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There and Ba[n]k Again: An Accountant’s Tale by Paul Whitmire
[my apologies to J.R.R. Tolkien for the punny title]
It had to be a Chick-Fil-A sandwich… it only seemed fitting that the call about my first “big boy” MBA job would come while I was eating the same sandwich that I was making during my first real job as a “chicken maker” at Chick-Fil-A ten years ago while in high school.
Okay… that’s a lie… I was eating the new spicy chicken sandwich which wasn’t around when I worked at Chick-Fil-A in high school, but it was still delicious nonetheless. If you haven’t tried it yet, I highly recommend the new spicy chic… wait, we’re getting off topic. Back to the story!
Coming to business school, I had set my career goal to work for an investment bank. Before Owen, I worked for a public accounting firm in their audit practice focusing on Energy companies in Houston, TX. Given my experience working with financial statements, especially companies that had to consistently raise money to build new rigs, buy new barges, or acquire new pipelines, I felt like I had a good background for joining an investment bank. My job as an auditor involved reviewing supporting documents to ensure that balances in a company’s financial statements were properly stated in all materi…
Posted in Guest & Alumni Bloggers, Job Search, OwenBloggers Tagged banking, finance, internship, Recruiting 1 Comment
Are you there God? It’s Me, a Flailing First Year Recruit
On Monday, January 7, 2013, at approximately 4pm, I return home, sit down, and crack open a Coors Light, smiling at the blue “Super Cold” bar near the bottom of the can. The first day of Mod 3 classes is done, and I have to admit, it feels really good to be back at work, though today it somehow feels different. Not long after my first sip of cold Rocky Mountain magic, my roommate enters with a new, but soon-to-be common request: “Hey bro, you have a minute to take a look at this cover letter? My application for this internship is due tomorrow.”
“Sure man…email it to me and I’ll send you some feedback.”
“Thanks. You’re so lucky you don’t have to worry about this shit anymore.”
Somehow, I’m a trusted source of cover letter advice these days.
Now why, when recruiting season is just beginning to amp up, am I drinking Monday afternoon beers instead of sweating over internships? Let’s Tarantino this thing and go all the way back to the beginning to find out…
Posted in Graduate Life, Guest & Alumni Bloggers, Job Search, OwenBloggers Tagged hop, human organizational performance, internship, Recruiting 2 Comments
LinkedIn Tip of the Week: Staying Informed on LinkedIn
LinkedIn Tip of the Week
Staying Informed on LinkedIn
How many ways can you stay informed on LinkedIn, let me count the ways.
1) LinkedIn Today – This is the go-to place on LinkedIn for news articles that are being read by your network and are making a difference in the business world. LinkedIn has a whole news staff that keeps that content fresh and relevant to you. You also have the ability to influence what you see through the subjects and sources that you chose to follow (bottom right corner).
2) Original Content – LinkedIn now has a number of Thought Leaders that produce original articles for LinkedIn. You can choose to follow as many or as few as you would like. You can follow people in your chosen field, or someone you just find insightful.
3) Companies – A number of companies will produce content and share it with those who follow them. Consulting firms are top on my list for this news source; they will publish their most recent findings as well as trends that they see across the country and globe. Below is a snapshot of some of the articles that Capgemini has posted recently. Also, by following any company you will also be better able to talk to them when you’re interviewing.
On the Job Hunt Trail: National Black MBA Conference 2012
Career conferences are a major opportunity in business school to network with MBA candidates from other schools, gain exposure to a number of companies who recruit MBA students, and to potentially interview for positions with these companies. The National Black MBA Association conference was held last week in Indianapolis, IN, and several students from Owen attended. Here are two of their stories:
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The travel arrangements are made, I’ve let all my professors know why I won’t be in class on Thursday, and I’ve printed off multiples of 4 different versions of my resume: I’m ready for “National Black”, one of the premier MBA conferences in the country, and a major opportunity to land my post-Owen job.
Walking into the conference on Thursday morning, the nervous anticipation was visible on the faces of students who had flown in from across the country. Prospective employees leaned on one another for advice and support.
“What have you heard about the Unilever interview? Is there a case?”
“I can’t believe I told the interviewer about my high school band competition. Do I even stand a chance at second round?”
Feature Debut: “LinkedIn Tip of the Week”
Anne Marie Mills, drawing on her experiences as a summer intern at LinkedIn, will be sharing her advice in a new weekly piece. Welcome to the first “LinkedIn Tip of the Week”! -ed.
LinkedIn Tip of the Week
Profile Completeness
Hopefully, by now you’ve started building up your LinkedIn profile with your resume information.
There are 5 big things that you should do to build a complete profile.
1) Top Card – This is what we call the top box of your profile and it includes your profile photo, your headline, industry, location, your specific linkedin.com address, and other basic information about your background. To be complete, you must have your industry, location and a photo (smiling face, not a logo please). However, you can increase how many times you show up in search results by also including a headline (sell yourself!) and a unique address (you can edit the one they give you to be just your name or something more meaningful to you).
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