Volunteer
ΒιΆΉΤ΄΄ students need your help during the career planning process.
By volunteering, you can help students:
- Learn about and understand a variety of career paths
- Find out what it takes to be successful in a specific profession
- Practice networking and relationship-building skills
- Become more polished and professional
- Develop a post-graduation career plan
Volunteer Opportunities
Learn about the several ways to volunteer with the ΒιΆΉΤ΄΄ Career Services office.
- Open to ΒιΆΉΤ΄΄ alumni and families
- Host one or more ΒιΆΉΤ΄΄ students at your workplace for 1 to 4 days (βtake a student to workβ) during Winter Break (early January each year)
- Allow students to shadow you and/or your colleagues to get an in-depth look at what it takes to be successful in a specific profession
- Students may attend meetings with you, meet with staff from around your organization, complete a brief assigned exercise or project (for learning purposes only), present a summary of what they learned to you and/or your colleagues, work with you on improving their resume writing or interviewing skills
Learn More about the Program
- Open to anyone willing to host ΒιΆΉΤ΄΄ students
- Host a group of ΒιΆΉΤ΄΄ students (usually between 6 and 15 students) at your organization on a day of the week that works for you and our students (usually between 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., although times can be flexible)
- Enable students to learn about various aspects of working at your organization or in your profession (this may include presentations from staff in different departments, Q&A sessions with staff, a managed case study, a site tour or a βbehind the scenesβ tour)
- Possibly provide a working lunch or space for students to eat a βbrown bagβ lunch
This opportunity is open to ΒιΆΉΤ΄΄ Alumni.
- Talk about your profession, field questions from ΒιΆΉΤ΄΄ students in an interactive setting, and share how your ΒιΆΉΤ΄΄ experience has influenced your career path
- Usually a 1-hour commitment, often during an evening
- Speaker events may happen on campus or via Zoom
- Be prepared to answer probing questions and be honest about the good things, and not-so-good things about your profession
Events
CASE X Career Services
Careers in Economics and Job Search Platforms. Collaborative workshop with CASE student group.
Grad School - Should I Wait or Should I Go Now?
Thinking about Graduate School? A conversation with the Graduate School Director of Admissions and Enrollment at the University of Chicago.
Career Discovery Series: Alumni in Consulting + Medicine
Featuring Alum Lillian Horin β17
Contact Information
- Assistant Director for Career Connections & Alumni Support
Career Services is here to help you achieve postgraduate success, no matter what that looks like for you. From career consultations to advice about graduate and professional schools, our team offers you the tools you need to reach your goals after graduation.