Alumni Board Externship Program - Spring 2017 Cycle

Career Advancement is excited to once again offer the Alumni Board Externship Program during the spring break this year. The externship program is a wonderful opportunity to:

• Explore your interest in an industry you don't know much about
• Learn more about the industry you have always been interested in
• Engage with UChicago alumni and other professionals in the field of your choice
• Jumpstart your networking for potential internship or hiring placements

Past externship hosts have included: NBC, Citigroup Global Markets, Booz Allen Hamilton, the U.S. Department of Interior, Massachusetts General Hospital, Ecolab, Inc., 3Q Digital, and more!

Financial assistance will not be offered for the Externship Program. All costs related to the externship must be covered by the student, including but not limited to housing, transportation, and meals. If this poses a financial burden, we recommend indicating your home city as a location preference. If you live on-campus and would like to remain in Chicago over the break, please contact College Housing.

WANT TO APPLY?

To apply for this opportunity, please submit a resume and cover letter by January 15th via UChicago Handshake and fill out the following questionnaire: https://careeradvancement.wufoo.com/forms/alumni-board-externship-spring-2017-application/. Applications will not be considered or matched with employers until all application materials including the questionnaire have been received. Space is limited so submit your applications now!

Please note that you must be activated for On-Campus Recruiting on Handshake in order to apply for this opportunity. If you have not been activated, please stop by Career Advancement during walk-in hours or meet with your assigned career advisor.

You cover letter should address the following:

• Your interest in the externship program and what you hope to get out of it
• Why you would like to extern in a specific industry and what about that industry interests or excites you
• Any experience you may have with your preferred industry

You will be informed on January 27, 2017 if you have received an externship placement or not. If offered a placement, you will also be informed of the geographic location (city or town) that your externship will take place in. You have until 5 pm on Monday, January 30 to accept or decline the offer by signing and returning your Student Responsibility and Agreement Form. You will learn about your placement and the contact information of your host upon returning this form. We will make every effort to honor your first industry preference, but please keep in mind that we have a limited number of hosts in each industry. Once you have signed the form and received the contact information of your host, your externship will be considered binding and you may not cancel with your host unless there is an extenuating circumstance, to be reviewed by the Externship Coordinator.