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Professional Development
Elon Business Fellows engage in a comprehensive four-year career development process with the Porter Family Professional Development Center.
First Year
Fall
- Submit resume between mid-October to mid-November for review
- Schedule a 1:1 meeting with a career advisor after completing resume submission
Spring
- Attend internship panel hosted by the Porter Center
- Complete Big Interview assignment before spring break
- Attend at least one professional development event during first year
Second Year
Summer
- Create and complete LinkedIn profile before the end of July
Fall
- Update resume before Sophomore Success
- Attend at least one professional development event
- Attend Sophomore Success
Spring
- Schedule a 1:1 meeting with a career advisor before spring break
- Attend trip preparation workshop
- Engage with employers on the Business Fellows trip
Third Year
Summer
- Complete an informational interview
- Submit resume to virtual resume drop
- Update LinkedIn profile before the end of July
- Upload updated resume to EJN profile
Fall
- Schedule a 1:1 meeting with a career advisor before fall break
- Finance, Accounting & Economics majors must meet twice in the fall
- Attend at least one professional development event
Spring
- All students who are still pursuing an internship must update Dr. Das and their career advisor once a month
- Schedule a 1:1 meeting with a career advisor before spring break
- Attend at least one professional development event
Fourth Year
Summer
- Update LinkedIn profile before the end of July
- Review “Offer Acceptance Guidelines” email communication from the Porter Center
Fall – Spring
- All students who are still pursuing an opportunity must update Dr. Das and their career advisor once a month
- Schedule a 1:1 meeting with a career advisor before fall break
- Report an accepted offer to Dr. Das and the Porter Center
- Complete the First Destination Survey
Alumni of the Business Fellows program work for organizations such as:
- Credit Suisse
- Deloitte
- Disney
- EMC Corporation
- EY
- Fifth Third Bank
- GE Capital
- GlaxoSmithKline
- Goldman Sachs
- H.J. Heinz
- John Hancock
- J.P. Morgan
- PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Red Ventures
- Vanguard
- Wells Fargo