Recruit & Hire
At the Wisconsin School of Business, we make it easy for you to successfully hire high-performing talent and future leaders who will have a positive impact on your organization. We’ll provide in-depth personal attention to make your recruiting experience efficient and productive. We’ll work with you to meet your hiring goals.
Career Management and Employer Relations
2450 Grainger Hall
975 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706
Phone: 608-265-2353
Email: MBAMastersCareers@wsb.wisc.edu
Employer Relations
Career Management
Will Wait
Deb Jahnke
Laura Berkan
Caitlin Hunter
Karl Galko
Looking to Post a Job?
Take this shortcut to Recruiting at UW–Madison. You will also find career fair information and other helpful recruiting details.
Handshake—Your Hub for Wisconsin Recruiting
Post Jobs or Internships
Connect to UW–Madison students with Handshake, a recruiting platform used by more than 200,000 employers across the country. Post jobs or internships, register for career fairs, schedule on-campus interviews and more! Creating an account is free and only takes a few minutes.
Arrange Interviews With Our MBA and Master’s Students
We take care of logistics to ensure you have a great recruiting experience.
- Interviews will be held at the Career Management Center, 2450 Grainger Hall, 975 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706
- Check-in begins at 7:45 a.m. Upon arrival, we will provide a packet containing the interview schedule and student résumés. Please request a guest internet account when you check in.
- Interview schedules typically include a half-hour break at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Between interviews, you can relax, get caught up on work, or meet with UW staff in our recruiter lounges, which are equipped with computers, a printer, and refreshments.
- Lunch is scheduled between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. unless you indicate otherwise in Handshake when requesting your schedule. For your convenience, the Capital Café is located on the first floor of Grainger Hall and a list of nearby restaurants is available in the Dining Guide Book in the recruiters lounge i.
- Some recruiting teams prefer to reserve a lunchroom for their use in Grainger Hall. To request a private lunchroom, please contact Grainger Hall Event Services at 608-262-8679 or graingerevents@wsb.wisc.edu in advance of your arrival. Lunch orders will incur a room charge, and must be ordered through Grainger Hall Event Services within five working days of the interview date.
Remote interview options are also available. If you’d prefer to conduct a remote interview, you can use Handshake to reserve an interview room along with phone or web-based video interviews (Skype, Google Hangouts, etc.), just as you would for an in-person visit.
Fridays are the preferred day to schedule second-round interviews. We encourage you to schedule first-round interviews any weekday other than Friday.
MBA/Master’s Recruiting Calendar
Fall 2023 Semester
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| First Day of Classes | September 6 |
| Recruiting Activities Begin & Résumé Books Available | September 6 |
| UW–Madison Engineering & STEM Fair | September 11–14 |
| Supply Chain Career Fair (Undergrad/Master’s/MBA WSB students) | September 19 |
| Risk Management & Insurance Career Fair (Undergrad/Master’s/MBA WSB students) | September 19 |
| UW–Madison Fall Career & Internship Fair (All students) | September 20 |
| Real Estate Career Fair (Undergrad/Master’s/MBA WSB students) | September 20 |
| Computer, Data and Information Sciences Job Fair (All students) | September 26 |
| Technology, Data & Analytics Career Fair (Virtual) | September 28 |
| Equity and Inclusion Career Fair | October 11 |
| Consulting Practicum Proposals Due: Learn more about sponsoring a consulting project | Round 1: October 15 Round 2: November 15 |
| Thanksgiving Recess | November 23–26 |
| Last Day of Classes & End of Fall Recruiting | December 13 |
| Winter Recess | December 22–January 22 |
Spring 2024 Semester
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Spring Classes Begin & Campus Recruiting Résumés | January 23 |
| Equity and Inclusion Career and Internship Fair | TBD |
| UW–Madison Real Estate Club Career Fair | February 6 |
| UW–Madison Spring Career and Internship Fair | TBD |
| Specialty Master’s Business Analytics Career Fair | February 16 |
| Spring Recess | March 23–31 |
| Last Day of Classes | May 3 |
| Exam Week (students not available) | May 5–10 |
| Commencement (Master’s) | May 11 |
MBA/Master’s Job & Internship Offer Guidelines
| Offers resulting from: | For: | Guidelines: |
|---|---|---|
| Summer Internships | Full-time conversion offers resulting from previous summer internships | December 1, or three weeks after offer is made, whichever comes later |
| Fall Interviews (including recruiting activities such as national conferences or on-site interviews) | Full-time offers | December 1, or three weeks after offer is made, whichever comes later |
| Fall Interviews (including recruiting activities such as national conferences or on-site interviews) | Internship offers | December 1, or three weeks after offer is made, whichever comes later |
| Spring Interviews (including recruiting activities such as national conferences or on-site interviews) | Full-time or internship offers | Three weeks after offer is made |
Our Employers Successfully Hire International Students Every Year
International students need not be permanent residents (green card holders) to work in the United States. It is perfectly legal for you to hire a foreign national as long as U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has granted specific work authorization.
To hire international students for an internship position, your organization will follow the same process you typically do to hire any student. Most international students attending UW–Madison have an F-1 student visa, which allows them to work as interns during the summer months or part time during the academic semester. Students who have secured internships can apply for work permission called Curricular Practical Training (CPT) through UW–Madison’s International Student Services office (ISS).
For full-time positions, international students studying on an F-1 visa may be authorized to work on Optional Practical Training (OPT) for a total of 12 months. In addition, a smaller number of students hold J-1 visas that allow them to work in the U.S. for up to 18 months. In either case, the student works with ISS at UW–Madison to complete the paperwork.
If your company would like to hire international students for long-term assignments in the U.S., you may sponsor them on H-1B visas. The limited H-1B visa is available to foreign nationals who have at least a U.S. bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent and will be working in a job that requires at least a bachelor’s degree and is related to the student’s field of study. This visa will allow for up to six years of employment. Typically, international students will work for an employer on OPT status for the first year, allowing the employer sufficient time to go through the process to obtain the H-1B visa. Information on how your firm may sponsor a student can also be found on the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) website.
The Wisconsin MBA Program specializations in supply chain management, and technology strategy and product management have received the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) designation from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, in recognition of the quantitative approach to learning in this specialization.
Raise Your Visibility and Make Valuable Connections
We offer a variety of opportunities to increase your organization’s recognition on campus and connect with our students.
- Internship and Career Fairs – connect with more than 3,000 students seeking full-time and internship positions
- Workshops and Mock Interviews—Participate directly in these enriching activities
- Internship Programs—Create an enriching internship program
- MBA/Master’s Student Organizations—Make connections with student groups
- Classroom Connections—Share your expertise in the classroom (applied learning, current topics class presentations, consulting engagements)
- Event Sponsorship—preview days for prospective students, new-student orientation, case competitions, and more
- Advisory Board Membership—centers of specialization have advisory boards
To explore opportunities, please contact:
Leslie Taylor
Director, Employer and Corporate Relations
leslie.taylor@wisc.edu