Net Impact

The Net Impact group recently held a mentorship lunch, giving first- and second-year students the opportunity to come together over pizza and talk about their interests in non-traditional careers. For those of you who don’t know, Net Impact is dedicated to advancing social responsibility in business and beyond (check out Chicago Booth’s chapter here). This was a great forum for first-years to speak with second-years about what to do now that we’ve identified areas and organizations of interest. Participating second-years had either interned or worked prior to Booth in government, microfinance, corporate social responsibility, and education, to name a few. I attended the education/nonprofit breakout, where we heard from two second-years with prior experience in education. They shared a wealth of information about their job searches, recommended ample reading material for us, and advised us on how to use Chicago Booth’s resources to unearth more opportunities for the summer and beyond. We were also free to rotate groups and find out about other areas. The co-chairs kept the first-year to second-year ratio low, giving us a great chance to build a network of like-minded peers at Booth. The bottom line? There’s a wealth of non-traditional opportunities for Booth students—and your classmates will be more than happy to help you find them.

- Christy Hentges