Recruiting Events
New Event guidelines are in orange.
Recruiting events include any informational or social events held on- or off-campus, including breakfasts, lunches, dinners, cocktail receptions, informational interviews, case competitions, case preparation sessions, office hours, summer receptions, coffee chats and corporate presentations whether they are open to all MBAs or by invitation.
Please note that the Career Management Center must be made aware of any career-related event, happening on- or off-campus that includes eight or more students.
Please see Presentation Calendar for specific date and time options for your pre-recruiting presentations as they pertain to the on-campus recruiting process.
On-Campus Corporate MBA Recruiting Presentations
For each company participating in on-campus recruiting, the Career Management Center will schedule one presentation for each class year being recruited. Companies recruiting both first- and second-year students may choose instead to hold one joint-year presentation. Most corporate presentations take place from September 8 - November 21, but presentations may be scheduled until December 3.
Venues may be in Columbia Business School classrooms or University-controlled
facilities. Events in University spaces are held by contract with the
venue and are subject to its terms and conditions. Only
Columbia Business School students may be invited to events held in Business
School classrooms.
Off-Campus Events
Events to be held off campus may be scheduled only on Thursdays after 7:30 p.m. or on certain Fridays during the day until November 14. In response to student feedback, off-campus events may take place any evening after 6:30 p.m. from November 17 to December 3, excluding blackout dates. Off-campus events, including dinners and cocktail receptions, must be approved by the Career Management Center so that event dates are not overbooked.
Based on student feedback, the Career Management Center encourages firms to hold off-campus events near campus whenever possible. A list of neighborhood venues can be provided if needed.
Recruiters must advise Natalie Rios (212-854-8224) in the Career Management Center of plans to hold off-campus events, including dinners and cocktail receptions, so that event dates are not overbooked.
Career Forum
Companies interviewing for full-time or internship positions may choose to
attend the Career Management Center’s Career Forum instead of hosting a
stand-alone presentation. The Career Forum, which will be held on October 7,
2008, from 12:15 to 2:15 p.m. EDT, offers an opportunity to meet
students in a less formal, more interactive setting.
MBA Global Career Forum
MBA-Exchange.com is organizing for
us the MBA Global Career Forum to create
a truly unique online eventfor companies to interact with and hire talented
MBA students for summer internships or full-time opportunities.
Participating schools include: Columbia Business School, Chicago GSB, Harvard
Business School, IMD, INSEAD, Kellogg SOM, London Business School, MIT Sloan,
Stanford GSB and the Wharton School.
The Forum leverages powerful technology and its global reach to make it really
easy for companies and students to exchange information, interact and schedule
interviews: corporate profiles, online presentations and webcasts, jobs and
CVs, discussion forums and chats, and interview scheduling, all within a few
clicks. Find out more and sign up.
