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soo no one else got one?
how about you annival?
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martin wrote:Stringer wrote:littleraskle wrote:could you be more specific? WLU BBA grads, Queen's Commerce grads, Ivey grads, etc. all can get the same jobs. There aren't jobs that are exclusive to one business school. What can you do with a business degree? There are thousands of different opportunities. Here are the different specializations at WLU: # Accounting # Brand Communication # Entrepreneurship # Finance # Financial Planning # Human Resource Management # Insurance and Risk Management # Marketing # Supply Chain Management That's just a taste of what you can do. There are tons of jobs within each one of those disciplines. Man, I wish I could agree with you. It's simply not true though. My mom and dad both work in the Banks. Talking with them has been eye opening! I initially had the same perception as you "jobs aren't exclusive to one business school". Unfortunately in a lot of situations they are. Without going in-depth my mom notes that they receive 1000's of resumes a day in the summer from Students looking for jobs, to weed them out they keep resumes from those that have graduated from only a handful of schools. She mentioned to me that her bank, which I won't mention, hires Students for higher level positions from U of T, Queens, Western (Ivey), York (Shulich) and McGill. Of course 'other' positions are available to those that graduate from other schools, but they are most often lower paying and not as comprehensive. Yawn. This is simply untrue, or at least not representative of "banks" (whatever you mean by that vague term). I have seen recruiters at WLU for investment banking positions. I have seen the postings at career services. You can check on the banks website to see their campus recruiting tour. Do you actually believe that a WLU grad cannot work in investment banking or any other given area? That is simply false. What area of the bank do your parents work at?
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Stringer wrote:martin wrote:Stringer wrote:littleraskle wrote:could you be more specific? WLU BBA grads, Queen's Commerce grads, Ivey grads, etc. all can get the same jobs. There aren't jobs that are exclusive to one business school. What can you do with a business degree? There are thousands of different opportunities. Here are the different specializations at WLU: # Accounting # Brand Communication # Entrepreneurship # Finance # Financial Planning # Human Resource Management # Insurance and Risk Management # Marketing # Supply Chain Management That's just a taste of what you can do. There are tons of jobs within each one of those disciplines. Man, I wish I could agree with you. It's simply not true though. My mom and dad both work in the Banks. Talking with them has been eye opening! I initially had the same perception as you "jobs aren't exclusive to one business school". Unfortunately in a lot of situations they are. Without going in-depth my mom notes that they receive 1000's of resumes a day in the summer from Students looking for jobs, to weed them out they keep resumes from those that have graduated from only a handful of schools. She mentioned to me that her bank, which I won't mention, hires Students for higher level positions from U of T, Queens, Western (Ivey), York (Shulich) and McGill. Of course 'other' positions are available to those that graduate from other schools, but they are most often lower paying and not as comprehensive. Yawn. This is simply untrue, or at least not representative of "banks" (whatever you mean by that vague term). I have seen recruiters at WLU for investment banking positions. I have seen the postings at career services. You can check on the banks website to see their campus recruiting tour. Do you actually believe that a WLU grad cannot work in investment banking or any other given area? That is simply false. What area of the bank do your parents work at? Never said WLU graduates cannot work in investment banking, just saying at my parents Banks, in their departments, it rarely happens, unless their are some internal connections. Don't take it soo personal man. Just saying what I was told! Whether you choose to believe it or not is completely up to you. I have nothing to prove! My father works for RBC Capital Markets and mother TD Risk Management. Both departments are highly selective and command a starting salary of $60,000 + Of course there are numerous positions in the Banks that can be filled without such selectiveness. Hope I didn't piss anyone off, was not my intention, perhaps I should have not brought this up. O well
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martin wrote:Never said WLU graduates cannot work in investment banking, just saying at my parents Banks, in their departments, it rarely happens, unless their are some internal connections.
Don't take it soo personal man. Just saying what I was told! Whether you choose to believe it or not is completely up to you. I have nothing to prove!
My father works for RBC Capital Markets and mother TD Risk Management. Both departments are highly selective and command a starting salary of $60,000 +
Of course there are numerous positions in the Banks that can be filled without such selectiveness.
Hope I didn't piss anyone off, was not my intention, perhaps I should have not brought this up. O well You said: martin wrote:Man, I wish I could agree with you. It's simply not true though. My mom and dad both work in the Banks. Talking with them has been eye opening! I initially had the same perception as you "jobs aren't exclusive to one business school". Unfortunately in a lot of situations they are. Without going in-depth my mom notes that they receive 1000's of resumes a day in the summer from Students looking for jobs, to weed them out they keep resumes from those that have graduated from only a handful of schools. She mentioned to me that her bank, which I won't mention, hires Students for higher level positions from U of T, Queens, Western (Ivey), York (Shulich) and McGill. Of course 'other' positions are available to those that graduate from other schools, but they are most often lower paying and not as comprehensive. So basically you're saying that WLU grads (as well as many other grads) are not recruited to Capital Markets. Interesting, because at the very firm you claim your father works, they make campus recruiting visits to WLU (as well as many other schools not in your exclusive top 5 list): http://www.rbccm.com/0,,cid-25418_,00.htmlAre they just going to those schools for fun or what? What part of Capital Markets does your dad work in? Here's another interesting little e-mail I received from the Career Centre at WLU: Quote:For those interested, please check out our website http://www.mylaurier.ca/career/students/postings.htm to view the following job postings. To log in to cecs navigator you will require your Student ID # and LORIS password. CIBC (deadline January 8, 2008 - online) Summer Associate/Analyst - Retail Markets & Wealth Management (Job # 32616) Summer Analyst - Credit Capital Markets (Job # 32617) Summer Analyst Global Equities - Sales and Trading (Job # 32670) RBC Capital Markets (deadline January 10, 2008 - to the Career Centre) Summer Associate - Investment Banking (Job # 32618) Summer Analyst - Investment Banking (Job # 32619) TD Securities (deadline January 9, 10, & 11 for the respective postings - in the Career Centre) Summer Sales & Trading Associate (Job # 32644) Summer Investment Management Analyst (Job # 32645) Global Business Services Summer Associate (Job # 32646) Please note the qualifications for each of the individual postings as they vary in terms of year of study required. Good luck in your job search! ...what more can I say than that?
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 Not sure what you want me to say? Do you know of any WLU Grad's working in Capital Markets...?
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martin wrote: Not sure what you want me to say? Do you know of any WLU Grad's working in Capital Markets...? I don't know anybody working in Capital Markets...I'm only second-year university. I just don't want people to be misinformed by your post.
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lol martin I know you probably mean well and are just giving your opinion, but there definately are laurier grads working in all areas of finance. I've met enough of them in person through work and networking with schulich alumni.
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futureisme wrote:lol martin I know you probably mean well and are just giving your opinion, but there definately are laurier grads working in all areas of finance. I've met enough of them in person through work and networking with schulich alumni. You're going into 3rd year, right? You going to do the whole recruiting thing next year? S&T or IB?
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well, it was nice that you bought it up because i learnt some new stuff  and i'm guessing, so did other people so don't worry about it.. and i'll probably put my money on stringer since he goes to laurier LOL
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hey Stringer , how about Finance and Management in WLU??you guys talked alot about accounting,
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jy wrote:hey Stringer , how about Finance and Management in WLU??you guys talked alot about accounting, Could you be a little more specific? Finance is a huge field, and basically every BBA student eventually becomes "management".
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You're going into 3rd year, right? You going to do the whole recruiting thing next year? S&T or IB?
Well up until this summer, I was 100% set on doing the whole investment banking analyst thing for 2 years then private equity for the next 2 and then go get my MBA down in the states.
But I’ve been interning at a pe fund this summer and the business is just too sick. So I will still go for banking next year for now but if I somehow get the opportunity to work at a good lbo fund next summer, I may opt for that instead.
How about you?
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futureisme wrote:You're going into 3rd year, right? You going to do the whole recruiting thing next year? S&T or IB?
Well up until this summer, I was 100% set on doing the whole investment banking analyst thing for 2 years then private equity for the next 2 and then go get my MBA down in the states.
But I’ve been interning at a pe fund this summer and the business is just too sick. So I will still go for banking next year for now but if I somehow get the opportunity to work at a good lbo fund next summer, I may opt for that instead.
How about you?
I'll likely be pursuing both S&T and IB, but I'm not 100% sold in either direction yet. I'll likely be looking at a few other areas as well, especially with the way the market is right now. Trying to brush up on my interview skills right now as well as completing the CSC (mostly out of personal interest).
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Hey stringer, just wanted to thank you for your very helpful posts! you've cleared up a lot of things for me and you have made my decision much easier. I'll be going to WLU to check out the campus tomorrow to see if I can actually see myself going there. Do you have any suggestions on places I should check out or things I should look for tomorrow that will help me get a better idea of the campus and the university?
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P.M wrote:Hey stringer, just wanted to thank you for your very helpful posts! you've cleared up a lot of things for me and you have made my decision much easier. I'll be going to WLU to check out the campus tomorrow to see if I can actually see myself going there. Do you have any suggestions on places I should check out or things I should look for tomorrow that will help me get a better idea of the campus and the university? agreed. hooray for stringer!
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Noir wrote:P.M wrote:Hey stringer, just wanted to thank you for your very helpful posts! you've cleared up a lot of things for me and you have made my decision much easier. I'll be going to WLU to check out the campus tomorrow to see if I can actually see myself going there. Do you have any suggestions on places I should check out or things I should look for tomorrow that will help me get a better idea of the campus and the university? agreed. hooray for stringer! also Futureisme, his posts are very informative and helpful.
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P.M wrote:Hey stringer, just wanted to thank you for your very helpful posts! you've cleared up a lot of things for me and you have made my decision much easier. I'll be going to WLU to check out the campus tomorrow to see if I can actually see myself going there. Do you have any suggestions on places I should check out or things I should look for tomorrow that will help me get a better idea of the campus and the university? I would check out the SBE & Peters building because you'll have a lot of classes in there. Definitely check out a few residences, especially because it will help you decide where you want to live. Obviously the Dining Hall, Fred Nichols Campus Center, and the Athletic Complex are good places to check out as well. The new Co-op & Career Services Building is a nice building to take a walk through also. One thing to keep in mind is that the atmosphere at the school is likely very different in the summer than during the school year.
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Stringer wrote:P.M wrote:Hey stringer, just wanted to thank you for your very helpful posts! you've cleared up a lot of things for me and you have made my decision much easier. I'll be going to WLU to check out the campus tomorrow to see if I can actually see myself going there. Do you have any suggestions on places I should check out or things I should look for tomorrow that will help me get a better idea of the campus and the university? I would check out the SBE & Peters building because you'll have a lot of classes in there. Definitely check out a few residences, especially because it will help you decide where you want to live. Obviously the Dining Hall, Fred Nichols Campus Center, and the Athletic Complex are good places to check out as well. The new Co-op & Career Services Building is a nice building to take a walk through also. One thing to keep in mind is that the atmosphere at the school is likely very different in the summer than during the school year. yeah, it really was different in the summer- so deserted. i was there for a business conference this past weekend, and there was like no one there haha. but i still loved the campus. i thought the peters building was kind of ugly though. we had to stay in one of the classes upstairs and it was like a maze up there! but the business building is really nice, shiny floors! also, what residence would you recommend? i'm trying to choose between king and bricker? i think with a single room i can meet more people, so i'm leaning towards king, but my dad doesn't want me to live there because of the distance to the campus/SBE building. what do you think?
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Noir wrote:Stringer wrote:P.M wrote:Hey stringer, just wanted to thank you for your very helpful posts! you've cleared up a lot of things for me and you have made my decision much easier. I'll be going to WLU to check out the campus tomorrow to see if I can actually see myself going there. Do you have any suggestions on places I should check out or things I should look for tomorrow that will help me get a better idea of the campus and the university? I would check out the SBE & Peters building because you'll have a lot of classes in there. Definitely check out a few residences, especially because it will help you decide where you want to live. Obviously the Dining Hall, Fred Nichols Campus Center, and the Athletic Complex are good places to check out as well. The new Co-op & Career Services Building is a nice building to take a walk through also. One thing to keep in mind is that the atmosphere at the school is likely very different in the summer than during the school year. yeah, it really was different in the summer- so deserted. i was there for a business conference this past weekend, and there was like no one there haha. but i still loved the campus. i thought the peters building was kind of ugly though. we had to stay in one of the classes upstairs and it was like a maze up there! but the business building is really nice, shiny floors! also, what residence would you recommend? i'm trying to choose between king and bricker? i think with a single room i can meet more people, so i'm leaning towards king, but my dad doesn't want me to live there because of the distance to the campus/SBE building. what do you think? Were you at the conference run by The Link by chance? King St. is like a 5 minute walk to the SBE building. I have like a 15-20 minute walk to the SBE building since I'm off-campus now. Not a big deal at all. Between Bricker and King, it comes down to what you want. Bricker has a common area shared with a few roommates whereas King St. has a single on a floor with a bunch of people. Personally I would go with King because I find that Bricker isn't as inviting for people to just pop into your room since it's more like an apartment.
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Stringer wrote:Noir wrote:Stringer wrote:P.M wrote:Hey stringer, just wanted to thank you for your very helpful posts! you've cleared up a lot of things for me and you have made my decision much easier. I'll be going to WLU to check out the campus tomorrow to see if I can actually see myself going there. Do you have any suggestions on places I should check out or things I should look for tomorrow that will help me get a better idea of the campus and the university? I would check out the SBE & Peters building because you'll have a lot of classes in there. Definitely check out a few residences, especially because it will help you decide where you want to live. Obviously the Dining Hall, Fred Nichols Campus Center, and the Athletic Complex are good places to check out as well. The new Co-op & Career Services Building is a nice building to take a walk through also. One thing to keep in mind is that the atmosphere at the school is likely very different in the summer than during the school year. yeah, it really was different in the summer- so deserted. i was there for a business conference this past weekend, and there was like no one there haha. but i still loved the campus. i thought the peters building was kind of ugly though. we had to stay in one of the classes upstairs and it was like a maze up there! but the business building is really nice, shiny floors! also, what residence would you recommend? i'm trying to choose between king and bricker? i think with a single room i can meet more people, so i'm leaning towards king, but my dad doesn't want me to live there because of the distance to the campus/SBE building. what do you think? Were you at the conference run by The Link by chance? King St. is like a 5 minute walk to the SBE building. I have like a 15-20 minute walk to the SBE building since I'm off-campus now. Not a big deal at all. Between Bricker and King, it comes down to what you want. Bricker has a common area shared with a few roommates whereas King St. has a single on a floor with a bunch of people. Personally I would go with King because I find that Bricker isn't as inviting for people to just pop into your room since it's more like an apartment. yeahhhh! i was, were YOU? because that'd be totally cool and weird at the same time haha.
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