Business Career Center
Full-service Career Preparation
The UIC Business Career Center is a dedicated unit focused on making a significant difference for students transitioning into the professional world. Offering a range of resources, from advising and workshops to job and internship opportunities, the UIC Business Career Center helps students bridge the gap between their academic experiences and the demands of the workplace. This kind of support can truly make a difference in students' career trajectories.
The Business Career Center offers in-person and virtual appointments between the hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Current students can schedule an appointment by calling (312) 996-5139 or logging on to UIC Handshake.
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#1 Undergraduate Business Program in Chicago
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93 % Of graduates gained experience through internship, part-time, and full-time work.
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Top 10 Best Value university — Wall Street Journal
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The Help Me Out Here podcast features UIC Business students, faculty, and alumni as they share their experiences and offer advice regarding how they earned their positions and internships. They will also discuss how to do well in business major coursework. This show seeks to help UIC Business students as they step towards graduation and prepare to launch their careers.
Help Me Out Here can be found on iHeartRadio, Spotify, and Soundcloud.
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“I wanted to start interning early on, so I connected with the Business Career Center in my first semester. By the end of my freshman year, I’d secured a marketing internship at a prominent Chicago cultural organization.”
| UIC Business Scholar
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Current UIC Business Students
Current UIC Business Students can access available resources on Business Connect.
Career Services
UIC Business students have access to career assessment tools, one-on-one and group career coaching, workshops on resume writing, interviewing, job search strategies, resume reviews, career fairs, and alumni connections.
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The UIC Business Career Center provides full-service career programming to over 4,000 undergraduate and graduate students. From day one, we support students with career readiness and networking opportunities for post-graduate success. View highlights from the Class of 2022 Student Outcomes Report.
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The Spring 2024 Hire UIC Business Career Fairs, organized by the Business Career Center, welcomed employers from and around Chicago.
Participating companies met with bright student candidates to discuss internships, part-time, and full-time opportunities across various fields, including Accounting, Finance, Marketing and Sales, Property Management and Real Estate, Supply Chain and Managerial Logistics, Human Resources, Business Analytics, and Information Management.
The fairs provided invaluable networking opportunities for over 800 undergrad and graduate students interested in advancing their careers.
