Meeting Simon students. Your place or ours?

We understand that your recruiting activities can take you across the country and around the world. That's why Simon's career management staff work hard to accommodate your needs and schedule so you can make the most of your time when meeting our students.

Recruiting Options

At Simon we take great pride in making recruiting with us a productive, positive, and enjoyable experience. Our Career Management Center staff is the host for your visit: from advertising your event to students and coordinating your catering to managing your interview daily interview schedules, we cover the details so you can focus on our students. Whether interviewing for internships or full-time employment, one candidate or twenty, we will assist you in identifying talent to exceed your expectations.

Corporate Presentations

Holding a company presentation to Simon students and potential candidates prior to your interview dates gives you the chance to share information about your corporate culture, employment opportunities, and position requirements. Many companies use these presentations to pre-screen candidates before the interview. Corporate presentations can be held as lunchtime or evening events, and the CMC office can provide you with catering information and classroom A/V capabilities.

Benefits to your organization:

• Access to larger groups of students builds year over year momentum for your company and establishes your reputation as a key employer
• Our networking reception option allows you to interact on a more personal level with students and to identify potential rising stars
• With the spotlight on your company,you have the opportunity to present to our students in many unique ways, helping you to differentiate your company from the competition
• An assigned Career Management host for your visit ensures that your time on campus maximized and that your event runs smoothly

Open Office Hours &  Mock Interviews

Representatives from your company offer short, 15-20 minute sessions to answer individual student questions about their company, function and industry and for corporate partners to learn about the students and their potential fit with this career at your organization.  Also allows for corporate representatives to act as a mentor the student by providing feedback, which builds a long-term connection.

Benefits to your organization:

• Individual interaction with the students
• Representatives from your organization can directly impact a student’s career path by providing advice gained through their own experience
• Little preparation needed

Executive Chats

Guests host a one hour session to sit with 10 students in a casual setting and discuss their progression throughout the career, talk about lessons they have learned, and offer their perspective by answering student questions.  

 Benefits to your organization:

• No preparation required – guests talk about their own experience and answer questions
• Get to know our students in small group setting
• Directly impact Simon students
• Career Management host and moderator assigned to manage logistics of event

Custom Events

The Simon School encourages creativity in interacting with students so that you can highlight the culture and the attributes of your company that makes you unique within your industry. Your event will be coordinated & managemd by Career Management Center staff. Past events have included: Special themed networking breakfasts and happy hours, case competitions, locally arranged themed events, charitable connections, student club collaboration, expert panel discussions, and keynote addresses

Benefits to your organization:

• Opportunity to highlight what makes your company different and unique
• An alternative to traditional interaction with students, allowing you to stand out
• Your Career Management liaison will assist with all facets of arrangements and advertising

Virtual Events

Unable to make the trip to Rochester, but still interested in putting your company in the Simon spotlight? Most of the events listed above can be hosted by your company without setting foot on campus. The Career Management Center at Simon will work with you to select the best medium for delivering your presentation. We proudly offer the following options:

• Video Conferencing
• Simon Virtual Campus platform, powered by MBA-Exchange.com
• Skype Video Chat

On-Campus Interviews

The Career Management Center staff provides a variety of formats for companies to connect with students and conduct interviews. We handle the application and interview process from start to finish, and manage the communication between students and employers. It is our goal to make the process easy to participate in for both the students and the employers, and for Simon students to be presented in the most positive light possible.

To facilitate the interviewing process, please consider the following information:

• Job description for each position
• Possible dates for your presentation and/or on-campus interviews
• Interview format
• Work authorization requirements

Off-Campus Interviewing: Simon in the City

Learn more about our innovative and effective off-campus recruiting programs here.

For more information about scheduling a recruiting event at Simon, please contact Erin Wachowicz at (585) 275-4881.