MBA resume book release dates for the 2014-2015 recruiting season

Trying to hire the best MBA students from the world's best business schools? There are a dozen things you need to do to attract top leadership talent, but being the first to contact them, the first to shake their hand, and the first to offer them a job will certainly help. To do so, you need to get access to their school's resume database the moment it is released to employers.

But please also be aware that many highly-ranked schools have strict policies and dates around early recruitment of their students. It is in your firm’s best interest to familiarize yourself with each of the school's policies. Visit the "More Info for Recruiters" page of their .edu website for more information.

Here are the release dates for each of our partner school's new class of 2015 and 2016 MBA student resume databases:

• Chicago - Booth: Class of 2015 – Full-time Seeking Students:  8/8/2014
• Columbia Business School: Class of 2015 – Full-time Seeking Students: 8/15/2014
• Northwestern - Kellogg: Class of 2015 – Full-time Seeking Students: 8/15/2014
• Pepperdine - Graziadio: Class of 2016 – Internship Seeking Students: 8/15/2014
• Pepperdine - Graziadio: Class of 2015 – Full-time Seeking Students: 8/15/2014
• Rice - Jones: Class of 2015 – Full-time Seeking Students: 8/15/2014
• UC Berkeley - Haas: Class of 2015 – Full-time Seeking Students: 8/15/2014
• UCLA - Anderson: Class of 2015 – Full-time Seeking Students: 8/18/2014
• Yale School of Management: Class of 2015 – Full-time Seeking Students: 8/18/2014
• Boston University - School of Management: Class of 2015 – Full-time Seeking Students: 8/20/2014
• NYU - Stern: Class of 2015 – Full-time Seeking Students: 8/22/2014
• Stanford GSB: Class of 2015 – Full-time Seeking Students: 8/22/2014
• UC Irvine - Merage: Class of 2015 – Full-time Seeking Students: 8/23/2014
• Harvard Business School: Class of 2015 – Full-time Seeking Students: 8/26/2014
• Cornell - Johnson: Class of 2015 – Full-time Seeking Students: 8/27/2014
• Indiana - Kelley: Class of 2015 – Full-time Seeking Students: 8/27/2014
• Dartmouth - Tuck: Class of 2015 – Full-time Seeking Students: 8/29/2014
• Duke - Fuqua: Class of 2015 – Full-time Seeking Students: 8/29/2014
• Wake Forest Schools of Business: Class of 2015 – Full-time Seeking Students: 8/29/2014
• Wake Forest Schools of Business: Class of 2016 – Internship Seeking Students: 8/29/2014
• Boston University - School of Management: Class of 2016 – Internship Seeking Students: 9/2/2014
• Maryland - Smith: Class of 2015 – Full-time Seeking Students: 9/3/2014
• UC San Diego - Rady: Class of 2015 – Full-time Seeking Students: 9/3/2014
• Georgia - Terry: Class of 2015 – Full-time Seeking Students: 9/4/2014
• Virginia - Darden: Class of 2015 – Full-time Seeking Students: 9/4/2014
• Dartmouth - Tuck: Class of 2016 – Internship Seeking Students: 9/8/2014
• Syracuse - Whitman: Academic Year 2014-2015: 9/8/2014
• USC - Marshall: Class of 2015 – Full-time Seeking Students: 9/8/2014
• UT Austin - McCombs: Class of 2015 – Full-time Seeking Students: 9/8/2014
• Carnegie Mellon - Tepper: Class of 2015 – Full-time Seeking Students: 9/10/2014
• Case Western - Weatherhead: Class of 2015 – Full-time Seeking Students: 9/10/2014
• SMU - Cox: Class of 2015 – Full-time Seeking Students: 9/10/2014
• Tennessee - College of Business: Class of 2015 – Full-time Seeking Students: 9/10/2014
• Tennessee - College of Business: Class of 2016 – Internship Seeking Students: 9/10/2014
• Arizona State - Carey: Class of 2015 – Full-time Seeking Students: 9/11/2014
• Arizona State - Carey: Class of 2016 – Internship Seeking Students: 9/11/2014
• TCU - Neeley: Class of 2015 – Full-time Seeking Students: 9/11/2014
• TCU - Neeley: Class of 2016 – Internship Seeking Students: 9/11/2014
• Pittsburgh - Katz: Class of 2016 – Internship Seeking Students: 9/12/2014
• Pittsburgh - Katz: Class of 2015 – Full-time Seeking Students: 9/12/2014
• Rice - Jones: Class of 2016 – Internship Seeking Students: 9/12/2014
• Tulane - Freeman: Class of 2015 – Full-time Seeking Students: 9/12/2014
• Tulane - Freeman: Class of 2016 – Internship Seeking Students: 9/12/2014
• Boston College - Carroll: Class of 2015 – Full-time Seeking Students: 9/15/2014
• Maryland - Smith: Class of 2016 – Internship Seeking Students: 9/15/2014
• MIT - Sloan: MBA, LGO, MSMS 2015: 9/15/2014
• Singapore Management University: Class of 2015 – Full-time Seeking Students: 9/15/2014
• Washington - Foster: Class of 2015 – Full-time Seeking Students: 9/15/2014
• Wisconsin - Madison: Class of 2015 – Full-time Seeking Students: 9/15/2014
• Wisconsin - Madison: Class of 2016 – Internship Seeking Students: 9/15/2014
• Iowa - Tippie: Class of 2015 – Full-time Seeking Students: 9/16/2014
• Iowa - Tippie: Class of 2016 – Internship Seeking Students: 9/16/2014
• Georgetown - McDonough: Class of 2015 – Full-time Seeking Students: 9/17/2014
• Utah - Eccles: Class of 2015 – Full-time Seeking Students: 9/17/2014
• Utah - Eccles: Class of 2016 – Internship Seeking Students: 9/17/2014
• Florida - Hough: Class of 2015 – Full-time Seeking Students: 9/18/2014
• Florida - Hough: Class of 2016 – Internship Seeking Students: 9/18/2014
• Georgia - Terry: Class of 2016 – Internship Seeking Students: 9/18/2014
• Willamette - Atkinson: Class of 2015 – Full-time Seeking Students: 9/18/2014
• Minnesota - Carlson: Class of 2015 – Full-time Seeking Students: 9/19/2014
• Boston College - Carroll: Class of 2016 – Internship Seeking Students: 9/22/2014
• Brandeis International: Class of 2015 – Full-time Seeking Students: 9/22/2014
• Case Western - Weatherhead: Class of 2016 – Internship Seeking Students: 9/30/2014
• SMU - Cox: Class of 2016 – Internship Seeking Students: 9/30/2014
• Washington - Foster: Class of 2016 – Internship Seeking Students: 10/2/2014
• CUHK: MBA Programs Class of 2015 (2nd Year) & Class of 2016 (1st Year): 10/3/2014
• USC - Marshall:Class of 2016 – Internship Seeking Students: 10/6/2014
• UT Austin - McCombs: Class of 2016 – Internship Seeking Students: 10/13/2014
• Brandeis International: Class of 2016 – Internship Seeking Students: 10/14/2014
• Minnesota - Carlson: Class of 2016 – Internship Seeking Students: 10/14/2014
• Yale School of Management: Class of 2016 – Internship Seeking Students: 10/15/2014
• Harvard Business School: Class of 2016 – Internship Seeking Students: 10/16/2014
• Duke - Fuqua: Class of 2016 – Internship Seeking Students: 10/17/2014
• Georgetown - McDonough: Class of 2016 – Internship Seeking Students: 10/22/2014
• Indiana - Kelley: Class of 2016 – Internship Seeking Students: 10/22/2014
• Virginia - Darden: Class of 2016 – Internship Seeking Students: 10/23/2014
• Willamette - Atkinson: Class of 2016 – Internship Seeking Students: 10/23/2014
• HEC Paris: Class of 2016: 10/27/2014
• Columbia Business School: Class of 2016 – Internship Seeking Students: 10/29/2014
• NYU - Stern: Class of 2016 – Internship Seeking Students: 10/29/2014
• Northwestern - Kellogg: Class of 2016 – Internship Seeking Students: 10/31/2014
• Arizona State - Carey: Masters Programs: 11/3/2014
• Stanford GSB: Class of 2016 – Internship Seeking Students: 11/3/2014
• UC San Diego - Rady: Class of 2016 – Internship Seeking Students: 11/3/2014
• Cornell - Johnson: Class of 2016 – Internship Seeking Students: 11/4/2014
• Chicago - Booth: Class of 2016 – Internship Seeking Students: 11/7/2014
• UC Irvine - Merage: Class of 2016 – Internship Seeking Students: 11/8/2014
• MIT - Sloan: Class of 2016 – Internship Seeking Students: 11/10/2014
• UC Berkeley - Haas: Academic Year 2014-2015 - In Progress: 11/10/2014
• Carnegie Mellon - Tepper: Class of 2016 – Internship Seeking Students: 11/12/2014
• UCLA - Anderson: Class of 2016 – Internship Seeking Students: 11/13/2014
• HKUST: Class of 2015 – Full-time Seeking Students: 12/15/2014
• HKUST: Class of 2016 – Internship Seeking Students: 12/15/2014
• AIM: Class of 2014 (FT Employment): TBD
• AIM: Class of 2015 (Internship Employment): TBD
• Notre Dame - Mendoza: Class of 2015 – Full-time Seeking Students: TBD
• Notre Dame - Mendoza: Class of 2015 – Internship Seeking Students: TBD
• Rochester - Simon: Class of 2015 – Full-time Seeking Students: TBD
• Rochester - Simon: Class of 2016 – Internship Seeking Students: TBD
• Sacramento State: MBA, MSA and IMBA Book - 2014-2015: TBD
• Toronto - Rotman: Class of 2016 – Internship Seeking Students: TBD
• Universidad Carlos III de Madrid: Class of 2015 – Full-time Seeking Students: TBD

Resume databases available now:

• Australian Graduate School of Management: FT MBA 2014-2015
• Australian Graduate School of Management: MBA Hong Kong 2014-2015
• CUHK: MBA Programs Class of 2014 (2nd Year) & Class of 2015 (1st Year)
• Georgia State - Robinson: Graduate Students
• HEC Paris: Class of 2014
• HEC Paris: Class of 2015
• Singapore Management University: Class of 2014 Seeking Full-Time Employment
• Toronto - Rotman: Class of 2015 – Full-time Seeking Students

Resume databases only available to our Global Focus partners:

• CEIBS
• Erasmus - Rotterdam
• Emory - Goizueta
• IESE
• IMD
• Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
• INSEAD
• Michigan - Ross (current students)
• Penn State - Smeal
• Purdue - Krannert
• Texas A&M - Mays

Note: Release dates subject to change. Visit our web store for the most recently updated release dates and to view other professional associations, Masters programs, and alumni resume database offerings.

Top 10 apps for MBA students & alumni

Congratulations, you're an MBA!  Whether you've already graduated or still in school, it’s good to be equipped with as many career service tools as possible to help you land your dream job.  One of the best tools for the job is your iPhone or iPad.  These ten iOS apps help both candidates and alumni in their quest for vocational fulfillment.

10. MBA Focus - If you're a MBA at one of our partner schools, download the MBA Focus mobile app to access all your career services on-the-go. Just sign in to your b-school's career management center on your computer to authorize your mobile device. It's that easy!

9. Letterpress - If you’re a student or alumni of a top graduate business school, chances are you're quite the wordsmith. But coming up with the right "words" can often be a chore. Letterpress makes words fun again.  Play against yourself or with friends in a game where you find words, steal tiles, and color the board to improve or prove your wordsmithing skills to the world.

8. TextGrabber - Ever need to scan a printed document on-the-go? This app allows you to take a picture of a body of text and then it reproduces the photographed text as an editable text note on your device.  It also provides a powerful translating tool for interviews with overseas employers.

7. SimpleNote - Are you tired of writing important notes on pieces of paper that seemingly often get misplaced?  With SimpleNote you can write notes in your web browser on your desktop computer and they will sync with your mobile device, and vice versa.  You can also categorize notes by different headings to help you keep your thoughts, and your life, a bit more organized.

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