Click to edit Master title style 10/3/20151 Career Fair & Interview Tips 9/26/2011

Click to edit Master title style 10/3/20152 Quick Résumé Reminders  ALWAYS SEND IN PDF FORMAT  Length  KEEP TO ONE PAGE  Format  Education First  Work Experience Second  Leadership and Extra Curricular Activities Third  Additional Last  Help  Every Monday from 11:30 am to 12:20 and Tuesdays 4:30 pm – 5:20 pm you can attend a Quality Résumé Writing Workshop in the Lear Center

Click to edit Master title style 10/3/20153 Tonight's Meeting Outline 1. Researching prospective companies  Know the companies that you plan to speak with 2. Introducing yourself to prospective employers  Be prepared to introduce yourself confidently 3. Elevator speech  Know exactly what you want to say about yourself 4. Interviews  Know your résumé and be ready to answer questions

Click to edit Master title style 10/3/20154 Researching Companies  Know Companies That You Plan To Speak With  Prospective employers will be impressed if you have knowledge of their firm’s culture, recent news, job openings, etc.  Good Sources  Company’s career website  Bloomberg  SEC Filings  Google  LinkedIn

Click to edit Master title style 10/3/20155 Introduction/Elevator Speech  Introduction  Introducing yourself confidently to prospective employers starts the conversation off on the right foot  Firmly shake hands and exchange names  Tell the employer why you are interested in their company and what exactly you hope to do  Segue into elevator speech  Elevator Speech

Click to edit Master title style 10/3/20156 Interviews  Preparation  Know your Résumé  Be prepared to tell your story  Know the company that you are interviewing with  Know the position you are interviewing for  Interview Types  Fit Based  Technical Based  Behavioral  Brain Teasers

Click to edit Master title style 10/3/20157 Interviews Types  Fit Based  Main Objective:  To see if the applicant will fit well with the people and culture of the company  Common Questions:  Tell me about a recent problem and how you solved it?  What do you like to do when your not working?  Tips:  Be yourself, know what people at the company like to do, Hunting, Sports, Etc.  Technical Based  Main Objective:  To see if the applicant has a good understanding of the technical aspects of Finance  Common Questions:  What is the Capital Asset Pricing Model?  Can you walk $10 of depreciation through the three financial statements?  Tips:  Be well versed in financial lingo, have someone in the industry do a mock interview to help you prepare

Click to edit Master title style 10/3/20158 Interviews Types  Behavioral  Main Objective:  To see if the applicant can talk about how past experiences will help them in this new position, to see if the applicant will fit well in the company  Common Questions:  Give me an example of a time when you motivated others?  Give ma an example of when you used fact finding skills to solve a problem?  Tips:  Try to illustrate to the interviewer how past experiences will help you in the future  Brain Teasers  Main Objective:  To see if the applicant can think quickly and intelligently walk the interviewer through their thought process  Common Questions:  Complex multiplication and division questions  How many parking meters are in New York?  Tips:  Be sure to review basic multiplication and division, Look at guides

Click to edit Master title style 10/3/20159 What: Financial Modeling & Valuation Seminar When: October 8-9, 2011; 9AM-5PM Saturday, 9AM-3PM Sunday Price: Professionals: $1,500, Student: $175 Paid MSUFA Members in “good standing” $ % off regular price!!! Link: Contact: WHAT, WHEN AND WHERE?! CAREER DEVELOPMENT = SUPER-STAR LEARN THE TECHNICALS WANT TO BOOST YOUR CAREER? Core Model: 5-year integrated financial statement projection model Valuation: Major valuation methodologies (comps, DCF, reference range, football field) Corporate Finance fundamentals, capital structure, leverage, Enterprise Value, etc. Same material we use to train banks, research firms, private equity & hedge funds Destroy your competition by receiving internship/job Q&A’s before the interview! We’ll tell you how to stay competitive in 2011 and finish as the #1 intern/analyst! Essential for business majors and as a supplement for ANY liberal arts degree! Possible inclusion to our exclusive, invitation- only WST Banker’s Club (wstbankersclub.com)wstbankersclub.com Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan, BofA/Merrill Lynch: we have contacts all over! Taught by senior industry professionals active on Wall Street to provide you the most up-to- date market information! Show us your enthusiasm and we’ll keep an eye on you!

Click to edit Master title style 10/3/ /3/2015 Golf Outing When: Friday, September 30th, 2011 Time: 3 PM Where: Hawk Hollow Golf Course located in Bath, MI Cost: $25.00 Details: This is the chance for members to interact with recruiters. The format of this event will be a 9-hole scramble. Following the golf there will be a banquet style dinner and awards ceremony.