By industry, what is the calendar and peak time for junior year summer intern recruiting to wrap up?
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Anonymous
| Just interested in the landscape today as it is appears to be the primary and time intensive focus this fall. Are these juniors going to be flying around the country interviewing all year? It would be helpful if posters would differentiate between regular process timing vs the schedules for special interest groups e.g. women in tech, URMS, etc...I've been told that this upcoming summer will be a primary source for full time job offers almost two years away. However the kids have only had two full years of classes under their belts. I assume their fit for 1st real jobs will adjust over this period. In some cases becoming additionally qualified for more advanced work. What happens senior year, another time consuming round of applications and interviews? Is this acceleration working out for for both employers and students this far out in advance? |
Anonymous
| My daughter is at Wisconsin. She - and most of her friends - already have their internships lined up for the summer. No flying around the county for interviews- on campus or Skype. |
Anonymous
| Thank you for replying. STEM or non-STEM? |
Anonymous
| My DC did most of the internship recruiting in the fall of junior year. It was all on campus or skype. However he didn't get his junior internship until March, and it was through connections. It was a great internship, in an industry of interest, but wasn't one that led to a full time offer (they don't recruit at the entry level). He was able to get a great full time job (in consulting) through on campus recruiting senior year. |
Anonymous
they are in the school of business, majors are mostly finance/investment banking, risk management and insurance, operations and technology management, or real estate. |
Anonymous
Was this a long time ago? There's such an emphasis on this upcoming summer, one could surmise that it's become tough for kids to try different hats on. |
Anonymous
| How does it work for students who want to spend junior year abroad? Can this be done remotely via skype or do you need to be close to the career office so you are checking the job listings. |
Anonymous
I had the same question as you. As it turned out, not a need to be close to the career office. Hopefully by then they know the student. But your kid should check in with the career office to get a handle on the timeline as relevant for that school and the industries he/she is interested in. It might have an impact on which abroad program is manageable. Logistically most of what they need to do is online plus the preliminary rounds are via phone or skype. Depending on the industry and the firm's level of "prestige", they may feel it necessary to fly back for final round interviews. The biggest piece they' could miss is the convenience of on campus recruiting (OCR) days and the chance to make personal connections with the recruiters via the job fairs. Neither was critical to my DC's search as interviews for banking and consulting started as early as spring of sophomore year. Tech however appears to be on a totally different timeline. The biggest factor to consider IMO is the amount of time recruiting takes if they are gunning for the most competitive, high paid internships. Also keep in mind that except for banking senior year recruiting is still the most important for full time offers. The junior summer is to get some working experience. Perhaps in your kid's case, applying for overseas internships compatible with the program make sense. It's complicated but a good issue to have. These kids are so lucky to have the opportunities they do. |