Monthly Archives: February 2013

Canaccord Learning Commons – Workshops & Coaching

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To enrich your learning experience, there are a number of training, tutoring and coaching opportunities available to students through the Canaccord Learning Commons at the Sauder School of Business: http://learningcommons.sauder.ubc.ca/

Check out the new schedules for the spring and get in the habit of checking back for additional workshops/events!

Bloomberg Training (financial database): http://learningcommons.sauder.ubc.ca/events/

Writing Tutoring: http://learningcommons.sauder.ubc.ca/services/tutoring-and-coaching/

Presentation Coaching: http://learningcommons.sauder.ubc.ca/services/tutoring-and-coaching/

Mock Practice Interviews

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Would you like to experience an opportunity to practice your interviewing skills in a live-environment at the BCC, and receive feedback on behavioral based interview questions?

Our first session of Mock Practice Interviews is coming up quick on Tuesday, Feb 26.  Sign up for your spot today!  We also have other dates & times in March available on COOL.

How to Sign Up…

Step 1: Register via COOL and fill out your Mock Interview Practice Form

Step 2: Ensure you have the resume that you would like to use for the session uploaded to COOL (marked as “default” or “Mock Interview Resume”) in advance of signing up.

Note: Your registration is only valid if you register via COOL and send your Mock Practice Interview form to Carly Boettcher, Graduate Careers Administrator at carly.boettcher@sauder.ub.ca

*If there is a time slot you would like, and it is reserved already on COOL please contact carly.boettcher@sauder.ubc.ca as we do have a wait list option*

Update: New date for make-up class for BA 561 Global Issues & Macroeconomics

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There was some confusion about when the make-up class for Chloe Tergiman’s BA 561 class would take place and we can now confirm when this will be.

BA 561 Global Issues & Macroeconomics classes that were to be held on Monday February 25th from 2-4pm and 4-6pm are still cancelled.

The quiz that was initially set for this date will take place on Wednesday, February 27th.

The make-up class for both sections of BA 561 will be on:
Tuesday, March 19th from 12:30-2:00pm in SWING 121

All other modules will run as scheduled on Monday February 25th.
For the FT MBA Schedule and other make-up classes, please click here.

If you have any other questions, please email askmba@sauder.ubc.ca

 

Upcoming Internship Deadlines

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Hello from the BCC!  We hope you all had a great learning experience in  your respective Global Immersion locations and we look forward to hearing your stories. 

If your primary goal for the summer is to secure a summer internship, it is important that you stay on top of the upcoming application deadlines posted on COOL and keep in contact with your Career Coach.

We are highlighting a few deadlines below:

Friday, February 22nd                                                                                                             Private Fixed Income-MBA Internship (Sunlife)                                                                   Summer Analyst (CAI Capital Management)

Sunday, February 24th                                                                                                       Financial Planning & Analysis and other internship postings listed on Lulu’s website (Lululemon)

Thursday, February 28th                                                                                                    Business Analyst (Vancouver Coastal Health Authority)                                                        MBA Co-op-Enterprise Risk Management (Ontario Power Generation)

Friday, March 1st                                                                                                         Sustainability Research Assistant (Teck Resources Limited)

Sunday, March 3rd                                                                                                            Summer Associate Commercial Banking (Scotiabank)

Wednesday, March 6th                                                                                                        Service Pricing Coordinator (Blackberry)

ePortfolio and Privacy Settings

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As you have been asked to post to your ePortfolio for Global Immersion, I wanted to provide guidance on Privacy Settings.

The intent for the ePortfolio is for the work you post there to be public and therefore part of your professional identity. You can either choose to do that now, or elect for more privacy until you have had some feedback on your work. Please do the following:

  1. Go to Settings > Privacy
  2. Read the Options available
  3. Select either “
If you have any questions on this, please let us know.

No “Girls” Allowed: Secrets from the Executive Suite

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Did you know?  Only 4% of Fortune 500 companies have female CEOs. Women represent 40% of the world’s labor force, yet hold 1% of the world’s wealth.
(Source: Catalyst Research)

Aspiring female business leaders encounter many barriers to success, not least of which are their own limiting behaviours and beliefs.

Join us on Tuesday, March 19th for No “Girls” Allowed: Secrets from the Executive Suite, an interactive event designed to bring female graduate students and business leaders together to discuss issues facing women in the business world.

The workshop will feature a diverse and distinguished panel of business women who will share their own experiences and strategies for a successful career and life.

This year’s panelists include: 

  • Karla McCarthy, Assistant Vice President, Commercial Real Estate, HSBC Bank Canada
  • Jill Earthy, Director, BC & Yukon, Canadian Youth Business Foundation

This fun and inspiring event is also a great opportunity to network with other business women and Sauder graduate students.

Drinks and appetizers will be served.

*Females Only*

Event Details

Date:        Tuesday, March 19th, 2013
Time:        5:30pm – 7:30pm
Location:  Pan Pacific Hotel
Oceanview Suites 5 & 6
300 – 999 Canada Place, Vancouver

Please register via COOL if you would like to attend this popular event!

“Think Beyond Plastic” – Applications due March 10 2013

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Seeks Disruptive Solutions To Plastic Pollution Crisis – Business Challenge

 Plastic Pollution Coalition announced that it is accepting applications for Think Beyond Plastic, a contest for entrepreneurs working on products, services, materials and infrastructure solutions that result in a measurable reduction in plastic pollution. Deadline for submissions is March 10, 2013.

 

Eligible contestants will compete for an investment of $50,000 for an existing business, or a $10,000 investment for the most innovative business concept. The prize is underwritten by A-Spark Good Ventures, an (impact) investment company from The Netherlands. To apply, visit www.ThinkBeyondPlastic.com.

 

The contest will be juried by Eben Bayer (Ecovative), Mike Biddle (MBA Polymers), Julie Corbett (Ecologic), Adam Lowry (Method), Dr. Ramani Narayan (Michigan State University), Mike Velings (A-Spark Good Ventures) and Adam Werbach (Yerdle).

The presentation of awards will take place June 13-14, 2013 in Berkeley, CA, in front of an audience of entrepreneurs, investors, journalists, and innovators.

 

“A-Spark gladly supports good ideas to reduce the amount of single-use plastics around the globe. We strongly believe that good businesses that contribute to a better world will play a huge role in our common future. Single use plastics are a global problem. We need many solutions,” said Mike Velings of A-Spark Good Ventures.

 

“Plastic pollution is a problem that the world has just begun to comprehend. Recycling is not an adequate solution to the increasing consumption of disposable plastic. We seek disruptive solutions that will reduce the planetary plastic footprint,” said Daniella Russo , co-founder and executive director of Plastic Pollution Coalition.

 

Think Beyond Plastic (www.ThinkBeyondPlastic.com) is a project of the Plastic Pollution Coalition and is dedicated to fostering a spirit of entrepreneurship and innovation in addressing the plastic pollution crisis.

 

Founded in 2009, Plastic Pollution Coalition (www.PlasticPollutionCoalition.org) is a global alliance working towards a world free of plastic pollution and its toxic impacts on people, animals and the environment.

 

A-Spark Good Ventures (http://www.a-spark.nl) invests in (social) entrepreneurs worldwide, giving an impulse to realize innovative projects and ideas. They look for, select and invest in ideas that are commercially interesting, innovative and preferably good for our planet, our communities and for future generations.

 

Propelling Social Ventures Conference – Register now!

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Propelling Social Ventures 2013 will bring together social entrepreneurs, the business community and social innovators to explore how various stakeholders can contribute to more social venture activity in British Columbia, Canada, and beyond. Join us for two days of thought provoking discussions with social entrepreneurs and innovators.

How: Registration Open (Limited time for early registration offer) : http://propel2013.eventbrite.com/

More information can be found at :http://www.sauder.ubc.ca/Faculty/Research_Centres/ISIS/About/Events/Propelling_Social_Ventures_2013

When: March 14th & 15th, 2013 (If you don’t have classes to attend!)

Where: Vancouver, BC  Vancouver Convention Centre

MBA Breakfast Networking Reception

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The Sauder School of Business, UBC and the Beedie School of Business, SFU invite you to attend our annual MBA Breakfast Reception. On Monday, March 25th at the Terminal City Club, meet with the senior hiring managers from the companies that you are looking to target. Learn about their organization and the opportunities available, highlight the assets that you would bring to them as an employee, expand your network, and learn more about where you would like to steer your career. We look forward to seeing you at this year’s MBA Breakfast Reception!

Registration: 7:15 am                                                                                                        Program Start: 8:00 am-9:30 am

*Light breakfast included*

*Business attire & Sauder name tag required*

Attendance is FREE for all current MBA students (Sign up on COOL)

Companies that have already registered to attend include:
•    Active Living Solutions Ltd
•    Aritzia
•    BMO Capital Markets
•    Miles Employment Group
•    Orbis Funds
•    Smartt
•    The Personnel Department

Reminders regarding P4 & P5 registration & changes to P5 & P7

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Registration:
Students should be registered in the following number of credits for P4 & P5:

  • Period 4 – 6.0 credits (1.5 credits of BA 561 Global Issues & Macroeconomics + 4.5 credits of modules + finishing up BA 560 Responsible Business)
  • Period 5 – 4.5 credits (Finishing up BA 562 Creativity + 4.5 credits of modules – P5 is designed to have a lighter work-load in order to facilitate the internship search. Overloading an additional module in P5 is not permitted unless you have already finalized your internship/project for the summer)

Please keep in mind which modules you need to take in order to fulfill your Track Requirements. For P4 the Track Req’d modules are as follows:

  • BINV – BAEN 507
  • CSM – BASM 502
  • FIN – BAFI 520 & BAAC 500
  • PSM – BAMA 508 & BASC 523

If you want to apply to overload you can do so here: https://secure.sauder.ubc.ca/mba/overload_request/overload_request.cfm

Changes to the schedule:

  • Please note that due to instructor availability we have moved BAEN 546 Social Entrepreneurship to a different day/time for P5. This was originally scheduled for Monday 2-4pm, but will now run on Wednesday 10-12pm. There were no conflicts changing this with any of the students who were registered, but if you are concerned about this change please contact askmba@sauder.ubc.ca.
  • Please note that BAHR 507 Negotiations will not be offered in P7 as was tentatively proposed on your original schedule. If you want to take BAHR 507 Negotiations please ensure you take it in P4 or P5. We have updated the schedule and the Track Requirements sheets to reflect this change.

All the information about registration and the Tracks can be found on your Connect site.