Congratulations to all of you for completing the business plan presentations and entering into a well-deserved break.

With the MBA Games, and a new academic period beginning in January, you will be busy. We strongly encourage you to make the time to get your resume revisions done and back to Rodrigo/Mary in the next 2 weeks. Rodrigo is in the office next week and they will both be around on the 2-4th. Ideally, by January 7th, all resumes are done and we have a resume book for your class to show to our contacts.

Marketing the resume book is contingent on all of you getting your resume done. So, grab some egg nog, put on some holiday tunes, cuddle up with your laptop, and get working on that resume. Thanks all.

We are busy organizing the Leaders Reception – a high-profile networking event created for the FT class of 2014 and the PT class of 2014. Please ensure that you save the date of evening, Thursday, February 28th. Information and RSVP can be found on COOL.

This is a quick note for those who applied to this program to let you know that we are in process on our side and no decisions have been made as of yet. Now that we have established demand, we are engaging with the mentor pool (returning and new) in order to determine matches. We will keep you posted on timing. Thanks.

All students are strongly encouraged to order business cards through the Sauder School of Business by completing an online web form at the link provided below.

Business cards are powerful networking tools and the most professional way to present yourself to the business community.  By ordering through the Sauder channel students will not only receive high-quality business cards but will benefit from aligning themselves with the Sauder/RHL brand.  As you know the Sauder brand has strong awareness and positive recognition from the business community across Canada.

When placing your order please follow these guidelines:

• Ensure the program name is listed in full:  “MBA Candidate, Class of 2014”
• Ensure that you put “2014” (not ’14)

Example:

John Smith
MBA Candidate, Class of 2014

Example for MBAS or Club Executives:

John Smith
MBA Candidate, Class of 2014
MBA Student Society, VP External 

Additionally, please ensure that per the guidelines under “My Image Tools” in the BCC Connect site, you should use a professional looking email address.

You can place your order at the following link: http://www.sauder.ubc.ca/Resources/The_Store/business_cards

Students are strongly encouraged to place their orders through our business school as our overarching goal is to present a consistent and strong brand identity for the MBA program. However students wishing to order business cards through outside agencies should adhere to the guidelines provided above regarding the program name and reference to the year of program completion. Please note that business cards ordered through outside agencies are not permitted to have the University or Sauder/Robert H. Lee logo incorporated due to copyright.

Timing Note: There is approximately, a 10-day lead time to receiving your cards. The BCC-hosted Business Now Event is in October 30th. If you are planning on attending, please leave plenty of time. Do not hesitate to contact your Graduate Careers team at the BCC if you have any further questions on this.

For students interested in applying to the Capital Markets Training Program or the Finance Mentor Program, this is a must-attend session.

Capital Markets in Depth – Saturday Sept 22, 9 am to 12 pm. Room HA 491. Sign up on COOL (and if for some reason you decide not to attend, please cancel your RSVP on COOL). 

* Business Casual attire and please arrive before 9am in order to have time to sign-in.

Join Dorian Cochran, Vice-President & Director of Investment Banking, TD Securities, and a guest, for an in-depth look at careers in the Capital Markets. Learn about the various career paths, skills for success, and what working in this fast-paced industry is really like – and determine if it is for you.

I wanted to advertise an information session scheduled this Wednesday from 4-5pm for students interested in finance. Denise Baker will be presenting two programs organized by the business career centre.

• Capital Marketing Training
• Finance Mentor Program (mentors in capital markets, corporate finance, and women in finance mentors for either of the above)

If you are interested in learning more about these competitive programs, please RSVP on COOL (Events > Workshops).

Greetings. I wanted to advise you of an important system-generated email arriving in your inbox. One of your key tools while at Sauder will be COOL – Career Options On-Line. This system powers your professional development journey – from booking appointments with your dedicated career advisor to signing-up for key professional development events, to posting your resume, to searching for and applying to internship and job opportunities.

We will give you more information later. For now, please save the email and when you have a few moments, please follow the instructions in order to set-up your account on COOL. We are looking forward to seeing you at Orientation!

Ian Christie
Director, Graduate Career Services