What are the responsibilities and job description for the Recruiting Consultant Co-op: Fall 2025 position at Blueprint Talent?
This job is in-person in Chicago. Students will be responsible for their own housing. We have been proud to mentor over 20 Northeastern co-ops in Chicago since Spring 2017!
About Blueprint:
Blueprint is a boutique consulting firm that helps high-growth companies with recruiting strategy and process. Our clients include some of the most successful firms in technology and finance, as well as software startups and even recently-acquired companies. Founder Chris Resto is the lead author of RECRUIT OR DIE: How Any Business Can Beat the Big Guys in the War for Young Talent (Penguin Portfolio). Chris built the global recruiting program for high-frequency trading firm GETCO (now part of KCG) and later served as coach to the CTO. Previously Chris was founding director of MIT's largest internship program and a manager at Gemini Consulting. Learn more about our core team at http://blueprinttalent.com/#who-we-are
How you can help us: You'll have great visibility into and opportunities to contribute to our other projects, such as:
- designing recruiting strategy and the sales pitch to attract top talent
- planning and executing spring, summer, and/or fall college recruiting events
- sourcing target candidates and creating interview processes
- company values and culture development
One of our former interns conducted data-driven research, played a key role in designing a talent platform for a venture capital firm's portfolio, and helped present the final deck to the VC's managing partners.
What's in it for you
- chance to make immediate impact on important projects and build new skills
- great experience for your resume, especially strong for future work in consulting, recruiting, or roles in business development or operations with startups
- exposure to a wide range of companies and roles and insider knowledge about recruiting and hiring that will give you an edge in starting your career
- direct access to the founder and senior partners, as well as exposure to interesting and successful clients and companies you might want to work for
- open and collaborative work environment, casual dress code
And given that we advise many companies who recruit students from elite schools...we can be very helpful with connecting you to cool companies for full-time jobs. Our previous interns have gone on to work at top tier companies like BCG, Spacex, Microsoft, Bank of America, Boeing, and more.
Required/Desired Skills /Qualifications:
As a small team and a young company, we need you to demonstrate a few qualities to help us get things done.
- a bias for action and ability to think on your feet
- strong communication skills for interacting with clients and candidates
- resourcefulness, learning quickly, and asking for help when you need it
- team player - you look for ways to make others more effective
ADDITIONAL INFO:
Students would be required to relocate to Chicago and are responsible for housing. Potential travel for researching schools and candidates, or for on-site work with clients. Past interns have traveled for work in cities such as NY, SF, LA, London and more.
