Learn key skills that will help you advance your academic and professional goals by getting involved with Careers in Business at Career Advancement and academic programs at the Chicago Booth School of Business! Students can take advantage of expert advising, employer site visits, and career development workshops. Careers in Business professional development resources are open to any College student interested in business.
Get Expert Support
Careers in Business provides personalized support from advisers with professional business experience. Students receive coaching in exploring different career paths, identifying summer opportunities, and preparing resumes and cover letters. Students can make an appointment with our advisers online through UChicago Handshake.
Explore Careers and Build Your Skills: Industry-Focused Experiential Learning Opportunities and Immersive Networking Events
To help students explore career paths, refine their skills, and demonstrate their talents to employers, Careers in Business offers a variety of industry-focused experiential opportunities, including industry roadmap and recruiting ramp-up sessions, signature industry networking events, and hands-on learning experiences.
- Industry roadmap and recruiting ramp-up sessions: Chart your course, stay up-to-date on current recruiting trends, and learn best practices for competitive candidacy through industry-tailored workshops featuring first-hand information from employers, alumni, and upperclassmen students.
- Signature industry networking events: build industry knowledge, practice networking and interviewing skills, and connect with employers to support recruiting goals across a broad range of industries. Events include the Consulting Symposium, Make Your Mark: Careers in Branding and Marketing, and Night on Wall Street.
- Hands-on Learning Experiences: Build skills and perspective on target industries through competitions, student consulting projects, and additional immersive events including job shadowing and Micro-Metcalf internships
Meet Employers and Visit Key Markets
In addition to Chicago’s nearby business community, Careers in Business offers career “treks” to connect students with employers throughout the U.S. and around the world. These treks bring students to leading business destinations including Hong Kong, London, New York, and San Francisco.
Gain Hands-on Experience
Jeff Metcalf Internship Program provides 3,000 paid substantive internships to students each year across a variety of career fields. Careers in Business works closely with employers in consulting, finance, branding and marketing, and across the corporate landscape to offer Metcalf internships for students.
Structured Program Opportunities
The programs below offer additional resources to undergraduates of all majors who wish to support their interest in a business career, alongside a community of like-minded peers, with specialized advising, programming, and additional coursework.
Trott Business Program
The Trott Business Program is a selective, three-year program that prepares students for leadership in business across a variety of industries. Students benefit from personalized advising with industry experts, weekly professional development workshops, and coursework at Chicago Booth. Participants receive a transcript designation at graduation upon completing program requirements, including attendance at weekly workshops, completion of Financial Accounting and one other Booth course each for a letter grade, and a cumulative GPA of 3.0. Program members have full-time job placements at or near 100% each year.
Financial Markets Program
The Financial Markets Program is a selective admission program that supports students interested in quantitative finance careers. Participants complete a three-year curriculum that includes technical trainings, internship and recruiting support, and hands-on experiential learning opportunities such as the annual UChicago Trading Competition. Participants completing program requirements receive a transcript designation at graduation.
Trott Emerging Business Leaders Program
Trott Emerging Business Leaders is a one-year immersive program for first-year students who are ambitious about launching careers in business. Students benefit from personalized career advising, professional development workshops, and a funded internship in the summer after their first year. Learn more about the program.
Business Economics Specialization
Students in the business economics specialization complete four courses at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business to learn fundamental business concepts and build their problem-solving skills. Learn more.
Chicago Booth Graduate Programs and Chicago Booth Scholars Program
Take your career to the next level and prepare for leadership positions by applying for Chicago Booth graduate programs. Students benefit from a flexible curriculum taught by world-renowned faculty and join a community of highly successful alumni and peers.
College students who are considering an MBA in the future are encouraged to apply for the Chicago Booth Scholars Program, which allows students to apply for MBA admission during their final year of undergraduate study and defer enrollment at Chicago Booth for two to four years while they gain professional experience.
Questions?
Contact Nancy Schaller at nschaller@uchicago.edu.