Students in any Illinois Tech program can prepare for AWS certifications using free curriculum, free hands-on lab environments, and facilitated study groups.
AI major. Astrophysics minor. A summer of machine-learning research on the 35th floor of the Hancock Tower — and a Ph.D. now in his sights.
By
Read more 
Student Government President. First-generation Chicago Difference Scholar. Game production management major on a path to dean of students.
By
Read more 
SGA Vice President of Academic Affairs. Business analytics intern. Rising sophomore — and an architect of new Elevate activities.
By
Read more 
Third-year architectural engineering student. Three internships in. One of the first students ever to complete Elevate.
By
Read more 
Ask your question — try “What is Elevate?” Get matched with the right resource, then connected to the right expert human.
By
Read more 
Illinois Institute of Technology · Career Services
Through our partnership with the Chicago Quantum Exchange, Illinois Tech students now have a direct line to more than 800 open roles — and a free program built to get them hired.
The …
By
Read more 
According to the AAMC, the national medical school rejection rate is 55.42%. In other words, more than half of the applicants are turned away from every school they apply to.
With odds that low, thousands of students turn to admissions …
Most cover letters get skimmed for ten seconds, if that. Recruiters have seen thousands of “I am excited to apply for this position” openers, and they’ve stopped reading them closely. If you want yours read all the way through, it …
Take home a complete professional outfit — yours to keep, at no cost, from Career Services.
By
Read more 
Elevate affords stakeholders and participants access to our global professional ecosystem.
By
Read more 
It’s late April. You don’t have a summer 2026 internship yet. And every time you open your laptop, the anxiety hits a little harder.
Here’s the truth: you’re not done. Not even close. Companies are still hiring for summer 2026 …
For early career professionals across the EU, the traditional “degree-first” playbook is being rewritten in real-time. While a university credential used to be the primary signal of readiness, today’s top employers—from innovative startups in Berlin to Fortune 1,000 firms in …
The $10,000+ Advantage: Why Smart Salary Research Matters
Illinois Tech students who actively research and negotiate their salaries earn significantly more than those who don’t. In Chicago, software engineers earn an average of $133,255 base salary with $25,781 in additional …
By
Read more 
By: Keith Spencer, Career Expert with AI resume builder Resume Now
How am I supposed to get a job when I don’t have anything to put on my resume?
It’s a common concern for college students and recent grads. If …
As an HR professional or recruiter, email can either be your best productivity ally or your biggest bottleneck. Between responding to candidate queries, sending interview feedback, and coordinating internal communication, the email volume can get overwhelming.
So, how can you …
Remote work isn’t going anywhere – and as an Illinois Tech student, you’re perfectly positioned to take advantage of this evolution. Having worked fully remotely or in a hybrid capacity for the past 12 years myself, I’ve witnessed firsthand how remote …
By
Read more 
