Kellstadt’s Career Management Center can help connect you with the right talent based on your recruiting goals and hiring needs. Our outstanding students come from a wide array of degree programs, including our MBA, MS, and DBA programs. The CMC team will work with you to create custom recruiting strategies that will provide you with direct access to our students seeking internships and full-time opportunities.
For more information and/or if you have any questions about any of the information below, please email
cmc@depaul.edu and a member of our team will be in touch.
12twenty
12twenty is our career services platform. All employers and organizations are expected to accurately represent their firms and opportunities in good faith when posting information on 12twenty, as well as with any campus recruiting activities.
To get started with recruiting graduate business students at DePaul University, log in to your current account and/or create a new account to post a job/internship, search for candidates, access resume books, host an event, and more!
- A completed employer profile, including a verifiable website, location, and description of the company
- Career opportunities relevant to the Kellstadt student population
- Verifiable contact information with all email addresses that match the domain of the organization
- The position includes the grade levels desired and requires at least a bachelor's degree or graduate degree
- The job description is complete with all pertinent details including qualifications, job functions, and duties
- The location of the position is stated. Organizations must indicate if the position is remote or hybrid work eligible
- Work authorization requirements are indicated
- Internships must meet the NACE criteria for an experience to be defined as an internship
Recruiting & Engagement Events
Engaging with our students and academic community can greatly benefit your company's recruiting efforts while building your brand on campus. There are many ways to get involved - from holding info sessions to participating in networking events. Please review the following link to explore our engagement opportunities.
Employer Engagement Opportunities
Scheduling Events
When scheduling events, interviews, or other engagement activities, refer to our Recruiting Calendar to be cognizant of university closures and dates when students begin classes or have other academic commitments such as midterms or final exams.
For assistance with scheduling recruiting events, please contact Meryll Locquiao, Associate Director of Employer Engagement & Recruiting at mlocquia@depaul.edu.
Recruiting Calendar
Our annual recruiting calendar for academic year 2025-2026 outlines when employers may actively recruit MBA and MS students from DePaul's Kellstadt Graduate School of Business.
Date
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Event
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| March 31, 2025 |
Spring Quarter Classes begin |
| April 14, 2025 |
Resume books available for students still seeking summer '25 internships |
| April 14, 2025 |
Resume books available for students graduating in June '25 still seeking full-time roles |
| May 5, 2025 |
Begin submitting campus recruiting requests for 2025-2026 |
Date
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Event
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| July 1, 2025 |
Priority deadline for Fall employer event requests |
| August 15, 2025 |
Full-time and internship job descriptions due in 12twenty for campus interviews |
| August 18, 2025 |
Resume books available for recent graduates (June '25) and future graduates (December '25) seeking full-time roles |
| August 25, 2025 |
Virtual recruiting events begin |
Date
|
Event
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| September 10, 2025 |
Fall classes begin |
| September 19, 2025 |
Resume books available for students seeking summer internship roles |
| September 19, 2025 |
Resume books available for students graduating in June '26 seeking full-time roles |
| September 29, 2025 |
Campus recruiting begins |
Date
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Event
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| January 5, 2026 |
Winter classes begin |
| January 12, 2026 |
Campus recruiting begins |
| January 15, 2026 |
Resume books available for students seeking summer '26 internship roles |
| January 15, 2026 |
Resume books available for students graduating in March '26 and June '26 seeking full-time roles |
Date
|
Event
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| March 30, 2026 |
Spring classes begin |
| April 6, 2026 |
Resume books available for students seeking summer '26 internship roles |
| April 6, 2026 |
Resume books available for students graduating in March '26 and June '26 seeking full-time roles |
| May 4, 2026 |
Begin submitting campus recruiting requests for 2026-2027 |
DePaul University operates on a quarter system. For more details, see DePaul University's Academic Calendar.
Recruiting Policies
The CMC's recruiting policies provide guidelines for employers looking to recruit talent from the Kellstadt Graduate School of Business. Along with these policies, all individuals involved in recruiting from the DePaul University community are required to review and adhere to our university policies, all Federal and State Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Labor Laws as well as the NACE Principles for the Ethical Professional Practices.
When scheduling events, interviews, or other engagement activities, refer to our recruiting calendar (above) to be cognizant of university closure and dates when students begin classes or have other academic commitments such as midterm or final exams. For assistance with scheduling recruiting events, please contact Meryll Locquiao, Associate Director of Employer & Alumni Engagement at mlocquia@depaul.edu.
On-Campus Interviews (OCI) or CMC-Facilitated Interviews
The CMC can support you with logistics to interview successfully on-campus at DePaul's Loop Campus where the Driehaus School of Business is located, 1 E. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL, 60604.
For CMC-Facilitated Interviews, you can utilize 12twenty to reserve an interview schedule and room space on-campus. If you'd like to hold virtual interviews, you would schedule through 12twenty just as you would for an on-campus visit. Then, be sure to include your company-hosted phone or web-based video conferencing link (Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, etc.) as the location.
Off-Campus Interviews (Employer-Facilitated)
Fridays are the preferred day to schedule off-campus interviews or final round interviews held at your site as business school classes are typically not held on this day. Employers are encouraged to schedule both on- and off-campus interviews at times that do not interfere with a student's academic schedule.
Cancellations
It is highly recommended for employers to send a notification to scheduled students no later than 48 hours in advance of the scheduled interview date should there be a need for cancellation. As a best practice, send an email message detailing the reason for the cancellation and apologizing appropriately.
Follow-Up with Students
Please contact students to confirm interview times and keep them updated on your process and decision timeline after interviews. It is recommended to send a brief email or phone call showing your continued interest that will keep qualified candidates engaged and interested in your organization. Moreover, if you have declined students from consideration, we requrest that you inform the students as soon as possible so that they may continue their focus on other opportunities.
Recommended Deadlines
Employers are expected to extend offers in accordance with the following guidelines to allow students appropriate times to give careful consideration throughout their interviewing process.
| Offers resulting from: |
For: |
Guidelines: |
| Summer Internships |
Post-traduation full-time conversion offers resulting from previous summer internships |
Offers must stay open until November 1st, or two weeks after offer is made, whichever comes later |
| Fall Recruiting |
Post-graduation/full-time or internship offers |
Offers must stay open until November 1st, or two weeks after offer is made, whichever comes later |
| Winter/Spring Recruiting |
Post-graduation/full-time or internship offers |
Offers must stay open until April 1st or two weeks after offer is made, whichever comes later |
Exploding Offers
The Kellstadt Career Management Center prohibits exploding offers. Exploding offers are any offers that put undue pressure on students/alumni to make final decisions and/or commitments prior to completing their interviewing process.
We strongly encourage employers to review and consider our recommended deadlines and the guidelines and best practices for employers within NACE's Setting Reasonable Deadlines for Job Offers.
Offer Extensions
Employers are strongly encouraged to demonstrate flexibility in working with students and consider and/or accommodate reasonable offer extension requests that allow students to complete interviews in which they are currently engaged.
Offer Reneges and/or Rescinds
Employers are strongly discouraged from rescinding offers and are expected to uphold job offers (verbal and written) extended to students. Students are strongly advised to not renege on a previously accepted job offer or accept an offer while continuing to pursue other opportunities. If this occurs, we ask that you reach out to us at cmc@depaul.edu.
Offer Acceptances & Declines
We request that employers email cmc@depaul.edu once students have accepted or declined an offer so that we can be kept informed on the status of the candidates you are considering.
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