There are many opportunities to participate in international trips, but the choice of trips is determined by student interest. You may also use video conferencing and interview stream (a remote interviewing tool), take advantage of the international clubs and country ambassador program, attend international fairs, work on projects with Tuck's Center for International Business, and receive global job postings or global opportunities through on-campus recruiting.
Tuck students find employment all around the world. Like other business schools, about half our graduates choose to remain in the school's region for their work. That translates to about 50 percent in the northeast (New York City, Boston, and elsewhere). The balance is spread pretty evenly throughout the west coast, midwest, southeast, and, of course, major cities in Asia, Europe, and Latin America.
Tuck has a number of programs designed to help you make the most of your job search. Sector Smarts sessions are lunchtime panels to guide you in making general decisions about which industry you wish to pursue. Company Briefings are short presentations by companies that will interview students at Tuck through our on-campus recruitment program, and Company Office Hours are one-on-one meetings with representatives from those same companies. Tuck's job postings are opportunities from companies interested in Tuck students who may not conduct interviews in Hanover. These programs, as well as the many other targeted and industry-specific activities held throughout the fall and winter, will supply you with the resources necessary to conduct your own, individualized job search.
There are two ways to be included on an interview schedule of a company interviewing at Tuck: by writing a letter to encourage the company to select you for inclusion on their interview schedule, and by bidding for an interview slot. For each interview schedule held at Tuck during the on-campus recruiting season, half the interview slots are filled with invites, while half are filled by students selected through the bidding process. Some companies may also elect to fill all their interview slots by bidding. Each student is allotted the same number of bid points for the entire five-week recruiting season; how you allocate the points is up to you.
Most of the companies scheduled to interview on campus host company briefings. These presentations provide hiring companies the chance to inform students about their firm and the employment opportunities for which they will hold interviews. They also provide a chance for company representatives to meet candidates early in the recruiting process.
Tuck alumni are known for their dedication and sense of commitment to Tuck. They will become one of your greatest assets for your job search. Alumni will not only return your calls and emails, they will coach you through interviews, hand your resume to decision makers, and seek you out when opportunities cross their desk. Once at Tuck, you have access to our global alumni network, through which you can search for just the type of profile you want to connect with.
The majority of Tuck students are career changers. We work closely with these students on an individual basis to come up with a job-search strategy aligned with the three variables that will drive change, geography, industry, and function. Our primary goal is to help students shift their ability to market themselves by supplementing prior experience with a range of new and relevant accomplishments, an independent study with a well-known professor, a consulting project, volunteer work, writing a case study, taking a leadership role in a student club, and choosing an internship that builds the most effective bridge. We also emphasize the importance of networking because, in the end, successful career switchers need to market themselves to prospective employers.