2027 start
268 of the 314 firms we follow for graduate jobs in Chicago are open now, with 862 roles between them. 46 opened this season and are no longer listed.
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Our record follows 314 finance, consulting and tech firms for graduate jobs in Chicago, and 268 of them have new grad roles up today, 862 roles in all.
The table below lists them, newest first. Another 46 firms posted Chicago graduate roles this season that are no longer listed.
Source: Jorb AI's record, checked 8 Nov 2026
Last season, half of the 8 Chicago firms with an opening on our record opened between 15 January 2026 and 28 May 2026; a quarter opened earlier and a quarter later.
Our record dates the 2027 round from 1 June 2026. Since then, 253 of the 314 firms it follows in Chicago have posted graduate roles.
Source: Jorb AI's record, checked 8 Nov 2026
Each firm sets its own graduation window and degree for a 2027 new grad role in Chicago.
Optiver's Graduate FPGA Engineer (2027 Start - Chicago) asks for graduation between December 2026 and June 2027, with a bachelor's, master's or PhD in computer engineering, electrical engineering or a closely related field.
Source: Optiver careers site, Graduate FPGA Engineer (2027 Start - Chicago), checked 8 Nov 2026
Some do, as well as students: Optiver's Graduate Equity Analyst (2027 Start - Chicago) takes students graduating with a bachelor's or master's between December 2026 and June 2027, or graduates with 1 to 2 years of prior relevant experience.
It starts full time in August 2027, on Optiver's Equity Options Trading team, with training through its academy program for Equity Analysts.
Source: Optiver careers site, Graduate Equity Analyst (2027 Start - Chicago), checked 8 Nov 2026
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Last season, half of the firms we followed opened between 15 Jan 2026 and 28 May 2026.
Based on 8 firms we followed through last season.
Salesforce · Chicago · opened 6 Nov
U.S. Bank · Chicago · opened 6 Nov
FTI Consulting · Chicago · opened 6 Nov
PwC · Chicago · opened 6 Nov
J.P. Morgan · Chicago · opened 6 Nov
857 more open roles across 268 firms are on Jorb AI.
268 firms are open for graduate jobs in Chicago right now, each with its own portal, documents and deadline. Jorb AI's application agent handles the multi-firm workload in one place, tailoring a CV and cover letter for each role you pursue and tracking each application alongside the rest.
“Opened” is the date the firm posted a role, or the day Jorb AI first saw it on the firm’s own careers site, which we check daily. “No longer listed” means the posting has been gone for a few days. Last season’s dates are shown only for firms we were already following when that season began.
Open counts every listing still open, including those first seen before 1 June; Opened this season counts only those first seen since.
