Career Services
Employers
The Boeing Company strives to be the best, and best integrated, aerospace firm in the world, both today and tomorrow. Over the years, graduates from LER have been instrumental in helping Boeing to define and achieve that mission. The high standard of academic excellence, diverse student body and responsive faculty and staff have positioned LER as a preferred source for HR talent.
Alan R. May
VP, Strategy, Compensation and Benefits
The Boeing Company
Looking to hire top-notch HR professionals? You've come to the right place!
We know that you are committed to excellence in the human resources function of your organization and you are competing to get the best talent you can afford. That's why you should recruit at the School of Labor and Employment Relations. In addition to the services we offer to employers, our graduates offer you great value. LER has:
- A 60+ year history of training top-quality HR graduates.
- A personal atmosphere where students interact with world-class faculty in an interdisciplinary program that draws upon the academic resources of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
- Strong support for internship and full-time corporate recruitment efforts.
- Resources to help faculty and students stay ahead of the technology curve.
- Graduates with a demonstrated commitment to the HR profession, training in the latest HR thinking and technology, and who are mature, highly trained professionals prepared to take on leadership roles.
- A large, well-connected, and supportive alumni network.
- One of the most diverse and motivated student bodies in any similar graduate program.
- An interdisciplinary and multifaceted curriculum.
If you are already familiar with LER (perhaps your company is one of the many organizations that recruit LER graduates annually) maybe you are benchmarking entry-level salaries. If so, Placement Statistics are available on-line.
Access the best - What to expect from LER Career Services
Using the LER Career Services Office to recruit LER students is simple. From the LER Online Recruiting services page, you can access all of LER's online employer services, such as posting jobs and requesting resume referrals. Our online services provide many advantages to employers. You have 24-hour-a-day access to your job listings, access to interview schedule information, the ability to view student resumes, and more. All employers recruiting on-campus are able to view their pre-selection and schedule information from this site. Our students use the same system to create their resumes, sign up for interviews, and review job descriptions. When you want to post a job and receive resumes, this system gives you very quick turn-around and access to the best students on the market.
You also can access experienced LER Alumni who are looking for new positions through the same site by posting jobs for experienced hires.
When you come to campus for full-time and/or internship recruiting, LER will provide:
- Office space for interviewing at the School
- Adjacent parking
- Complimentary box lunch with faculty members
- Prescheduled interviews running from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with ten to twelve 30- or 45-minute interviews per schedule. We recommend this schedule to coordinate with flights that many recruiters take in and out of Willard Airport in Champaign, with direct services to airports in Dallas, Detroit and Chicago.
- Recruiters may pre-select up to one-half of the students from the resume book or on-line posting.
Recruiting for full-time positions and summer internships runs from . Schedule NOW! We are now accepting reservations for on-campus interviewing on a first-come, first-served basis.
Current employers can register on-line with LER Career Services. Please note that prior to using LER's online services, your organization must be approved by the Career Services Office. Contact Nell Madigan at (217) 333-1534 or nellm@illinois.edu to find out more.