Recruit Full-Time MBA Students

Market your opportunities directly to UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA students and alumni through Career Connections, our online recruiting portal. Postings are free of charge.

To post a position directly, please visit Career Connections where you will find the links to create an account or log in with your existing credentials. Upon receiving your submission, the Employer Engagement Team of Career & Leadership will review it and make your job posting viewable to students within 2 business days.

If you need further assistance, please contact our Employer Engagement Team.

Additional Information:

• New to MBA Hiring (PDF)
• Getting Started with Career Connections (PDF)
• Frequently Used Job Posting Language (PDF)
• Sample Full-Time Job Description (PDF)
• Sample Internship Job Description (PDF)

About 25% of UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA students are international; these students have not only excelled in their fields in their home countries, but have also fully immersed themselves in the UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA experience. Our international students bring a unique, well-rounded global perspective to complex business problems, making them an asset to our MBA program and to the firms that hire them.

Myths: Hiring International MBAs

Opening your position to international students gives you access to a deep pool of talented MBA candidates. The process of hiring international students is less costly and time-consuming than you may think.

Myth: Hiring an international student is complicated and costly.

International students can work without sponsorship at no additional cost to the employer during their summer internship and for 12 months following graduation. During this time, many international employees are able to streamline the visa process by working with their employer to secure necessary documentation and offset some associated costs. The average cost of an H1B visa is less than half of the average MBA signing bonus.

Myth: Employers must prove that U.S. citizens cannot fill a role before they can offer to international students.

The H1B visa does not require employers to test the U.S. labor market before making an offer to an international student. The sole exception is employers receiving funds under the TARP program or Section 13 of the Federal Reserve Act; no other employers have this obligation.

Myth: Summer internships are too short to justify the effort needed to hire an international student.

Hiring an international student for summer internships does not require any type of sponsorship or U.S. government permission. Internships offer a unique opportunity to hire talented international students and assess potential for full-time employment after graduation.

Myth: International students are more difficult to assimilate into company culture.

Most international students have led or worked on cross-functional, cross-country teams and are very adaptable. They often have a deep appreciation for and awareness of cultural differences, and the importance of adapting to new environments.

International Hiring Process

Summer Internship

International students in F-1 or J-1 visa status may work in the U.S. as summer interns without company sponsorship. There are no costs to the employer and little paperwork. Please follow the steps below:

• Send an offer letter on company letterhead to the Kenan-Flagler MBA International Student Advisor. It should state employment dates, hours, location, and job duties.
• Submit the student’s work application along with the letter of employment.

Full-Time Employment

Most international students in F-1 or J-1 status may accept short-term employment for up to 12 months. There are no costs to the employer for this process.

International students may also qualify for an H-1B visa. This allows them to work in the U.S. for up to six years.

• The employer must submit the visa petition and pay filing fees.
• Processing times for H-1B visas vary. “Premium Processing” is an option if the position and employee qualify. For timely processing, this option is strongly encouraged.
• Many employers choose to engage an attorney to help with H-1B visa or permanent residency petitions.

While every effort has been made to provide accurate information, you should always check the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration website for the most up-to-date information and regulations. The Career & Leadership team can also provide referrals to immigration attorneys if needed.

Recruiting Policies

The Career & Leadership team adopted a set of standards and policies to help guide and govern the recruiting process of the students in our program. We place a very high premium on professionalism, as do our recruiters. We encourage you to read the following standards and policies carefully and address any questions to our office.

University Honor Code

It shall be the responsibility of every student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to obey and support the enforcement of the Honor Code. The Honor Code prohibits lying, cheating, or stealing when these actions involve academic processes or university, student, or academic personnel acting in an official capacity.

Grading

UNC’s Kenan-Flagler Business School does not evaluate its MBA students using a traditional 4.0 grading scale. The MBA Grading Policy (PDF) states that student performance is measured using a scale of High Pass, Pass, Low Pass and Fail. The MBA Program does not calculate an official student grade point average.

Recruiter Professional Standards

• Recruiters cannot ask questions during the interview that could be construed by a candidate as unethical, illegal or in violation of personal privacy. Such questions include inquiries about age, marital status, religious preference and sexual orientation.
• All recruiters must adhere to the standards set forth in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (as amended in 1972), as well as all guidelines established by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Specifically, no firm should discriminate against any candidate on the basis of that individual’s sex, race, color, religion, age, handicap, national or ethnic origin or his/ her sexual orientation.
• Recruiters should not ask students to evaluate the skills or appropriateness of a fellow student for employment.
• Recruiters should inform students of their application and candidate status, whether positive or negative, in a timely manner. Undue delays or failure to communicate to declined candidates negatively affect a company’s reputation among students.
• Recruiters should give students at least three business days’ notice for second-round interviews or other events held out of town. Students may have other obligations, including other interviews, which cannot be rescheduled on short notice without penalty to the student
• The Career & Leadership team works diligently to meet the needs of recruiters and students. When making reservations, companies and recruiters should review the confirmation and make any changes immediately. Companies and recruiters are expected to follow the final interview schedules. Changing the final interview schedule can significantly disrupt students prior academic and interview commitments and affects the company’s reputation among the students.

Recruiter Policies

• Graduating MBA students must be given until December 6, 2023 or three weeks, whichever is longer, to respond to job offers received from on- or off- campus interviews.
• First-year MBAs who receive internship offers on or prior to October 27, 2023 must be given until December 6, 2023 to respond to job offers received from on- or off-campus interviews.
• First-year MBAs who receive internship offers after October 27, 2023 must be given until February 7, 2024 or two weeks, whichever is longer, to respond to job offers received from on- or off-campus interviews.
• Investment Banking Only
  • Investment Banking students who receive internship offers prior to October 27, 2023 must be given until December 6, 2023 to respond to job offers received from on- or off-campus interviews.
  • Investment Banking students who receive internship offers after October 27, 2023 but prior to January 1, 2024 must be given until December 21, 2023 or 10 business days from offer, whichever is longer, to respond to job offers received from on- or off-campus interviews.
  • Investment Banking students who receive internship offers after January 1, 2024 must be given 10 business days from offer to respond to job offers received from on- or off-campus interviews.

Students may accept an offer before the dates outlined above if they so desire; however, they cannot be obligated to respond sooner.

For a complete list of recruiter policies, please review our Employer Recruiting Policies (PDF).

Career & Leadership for MBA & Alumni Policies

• The Career & Leadership team does not disseminate personal information regarding an MBA candidate. Such restricted information includes grades, test scores and picture books.
• The Career & Leadership team will not be held responsible for false information or misrepresentation provided by a student during the recruitment process, either by way of a student’s resume or during the interview process.

For information about the events listed below, please contact the Employer Engagement & Recruiting team by email.

Key dates around conducting on-campus interviews for 2023-2024 (PDF)