The resources below are designed to support Brooklyn College students who are exploring, preparing for, and pursuing careers in business. Whether you are just beginning to explore options or actively applying for internships or full-time roles, these tools can help guide your career journey.
Career Exploration
Congratulations on exploring a career in business! There are several paths you may be considering, and each offers different skills, career outcomes, and opportunities. Below is a brief overview of common business majors. For additional guidance, visit the How to Research a Career page. You can also explore these roles through our Career Advice playlists on the Magner Career Center YouTube channel.
- Accounting: Accounting majors learn how to create, maintain, and audit accurate financial records for businesses and organizations. Students study accounting theory and develop skills in financial analysis, reporting, and compliance.
- Business Administration: Business Administration prepares students for a broad range of careers, including entrepreneurship. Coursework covers management, e-commerce, statistics, operations management, and strategic decision-making.
- Business Management: Business Management focuses on leadership within corporate, public, and nonprofit sectors. Courses include accounting, economics, operations management, statistics, computer applications, business analytics, business law, and management.
- Economics: Economics majors study how resources are allocated and how incentives and policies affect individuals, organizations, and governments. The major emphasizes research methods, quantitative analysis, and policymaking.
- Finance: Finance students learn how to create financial plans, provide investment advice, and support business decision-making through budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis.
- Human Resources (HR): HR professionals focus on recruiting, training, retaining, and supporting employees. HR plays a key role in creating inclusive, safe, and effective workplace environments.
- Marketing: Marketing majors study branding, promotion, and consumer engagement. Students learn how organizations build relationships with target audiences through communication, research, and strategic campaigns.
Preparing for Your Search
Most deadlines for fall internships and full-time roles occur in late September. Opportunities can be found on BC Handshake and company websites. Students are encouraged to bookmark the Big 4/Business Employer Deadlines document to stay organized.
- Create/edit your career documents. Sample resumes and cover letters can be in the Career Document Guide. If you’d like to fill in a business resume template you can download this Word version.
- Attend events!
- Join the Murray Koppelman School of Business Career Group on LinkedIn to find job and internship opportunities and join the general Magner Career Center LinkedIn group.
- Accounting Student? Check out the Accounting Volunteer Document to learn how to build tax preparation experience before internships or jobs!
Business Career Timeline
Use the Business Career Timeline to keep yourself on track for your career! You’re a Junior or Senior? Don’t worry, take a look at the second page for more support.
Skill Development
Developing in-demand skills is essential to standing out in your internship and job search. Students can build skills through the following resources:
- Visit the Skill Development webpage for tools available to all majors.
- Explore Forage, which offers virtual experiences created by employers.
- Participate in company-specific learning programs such as KPMG’s University Connection.
Stay Organized
Staying organized and setting weekly goals is critical during your job or internship search.
- Use a job, internship, or program tracker.
- Download the Magner Career Center Job Tracker (Tracker.xlsx).
- Additional trackers are available through platforms such as The Muse and Trello
- Use this Employer Research Guide to help you learn about recruiters that work with Brooklyn College
Job & Internship Boards
- BC Handshake – be sure to also check “collections” listed in Handshake for internships & jobs grouped by majors/career interests. Note: collections are not exhaustive of all roles posted on Handshake.
- Magner Career Center business internship list – note this is a listing of commonly open internships, you may need to check the company website when each opens. The Career Center does not endorse these programs, just simply they are available to students. This is also not an exhaustive list of internships.
- Review additional ways to Find a Paid Internship and ways to Find a Job.
Additional Job & Internship Boards
These job & internship boards are not associated with Brooklyn College. Signing up opts you into direct communications with them.
- New York Jobs CEO Council Talent Portal
- Seasonal Work Labor
- Simply Hired
- InternJobs
- InternshipFinder
- Wayup
Interview Preparation
- Have an upcoming coffee/recruitment chat? Check out these tips.
- Need to prepare for an interview? Check out these interview resources and these Business specific interview questions.
- Review EY’s Key to Successful Job Interview, KPMG’s Recruitment Video, Morgan Stanley’s Virtual Interview Tips, and Morgan Stanley’s Recruitment Video.
Receiving an Offer
- Don’t renege on an offer once you have accepted another offer. You’ve made a commitment in which employers expect you to follow your word. Usage of the Center assumes you will abide by our terms & conditions where reneging is explicitly not allowed.
- Don’t create a bad reputation for yourself, your peers, or the college. You are expected to be professional. Watch this video to learn more about what you should do if you have multiple offers.
Business Clubs + Associations
- Accounting Society
- Actuarial Society
- ALPFA (Association of Latino Professionals for America)
- Beta Gamma Sigma
- Business Society
- CPA Network (Facebook page)
- Economics Society
- International Business Association
- Investment Club
- KSB Entrepreneurial Society
- KSB Toastmasters Public Speaking Club
- Marketing Society
- The Association of National Advertisers (ANA) (Free to BC Students with your @bcmail.cuny.edu email)
- National Association of Black Accountants (NABA)
- Smooth Talkers
- Student Leadership Council
You can register for most clubs on Campus Groups. To connect directly with the Clubs, you can also join any of their Student WhatsApp chats.
The Koppelman School of Business (KSB) Career Team
The Magner Career Center is excited to introduce the KSB Career Team, dedicated to providing enhanced career support for business students. This new structure ensures you receive the guidance you need while our team takes on expanded responsibilities.
Cliff Frontera, the Career Liaison for the Koppelman School of Business is the team lead for the KSB Career Team, continuing to organize employer events and provide strategic guidance, but appointments will be made with members of the KSB team.
Your KSB Career Team includes:
- Julie Bashioum
- Kellie Lindow
- Ricky Costas-Hernandez
These team members will be your primary contacts for career appointments and guidance.
What’s Changing
- Appointments: All student appointments will now be scheduled with Julie, Kellie, or Ricky through Navigate. Navigate will schedule you with one of them automatically based on your availability.
- Walk-In Hours: Walk-in hours with Cliff will be paused for the spring 2026 semester.
Meeting with Cliff
Appointments with Cliff are referral-based only. Here’s how it works:
- You will first meet with a member of the KSB Career Team (Julie, Kellie or Ricky).
- After one or more meetings, the team will assess if a meeting with Cliff is necessary and consult with him before making the decision. The Career Team will then contact you via email advising to schedule an appointment with Cliff. They will share pre-work needed to schedule the appointment (see below).
- Not all students will be referred to Cliff.
Pre-Work Required for Appointments with Cliff:
If you are referred to meet with Cliff, you must complete the following before scheduling:
- State who from the KSB Team you met with previously (and when).
- Clearly state your career goals.
- Provide a reviewed resume.
- Set up a Handshake profile.
Appointments will be scheduled by contacting the Magner Career Center at careernews@brooklyn.cuny.edu.
If you have any questions or concerns, please call the Magner Career Center at 718.951.5696 or email careernews@brooklyn.cuny.edu
Videos
What our students, recruiters, and alumni have to say in the feature videos. See more videos on our Business Playlist.
Ally Rao, PwC Recruiter
Alexis Polanco, Bloomberg Recruiter
Shaina Brander, BC Alumna, JPMorganChase
Natalie Miolan BC Student
Khilola Vahobova BC Student