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A Vital Resource for Students

Kilts StudentsMarketing is the third most popular career choice at Booth, and our alumni pursue careers as CEOs, CMOs, management consultants, general managers, product managers, and entrepreneurs. From fellowships to student group support, the Kilts Center equips Booth students with the necessary skills to succeed at any job, in any industry, throughout their careers.


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When Marketing Meets Innovation

When Shota Ido, ’19, applied to Booth, he’d already identified his next career move.  In an application essay for Booth, he outlined his goal of becoming a product manager at an enterprise tech company after graduation.

Thanks in part to the opportunities he had as a Kilts Marketing Fellow, Shota realized that goal. Upon graduation, he joined Adobe as a product manager in the tech giant’s San Jose, California-based office.

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A Platform for Success

The Kilts Center is committed to helping Booth attract future marketing leaders and supporting students throughout their MBA or PhD experience.

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Events That Enhance Careers

At the Kilts Center, we host a number of marketing events to enhance the careers of students, alumni, and faculty. Events such as Marketing Day Forum and the Tech PM/PMM Workshop allow students to immerse themselves in Booth’s diverse global community, create new connections, and gain new knowledge.

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Revving up Startups

The University of Chicago is home to top-ranked startup accelerator programs, such as the Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge (NVC) and the John Edwardson, ’72, Social New Venture Challenge (SNVC). The Kilts Center offers NVC and SNVC teams exclusive access to an Executive-in-Residence (EIR) at the Kilts Center. The EIR works with teams to tackle questions related to topics such as marketing strategy, customer acquisition, and channel strategy.

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