Connecting with MIT Students
Many employers wish to establish and build relationships with the academic departments, special student groups and MITCO staff to complement formal campus recruiting activity. The following activities and menu items listed on the left, represent opportunities for employer participation and relationship building. You are invited to become involved in any or all that your time and resources may permit.
If you are a company interested in recruiting at MIT and would like to speak one-on-one with a MITCO representative to discuss potential strategies and learn more about all of the resources available at MIT, please contact Melissa Ackerman, Recruiting Coordinator at 617-253-4733 or melissaa@mit.edu.
Involvement in Career Workshops
Students are attracted to and enjoy workshops presented by recruiters about all facets of the job search process. Given advance notice, the MIT Careers Office will discuss ways for your organization to participate in activities and educational programs for students. Please contact the office for more information at 617-253-4733.
The Freshman/Alumni Summer Internship Program
This program, part of the MIT Careers Office, helps companies form seamless relationships with MIT students beginning in their freshman year. It offers companies the advantage of identifying the best and the brightest students early on and bringing them into your organization. And, it is simple and inexpensive for you to participate. The two criteria needed are time and challenging work. The only cost of the program is the student's summer wages which are negotiated directly with you.
You are also welcome to increase your visibility at MIT by serving a facilitator during one of our seminars.
Visit their website for more details on how to participate, http://web.mit.edu/fasip/.
Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Program
UPOP is a tremendous opportunity for government or business employers to engage an MIT engineering sophomore for 10-12 summer weeks without paying a participation fee.
Being a participating UPOP employer brings many other benefits including:
- access to top engineering talent in an organized, systematic way
- high visibility participating employers achieve with all sophomores in the School of Engineering at MIT
- engage students who are prepared to handle meaningful summer positions because they have been through an intensive one-week 'pre-employment boot camp' at MIT
To learn more about UPOP, visit http://web.mit.edu/engineering/upop/.
Industrial Liaison Program
Industrial Liaison Program (ILP) is MIT's mechanism for creating and managing strong and mutually-beneficial relationships with industry that foster technological innovation, excellence and learning. Each relationship is custom-tailored to the company's specific interests and needs, from recuitment assitance, to sponsored research, to executive education, to staying abreast of and accessing breaking scientific and technological developments.
To learn more about the ILP, vist http://ilp-www.mit.edu/.
