Career Development
Paving the Path from College to Career
Your business school journey should be a time of discovery. Most students arrive at Leeds undecided about their specialization or major (here, we call it your area of emphasis). Many who do know change their minds along the way. Still others discover a passion for something niche, like cybersecurity or sports entrepreneurship.
Whatever your vision—and no matter how often it changes—the Career Development Office at Leeds will be your partner in understanding how a calling becomes a career. Our career advisors are connected to professionals in every industry you can imagine, and provide personalized support and connections to help you find the right path for you.
We’re proud of our track record—six months after graduation, about 90 percent of our students have secured jobs or admission to graduate programs. But the goal at Leeds isn’t just to help every student find a job—it’s to help every student find the right job that sets them up for long-term professional fulfillment and satisfaction. That means leveraging our vast network of top employers—not only for recruiting events and career fairs, but in class discussions, case competitions, club meetings and more.
Leeds’ career services include:
- Dedicated career coaching and professional skills development, enriching in-class experiences.
- Connections to more than 46,000 Leeds alumni working in countless industries.
- Treks to businesses in finance, marketing, media, technology and more, in cities from Denver to Dubai.
- Career fairs, from events with hundreds of recruiters to tailored presentations specific to particular industries.
- Career coaching and advising services for jobs, internships and micro-internships.
For a closer look at the resources, connections and expertise available at Leeds, along with an extensive calendar of upcoming events, visit the Career Development Office.
Career resources
Current Leeds students are encouraged to visit the Career Development Office website or drop by the team’s offices in Koelbel 201.
Employers and recruiters interested in getting connected to Leeds students are invited to visit the Employer Relations area of the website.
Where Leeds Grads Get Hired
Leeds students are in high demand at some of the most prestigious companies in the world, in virtually every industry.
Bloomberg
Charles Schwab
Chase
Fidelity
Goldman Sachs
Guggenheim Partners
Accenture
ADP
Crowe
Deloitte
EY
Grant Thornton
CBRE
Cushman & Wakefield
JLL
Keller Williams
Marcus & Millichap
McWhinney
Adobe
Alteryx
Amazon
PayPal
Workday
Zayo Group
Barstool Sports
Comcast
Denver Broncos
Dish Network
Epsilon
Philadelphia Eagles
DaVita
HealthCare Appraisers
Lighthouse Health
Medtronic Navigation
Mobile Health Diagnostics
UnitedHealth Group
Crocs
Danone
Fanatics
L’Oreal
No Cow
Shamrock Foods
ASTER Labs
Ball Aerospace
Electro Magnetic Applications
Lockheed Martin
Raytheon
U.S. military
What is placement?
At Leeds, we'd love to brag about a 100 placement rate—meaning every single student has a solid plan at graduation, whether that's grad school, a job offer they've accepted or are serious about, or starting a business. Some schools do make that claim.
But part of our individual approach is working on each student’s time frame. We believe every Leeds student has a unique path, and we are committed to helping every student in the way they want to be helped.
At graduation each year, nearly two-thirds of our 1,000 graduates collect their diplomas knowing exactly what their next step will be. Those students are considered placed. The other one-third are still exploring and job searching, or planning to take some time off over the summer.
By the end of the summer, more than 80 percent of the class has firm professional plans. About 10 percent are still searching; the rest have deferred their search for other reasons, like travel or to study for exams like the LSAT.
At six months out, 90 percent have shared their professional plans. At that point, some are still deferring and some are job searching—and have jobs, but haven’t told us.