Our industry-specific employer relations staff will help you hire top talent by serving as a strategic thought partner, recommending engagements, promoting opportunities, and connecting you to UChicago students.
To schedule virtual or on-campus engagements, please contact a member of our employer relations staff!
Meet Our Students
Information Sessions One of the best ways to engage with students is through a virtual or in-person information session where you can showcase your organization, introducing students to your workplace, career pathways, and advancement. Most employer sessions are held in the evening after 5pm CT. Typically employers schedule sessions 2-3 weeks prior to first-round interviews.
Coffee Chats. Make connections with students in 1:1 or small group settings. Schedule your virtual chats as early as August 1, 2022, or in-person chats beginning September 30, 2022.
Interviews Our team will guide you in coordinating a seamless interview process by booking and managing day-of interviews. To make an interview reservation, log in to UChicago Handshake, our online job portal.
Career Fair Career Advancement offers an annual career and internship fair to kick start recruiting in the fall quarter. Join us for an opportunity to connect with students from the College and UChicago’s graduate and professional schools! This location-independent, virtual format will maximize your team’s time and efforts and provide greater access to the UChicago talent community. Register for the Fall 2022 Virtual Career & Internship Fair on September 29, 2022.
Jeff Metcalf Internship Program
The Jeff Metcalf Internship Program is the flagship internship program for University of Chicago undergraduate students. For 25 years, the Metcalf Program has provided paid, substantive internships to UChicago students and empowered generations of students and alumni to launch successful careers. The program pays tribute to Harold “Jeff” Metcalf (AM’52), who was Dean of Students at the Graduate School of Business (now Chicago Booth) from 1956 to 1975. Jeff’s dedication to helping students both within the University and beyond inspired one of his former students Byron D. Trott (AB’81, MBA’82) to establish an internship program in his honor.
The Program connects organizations with a pool of skilled candidates and resources of the University. The flexibility of the Metcalf Program allows organizations to work with students in a virtual, in-person, or hybrid capacity and to seamlessly incorporate them into their own internship programs. Participating organizations have used it as an opportunity to scout talent for full-time positions and broaden their UChicago reach.
BENEFITS TO EMPLOYERS
- Access to students with technical skills and professional acumen, coupled with a rigorous liberal arts education, which prepare them to be strong performers in the workplace
- Partnership with dedicated employer relations staff to support the full-cycle internship recruitment process and attract competitive talent
- A proven track record - employers seek Metcalf interns year after year because of their meaningful work and contributions to the organization
In the 2021-2022 academic year, over half of the student body pursued internships through the Metcalf Program. In partnership with a global network of employers, UChicago supported students with 4,200 Metcalf internships.
Metcalf Program Employer Participation Requirements
- Provide a meaningful, practical, and substantive experience for a College student
- Enhance student critical skill sets, provide industry exposure and network, and support career exploration and development
- Provide immediate supervisor/mentor who will support student's professional development
- Both academic-year and summer experiences are eligible for the Metcalf Program.
- Academic-year experiences can be short-term or last over multiple quarters.
- Summer experiences can be as brief as 3 weeks; internships of 8 weeks or longer qualify as full-time.
HOST A UCHICAGO METCALF TODAY!
Please contact Nadia Casperson at ncasperson@uchicago.edu.
Kimpton Fellows Program
The Kimpton Fellows Program offers employers access to an exceptionally strong pool of select graduating fourth-year College students. Through the Program, employers receive recruiting support in the talent search and, upon making a hire, benefit from well-rounded candidates. Kimpton Fellows pursue full-time opportunities across a wide range of industries and geographic locations. During Fellows’ critical first year on the job, the Program provides robust mentorship and professional support that complements employer’s talent development and retention.
BENEFITS OF PARTICIPATION
- Tailored promotion of your role to candidates that align best with the position.
- Over 75% of Kimpton Fellows stay with their companies for longer than a year, offering long-term human capital for partner organizations.
- Part of a network of partners that UChicago graduates actively seek.
FINANCIAL COMMITMENT
We ask that our partners compensate Kimpton Fellows at rates comparable to other employees completing similar tasks. Salary levels can change based on job location, sector, and a host other variables.
Kimpton Fellows APPLICATION PROCESS
If interested, please reach out to Meghan Poljak at mpoljak@uchicago.edu. Submit position descriptions early to attract the most qualified candidates. Fellowships begin between June and September 2023.