24 Oct 08 Microfinance Microseries

We hosted a panel featuring SIPA Professor Mayada El-Zoghbi and representatives from Pro Mujer, PlaNet Finance, and Lehman Brothers. This panel was a platform to share their experiences and innovative approaches to battle poverty in the developing world.

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16 Sep 07 General Body Meeting

Over 100 students attended our General Body Meeting, where board members talked about the goals of Econs Society, gave information about upcoming recruiting events, and shared their experiences in recruiting.

Flagship Event :: 116th To Wall Street Interview Workshop

Alumni representatives from the banking and finance industry share their recruiting experiences, give resume tips and conduct role-play mock interviews. They talk about recruiting strategies for non-finance majors, detailed dos and don'ts for resumes and tackling tough interview questions.

Handouts:

116th to Wall Street IB Recruiting Overview
116th to Wall Street IB Resume Guide
116th to Wall Street List of Boutique Banks

Upcoming Event :: Career Compass

Career Compass is a one-day boot camp designed to help students like you learn more about
business careers in a safe and open environment.

Keynote Speaker: Hitendra Wadhwa

Professor Hitendra Wadhwa received his MBA and Ph.D. from the Sloan School of Management at MIT. At Columbia Business School, he teaches courses such as Building and Managing Customer Relationships, Pricing Strategies, and Personal Leadership & Success. He has also been the keynote speaker at the annual Management Consulting Forum organized by Columbia’s Career Management Center.

Prior to joining Columbia, Professor Wadhwa worked as a consultant with McKinsey & Company, where he counseled senior executives at large retail, consumer products and financial services companies on a range of strategic issues, including growth, pricing, CRM, product launch, market segmentation and channel management.

Professor Wadhwa was awarded the Lear Prize in 2007 by CBS’s Graduate Business Association. Established by the GBA in 1982, The Lear Award is presented annually to a faculty
member or administrator who most clearly demonstrates a commitment to students through

Career Compass Overview
Career Compass Application Form

Columbia Economics Society 2008