Koby Altman: Careers in Sports Management- Saturday, September 15
Koby Altman, Cleveland Cavaliers General Manager and Middlebury ’04, will discuss his background and Career Path through the NBA.
Date: Saturday, September 15
Time: 8:30am-10am (Breakfast will be served)
Location: Kenyon Lounge- Athletic Center
Click here to RSVP for the event!
Pursuing opportunities in the finance industry? Make sure your resume stands out
Many firms in the financial services industry have begun recruiting for 2019 summer and full-time opportunities. If you haven’t already, make sure that your resume is targeted to the role you desire and shows that you’re and impressive candidate.
Check out the Resume Writing for Finance, Consulting and Business 2018 presentation to learn how to focus your resume for competitive positions.
I am available to review your resume via email. Please submit your resume to me by July 27 to guarantee a quick turnaround (2 business days). Please indicate which role(s) you’re pursuing in the body of your email and attach a PDF copy of your resume.
Don’t “Wing” Video Interviews
Now is the time to prepare for upcoming HireVue video interviews. Check out these articles for tips:
- 8 Tips for Successful Video Interviewing: https://www.hirevue.com/blog/how-to-prepare-for-your-hirevue-digital-interview/
- HireVue Interview Guide: https://corporatefinanceinstitute.com/resources/careers/interviews/about-hirevue-interview/
- HireVue Practice Questions: https://www.hirevue.com/help/detailed-instructions
Creating a Social Enterprise: Careers in International Development, Friday 4/13
What I Wish I’d Known about Graduate School
On Thursday, April 12, we welcome to Middlebury four graduate students and one postdoctoral fellow from the University of Chicago. They specialize in English Language and Literature, Linguistics, Microbiology, and Sociology. They will discuss things that they wish they’d known about graduate school, including time management, combating isolation, and building community—a unique challenge for graduate students of color and first-generation college students.
Visitors: José Antonio Arellano, PhD candidate in English Language and Literature, Evelyn Campbell, PhD student Microbiology, Michael Dango, Postdoctoral Fellow in English Language and Literature, Melissa Osborne, PhD candidate in Sociology, Tran Truong, PhD candidate in Linguistics
What I Wish I’d Known about Graduate School
- 4:30-5:45 p.m. in the Anderson Freeman Center at Carr Hall
- Informal panel discussion by University of Chicago visitors with Middlebury students. Snacks provided.
Dinner – RSVP required (email Rachel Hynson)
- 6:15-7:15 p.m. in Atwater Commons
- Small, on-campus dinner with UChicago visitors and Middlebury students.
Consulting in the non-profit space: Info session with alum from Quatt Associates on Thursday night
Quatt Associates is a boutique consulting firm based in Washington, D.C. that specializes in the not-for-profit sector. Our work includes executive and staff compensation, organizational planning, and surveys.
JOIN US: Thursday, January 25 at 5 pm in Hillcrest 103
Quatt focuses almost exclusively on the nonprofit sector and its client list ranges from NPR to the National Gallery of Art to the World Wildlife Fund. Quatt’s clients span the following fields in the not-for-profit sector: Academic Institutions and Educational Organizations Arts and Cultural Institutions Charitable and Service Organizations Financial Services Organizations Foundations Media Organizations Policy, Advocacy, and Research Organizations Professional Studies Trade Associations.
This is an information and networking event as Quatt Associates is looking to hire consultants for a summer start date. Come join Michael Dola (’15) and Stephen Buchanan to learn more about Quatt Associates, management consulting in the not-for-profit marketplace, and career opportunities at Quatt Associates!
RSVP for the info session here: https://middlebury.joinhandshake.com/events/112010
Or check out the job details here: https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/1150457
Adulting: life skills you need to know
SGA and CCI are excited to collaborate and offer you a series of financial literacy workshops this J-term to help you learn all about important topics. Check out the details below.
Negotiating Salary
Wednesday January 17th, 4:30-5:30pm in Axinn 229
Presented by Meg Gras from National Life Group
This is something you probably know you should do, right? But how? Where do you start? Come learn about techniques and strategies to make this process easier and more successful. We will discuss ideas about what to think about and do when you interview and when you receive an offer, and the basic principles of a successful negotiation: what can be negotiated and how should you respond when offered a position. National Life Group is a Vermont employer very interested in introducing you to these skills that you can use in any type of future employment situation. Open to all students, all majors, whether you are job or internship searching now or later.
Explanation of Benefits: What do they mean
Thursday, January 18th, 3-5pm in Axinn 229
Health insurance? Life Insurance? Deductibles? CTO? What does it all mean? Come learn from some friendly staff at Midd in the Human Resources office to learn this lingo so you can start to understand what benefits really mean and you can appreciate them just as much as your salary.
Loan Repayment and Financial Literacy
Wednesday January 24th 4-6pm in Axinn 229
If you are on any sort of financial aid where you will have to start paying back loans after you graduate, this is the session for you. Come learn from expert staff on campus about appropriate timelines, common issues to avoid, what to pay attention to, and how to plan ahead so you understand how to be a responsible borrower.
Young Alum Panel
Thursday, January 25, 4:30-6:30pm in Axinn 229
Come to this fun, light session to learn from these young alumni about things they wish they knew before graduation, what it’s like in the “real world” and what the transition to work and making friends is like when you’re out of school.
Put your international affairs knowledge and language skills to work as an Economic Research Analyst at Franklin Templeton
Attend this virtual information session to meet Vivian Guo, an IPE major from the class of 2015, to learn more about their full-time Research Associate position within the Templeton Global Macro group at Franklin Templeton Investments in San Mateo, CA. This position could be a great opportunity to seniors from all majors who have an interest in international affairs and languages. Vivian shared that this role is very unique and a great one for Middlebury graduates, “My experience here in the past two and a half years has been invaluable and I am hoping to offer the opportunity to another Middlebury student.”
Franklin Templeton Investments – Global Macro Virtual Information Session
Tuesday, January 9, 2018
4:15 – 5:15 p.m.
CCI Library, Adirondack House
Templeton Global Macro has been a pioneer in unconstrained global fixed income investing for almost three decades, currently consisting of 18 investment professionals and managing $120 billion in assets. The team conducts in-depth global macroeconomic analysis regionally and at the individual country level, evaluating interest rates, currencies, and credit conditions. Team members meet daily to discuss ongoing market activity, as well as political and macroeconomic events. The team applies a fundamental, research-driven investment approach that focuses on identifying sources of high current income worldwide that has the potential to provide compelling risk-adjusted returns.
Alumni Profile: Jack Kramer ’11
JACK KRAMER ’11 is Co-CEO, MarketSnacks and an MBA/MPP Candidate at the University of Michigan. At Middlebury he majored in Economics and German.
Jack grew up in Vermont dreaming about going to Midd and playing football on Youngman Field. He did just that. In the classroom, Jack majored in both economics and German. He recommends to students – particularly economic majors – that you should hone in on a unique sector of finance or business that interests you most. For him it was German, and he credits luck that a German bank and his eventual employer, Commerzbank, came to recruit at Middlebury. He worked for 5-years as a relationship manager at the bank, helping German automotive clients expand in the US.
Jack also co-founded MarketSnacks, a daily email newsletter that he and his partner (his freshman year roommate) operate as a part-time endeavor. With his “side-hustle,” he sought to change financial news for his generation. The banker-turned-entrepreneur scaled his startup and took on partners like Fidelity and made appearances on CBS, Cheddar, and Nasdaq. Jack’s email newsletter has become the voice of and for millennials on Wall Street.
Being a student-athlete at Middlebury taught Jack how to handle a heavy workload through solid work ethic and being highly organized. His experiences catapulted him to the University of Michigan, where he’s pursuing a dual master’s degree in business and public policy. As industries become more and more tech-oriented, Jack believes public policy and regulation will become increasingly important to business. Thus, he’s gaining expertise in the intersection of business and government.
Leadership Lessons from the Military: A career conversation with Emily Núñez Cavness ‘12, former U.S Army Captain
We were fortunate to have Emily join us for this informal occasion to learn about her student days as an IGS major and transition to the Army and adapting her liberal arts education to military life. Emily is currently the CEO and co-founder of Sword & Plough, her upcycling company that re-purposes military surplus into specialty bags and other products, with a mission to strengthen civil-military understanding. She talked about the similarities and differences of military and civilian management positions and briefly reviewed different career path options in the military.