Recruiter Career Services

Pitt Business Career Development maintains the policies and best practices set forth by the National Association for Colleges and Employers (NACE) Principles for Professional Conduct for Career Services & Employment Professionals. In addition to the NACE guidelines, Pitt Business Career Development provides some additional guidelines for building and maintaining a successful recruiting relationship with the school and students.

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Benefits of Hiring Our Students

Pitt Business students have that intangible quality that organizations value the most: the ability to make a difference. Our students are talented, they understand business, and they have both quantitative and soft skills . Listen to what recruiters are saying about us.

Why Should You Target Pitt Business Students in Your Recruitment Efforts?

  • Recruiters ranked Pitt Business students #4 among U.S. publics (Bloomberg Businessweek)
  • Pitt Business is ranked the #10 public business school in the country (Poets & Quants)
  • Pitt Business is ranked in the top 10 percent of undergraduate business programs in the United States by U.S. News & World Report
  • Pitt Business students complete an average of 2.5 internships by the time they graduate, and 95 percent complete at least one internship
  • Pitt Business students excel in internships that are not only across the United States, but also abroad through our International Internship Program and Global Business Institute
  • Pitt Business offers a globally focused curriculum for each of our academic majors

Pitt Business Student Recruiting Policy

Academic Year 2026–2027

The School of Business- Undergraduate Program follows the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) Principles of Conduct. Employers are encouraged to review and comply with the U.S. Department of Labor Guidelines for Unpaid Internships.

For organizations participating in recruiting the School of Business students, the Career Development Office in the Undergraduate Program requests adherence to the following job offer and acceptance guidelines to ensure students have adequate time to make informed employment decisions.

Offers for the 2026–2027 Academic Year

Advance Offers (Next Academic Year):  Offers of internships or full-time positions for the upcoming academic year should remain open until October 2, 2026.

Internship-to-Full-Time Conversion Offers

Offers of full-time employment to students following an internship must remain open for three (3) weeks or until November 6, 2026, whichever occurs later.

Fall Recruiting (2026)

Offers made to students for internship or full-time positions during the fall recruiting season must remain open for three (3) weeks or until November 6, 2026, whichever occurs later.

Spring Recruiting (2027)

Offers made to students for internship or full-time positions during the spring recruiting season must remain open for three (3) weeks or until April 2, 2027, whichever occurs later.

 

Pitt Business Career Development encourages students to promptly release any offers they do not intend to accept. Reneging on an accepted offer is considered a breach of the School of Business recruiting policy and will receive immediate attention.

Students and employers are encouraged to contact the School of Business Undergraduate Program  Career Development if a breach of this policy occurs. We are committed to working with both students and employers to ensure compliance with these guidelines and to maintain a fair and ethical recruiting environment.

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