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Engage Olin as your recruiting partner.
Invite us to your company or meet with us prior to your visit so we’ll better understand your culture and needs. In turn, we’ll suggest opportunities for you to get to know our students better. For example, participation in activities such as student club workshops, networking events and information sessions can support your recruiting efforts because they allow you to meet students and generate interest about your employment opportunities before the interview process begins.
If you plan to conduct on-campus interviews, hosting a student information session not only promotes your employment opportunities but also gives you the opportunity to interact with potential candidates prior to making interview selections. We recommend that your information session take place well in advance of your application deadline.
The most effective information sessions have representatives from senior management describing the future of the organization, Olin alumni sharing their experiences, recruiters describing the interview process, question-and-answer sessions, and time for the students to network with company representatives.
Each fall in St. Louis, Meet the Firms events connect students with prospective employers at business school career fairs hosted at the Charles F. Knight Executive Education & Conference Center.
In January, Road Shows bring our students and employer relations team to various areas (New York, Chicago and Silicon Valley) for company visits, networking receptions and sometimes interviews. Hosting students builds awareness for your company and gives you an opportunity to preview our talent on your home ground.
Career Fairs
We also welcome corporate representatives to a variety of career fairs. Some are focused exclusively on business students, others, such as the February Career Center Job and Internship Fair, are open to all Washington University students.
Many companies become actively involved in courses and extracurricular events. For example:
- General Electric sponsored a student consulting Practicum to evaluate the launch of its Monogram Ultra high-end appliance line in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
- Companies such as Monsanto, Edward Jones, Best Buy and Essilor present live cases to our MBAs during ICE Week.
- Deloitte and Bain present “Crack the Case” demonstrations in conjunction with their information sessions.
- Frito-Lay sponsors the “Super Ad Bowl” and screens the winning ads from its Super Bowl ad competition.
- Nestlé Purina sponsors an MBA “Brand Camp.”
Our student career management courses rely on the participation of corporate friends for career panels, practice interviews and class speakers. Panelists describe their daily roles, values, skill requirements, likes and dislikes and entry-level opportunities.
- Late September: MBA Mock Career Fair, a simulated career fair environment where students practice networking, introducing themselves to companies and interviewing.
- Late September-Late November: "The Olin Experience" panels.
- Early November: First-Year MBA Mock Interview Day.
- February-Mid-April: "The Olin Experience" panels.
Student Consulting Teams
Olin’s Center for Experiential Learning (CEL) can help your organization solve business challenges by providing cost-effective management expertise. In the practicum, student teams tackle a problem that you define, guided by a faculty member who has expertise in the area of your project. The Taylor Community Consulting Program provides pro bono consulting for nonprofit organizations.
Projects range from new product introductions and organizational change to financial analysis and operations re-engineering. Other experiential programs focus on international business and globalization, the management of nonprofit organizations, and entrepreneurship.
These programs provide a great opportunity for you to asses our students' on-the-job business skills and leadership potential. In fact, many CEL clients have hired our graduates after working with them on projects. For more information, go to the CEL Web site or call 314-935-4512.
Our students eagerly seek corporate participation in events. Throughout the academic year, the Weston Career Center partners with student clubs to offer industry-specific and career search-focused workshops that prepare students for the real world.
Faculty Relationships
We encourage company representatives to contact Olin faculty members in order to build relationships and gain insight into our programs and students. Our faculty members are keenly interested in the success of their students and often join recruiters for lunch. And they welcome corporate participation in class lectures and research projects. See a categorized list of Olin faculty.
Connecting with our students needn’t be all work. For example, our alumni periodically sponsor company receptions, and MBA students organize a golf tournament each fall for alumni and other members of the corporate community.
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