Alumni play a crucial role in the future of Illinois Tech, especially as the pandemic limits internship and job opportunities for our students and recent graduates. Our success in this current moment depends on an energetic and engaged alumni base. To that end, the Career Services staff encourages alumni to bring their organizations or provide referrals to companies and organizations that would benefit from employing Illinois Tech students and alumni, or at least providing short-term experiential learning opportunities that expose Illinois Tech job seekers to their future industries.
In the current moment with its unique challenges, we offer the following opportunities to provide short-term opportunities to help our students:
- Post a short-term project, or micro-internship, either through or on
- Share, via webinar, your professional experiences and tips for students to be successful in their job/internship searches
- Become a partner in the Elevate program
- Volunteer for a virtual r茅sum茅 review session during the fall or spring semester
- Volunteer for a virtual mock interview session during the fall or spring semester
- Encourage your company to take part in an upcoming Career Fair
- Virtual Career Treks (company tours)
- Hire students for virtual semester-long internships and co-ops
If you are interested in taking part in any of the above activities that require logistical support from Career Services, please let us know by filling out our . If you have any questions about the opportunities listed, please contact us at careerservices@iit.edu.
Once we return to more or less normal operations, we hope you鈥檒l look forward to taking part in the following opportunities:
Hire a Student or Alumni
- Internships
- Co-ops
- Externships
- Full-time positions
Connect Students and Alumni to Job Opportunities
- Encourage your company to attend a career fair or virtual career fair
- Participate in an informal Career Connections networking event on campus
- Host a networking event
- Hold an informational Employer Spotlight session on campus
- Conduct interviews on campus
- Post your available positions in , our recruitment platform
- Post a short-term project, or
Sponsor or Join in Networking-Oriented Activities on Campus
- Career Treks (company tours)
- Hackathons
- Game nights in The Bog
- Career workshops
- And more opportunities provided by Career Services
As an Illinois Tech Employer-In-Residence, Provide Students
- R茅sum茅 critiques
- Mock interviews
For more information, contact careerservices@iit.edu.