Employer partnerships
Teach For America has partnerships with a number of leading employers who value the leadership skills and experience that distinguish Teach For America corps members.
While the list below reflects those companies with which we have formal arrangements, our alumni are hired by hundreds of organizations from a variety of sectors including non-profit, education, business, policy, government, law, medicine and technology. Also, many other prestigious private sector firms (e.g. Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers, and The Capital Group) collaborate with our Career and Leadership Center to network with and hire our alumni.
Financial Services
Credit Suisse
- Recruits college seniors, who have accepted their offer with Teach For America, and first year corps members for full-time positions in the Credit Suisse Investment Banking department to start after successful completion of the corps.
Deloitte
- Two-year deferrals for students who receive job offers from specific businesses at Deloitte and are also accepted into Teach For America. Deloitte and Teach For America recruiters will have up-to-date information on which businesses are participating in the deferral program.
- Deloitte also recruits Teach For America corps members for full time and summer internship opportunities. Deloitte and Teach For America’s Director of Private Sector Careers will have up-to-date information on which businesses are participating in full time and summer internship recruiting.
- For more detailed information on our partnership with Deloitte, please click here.
Goldman Sachs
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Two-year deferrals for students who were summer interns in select divisions with a full-time offer from Goldman Sachs and are accepted into Teach For America.
- Goldman Sachs recruits Teach For America corps members for full time and summer internship opportunities.
J.P. Morgan
- Two-year deferrals for students who are accepted into both Teach For America and J.P. Morgan's Investment Bank Analyst Program.
- J.P. Morgan mentor for corps members during their two year corps experience.
- Summer internship at J.P. Morgan between first and second year of corps experience for those who receive a job offer and defer.
- J.P. Morgan recruits Teach For America corps members for summer internship opportunities. (J.P. Morgan will treat Teach For America as a 'core recruiting school').
- For more detailed information on our partnership with J.P. Morgan, please click here.
KPMG
- Two-year deferrals for students who receive job offers from KPMG and are also accepted into Teach For America.
- KPMG recruits Teach For America corps members for full time and summer internship opportunities.
Morgan Stanley
- Two-year deferrals for students who receive job offers from Morgan Stanley and are also accepted into Teach For America.
- Morgan Stanley recruits Teach For America corps members for summer internship opportunities.
Wachovia
- Two-year deferrals for students who receive job offers from Wachovia and are also accepted into Teach For America.
- Summer internship at Wachovia between first and second year of corps experience for those who receive a job offer.
- Wachovia recruits Teach For America corps members for full time and summer internship opportunities.
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Law
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
- Two-year deferrals for students who receive job offers from Cadwalader and are also accepted into Teach For America.
- Guaranteed call backs for qualified Teach For America alumni law students looking for full-time positions after graduation.
At Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP we know that Teach For America corps members and alumni have already met Teach For America's rigorous standards, proven themselves in a challenging environment, and have the work ethic, leadership skills and entrepreneurial spirit we value. We look forward to partnering with Teach For America to expand educational opportunity and to increasing the number of their alumni among our ranks.
- Monica R. Brenner, Manager of Legal Recruitment, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
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Management Consulting
Accenture
- Two-year deferrals for students who receive job offers from Accenture’s Management Consulting Strategy group and are also accepted into Teach For America.
- Accenture’s Management Consulting Strategy group recruits Teach For America corps members for full time opportunities.
- For more detailed information on our partnership with Accenture, please click here.
Bain & Company
- Two-year deferrals for students who receive job offers from Bain and are also accepted into Teach For America.
- Bain & Company recruits Teach For America corps members for full time and summer internship opportunities.
Deloitte
- Two-year deferrals for students who receive job offers from specific businesses at Deloitte and are also accepted into Teach For America. Deloitte and Teach For America recruiters will have up-to-date information on which businesses are participating in the deferral program.
- Deloitte also recruits Teach For America corps members for full time and summer internship opportunities. Deloitte and Teach For America’s Director of Private Sector Careers will have up-to-date information on which businesses are participating in full time and summer internship recruiting.
- For more detailed information on our partnership with Deloitte, please click here.
Katzenbach Partners LLC
- Two-year deferrals for students who receive job offers from Katzenbach Partners and are also accepted into Teach For America.
- Up-front signing bonus from Katzenbach Partners.
- Katzenbach Partners mentor for corps members during their two year corps experience.
McKinsey & Company
- Two-year deferrals for students who receive job offers from McKinsey and are also accepted into Teach For America.
- McKinsey & Company recruits Teach For America corps members for full time and summer internship opportunities.
Monitor Group
- Two-year deferrals for students who receive job offers from Monitor and are also accepted into Teach For America.
- Corps members who defer will receive any other benefits that Monitor extends to non-corps members who accept an offer.
- Monitor recruits Teach For America corps members for full time and summer internship opportunities. (Monitor will treat Teach For America as a 'core recruiting school.')
For Monitor, it is never enough to provide excellent advice. We always seek to leave our clients more capable of strategic adaptation and facing the challenges of growth. In short, we also see ourselves as educators. It is not a coincidence that several of our most successful and senior executives have been teachers at some point in their careers. Corps members' demonstrated commitment to education, along with the important skills and life experiences gained through Teach For America, make them more appealing candidates for us at Monitor. Teach For America is a critical national asset and it is a privilege to partner with them.
- Bill McClements, Senior Partner, Director of Global Recruiting
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Science & Technology
GE (General Electric)
- Two-year deferrals for students who receive job offers from GE and are also accepted into Teach For America.
- Summer internship at GE between first and second year of corps experience for those who receive a job offer.
- GE recruits Teach For America corps members for full time and summer internship opportunities.
GE is honored to partner with Teach For America. We share the same commitment to expanding educational opportunity, and are particularly invested in improving math and science education. By working to enlist more qualified math and science college graduates to enter the classroom, Teach For America provides quality education to those who need it most, helping to build a strong and diverse workforce and society. We value the leadership skills and experience that distinguish Teach For America corps members and look forward to having them consider possible careers at GE.
- Jeff Immelt, CEO, General Electric
Google
- Two-year deferrals for students who receive job offers from Google and are also accepted into Teach For America.
- Google mentor for corps members during their two year corps experience.
- Google will consider Teach For America corps members for full time opportunities. (Google will treat Teach For America as a 'core recruiting school.')
Teach For America corps members exhibit the creativity, leadership abilities, and civic consciousness that we place such a premium on. Providing these grads with the opportunity to spend two transformative years teaching in low-income communities across the country is not only the right thing to do, but the smart thing to do, as they will arrive at Google with an excellent skill set developed in a demanding work environment and a greater commitment to the larger world.
- Laszlo Bock, VP of People Operations, Google
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Seeking to partner with us?
The leading employers listed above partner with Teach For America because they recognize the experience, commitment and leadership skills that distinguish Teach For America corps members and alumni. If you are interested in developing a similar partnership with us, please visit our resources for employers and graduate schools page or contact clc@teachforamerica.org.
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Interested in our alumni network?
Our Career and Leadership Center works with organizations, government entities, and corporations to connect alumni with professional and civic opportunities through which they can continue to work toward our vision. We make it a priority to develop new relationships like those listed above.
Learn more about what our alumni do after their two-year commitments
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