Placement Center combs through this list. If you would like to receive a weekly e-mail list of mba jobs entered in The Seattle Times database, with the newest noted first, please e-mail pc-asbe@seattleu.edu and put "MBA Job List" in the subject line.

The list has the Job Title, Company, and salary and web site if available.