What punctuates the Illinois Tech undergraduate experience? Here are three important things you’ll find at Illinois Tech—and no place else:

  • Chicago’s Tech University: We are the only comprehensive tech-focused university in the Chicago area. From skyscrapers to startups, Illinois Tech has fueled the city’s rise as a global metropolis.
  • Opportunity and Value: Illinois Tech is an engine of opportunity, providing the best return on investment in the state and among the best in the nation.
  • Active Learning: Our students learn by creating, inventing, and solving—not just in the classroom.

Explore Pre-College Programs

Explore your academic and career interests through our Pre-College summer programs and virtual internships

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Explore Internships and Job Opportunities

See which companies are hiring Illinois Tech students

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Undergraduate Student Career Outcomes

Illinois Tech graduates are in high demand. See what our graduates are doing within six months of graduation.

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Graduate Student Career Outcomes

Learn about the opportunities that open up after earning an advanced degree

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How to Get a Summer 2026 Internship Right Now: Your Last-Chance Action Plan

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 …

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From prompt engineering to soft skills: The new ‘skills-first’ baseline for EU entry-level roles

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 …

By College Recruiter
College Recruiter believes that every student and recent grad deserves a great career.
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Braven Career Success Course — New at Illinois Tech

Build the skills, confidence, and connections to land a strong job after college.

Illinois Tech is partnering with Braven, a national organization that helps college students land strong first jobs, internships, and opportunities after graduation. Starting Fall …

By Freddrick Logan
Freddrick Logan Experiential Learning Manager
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Take-Home Pay Calculator (2026): Estimate Your Real Pay Before Accepting an Offer

Gen Z’ers care about their salaries, and for good reason. They’re growing up in a time of high inflation rates, where rising costs make it more about affording to live than just earning more.

If you’re starting your first job …

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Entry Level Hiring – Has it Been Broken by AI?

If you are an Illinois Tech student graduating soon or recent alum, I just want to say, I feel for you. You are unfortunately privvy to being a participant in a revolutionary experiment in a lot of areas of life …

By BJ Engelhardt
BJ Engelhardt Executive Director, Career Services
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YOUR FUTURE, ELEVATED.

ELEVATE

Transform your Illinois Tech education into career success

WHAT IS ELEVATE?

Elevate transforms Illinois Tech students into career-ready professionals through hands-on experiences—internships, research projects, competitions, study away …

By Freddrick Logan
Freddrick Logan Experiential Learning Manager
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Highlighted Employers

Illinois Tech Features Over 100 Professional Student Organizations

Benefits of Joining

Partnering with Illinois Tech professional and student organizations provides access to professional development, networking events, design competitions, and certification support. Members also benefit from career resources, mentorship opportunities, industry publications, and exclusive research access.

Undergraduate Career Outcomes

Undergraduate Career Outcomes

Illinois Tech graduates are in high demand. See what our graduates are doing within six months of graduation

Career Services tracks career outcomes on an annual basis through a survey known as First Destination. This data refers to the post-graduation status of students within six months of graduation and provides a snapshot view of the success undergraduates obtain.

For the 2025 class, surveys were collected from 91% of graduates.

Graduates of Illinois Tech pursue a wide variety of industries and positions in leading companies and organizations, and Career Services strongly believes that engaging in internships, research, study abroad, and student organizations are practices that lead to post-graduation success. For additional information or questions, please get in touch with Illinois Tech Career Services at careerservices@iit.edu and review our collection and reporting methodology.

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First Destination

The vast majority of our graduates obtained full-time employment or decided to continue their education through graduate studies.

Learn more about the percentages of our graduates employed full-time, part-time, in graduate school, serving in the military, or pursuing volunteer opportunities.

Contact Information:

Phone
(312) 567-6800
Address

McCormick Tribune Campus Center
3201 S State St, Suite 106
Chicago, IL 60616

Career Services Office Hours

Monday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed