I would like to know what is the chance of getting a real paid summer intern job after first year in Ross Business School (as sophomore). I am talking about using Ross’s recruiting system/job affair or whatever instead of other means. If so, when does this usually happen? In September/October the year before or the winter semester?
Any information is appreciated.
You’d have to get it on your own for the summer between sophomore and junior years. The summer recruitment is for rising seniors.
However, you can avail yourself of services in the Ross career office. Make an appointment to get help with your resume and suggestions about how to go about getting an internship on your own. My daughter did that and found it very helpful.
If you want an internship in banking, you have to start in September/October. But again, it would have to be through your own connections or just applying on your own. If you are looking for something in other fields, like marketing, human resources, corporate communications, etc., you don’t need to start looking until January. Even that is kind of early.
While the “official recruiting” is for juniors there are still plenty of resources to find a good internship as a sophomore IF YOU MAKE A SUBSTANTIAL EFFORT. Its not easy getting a good internship but definitely possible. They also have international programs where you are guaranteed to get an internship, and if you have a good resume then you will get a good internship through those programs. That being said those programs cost money
You could do Big 4 diversity summer programs if you qualify.
@YellowWolverine
What is Big 4 diversity summer programs? Can you elaborate a little bit?
He hopes to get into investment. For this freshman summer, he only found a marketing/sales job with the AroundCampus.
The best way for your son to get an internship after soph year is to ask around among the older cohorts, make an appointment with the Ross career office, look at career section of websites of companies he likes, contact any connections through you or other adults in his life, and generally “pound the pavement.”
Big 4 diversity summer programs are for under-represented minorities interested in accounting firms. Like this one:
http://kpmgcampus.com/FDL/index.shtml
@brantly Thanks for the suggestions! I want to get a game plan ready ahead of time. So all the suggestions here are valuable. Coming to think of it, I do have a few old classmates (phDs in Physics though) work on wall street I might approach. I will also try to find out the recruiter for the finance division of the company I work for to see if the direct reference still applies in another state. But I want my son to be the one trying and succeeding, ideally.
My suggestion: YOU should not approach your old classmates. Your SON should. It must come from him, otherwise it looks like mommy/daddy wants him to get an internship there instead of HIM wanting an internship there. Already you are doing too much work on his behalf. Yes, give him guidance. No, do not do it for him. Let him steer the ship.