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Show Dept. of Finance Faculty Sponsor Elizabeth Tashjian ATTAINING A COMPETITIVE FINANCE JOB Sidni S. Taylor, (Elizabeth Tashjian) Department of Finance As a finance student, I feel the majority of David Eccles School of Business students miss out on an extremely important aspect of their college careers: the competitive job search. Students are not informed as to what their career opportunities are or how to go about the rigorous process of obtaining a premier finance position with a prestigious firm. With correct preparation, DESB students can be top undergraduate business students and job candidates that are as competitive as any in the nation. I have provided the reader with straight forward information, advice, and techniques that will be useful to them in attaining their desired job, whether it is investment banking, consulting, corporate finance, or any other competitive entry-level finance position. I have researched academic articles and surveyed successful and unsuccessful students, past alumni, finance professionals, and current employers, in order to gather the most relevant, up-to-date academic research possible. I've compiled this data in a way that allows me to make quality recommendations pertaining to education paths, course work, extracurricular activities, planning, and preparing. For all aspects of the competitive job search (resumes, cover letters, networking, interviewing, etc.), I have included short guides on how to undertake these tasks most effectively. {124} |