Interested in Recruiting our Undergraduates?
The Haslam College of Business fosters a culture based on the ethics of hard work, integrity and character. Expect to encounter well-rounded team players with the skills to handle serious workplace challenges through business fundamentals like statistics and management.
The Undergraduate Professional & Career Development team encourages you to contact us and develop a joint plan for maximizing your recruiting efforts. You can begin recruiting employees and interns by posting to Handshake or contact Megan Flora to establish a new recruiting relationship with Haslam.
The Haslam College of Business (HCB) expects employers to abide by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) Principles for Professional Practice and all applicable federal, state and local rules and regulations in their hiring process. In addition, in an effort to create consistency across companies that recruit at HCB and to support undergraduate students in making informed employment decisions, we have established recommended offer guidelines.
Employer of the Day
This program is designed as a casual networking opportunity where students can stop by to talk with employers in between classes. EOD is a great way for you to connect with undergraduate business students and build your brand on campus. If you participate in person, we provide a table for you in the GSV Atrium area of the business building, a high traffic area. If you participate virtually, you set up the virtual room of your choice and we provide the login information to students so they can join you. No formal presentation is required. We typically offer EOD on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 9:15-11:45 AM or 12:30-3:00 PM. EOD registration is free, but employers who come to campus are responsible for paying for their own parking.
Class Presentation Options
BUAD 300 (junior business students)
During the semester, students in this class work on a problem-based learning/case study project where they create solutions for a real-world problem a company is facing, and then present those solutions at the end of the semester. We look for employers to help introduce the case study prompts to each class section as well as help critique the final presentations at the conclusion of the semester. Employers are encouraged to create their own problem for students to use.
BUAD 405 (senior business students)
This course emphasizes community engagement and leveraging personal strengths for social impact. We seek panelists from companies that are involved in community service and foster a culture of giving back. The panel focuses on companies’ positive community impact and service culture. Panelists discuss employee volunteering support, community impact initiatives, hiring criteria related to community engagement, and more.
On-Campus Interviews
Reservable rooms are available in the Center for Career Development and Haslam College of Business for your interview needs.
Network & Activity Sessions
Promote your brand by planning an information/networking session (great to pair with Employer of the Day event or On-Campus Interviews). We also encourage you to think creatively and organize a case/problem solving activity session for students to participate in!
Overall Recruiting Cycle for Undergraduate Students
- September-November: Peak full-time recruiting season with high volume of internship recruiting
- February-April: Peak internship recruiting and high volume of full-time recruiting
- May: Undergraduate graduation (students may also graduate in December)
Posting a Job or Internship
The University of Tennessee’s Handshake platform is a great way to gain access to undergraduate talent by searching resumes and posting job offers. Career fair registrations are also completed via Handshake.
Undergraduate Recruiting Events
The University of Tennessee Center for Career Development offers several job fairs every year. These are an opportunity to meet students in one central location and are ideal for companies, government agencies and non-profit organizations.
Fall Semester
Part-Time Job Fair
Held early after fall semester starts, this fair is ideal for employers seeking students for part-time job opportunities.
Supply Chain Management Job and Internship Fair
This niche fair caters to students majoring in supply chain and industrial engineering seeking full-time jobs or internship opportunities.
Business/Retail/Government Job and Internship Fair
This event brings in private and public sector employers and organizations seeking a wide variety of majors.
Haslam Prepared Career Fair
The Haslam Prepared Career Fair is an opportunity for both employers and students to get to know one another in a different way other than the standard career fair. The students are preparing their elevator pitch and communication strategies set in a “career fair” situation. You are getting to know our students 1:1 during this process, sharing individual feedback and recruit. We average approximately 2000+ students in attendance on this day ranging from Freshman to Seniors.
Spring Semester
Spring Job and Internship Fair
This program is perfect for recruiting students for summer jobs, internships (which can be year-round) and those seeking full-time opportunities for after graduation.
Impact Careers Week
This event focuses on students interested in volunteer, internship and full-time opportunities in careers that have social impact and support environmental sustainability.
Haslam Prepared Career Fair
The Haslam Prepared Career Fair is an opportunity for both employers and students to get to know one another in a different way other than the standard career fair. The students are preparing their elevator pitch and communication strategies set in a “career fair” situation. You are getting to know our students 1:1 during this process, sharing individual feedback and recruit. We average approximately 2000+ students in attendance on this day ranging from Freshman to Seniors.