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During Fall Career Week (October 20-24, 2008), students take a break from classes to attend career-related professional development workshops, industry panels and networking events.
This is the best time to brand your organization and increase your visibility on campus, in time for Thunderbird's largest campus recruiting event, the Fall Career Fair. |
Career Week Branding Opportunities
Enhance your visibility on campus and target specific student groups by sponsoring or participating in one of the events listed below. Contact your account manager or Employer.Relations@thunderbird.edu to determine which event best fits the recruiting goals of your organization.
Function & Industry Specific Branding Opportunities |
These workshops hone the skills of finance students with the latest Wall Street fundamentals, valuation techniques and modeling skills. A high demand career week activity, these workshops have been "sold out" for the last 3 years.
Sponsorship Opportunity: Provide financial support
Date: October 20, 2008
Anticipated Attendance: 100 finance students |
Workshops designed to complement and provide additional real-time application to Thunderbird's marketing curriculum. Previous programming has included marketing case competitions and financial analysis for marketing professionals.
Sponsorship Opportunity: Provide speaker or financial support
Date: October 20, 2008
Anticipated Attendance: 70-80 marketing students |
Students learn the analytical techniques necessary to master the case interview, as taught by a renowned expert in the field. Ranked by students as an "extremely valuable" skill-building course.
Sponsorship Opportunity: Provide financial support
Date: October 21 & 22, 2008(throughout day)
Anticipated Attendance: 80-120 marketing students |
A series of presentations, panels and workshops on the work of government, NGO, and business entities, and the profitable alignment of the three. Capture the attention of students interested in applying business concepts to the field of international development, and show your organization's innovation in crossing the divide between the public and private sectors.
Sponsorship Opportunity: Provide speaker or financial support
Date: October 20 & 21, 2008
Anticipated Attendance: 40-60 students |
Reach out to students in this growing field for graduates. Sponsor a workshop, or provide an expert from your organization to speak.
Sponsorship Opportunity: Provide speaker or financial support
Date: October 21, 2008
Anticipated Attendance: 40-70 students |
Student-Wide Branding Opportunities |
Jumpstarting Career Week, the Career Clinic helps students fine-tune their résumé, practice their elevator pitch, and solicit last minute career advice before the fair.
Sponsorship Opportunity: Staff the clinic, or provide financial support
Date: October 20, 2008
Anticipated Attendance: 80-100 students |
The Etiquette Dinner preps students on best practices and protocol when dining with executives as part of the job search process.
Sponsorship Opportunity: Financial support
Date: October 20, 2008 (evening)
Anticipated Attendance: 80-100 students |
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) ranks high among Thunderbirds as a desired attribute in potential employers. Showcase your organization as an industry leader by providing an executive to speak about CSR in your organization, or sponsor an expert to speak on the topic.
Sponsorship Opportunity: Provide speaker or financial support
Date: October 21, 2008
Anticipated Attendance: 40-70 students |
A casual networking event in the spirit of Oktoberfest and Thunderbird's eclectic multiculturalism. A great way to network informally with candidates.
Sponsorship Opportunity: Financial support
Date: October 21, 2008 (evening)
Anticipated Attendance: 80-100 students |
Jumpstarting Career Week, the Assessment Center helps students fine-tune their résumé, practice their elevator pitch, and solicit last minute career advice before the fair.
Sponsorship Opportunity: Financial support
Date: October 20, 2008 (afternoon)
Anticipated Attendance: 80-100 students |
Interested in targeting international candidates? Sponsor this event dedicated to helping international students master the H1B Via application process. Heavily attended each year.
Sponsorship Opportunity: Financial support
Date: October 22, 2008 (afternoon)
Anticipated Attendance: 70-80 students |
Live Interview
In one of the most talked-about events of Career Week, a real employer interview is streamed live to an audience of Thunderbird students. Afterward, the interviewed student receives on-the-spot performance feedback from the interviewer and peers.
Sponsorship Opportunity: Provide an interviewer
Date: October 22, 2008
Anticipated Attendance: 90-120 students |
The night of company presentations, students and employers gather for light refreshments and conversation in Thunderbird's Herberger Atrium. Have your organization's name featured prominently at the reception.
Sponsorship Opportunity: Financial support
Date: October 22, 2008 (evening)
Anticipated Attendance: 200-220 students |
Celebrate the accomplishments of Afghanistan's Artemis graduates. Invite your top students to dine with you at a table sponsored by your organization. For more information about the Artemis program, visit the program homepage.
Sponsorship Opportunity: Financial support
Date: October 24, 2008 (evening)
Anticipated Attendance: 100 students, dignitaries, faculty, administration, and Artemis graduates |
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