Tag Archives: Finance, Consulting, and Business

JOB at Federal Reserve Bank of NY

Working at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York positions you at the center of the financial world with a unique perspective on national and international markets and economies. You will work in an environment with a diverse group of experienced professionals to foster and support the safety, soundness, and vitality of our economic and financial systems. It is a challenge that demands the skills of a financial service professional and the intelligence of an academic—all combined with a passion for public service.

Check out the full description and apply in Handshake here by deadline of October 15

Join Midd alums at Brooks Hill Partners

Brooks Hill Partners is a growing strategy consulting and seed stage investment firm that partners with, and invests in, passionate and driven companies and entrepreneurs. The firm is focused exclusively on the healthcare and technology industries, and works collaboratively with management teams to provide the strategic and analytical resources needed to organically create value and foster growth. Brooks Hill Partners business model allows the firm to bridge the gap between the expertise of large corporations and the innovation of start-up entrepreneurs.

Brooks Hill provides a unique opportunity for Middlebury grads to be an integral part of the firm’s life sciences consulting work and gain exposure to seed stage investments in innovative healthcare companies. This position offers qualified candidates the opportunity to take on immediately challenging and rewarding roles.

Please feel free to reach out to Wilson Brown ’19 with questions.

SMBC Fixed Income S&T Info Session – Sept. 29th.

George Elsener ’94 asked me to pass along information below for students interested in Finance.  He is the managing director at SMBC Nikko.

Come get to know us. At SMBC, we are growing and transforming alongside our clients. This means we need experienced collaborators to help us continue on our path of globalization, diversification, and expansion. We are developing teams of dynamic seekers who
are looking to build something great and lasting for themselves, our clients, and our company. We are hiring interns and analysts into our 2021 finance teams. If you are interested in a career with our firm, please pre-register for the event here: link.

We invite students to meet the Fixed Income Sales & Trading team virtually 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. September 29, 2020

Internship opportunities in the following business areas include:

Corporate Banking (North America and Latin America), Debt Capital Markets (North America and Latin America), Debt Syndicate, Derivatives, Fixed Income Sales & Trading, Fund Finance, Investment Banking, Leveraged Finance, Loan Syndications, Project Finance (North America and Latin America), Risk Management, Sponsor Finance

Analyst opportunities in the following business areas include:

Corporate Banking (North America and Latin America), Debt Capital Markets, Equity Capital Markets, Fixed Income Sales & Trading, Investment Banking, Loan Syndications, Trade Finance

For more information, please contact our Campus Recruitment Team today at smbccampusrecruiting@smbcgroup.com.

Consulting Deadlines and Events coming up soon

Here is a handy list of important things I’m tracking to help you stay organized. Always check Handshake for the most up to date information, but here are the ones I think you should really pay attention to.

SEPTEMBER 29

  • Accenture Federal Services: Special talk with CEO and alum John Goodman

SEPTEMBER 30

  • Seurat Group Business Analyst JOB deadline

OCTOBER 1

  • cg42 – Info session. This is a small consulting firm with a young alum eager to help.
  • Emerging Strategy JOB deadline

OCTOBER 4

  • McKinsey Sophomore Diversity Internship DEADLINE
  • Kearney Sophomore Summer Diversity Internship DEADLINE
  • Dalberg Advisors JOB deadline

OCTOBER 5

  • cg42 Internship deadline

OCTOBER 7

  • Artisan Healthcare Consulting JOB deadline

OCTOBER 8

  • Brooks Hill Partners, JOB deadline in life science consulting

OCTOBER 12

  • A&M Public Sector Services Summer Analyst INTERNSHIP deadline

OCTOBER 16

  • Accenture Federal Services JOB and INTERNSHIP deadines
  • University of Virginia Online Case prep session

OCTOBER 18

  • Clearview Healthcare Partners JOB deadline

LATER THIS FALL:

  • Mars & Co Associate Consultant JOB deadline
  • Alix Partners Investigations, Disputes & Risk Consultant, JOB deadline
  • ZS Associates
  • Quandrant Strategies
  • AlphaSights

Accenture Federal Services (AFS) Special Session with CEO and alum John Goodman

Accenture Federal Services Consulting: Special Session with CEO and alum John Goodman

Tuesday, September 29 from 5-6 pm.

Click here to go to Handshake and register and get the link.  Follow all instructions.

AFS hired 8 Midd grads last year.  They are a premium employer especially interested in Midd students looking for jobs and internships.  This is a big deal!  Attend to get the inside scoop from this special alum and senior leader in the field of consulting and IT.

At the forefront of innovation, AFS is focused on trends in information technology, including cloud, mobility, and social computing. AFS is about combining human-centric design with commercial practices and new technologies and they focus on delivering real outcomes –from rescuing healthcare.gov, to transforming one of the largest supply chains in the world for the Department of State, to redefining the student loan business and experience. They’re on the leading edge of fundamentally redefining the next generation of government.

Join us to meet John Goodman and learn more from other alums and also hear about the hiring and interview process from recruiters. 

Need a Private Room for Job or Internship Interviews?

Our colleagues in Event Management have identified a number of reservable rooms in Alexander Twilight Hall that students can request for private space during the building’s open hours – be it to take a remote class, or to schedule a job interview, or private appointment.

To reserve a private space, please log on to the Event Reservation Request Form and enter any of the following rooms in the location field: 

  • AXT 110
  • AXT 204
  • AXT 206
  • AXT 305

Please note that they will need at least 24hours notice to reserve the space. If you are looking to request space during the weekend, please submit your request no later than Friday @ noon.

All of the rooms highlighted above in Twilight for one student only. These are not group study spaces.

An additional resource for student study space and reservable seats for the fall semester is the Davis Family Library. Please visit https://www.middlebury.edu/library/news/library-plans-fall-2020 for more information on reserving study space in the Library.

For a direct link to reserving study space in the Davis Library, please visit their website.

The Public Sector and Think Tanks: A Field Guide for Economics Majors

Alumni Panel

Are you interested in a career in the public sector or a think tank? Wondering where to start looking and how to apply? Curious to meet recent Midd grads navigating careers in the public sector? Or to learn more about what think tanks even do?

The Department of Economics is proud to present an early career panel focused on economics jobs and careers in the public sector and think tanks:

Alumni Panel

Tuesday, September 29th, 5:00-6:15 pm, Zoom

RSVP here

All students are welcome to attend and learn how Economics majors have applied their liberal arts education in their lives and careers, and learn about numerous career paths available to Economics majors whose interests lie beyond Wall Street.

PANELISTS:

Helena Hlavaty ’16, Research Analyst in the Global Economy and Development program at the Brookings Institution

Helena is a Research Analyst in the Global Economy and Development program at the Brookings Institution, where she conducts research on a variety of issues ranging from extreme poverty to food and nutrition security to global aid financing. Previously, she worked as Research and Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator for a USAID-funded water project in Amman, Jordan, where she supported data management and general project research related to the water sector. 

Jana Parsons ’16, MBA Candidate at the MIT Sloan School of Management

Jana is an MBA Candidate at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Before Sloan, Jana was a Research Economist at the Joint Economic Committee for Congress where she worked on health care, labor, and education policy and a Research Economist at the White House Council of Economic Advisers under the Obama Administration where she worked on technology and competition issues. More recently, Jana was a Research Analyst at The Hamilton Project, a center within the Brookings Institution, where her work focused on policy surrounding labor markets and regional inequality.

Daniel Buchman ’19, Foreign Service Officer at U.S. Department of State

Dan is a Foreign Service Officer at U.S. Department of State. His duties are to represent and defend U.S. interests at U.S. embassies and consulates overseas and to promote U.S. values, explain U.S. decision-making, and cultivate positive people-to-people relations. Since June 2019 Dan has been studying Bengali language and culture, received training in consular service provision, and completed an on-the-job training assignment on the Bangladesh Affairs Desk in Washington. He is off to start his first assignment as a Consular Officer at U.S. Embassy Dhaka in Bangladesh in October 2020. 

Sean Howard ’20, Research Analyst at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Sean is a Research Analyst at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, which involves working closely with economists, gaining exposure to economic research, and preparing for graduate school programs. His job specifically involves supporting economists in their research on fiscal policy, energy markets, and labor economics. 

Andrew Fieldhouse, Assistant Professor of Economics at Middlebury College

After attending Swarthmore college and before getting a PhD and becoming an academic, Professor Fieldhouse worked on a range of tax and budget policy issues as a Federal Budget Policy Analyst with the Economic Policy Institute and The Century Foundation, and as an Assistant Budget Analyst with the House Budget Committee.