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Q&A: Investment Consulting
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Kelli P. Washington is an investment consultant at Cambridge Associates.
Tell us about your career path.
As an undergraduate at Washington University in St. Louis, I majored...
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Q&A: Managing Director, Equity Derivatives Sales
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Jason Hedberg is managing director of equity derivatives sales for Societe Generale.
How did you become a managing director?
I went to the Naval Academy and after graduation...
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Fewer International Students in MBA Programs
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Virtually all the international students who graduated from business school this year and landed jobs with investment banks had their offers reneged when Congress said institutions...
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Bear Markets Drive MBA Grads into Other Sectors
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MBAs who graduate in a bear market are less likely to go into investment banking, money management and venture capital than those who graduate in a...
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Q&A: Barbara Hewitt, the Wharton School
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For students determined to work in finance, the Wharton School's senior associate director of Career Services has some advice and observations.
What advice are you...
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All About Internships
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You'd never buy an interview outfit without trying it on first, to see whether it fits well and becomes you. But many people jump onto a...
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A New Grad's Job Strategy Primer
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If experienced pros can't find jobs today, what's a new graduate with little or no professional experience supposed to do? College students who adopt the same...
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New Law Claws Back MBA Job Offers
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The ugly face of cross-border protectionism is hitting the U.S. financial industry and business schools, forcing Bank of America to rescind job offers it made to...
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In Canada, MBA Students Hunker Down
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Students in MBA programs at Canadian universities are hunkering down as the economy worsens.
Both job and internship opportunities appear to be dwindling as companies keep a...
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Firms Eager For Unpaid Student Labor?
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Time there was when respectable employers in just about any industry took care to avoid looking like they were replacing paid staffers with volunteer or semi-volunteer...
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E-Mailing Thanks? Look at the Clock First
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Here's a tip for everyone writing electronic thank-you notes after networking meetings and actual interviews. (If you aren’t writing a thank you note within a day...
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M.B.A. Candidates Spurn Bulge Bracket
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Big-name investment banks are quickly losing mindshare among second-year M.B.A. students eyeing the industry's deep distress.
Not surprisingly, boutique and middle-market investment firms are shaping up as...
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Steep Pullback in Campus Hiring Plans
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The hiring outlook at campuses across the U.S. has plunged since August, according to a widely cited survey of employers.
Although 146 companies polled this month by...
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Some Grads Bypass Recruitment Campaigns
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It's by no means a wave, but it is something of a trend: Some graduate business school students are opting out of the traditional campus-recruitment approach...
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Q&A: Robin Marshall, Partner, Growth Capital, 3i Group
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Robin Marshall is a U.S.-based partner at 3i, a private equity firm headquartered in London, working in the firm's Growth Capital Group. As one of the...
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Boston Campus Recruiting Steady - For Now
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Campus recruiting in Boston doesn't appear to be dramatically impacted by the economy's recent turmoil.
Activity has been holding steady at MIT's Sloan School of Management, where...
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JPMorgan-Bear Stearns Deal Hits Interns, Grads
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Bear Stearns' trials is leaving some interns and graduates in the lurch. But others will do just fine.
Given that JPMorgan is widely expected to cut thousands...
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Bear Stearns Blowup Rattles Campus Pipeline
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College seniors who'd counted on launching their careers at Bear Stearns are scrambling for a Plan B that doesn't exist for many of them.
JPMorgan, which is...
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San Francisco Remains Strong for MBAs
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Although there are soft spots, college recruiting trends indicate a solid job market for financial professionals in San Francisco.
Recruiting at both the University of California at...
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The Art of Effective Presentations
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Although speaking in public frightens many people, it can help you gain visibility and exposure, and increase your chances of getting that new job or promotion.
If...
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