# Career Exploration & Industry Research
**Source**: https://cdo.business.rice.edu/channels/career-exploration-industry-research/
**Parent**: https://cdo.business.rice.edu/channels/international-students/
## Career Exploration & Industry Research
The CDO offers a complimentary expert assessment to match an individual to specific business-related careers when compared to a database of hundreds of thousands of business professionals and a platform that provides “in-depth intelligence on what it’s really like to work within an industry, company, or profession – and how to position yourself to launch and build the career of your dreams.
## Know Yourself
- [CareerLeader Handout](https://ricebus.firsthand.co/?aid=148325) and [CareerLeader Video](https://jgsb.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=f334d254-f51f-42d2-a245-ae89014e540f)
- [Resign or Redesign: Should you stay with your current company?](https://jgsb.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=8b1f69df-0394-41dc-b564-afb30146bd83)
- [LinkedIn Career Explorer](https://linkedin.github.io/career-explorer/)\
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## Alumni Career Panel Series
- [Energy and Sustainability](https://jgsb.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=181dfac5-8dba-49a3-a2bc-b02101324dbc)
- [Entrepreneurship](https://jgsb.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=d38c501d-a348-4a0c-ae05-b023012afe18)
- [Technology](https://jgsb.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=756b6992-a1db-4444-86d0-b028012db448)
- [CPG/Retail](https://jgsb.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=a840d4af-c255-4dca-83f9-b02a013039e2)
- [Investment Banking](https://jgsb.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=e0924f08-b4bc-47a3-804b-b02f0135a096)
- [Real Estate](https://jgsb.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=a6fc149d-0046-41f4-bdfc-b03701549ee7)
- [Consulting](https://jgsb.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=338edd84-ad37-4c08-a26e-b0380151f5e7)
- [Healthcare](https://jgsb.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=996f2d2e-4c9b-4e8b-a465-b04901296cbc)
- [Operations Supply Chain](https://jgsb.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=9795d8d4-9ff6-41fb-bff0-b04901296cb8)
- [Financial Services (non-IB)](https://jgsb.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=21391a4f-1c16-4fb4-ab92-b04901296cb9)\
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## Industry & Company Research
- [Vault Industry Guides](https://ricebus.firsthand.co/?aid=148325)
- [Forte Industry Guides](https://www.fortefoundation.org/site/SPageServer?pagename=industries)
- [DEI Panel: How to Tell if a Company is Walking the Walk?](https://jgsb.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=168f9d16-e38b-4c36-aeb0-af190107bb0e)
- [Recruiting Timelines by Industry](https://cdn.uconnectlabs.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/99/2021/12/Recruiting-Timelines-by-Industry-CDO.pdf)
- [The Forage](https://www.theforage.com/)
- Free virtual work experience programs from leading companies. These programs give you a taste of what it’s like to work in various industries and various roles.
## Industry 101s
- [Technology 101](https://jgsb.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=d1d56ea0-7a43-4027-9bf5-aff2012e2189)
- [Investment Banking 101](https://jgsb.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=e4a25e00-ac13-437d-b1b8-afe401317661) (Houston/New York)
- [Consulting 101](https://jgsb.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=53cca2b8-7793-4eb8-95d5-afeb0130404c)
- [If not IB then what? Finance Careers outside of IB](https://jgsb.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=1236369f-bc2d-4319-b0ef-af96012cfaaa)
## Featured Articles
### [Building What’s Next: Highlights from the Entrepreneurship Trek](https://cdo.business.rice.edu/blog/2026/03/02/building-whats-next-highlights-from-the-entrepreneurship-trek/)
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News & Articles\
Published on March 2, 2026
During **[Entrepreneurship Industry Week](https://cdo.business.rice.edu/blog/2026/01/29/where-ideas-take-shape-entrepreneurship-industry-week-at-rice-business/)**, Rice Business MBA students stepped beyond the classroom and into the heart of Houston’s startup ecosystem for a dynamic, full-day Entrepreneurship Trek. From collaborative workspaces to health innovation hubs, the experience gave students a firsthand look …
By Christina Nguyen
Christina Nguyen
Associate Director, Employer Engagement
[Send Email](mailto:christina.nguyen@rice.edu)\
[Read more](https://cdo.business.rice.edu/blog/2026/03/02/building-whats-next-highlights-from-the-entrepreneurship-trek/)
### [Inside Houston’s Innovation Hub: Rice MBAs Explore Careers at Microsoft](https://cdo.business.rice.edu/blog/2026/02/20/inside-houstons-innovation-hub-rice-mbas-explore-careers-at-microsoft/)
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Published on February 20, 2026
On February 13, Rice Business students stepped into the heart of Houston’s tech ecosystem for the Houston Tech Trek, visiting **Microsoft** at **The Ion**. The afternoon was an immersive look at how preparation, positioning, and strategy shape success in competitive …
By Mariella de Alba Ortiz
Mariella de Alba Ortiz
Senior Associate Director, Career Education and Advising
[Send Email](mailto:mariella.de.alba.ortiz@rice.edu)\
[Read more](https://cdo.business.rice.edu/blog/2026/02/20/inside-houstons-innovation-hub-rice-mbas-explore-careers-at-microsoft/)
### [Where Ideas Take Shape: Entrepreneurship Industry Week at Rice Business](https://cdo.business.rice.edu/blog/2026/01/29/where-ideas-take-shape-entrepreneurship-industry-week-at-rice-business/)
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Published on January 29, 2026
Entrepreneurship challenges MBAs to create value from the ground up. It requires curiosity, resilience, and a willingness to learn by doing. At Rice Business, where entrepreneurship runs in our veins, students do not explore entrepreneurship alone. They are supported by …
By Troy Tabner
Troy Tabner
Associate Director of Communications and Events
[Send Email](mailto:tt26@rice.edu)\
[Read more](https://cdo.business.rice.edu/blog/2026/01/29/where-ideas-take-shape-entrepreneurship-industry-week-at-rice-business/)
### [Building Connections in Austin: A Two-Day Career Trek with Rice Business](https://cdo.business.rice.edu/blog/2026/01/26/building-connections-in-austin-a-two-day-career-trek-with-rice-business/)
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Published on January 26, 2026
In early December, Rice Business MBA students headed to Austin for a two day career trek designed to connect classroom learning with real world business environments across technology, innovation, and operations. What made this trek especially meaningful was that every …
By Emile Chamoun-Farah
Emile Chamoun-Farah
Assistant Director, Employer Engagement
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[Read more](https://cdo.business.rice.edu/blog/2026/01/26/building-connections-in-austin-a-two-day-career-trek-with-rice-business/)
### [A Front Row Seat to the Future of Healthcare](https://cdo.business.rice.edu/blog/2025/12/11/a-front-row-seat-to-the-future-of-healthcare/)
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Published on December 11, 2025
On November 21, a group of Rice Business MBA students stepped into the heart of the Texas Medical Center for an afternoon of exploration, connection, and discovery at **TMC Innovation** as part of the Career Development Office’s Career Trek Program. …
By Amy Pan
Amy Pan
Associate Director, Employer Engagement
[Send Email](mailto:amy.pan@rice.edu)\
[Read more](https://cdo.business.rice.edu/blog/2025/12/11/a-front-row-seat-to-the-future-of-healthcare/)
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## Contact & Location
: (713) 348-2622
: [cdo@rice.edu](mailto:cdo@rice.edu)
: 6100 Main Street - MS 531\
Houston, TX 77005
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## CDO Team
Jessica Campbell \
Executive Director
[Meet Jessica Williams](https://cdo.business.rice.edu/staff/#jessica-campbell)
Tiffany Stott \
Director, Career Education and Advising
[Meet Tiffany](https://cdo.business.rice.edu/staff/#tiffany-stott)
Tyler L. Hough \
Director, Employer Engagement
[Meet Tyler](https://cdo.business.rice.edu/employer-engagement-team/#tyler-l-hough)