Our strong partnerships with the best minds in the industry are the distinguishing factor that sets the Jenkins MBA program apart. We welcome companies, businesses, and individuals whose expertise can enhance our students’ learning experience, and whose challenges we can help tackle with actionable solutions.
Team Up to Solve Challenges
The experiential education afforded through a Jenkins MBA is made possible through mutually beneficial relationships with organizations like yours. Students and faculty work hand-in-hand with hundreds of corporate, public accounting, government, and nonprofit partners to find solutions to real business challenges and facilitate learning.
Our coursework involves sharing research and applied experience both in and out of the classroom. If your company would like to provide projects, site visits, or shadowing experiences for students, we want to work with you.
Our accessible faculty and Career Management Center (CMC) are excellent resources for connecting with our talent pool. Please talk with us about sporting, hosting or attending student and alumni networking and career development events, or to mentor students from our program.
Corporate Support Opportunities
Our goal is to help you recruit the best talent by providing you with direct access to the student body. Through corporate support, you can expose your brand and leadership to a new audience of over 700 MBA students. Download the event details and descriptions of the NC State Jenkins MBA support 2021 /22 opportunities here.
Facts and Rankings
Our high-tech, hands-on approach is turning heads – both in the academic field and global marketplace. Please take a look at some of the facts and rankings that set us apart.
Poole College of Management Career Center
The Poole College of Management Career Center (CMC) connects students and business leaders through education, resources, and coaching around leadership development, and engagement opportunities. With panels, industry insight events, mock interviews, and recruiting engagements, it’s easy for you to build relationships with Jenkins MBA students.
Ways to Engage:
Even as COVID-19 restrictions begin to lift and in-person experiences return, employers say they will continue to offer online events for the increased accessibility virtual experiences provide. We look forward to working with you either in-person or virtually.
Corporate Presentation
Corporate presentations are live information sessions for 5 – 30+ attendees that last 1 hour and 15 minutes. They are typically are held on NC State’s campus in Nelson Hall. Currently, Corporate Presentations are being held virtually. However, in the the Fall of 2021 we will offer them virtually and in-person for our employers. You choose which format you prefer. The content and format can vary but generally include a PowerPoint presentation to inform students about your specific hiring needs and provide insight on what it is like to work for your organization. After your presentation, there will be some time allotted for mingling and networking.
Panel Discussion
Students are eager to attend panel discussions and thus we’re always looking for corporate partners to sit on our panels. A CMC staff person moderates panels and host subject matter experts from throughout the business industry to discuss specific topic areas. Following the discussion, students have time to ask additional questions and network with panelists. Your organization can also create and offer a panel discussion that you moderate. Discuss your preferred panel discussion with our Employer Relations Manager. Simply complete the Engagement Opportunity form and we will contact you to determine all the details.
Banner Space on our Website
Brand awareness is a key recruiting element, and we encourage employers to build brand awareness by highlighting your logo on our homepage. The hero section is the upper area of our homepage, and is the first space students see when they arrive at the site, making this area a great space to show off your organization to the students! The banner image layout can display customizable text and images, and can act as a unique hyperlink when clicked. It is a great way to grab the student’s attention and direct them to your upcoming event. We recommend securing the hero banner the week prior to your engagement to raise awareness of your company, any open positions you may have, and your event. Some employers choose to feature specific positions in the banner section, with a link to the career section of their website. This is an effective way to highlight your positions and drive traffic to your career page. If you would like to secure banner space for your event or for more information and fees, please contact Connie Fowler at cgreavis@ncsu.edu.
Networking Reception
These events are an opportunity for you to gather, engage and make connections with students. For students, these events will be an opportunity to explore and learn first-hand from you the business issues relevant to your organization, profession, and industry. These networking events are structured to be more casual than typical business school information sessions (ie – business casual dress) and the time is intended for you to build rapport with the students. Our goal is to create an environment where you and students can truly connect with each other, and, in the students’ eyes, it may just be what sets your organization apart from the other employers who do not participate.
When scheduling your presentation please select the Networking Night event that falls within the month of your presentation. You will interact with the students virtually for the presentation and have the opportunity for an in-person gathering during the Networking Night event. You may wish to offer light snacks and refreshments for the event. A donation of $350 is requested to help off-set the event’s expenses.
Mock Interview
Interviewing is like any other skill – the more you practice, the better you get! You will have an opportunity to partner with the CMC to offer real-life interview practice to students in a supportive environment. Students will receive constructive feedback to hone their interviewing skills and have a chance to ask questions to real recruiters.
Recruit our Students
We invite you to meet our students at the next networking event. Not only is this an opportunity to recruit Jenkins MBA students, it will also allow you to get to know them. What may start as a casual conversation over coffee could lead to an internship or even employment.
Career Fair
Our Spring 2021 Career and Internship Fair will be held February 2th and 5th and will be virtual using the Career Fair Plus platform. The Career Fair Plus platform provides your recruiting team with various ways to connect with our top Think and Do MBA candidates to create an amazing networking / recruiting experience. Send an email to Connie Fowler at cgreavis@ncsu.edu participate in our Virtual Career Fair.
Coffee Chat
A virtual Coffee Chat opportunity is a casual way for employers to meet and get to know potential candidates in a more relaxed small group setting. Typically, Coffee Chat are scheduled for one hour and 15 minutes. Students register to attend. A CMC staff member will ask the employer representative a variety of organizational related questions and offer students the opportunity to ask questions. Routinely, a Q&A segment is offered toward the conclusion of the engagement. If you would like to offer a virtual coffee chat please complete the Engagement Opportunity form on this page and we will contact you to determine and set all the details.
Office Hours
This is an open forum for students to drop in and chat with employers. Office Hours are typically open for two-hour blocks and students simply drop in during the specific time block. If you would like to offer Office Hours, please complete the Engagement Opportunity form on this page and we will contact you to determine all the details.
Industry Insights Events
Unlike panels, Industry Insights events have multiples industries and functions represented in one space. Students rotate through tables around a room to explore career paths and to speak with corporate professionals like you!
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