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Kellogg MBA recruiting calendars
Maximize your recruiting by keeping these key dates in mind.
Kellogg recruiting schedule for 2025-2026
This calendar provides an overview of recruiting milestones for those looking to hire Full-Time MBA students. You'll find information on when to start outreach to 1st and 2nd year students, as well as when job descriptions are due and when to join us for on-campus interviews.
We also encourage you to post just-in-time job openings at any time.
Career recruitment for Full-Time MBA students (Class of 2026)
Recruiting dates
Round
Resumes due date (from students)
Invite list due date (from companies)
Oct. 8 - 10, 2025
1
Sept. 24, 2025
Oct. 1, 2025
Oct. 13 - 17, 2025
2
Sept. 26, 2025
Oct. 3, 2025
Oct. 20 - 24, 2025
3
Oct. 1, 2025
Oct. 8, 2025
Oct. 27 - 29, 2025
4
Oct. 8, 2025
Oct. 15, 2025
Internship recruitment for Full-Time MBA students (Class of 2027)
Recruiting dates
Round
Resumes due (from students)
Invite list due (from companies)
Jan. 12 - 16, 2026
A
Dec. 5, 2025
Dec. 12, 2025
Jan. 20 - 23, 2026
B
Jan. 2, 2026
Jan. 9, 2026
Jan. 26 - 30, 2026
C
Jan. 9, 2026
Jan. 16, 2026
Feb. 2 - 3, 2026
D
Jan. 16, 2026
Jan. 23, 2026
Kellogg recruiting calendar 2025-2026
These recruiting dates are based on Kellogg's Academic Calendar.
Key recruiting dates 2025-2026
2025
April 9, 2025
Interview / event reservation submission begins
June 17 - 20, 2025
CIM Orientation - One-Year MBA Class of 2026 + MMM class of 2027
June 23, 2025
Summer Quarter classes begin — One-Year MBA Class of 2026 + MMM Class of 2027
July 21, 2025
Full-time on-campus interview job descriptions due
Aug. 7, 2025
Class of 2026 (2nd year students) resume database available
Aug. 14 -15, 2025
Summer Quarter final exams
Aug. 16 - 17, 2025
Class of 2027 CIM Orientation (1st year students)
Aug. 18-25, 2025
Full-time MBA KWEST trips
Aug. 28, 2025
Class of 2027 (1st year students) Pre-Term classes begin
Sept. 15, 2025
Fall Quarter classes begin
Sept. 22, 2025
Class of 2027 (1st year students) educational events with student clubs begin(No recruiting components with 1st year students — networking or taking attendance — until Oct. 6)
Oct. 2, 2025
Class of 2027 (1st year students) resumes available. Can start outreach to 1st year students for publicizing presentations, KNNs, coffee chats, etc. Recruiting can NOT start at this time.
Oct. 6, 2025
Class of 2026 + 2027 (1st + 2nd year students) Kellogg Networking Night (KNN) — multi-industry
Oct. 6, 2025
Summer internship on-campus interview job descriptions due
Oct. 6, 2025
Class of 2027 (1st year students) company presentations/recruiting events begin
Oct. 8 - 29, 2025
Class of 2026 (2nd year students) on-campus interviews
Nov. 21, 2025
Last day of company events in 2025
Nov. 22 - 26, 2025
Fall Quarter final exams
Nov. 27 - 28, 2025
Thanksgiving Break — no classes (CMC office closed)
Dec. 1- Jan. 4, 2025
Winter Break - no classes (CMC office closed Dec. 24 - Jan. 1)
2026
Jan. 5, 2026
Winter Quarter classes begin
Jan. 12 - Feb. 3, 2026
Class of 2027 (1st Year) summer internship on-campus interviews
Jan. 19, 2026
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - no classes (CMC office closed)
Feb. 13, 2026
Class of 2027 (1st Year) offer decision deadline — summer internship offers (or one week, whichever is later)
March 14 - 19, 2026
Winter Quarter final exams
March 20 - 30, 2026
Spring Break - no classes
March 31, 2026
Spring Quarter classes begin
May 25, 2026
Memorial Day - no classes (CMC closed)
June 5 - 8, 2026
Spring Quarter final exams
June 9, 2026
Class of 2027 (1st Year) earliest date available for summer internships
June 16, 2026
Class of 2026 (2nd year) earliest date available for full-time jobs (Kellogg Convocation on June 15)