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The University of Chicago Graduate School of Business

you hire a Chicago GSB student as

an intern, you hire an intern who is uniquely prepared to
discover solutions and opportunities well before others
do. Chicago GSB students benefit from one of the most
rigorous business educations in the world. Our students
are adept at digging deeper, taking ideas further, and
knowing when to ask the hard questions. At Chicago GSB,
our students use analytical methods and conceptual tools
from numerous academic disciplines to solve complex
business problems. GSB students learn from some of the
best minds in business, gaining access to the newest business thought before it hits the marketplace and exposure
to theory before it becomes practice.
Chicago GSB students also possess critical interpersonal skills. LEAD, our experiential learning program,
focuses on developing skills such as presenting, coaching,
giving and receiving feedback, selling ideas, negotiating,
and influencing. All first-year full-time M.B.A. students
participate in LEAD.
When you put the elements together, its easy to see that
GSB students are prepared to hit the ground runningand
stay ahead. A Chicago GSB intern is one who can provide
valuable contributionsand a competitive advantageto
your company.

The Chicago GSB Curriculum

International Students

One of the hallmarks of Chicago GSB is our flexible

curriculum. Recognizing that each student is an individual
who comes here with skills in hand and plans in mind,
our flexible curriculum allows students to design a course
of study tailored to their interests, needs, and goals. This
also means our students are experienced at making critical
decisions; from day one at the GSB they are choosing
classes, professors, and educational direction. They are
making decisions that affect their futureand honing
invaluable decision-making skills that are essential to
daily business interactions.

International students are able to provide you with a global

perspective on the business issues you face. Most international students are attending the GSB on an F-1 or J-1 visa,
which means they can work for you during their internship
without any sponsorship from you. However, if you decide
you would like to offer the student a full-time position, she
or he may require an H-1B visa sponsorship from you.

Demographic Profile of Our Students

Mean Age: 29
Mean Years of Work Experience: 5
Female: 22%
International: 36%
Underrepresented Minorities: 5%

Academic Concentrations at Chicago GSB

Accounting
Analytic Finance
Economics
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
HR Management
Managerial and Organizational Behavior
Marketing Management
Production and Operations
Strategic Management

Benefits of Hiring a GSB Intern

Internships are a low-risk way to discover prospective

talent for your organization or to address a short-term
need. If you decide to hire an intern for full-time
employment after graduation, youll have the advantage
of hiring an employee who already has an understanding
of the internal processes of your corporation. This
translates into an employee requiring less training than a
new hirea considerable savings of time and capital. Plus,
a positive internship experience for a GSB student helps
your company develop a stronger presence on campus for
future internshipand full-timerecruiting.

Steps to Hiring an Intern

For assistance setting up your internship, please contact the

M.B.A. Career Services office or follow these steps:
Evaluate and determine your need for an M.B.A. intern.
Decide on the specific functional area most appropriate
for an intern.
Identify specific work assignments or projects,
including who will provide supervision, the level
of supervision needed, and how this position will
be evaluated.
Develop a job description including responsibilities,
duties, and specific skills needed.
Determine the most appropriate compensation for
your internship.
Select the most effective way to attract the bestqualified candidates to your company and internship.

How to Hire a GSB Intern

There are a number of recruiting options available to you

when hiring a GSB intern. Some of the more popular ones
are:
On-campus recruiting: More than 300 companies visit
campus each year; approximately 180 recruit for internships. Internship interviews begin in February. Chicago
GSBs on-campus recruiting amenities include 35 private
interview rooms, a recruiters lounge, and our concierge
service, all of which consistently receive positive feedback
from visiting recruiters. In addition, we offer video conferencing for long-distance interviewing.
Correspondence opportunities: This no-cost, online job
posting service is available to you if you are unable to visit
the campus or are in need of an immediate opportunity.
More than 1,000 companies posted job opportunities
through this service last year. All you need to do is complete a Job Information Form (JIF) and send it to us,
either online or by fax. To complete a JIF, go to: gsb.uchicago.edu/corop.
Resume books: Resumes of our first-year full-time
M.B.A. students are collected by late October. These
resumes are bound into books and can be mailed to you to
assist in prescreening candidates for on- or off-campus
internship interviews. For your convenience, these
resume books also are available in electronic form and as
CD-ROMs.
Resume Referral Service: This service is designed to
assist you in identifying students in the Full-Time M.B.A.
Program. Upon receipt of your job description, we will
search our database to identify students who meet the
requirements of your position and send their information
to you at no charge.

Location of Internships
Acceptance by Location*

United States:
Midwest: 22%
South: 9%
Northeast: 34%
Mid-Atlantic: 3%
West: 14%
International: 18%

Intern Salary Information

Contact M.B.A. Career Services for more specific salary
information and compensation.
Intern Median Monthly Compensation: $6,775*

(Monthly intern compensation varies by job function and

industry.)
Intern Median Monthly Compensation by Location*

United States:
San Francisco: $7,092
Northeast: $7,083
Southeast: $6,945
Chicago: $6,000
Houston: $5,750
Mid-Atlantic: $5,700
Asia: $7,083
Western Europe: $6,888
Central/South America/Mexico: $6,000
*Source: GSB Employment Report 2001-2002.

M.B.A. Career Services

M.B.A. Career Services is committed to helping you connect with our students. To facilitate this, all companies
recruiting at the GSB are assigned an account manager.
Each account manager is knowledgeable about your industry, the current recruiting environment, and the campus.
For more information about hiring GSB students for
your internship program, contact:
Glenn Sykes

Associate Dean, M.B.A. Career Services

glenn.sykes@gsb.uchicago.edu
William Andahazy

Associate Director, Employer Development

william.andahazy@gsb.uchicago.edu
Kevin Baltz

Associate Director, Account Management

kevin.baltz@gsb.uchicago.edu
M.B.A. Career Services

The University of Chicago

Graduate School of Business
6030 South Ellis Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60637
Phone: 773.702.7405
Fax: 773.702.9252
recruituc@gsb.uchicago.edu
gsb.uchicago.edu/recruiting