MiTRAC:
MiTRAC Reference Guide
What is MiTRAC?
MiTRAC is a web-based database, updated daily for students, alumni, and employers by the Feld Career Center (FCC).
This site contains valuable career-related information. Students use it to submit resumés and cover letters,
as well as to sign up for all FCC events and interview schedules. Employers post job opportunities and their company profiles. The FCC maintains a calendar of career-related events including resumé deadlines, information sessions, Lunch & Learns, and interview schedules. You can also access career search databases such as the Vault online career library.
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All SMG students are eligible to access MiTRAC. You can obtain a username and password by stopping by the FCC
front desk or calling 617.353.2834.
First Steps in MiTRAC
Complete Your Student Profile:
Upon initial login to MiTRAC, you are prompted to complete your
Student Profile. The Student Profile contains personal and academic information used by the Career Center
in the recruitment process. Before using MiTRAC, you must complete all categories in your Student Profile.
Review your profile from time to time to make sure it is accurate.
To Edit Student Profile:
- Click Profile on the main navigation bar to display the Student Profile page.
The Student Profile is divided into Personal Information, Academic Information, Privacy, Change password,
and Activity Summary.
- The information shows up in editable fields.
- Click Save and Continue in the respective edit page when you are finished editing each
section. Your Student Profile automatically updates to reflect the changes you have made.
- NOTE:
- When choosing academic concentration: SMG = Undergraduate Students; GSM = Graduate Students
- When listing GPA in Student Profile or on resumé, list cumulative GPA
- The information you provide in your profile (Cumulative GPA, citizenship status, etc.)
must be current and accurate to the best of your knowledge.
Uploading Resumés and Cover Letters
To upload a resumé, you MUST have your resumé approved by the FCC during your sophomore and
senior years for undergraduates. For MBA students, you MUST have your resumé approved during Career
ToolKit as a first-year student. Please send draft resumés to
smgrez@bu.edu. Once your resumé is approved,
you are eligible to upload your resumé and tailored cover letters to your
MiTRAC account.
Basically, you are selecting your electronic resumé and "saving" it onto MiTRAC.
When your document is uploaded,
MiTRAC a
utomatically converts it into a .pdf file for online display. (Note: Any changes that you make
later to your resumé must be made first in a Word document, then re-uploaded to MiTRAC.
You cannot edit your resumé via MiTRAC.)
Instructions for uploading your resumé or cover letter to MiTRAC:
- Log onto MiTRAC:
mitrac.bu.edu
(if you do not have an MiTRAC account, please contact the FCC front desk)
- Click on Documents in the top navigation bar
- Click Add New
- Name the document
- Pick the document type
- Click Submit
- Your resumé is now ready to submit for jobs or internships and for submission to a
resumé book(s). You may upload additional documents such as cover letters and unofficial
transcripts using this same process.
Instructions for publishing your resumé to a resumé book(s):
- Log onto MiTRAC: mitrac.bu.edu
- Click on Documents in the top navigation bar
- Click on Publish a Resumé
- Select the appropriate resumé book and use the drop-down menu to locate your approved resumé
- Click Save
- Your resumé is now published to the BU School of Management Resumé Book(s)
Applying for Jobs/Internships
- Once you have found a position of interest to you, click on the name of the position.
This will display the Job Details page.
- After reading the job information on the Job Details page and making sure that your criteria is a
match for the selected position, click Apply for Position that appears on the bottom of the page.
- Select the document(s) that you want to send to the employer from the document list. Make sure that
you submit an updated approved resumé and a tailored cover letter (if required).
- Click Submit. A confirmation page indicates a successful submission.
- NOTE: Prior to the deadline, should you need to change a submitted resumé or cover letter,
you will need to withdraw your application and re-apply with the appropriate documents.
Student-Saved Searches
To create a favorite industry/employer on MiTRAC
and to have the system notify you when a relevant position has been posted, create a saved search.
To create Student-Saved Search:
- Click Jobs/Internships Tab
- Click Job Search
- Under Basic Search or See More Search Options, highlight selected criteria, which can be a variety of items
such as Location, Employer Name, Job Function
- At very bottom, click Save this search criteria as a Saved Search
- Name your Saved Search and you will then be automatically emailed from the system when a match has been found
Saved-Search FAQs
- How often is email notification sent? Your saved search will be executed daily, but
you will receive an email only when a match is found.
- How many saved searches can I create? A maximum of 10. To delete a saved search, click on
Jobs & Internships and go to Your Saved Searches.
MiTRAC Quick Tips:
- Keep all of your profiles accurate and up-to-date
- Post your resumé to all resumé books that apply to you
- Check MiTRAC at least once a week
- Do NOT wait until the deadline to apply for a position
- Utilize the MiTRAC calendar for information on
upcoming deadlines, events, informational sessions, and interview schedules
*All sign-ups occur via MiTRAC.
- There is quick and free access to Vault (online career library)
- Job/Internship Classification:
UG-I = Undergraduate Internship
UG = Undergraduate Full-time Position
G-I = Graduate Internship
G = Graduate Full-time Position
Alumni = Alumni Position
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