The fall and winter program is for students with at least an undergraduate degree. The starting date varies. On the job, students will learn, from their daily contact with co-workers, about aspects of the culture not dealt with in textbooks and not encountered within the walls of the university. Students are also evaluated on the basis of their maturity and sense of responsibility. Banks, publishing firms, research institutes, insurance and computer companies, and various private businesses have participated in the program.
Special skills are welcome and in some cases mandatory.
Several orientation meetings are scheduled in the fall to provide detailed information for those interested in participating in the program. For the first group of placements, the completed applications are due on November 15. After that, applications are accepted at any time, even as late as mid-April, if jobs are available. Individual applicants are interviewed by a selection committee shortly after their applications have been received. For eligible students, jobs assignments are completed within three to four weeks.