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Quick Orientation: Your essential guide to tech recruiting timelines, best practices, and common questions. Everything you need to know to get started with your tech job search.

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⏰ When Does Tech Recruiting Start?

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Tech recruiting starts as early as August and as late as May. The timeline for recruiting varies from company to company, so it depends on where you decide to apply.

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Recruiting Timeline by Company Size

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Big Tech

Amazon, Google, Apple, Adobe

Positions go live in the fall semester (August-November)

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Small to Mid-Sized Tech

Positions typically posted over winter break and spring semester (mid-January onward, right after holidays)

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Startups

Expect just-in-time hiring: Companies typically won't know if and when they will need MBA interns until March/April timeframe, or right before the summer.

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💡 Best Advice to Apply for a Tech Job?

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The most successful applicants follow these essential strategies:

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Your Application Success Checklist

• ✅ Tailor your resume to the job posting - This is the #1 most important thing you can do. Tech companies want to see that you have experience in the position that you're applying for.
• ✅ Apply early - Companies often stop looking at applications once they have enough to sift through. Listings on CMG Bears may be receiving applications on a rolling basis even if there is a 'deadline,' so apply earlier vs. later.
• ✅ Connect with at least 1 individual - Reach out to an alum or someone in your network at the company you're interested in. This will help you better understand your fit with the company and get insider perspectives.

🔄 Do I Have to Have Tech Experience?

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No, many of us are career pivoters! Pivoting into tech from a non-tech (or even non-business) background is common and welcomed. Tech companies value diverse perspectives and transferable skills.

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💻 Do I Need Technical/Engineering Skills?

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Most tech positions that MBAs go to do not require technical skills!

Roles that may require these types of skills include:

• Technical Product Manager roles
• Some Product Manager roles (e.g., at Google, they look for a Computer Science/Engineering background)

For most PMM, BizOps, Strategy, Sales, Marketing, and People Ops roles, technical skills are not required.

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