Upcoming breaks in the academic calendar are a welcome sight! A valuable, fun and often needed chance to refresh yourself, change-up your schedule, and possibly travel. However, due to hiring demands of organizations, varying academic calendars across business schools, and tight recruiting timeframes for many roles and industries, recruiting does not take a break.
Employer activity to expect over break
In the United States, a number of large organizations with application deadlines in 2024 will conduct summer internship interviews in January, 2025, including during Yale SOM’s break. A few of these interviews will be in-person, typically at the office location; those that are virtual will be conducted during business hours at the office location. If you are applying for such internships, it is recommended you build flexibility into your schedule to easily manage interview schedules, potential travel for interviews, and needed accommodations for virtual interviews.
Current expectations for interviews this January, 2025, include:
CONSULTING
McKinsey will host interviews Jan 3-10; individual offices are still deciding if they will host in-person or virtual
Bain will host office-based virtual power round interviews the weeks of January 6 and 13 for US + Canada offices, with other offices throughout January
BCG will host virtual interviews Tues Jan 7 for US + Canada offices, except Chicago will interview on Thurs Jan 9; other offices throughout January
Chartis will host virtual interviews Jan 8-10
ECG Consulting will host virtual interviews in early January
LEK will host first round virtual interviews with week of Jan 6, and second round virtual the week of Jan 13
ZS will host virtual interviews the middle of January
Kearney will host first round virtual interviews Jan 13-16, and second round virtual Jan 17 & 24 for North America
Roland Berger will host virtual interviews Jan 15-16
Deloitte will host virtual interviews on Jan 16
EY-Parthenon will host virtual interviews in mid- to late-January
Analysis Group will hold virtual first-round interviews in January
Most firms not listed likely will host virtual first-round interviews in January.
HEALTHCARE
Takeda will host virtual interviews during break and in-person final rounds Jan 29-31
Vertex will host virtual interviews in early January
INVESTMENT BANKING
Houlihan Lokey will host in-person super days the week of Jan 6
JPMorgan hosts two virtual super days: most Yale SOM students will interview Dec 6 although some may be invited to its second super day the week of Jan 6
MTS Health Partners will host first round virtual interviews Jan 8 and second round in-person likely the week of Jan 13
Baird will host its first in-person super day on Dec 5, and likely a second in-person super day mid-January
RETAIL
The following firms will schedule virtual interviews in January during winter break:
Dick’s Sporting Goods
H-E-B
Whole Foods Market
TECH, MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT
Adobe, Amazon, Apple, Google, Microsoft & TikTok will start rolling virtual interviews across functions in October, and continue until roles are filled, including through breaks
Warner Brothers is hosting an in-person/virtual trek in Burbank, California on Friday, January 10 – attendance is required for your application to be considered
