Recruiting at Wellesley
Recruit at Wellesley
Thank you for your interest in recruiting at Wellesley College. Our Employer Engagement team in Career Education looks forward to working with you to create a customized recruiting plan, tailored to your company or organization's goals. This can include, but is not limited to, posting and promotion of employment and internship opportunities for students and alumnae, participation in industry-specific boutique career fairs, facilitation of recruiting events, and conducting student interviews.
To participate in recruiting activities, contact recruiting@wellesley.edu. We will partner with you to customize your recruitment and campus engagement plan to meet your needs.
Why Wellesley?
Recruit and build connections with Wellesley students, students, and you’ll quickly discover what makes them remarkable! Students at Wellesley College are a diverse group of intellectually curious undergraduates, steeped in a liberal arts curriculum, who can bring a multitude of strengths, skills, and unique abilities to your organization. Wellesley is a gender-inclusive women’s college with a population of roughly 2,500 students hailing from all 50 states and more than 80 countries. While Wellesley is located about 20 miles outside Boston, students pursue internship and employment opportunities across the country and globe, and graduates have gone on to be leaders across all industries and fields. Through employer engagement opportunities with Career Education at Wellesley College, you have the ability to engage with students individually or in groups both large and small.
of the class of 2024 will be the first generation in their families to graduate from college
of the class of 2024 identify as students of color, including two or more races
of the class of 2024 speak at least one language other than English at home
of applicants were accepted in 2024, representing Wellesley’s high selectivity
Fall 2021 Virtual
Recruiting Weeks
For the continued safety of our students, employers, and staff, these targeted virtual recruiting events will replace our boutique, in-person Career Fair. Our virtual Recruiting Weeks will allow employers to engage in enriching conversations with Wellesley students, while sharing relevant company information and highlighting specific roles and applications processes.
Finance Recruiting Week: September 13-17
Consulting Recruiting Week: September 20-24
STEM Recruiting Week: September 27-October 1
Please note that registration for all three recruiting weeks is now closed. Please reach out to recruiting@wellesley.edu with questions about additional opportunities for recruiting!
Covid-19 &
Fall 2021 Recruiting
Thank you for your patience and understanding as we address the ongoing Covid-19 safety precautions, while still seeking to provide employers with opportunities to connect with Wellesley College talent. Students and employers are still actively participating in virtual activities and connecting via job and internship listings on Handshake. This page will be updated with further information for Spring 2022 as it becomes available. Please contact recruiting@wellesley.edu for more information or if you wish to discuss 2021-2022 recruiting.
Please Note: We continue to closely monitor updates as they relate to COVID-19. For more information please refer to the college’s dedicated COVID-19 website.
Wellesley Recruiting Program Policies
Wellesley College has developed the following guidelines to promote an equitable and fair recruiting experience on behalf of our employers as well as our students. Before you begin connecting with Wellesley students, begin by reading this overview and familiarizing yourself with our recruiting expectations and policies.
Career Education Graduate School and Career Preparation Fund
Wellesley College Career Education is pleased to offer this new opportunity for employer partners to fund diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) programming that support our low-income, first-generation, and BIPOC students while strengthening and further diversifying the employee pipeline.
Ready to Begin? Connect with us on Handshake.
Handshake is Wellesley’s career management platform for posting employment opportunities as well as submitting requests to come to campus. Ready to get started? Login to Handshake at the link below, and review our Handshake Employer Approval Guidelines for support.
Employer Resources
Explore the links below to learn about recruiting on campus, hosting events, connecting on Handshake, and more.
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On-Campus Recruiting Program Policies (Students)
Career Education expects all students to abide by the following rules in order to maintain the success and integrity of Wellesley’s recruiting program.
Campus Recruiting Program Policies (Employers)
Wellesley College has developed the following guidelines to promote an equitable and fair recruiting experience on behalf of our employers as well as our students. It is our expectation that employers who participate in campus recruiting become familiar with the following policies as well as reference these policies throughout the year.
Career Education Graduate School and Career Preparation Fund
Wellesley College Career Education is pleased to offer this new opportunity for employer partners to fund diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) programming that support our low-income, first-generation, and BIPOC students while strengthening and further diversifying the employee pipeline. Wellesley is committed to placing inclusive excellence at the center of the College experience and empowering all graduates to be a force for change in the world. We invite employers to join us to ensure that all of our graduates have equal opportunity to excel in graduate school and...
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Internship Guidelines, Best Practices, and Eligibility
Learn about Wellesley Career Education's criteria for an experience to be defined as an internship.
Employer Handshake Resources
Handshake has helpful tutorials for employers, which we have compiled in this resource. Use the links below to learn about:
- How to Create a User Account, Join a Company, and Connect with Schools
- Posting Jobs on Handshake
- Requesting an Event (Tabling, Coffee Chats and Employer Connection Sessions)
- Registering for a Career Fair
- Requesting an on campus Interview schedule
- Accessing and Managing Event RSVP
- Messaging Students
- Searching for Students and Downloading Public Resumes