FINANCE
WHO CAN I CONTACT FOR HELP?
For career and job-related information:
Dana Sowby
Career Services Counselor
dsowby@sa.utah.edu
801-585-5061
350 Student Services Building
(Make an appointment to talk about pursuing jobs, fine-tuning your resume, perfecting your interviewing skills, and other timely questions about your job search!)
WHAT CAN I DO WITH FINANCE?
- What Can I Do With This Major? (Information)
- What Can I Do With This Major? (Links)
- Career search ideas from a "U" alum in NY
- See Who Hires Our Grads? for current data about previous U of U Finance graduates
- Northern Illinois University - Job ideas for students majoring in finance
- Careers in Finance
- Jobs in the Money - "the marketmaker in professional finance positions"
- Bank Jobs - "the career site for banking and financial industry professionals"
- Street Jobs - "linking clients and candidates globally" in investment banking, capital markets, corporate finance and emerging markets
- CNN Money
- Investment Banking Interview Prep - this amazingly helpful blog is provided by one of our "U" alums who is now working in investment banking and wanted to help future "U" grads with his research information. Thank you David Bonnemort!
WHAT EMPLOYMENT POSSIBILITIES ARE AVAILABLE?
*Important* Go to the Jobs page on this website for great resources in addition to the following Finance-specific resources:
General
- *New in 2009* OneWire Finance, Precise Career Connections
– Sign up today to be part of the career management and matching tool for finance, investment banking, and consulting careers. Upload your profile and define your parameters for the types of firms and opportunities you are willing to consider, and OneWire will filter out the rest. Preferences can include firms, location, compensation range, number of employees, and assets under management. Hiring managers establish their own criteria and search for candidates who are ranked by percent match. It's up to you whether you continue or decline. This is an interesting online tool and it’s always wise to keep your options open!
- American Stock Exchange
- New York Stock Exchange
- Bloomberg - "providing data, analytics, electronic trading, and financial news to the world"
- Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
- FDIC - bank examiner positions
- NCUA – credit union examiner positions
- The World Bank
- Export-Import Bank of the United States
- D.A. Davidson & Co. – also, occasionally hire summer interns
Consulting
Training Programs
- Washington Mutual - Business Banking Professional Development Program
- PacifiCorp -also visit their college program First Career, a one-year rotational program
Financial Planning
Finance Professional Associations
- Top Jobs in Finance Honor Society – Top Jobs bring students together who have similar desires to work in investment banking, management consulting or as a Fortune 500 analyst. Students receive feedback and advice on creating a competitive, job-specific resume and learn how to succeed in finance and case interviews. In addition, students also gain opportunities to compete for positions at top firms. Open to all University of Utah students, they must be a sophomore, junior or senior with a GPA of at least 3.4 or a compelling resume and a strong work ethic.
- FMA - Finance Management Association
- Beta Alpha Psi- National Accounting Fraternity now open to students majoring in finance
- New York Society of Security Analysts - think of the networking potential if you join now as a student.
- Salt Lake Society of Security Analysts
- AIMR – Association for Investment Management & Research
Finance EXPERIENTIAL & INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
- Week on Wall Street – As any successful business professional will attest, there is no substitute for practical experience. And where better to gain real-world experience in finance than New York City? Each summer, about 12 David Eccles School of Business finance majors take a week-long visit to the indisputable hub of worldwide financial activity – New York City!
- Student Investment Fund - The Student Investment Fund provides undergraduate students at the David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah with "hands on" investment experience. Students participating in the Fund manage a real portfolio of exchange-listed stocks, bonds, and money market investments. Students perform both individual and group research projects, learn about various analytical techniques, and make presentations before leading finance practitioners.
- University Venture Fund - The University Venture Fund is an innovative fund, a collaborative effort of the best investors, university students and private equity funds. In addition to being the largest fund of its kind, UVF is the first fund for which students raise all the capital and the first student-run fund that has a traditional limited-partner relationship with its investors.
- Lassonde Center
- Northwestern Mutual Financial Network – an internship might be just the way to determine if financial planning is for you!
- AT&T Finance Summer Internship Program
- U.S. Bureau of Reclamation – financial management internships thru the Student Temporary Experience Program
- U.S. Department of State – business & finance internships
- U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) – Business/Finance intern and Realty Specialist
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