The Parker Career Management Center gives unparalleled support to help you accomplish your career goals. Our dedicated career advisors have developed a proven set of career management tools and practices for students to define objectives, strategize opportunities and make critical networking connections.
Technology | 29.5% |
Consulting | 20.4% |
Investment Mgmt | 8.3% |
Consumer Products | 7.6% |
Health Care | 6.9% |
Entertainment/Media | 6.6% |
6.6% | Investment Banking/Brokerage |
5.8% | Real Estate |
4.1% | * Other |
2.5% | Government/Education/NPO |
1.8% | Energy |
1.8% | Transportation & Logistics |
Management Consulting | 20.0% |
Product Management | 10.9% |
Rotational Program | 7.6% |
Corporation Finance/Financial Analysis/FP&A | 6.9% |
Operations/Logistics/Supply Chain | 6.6% |
Investment Banking | 5.8% |
5.1% | Business/Corporate Development |
4.0% | Investment/Portfolio Management |
3.6% | Brand Management |
3.3% | Internal Consulting |
28.0% | All Others |
Technology | 34.5% |
Consulting | 12.0% |
Consumer Products | 8.4% |
Entertainment / Media | 9.9% |
Health Care | 7.2% |
Investment Banking / Brokerage | 7.2% |
Real Estate | 5.5% |
2.4% | Investment Management |
1.8% | Private Equity/Venture Capital |
2.7% | Public Sector/Nonprofit |
3.6% | * Other Financial Services |
2.4% | Energy / Utilities |
2.4% | Manufacturing |
*includes Aerospace, Engineering Services, Hospitality and Transportation
Consulting | 17.4% |
Product Management | 9.3% |
Corporate Finance/Financial Analysis/FP&A | 8.1% |
Business/Corporate Development | 7.8% |
Operations/Logistics | 4.5% |
Investment Banking | 6.3% |
Brand Management | 5.1% |
Strategic Planning | 5.4% |
Private Equity/Venture Capital | 1.8% |
12.6% | Marketing |
3.0% | Investment Management |
4.2% | Rotational Program |
3.9% | Market Research |
3.9% | Business Intelligence/Analytics |
1.8% | Real Estate Development |
3.0% | Sales/Account Management |
3.0% | Project Management |
1.8% | Human Resources |
No matter what industry or function you’re coming from, Parker CMC knows how to get you to where you want to go. We’re deeply experienced with career switchers. In fact, among Class of 2019 internships, 86.8% switched either industry or function and 56.6% switched both. Below, find the path that best suits your current career ambitions.
They say you can judge people by the company they keep. These are just a few of the organizations that seek out UCLA Anderson when they need the perfect fit.
Learn about the breadth of resources that make the Parker Career Management Center so successful in helping students achieve their career aspirations.
Bryan Wolfe
Class of 2020
“I found my academic internship extremely helpful. My goal coming to business school was to see the inside of as many different companies in order to get a number of experiences, and I think my academic internship helped facilitate that.”
Oumar Toure
Class of 2018
“Parker has a really well structured program for students recruiting for consulting, you just need to "trust the process." I definitely took advantage of the 1-on-1 sessions to test my answers to behavioral interview questions and to make sure my resume and cover letters were in great shape.”
Abby Williamson
Class of 2018
“ I did a bunch of mock interviews with Parker to prepare, which can be terrifying but extremely helpful in your job search. It becomes very apparent very quickly what you are good at and what you still need to work on.”
$7,532
Interns' Mean
Monthly Salary
45%
Internships Landed through On-Campus Recruiting
$122K/YEAR
Full-Time Employment Compensation (as of 10/30/19)
$30K
Signing Bonus
(71% received)
See the recruiting, hiring and salary trends for the Class of 2019 in the official
Parker Employment Report and our Preliminar Employment Summary for the Class of 2020.
Our team of Parker Career Management Center professionals, including eight dedicated career advisors, has developed a comprehensive set of career management tools and practices for our MBAs. As a result, our MBAs do not just become savvy full-time candidates and entrepreneurs, but are better prepared to become leaders and change agents.
Each advisor is aligned with a function or industry, but all are generalists. As a UCLA Anderson student, you can meet with any advisor for personalized support in:
During your first quarter, you will prepare for recruiting season with the Parker Career Series course, taught by the associate director of career education and Parker CMC advisors, with the help of second-year teaching assistants. The course covers:
This course taps the wisdom of your 70 section classmates, with expertise in every industry and function. The programming is a mix of lecture, practicum, small-group breakouts and individual advising.
First-year students, grouped by industry and functional interest, meet weekly in their ACT groups to discuss industry trends, polish their networking and interviewing skills, meet with guest speakers, share contacts and motivate each other throughout the summer internship search process. Groups are led by second-year ACT Coaches, who have successfully navigated the career search process. These 90+ volunteer coaches are selected and trained by the Parker CMC and hone their management skills through this leadership role.
In 2018, our ACT groups included these industries and areas:
This program is similar to ACT, but tailored to first-year international students. Meetings address both a domestic and international job search and cover topics such as:
Hundreds of companies seek out Anderson MBAs by visiting campus, posting jobs and searching through resumes. We will help you expand your network and grow relationships with these companies, as well as with companies that may not have a large presence on campus: