The Hari B. Varshney Business Career Centre is pleased to offer the MBA Class of 2015 an opportunity to participate in the MBA Mentor program. To apply for this program see COOL  for details. You can apply for this program under the “Jobs” tab.

The goal of this program is to help MBA students further develop skills by matching you with a mentor from the business community who can help provide advice, guidance, and feedback. The mentor program runs from March to December 2014.

We invite you to apply to this program, admission to the program is through an application and selection process.  Applications are due on Feb 9^th 2014 via COOL.  Apply today!

*MBA’s Only*

Join us tomorrow (Thursday, January 30) in HA 969 at 6:00 – 8:00 pm to learn more about this great global company and what they are looking for! A past internship employer who has hired repeatedly with Sauder.

As a global specialist in energy management with 140,000 plus employees and operations in more than 100 countries, Schneider Electric offers integrated solutions across multiple market segments, including leadership positions in energy and infrastructure, industrial processes, building automation, and data centers/networks, as well as a broad presence in residential applications.

Schneider Electric’s Burnaby location is the heart of the Solar business, with strategy, marketing, customer service, finance and HR as well as Supply Chain, Quality and the largest hub of design and test engineering.  Schneider Electric has also be recognition by GTM Research as one of the top 3 Solar inverter companies and our ambition is to continue to grow. We need you! Attend our session to find out more about our permanent and summer internship opportunities!

Below are summer internship & BCC programming deadlines coming up this week!

***Please check COOL for details and application instructions!***

Natural Resources Mentorship Program (BCC)

TOMORROW –  Thursday, Jan 30 by 11:59 PM PST via COOL

Kraft Canada Inc. Consumer Insights & Strategy Intern, Toronto (4 months) TOMORROW –  Thursday, Jan 30 via company website

CIBC *6 postings* Analyst – Business Control Process, Business Intelligence Group, Client Integration Group, Client On-Boarding, Retail Solutions Group, & Securities Lending Friday, January 31 by 11:59 PM PST via COOL

IBM Extreme Blue *2 Postings* MBA Program &  Product Manager Friday, January 31 via company website

ADITI – Intern, Marketing Research (Bangalore) Friday, January 31 via company website

Fidelity Worldwide Investments – Investment Analyst, Summer Internship Friday, January 31 via company website

Ontario Teacher’s Pension Plan – Quantitative Developer Co-op, Global Systematic Investments Friday, January 31 via COOL

*Ensure you read application instructions within the actual job postings carefully as employers may request various application methods i.e. Apply via COOL & Company Website to be considered.  Also, ensure you forward your documents to your assigned Career Coach well in advance of any deadline for any reviews before you submit to postings*

Questions ? Contact: Carly Boettcher, Graduate Careers Assistant

The 10th Annual Business Career Expo will be held on Friday, March 7, 2014. B.C.’s largest annual business-only career fair will include representatives from 65+ companies and 1,000+ students and recent alumni from host schools the Beedie School of Business at SFU, the Sauder School of Business at UBC and the Peter B. Gustavson School of Business at Uvic. This year’s event will be held at the historic Segal Graduate School of Business.

This one day event gives students an excellent opportunity to learn about the types of candidates each organization is seeking, in terms of education, skill set and culture fit. In addition, students are able to highlight the unique assets that they could bring to an organization.

Event Check-in time: 10:30 am

Time: 11:00 – 3:00 pm

*Business Attire is required*

For more details:
https://www.businesscareerexpo.com/home.htm

If you are a current Graduate student (MBA / MM / PT MBA), you can receive your FREE ticket to this event via email to Carly Boettcher, Graduate Careers Assistant at carly.boettcher@sauder.ubc.ca

Limited tickets available, request today!

Here are a list of some of the companies that have confirmed attendance for BCE 2014:

•Procter & Gamble
•Canadian Western Bank
•Bank of Montreal
•Canon Canada
•CIBC
•Scotiabank
•Sunlife Financial
•Vision Critical
•Worksafe BC
•Canfor

The Sauder School of Business, UBC and the Beedie School of Business, SFU invite you to attend our annual MBA Breakfast Reception. On  Friday, March 28 at the Terminal City Club, meet with 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.

Date: Friday, March 28

Registration: 7:15 am

Program Start: 8:00-9:30 am

*Light breakfast included*

*Business attire & fancy Sauder name tag required*

Attendance is FREE for all current MBA students.  RSVP on COOL!

Below are summer internship posting deadlines coming up this week!

***Please check COOL for details and application instructions!***

Global Relay Communications Inc.  Product Manager – Intern  TONIGHT Jan 16

BlackRock Inc.  2014 Summer Internship Opportunities (Asia Pacific & USA)  Jan 17

Kraft Canada Inc.  Brand Marketing & Finance Summer Internship Jan 17

Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board  Investment Research Intern Jan 17

Ernst & Young  2014 Performance Improvement – Major Capital Projects / Program Management Intern Jan 19

Questions ? Contact: Carly Boettcher, Graduate Careers Assistant

Interested in working with extremely smart people within the professional services industry, advising VP’s & CEOs? Interested in a career in Strategic Management Consulting working for firms like McKinsey, Monitor, BCG, Deloitte, Bain, Accenture etc….? Your best opportunity to get into the wonderful world of consulting exists only at UBC through the Sauder Strategic Consulting Mentor Program (SCMP).

The SCMP is totally unique to Sauder and it is a solid opportunity for anyone interested in consulting or working in strategic management functions. It requires a great deal of effort on the part of each participant, but the rewards are definitely worth it: the successful graduates of this program are given an opportunity to interview with at least 6 top consultancies in the world (McKinsey, BCG, Bain etc.). That is more than any of the other top-tier MBA schools can offer.

Join us on Thursday, January 23 at 12:45 – 1:45 pm in HA 492  to learn more about the program, the selection criteria and about practical business tools that you acquire if you are chosen to this program.

RSVP on COOL by January 22!

This is a follow-up to the 12:45-1:45 class scheduled for this Thursday. This is an important session to attend as we will be answering your questions around:

• Your options and requirements for your Summer Experience
• Process, paperwork, faculty supervisors
• Data regarding compensation for internships
• Data regarding timing – when and how do things typically happen
• Best practices for securing your summer experience

And more.

We will start at 12:45 on Thursday, HA 492. See you then.

Posted on behalf of Ian Christie, Director of Graduate Career Services

As a follow-up to the earlier blog post regarding transcripts, I wanted to clarify the points and instructions. Most internship postings do not ask for transcripts. However, it is worth being prepared. 

Please follow these guidelines: 

 1. Official Transcripts: If an employer asks for an official transcript, your only source for that is Brock Hall (Please visit the following website for further instructions on how to obtain your current transcripts: http://www.students.ubc.ca/coursesreg/transcripts/.)

2. Unofficial Transcripts: When an employer asks for a transcript but doesn’t specify “official”, please use one of the following options: 

 A) Best Practice: The gold standard is the official transcript and for < $10, it is a good investment. See link above. 

 B) Alternative: The next best source for an unofficial record of your academic work at Sauder is the “Academic History” document. We have arranged with the graduate programs office to make these available to you at no charge.  If you need an Academic History document, we would be happy to send you a PDF copy that you can then add to your document tab on COOL for those postings that request it.

Please adhere to the following instructions:

• Notify Carly by email only (carly.boettcher@sauder.ubc.ca) with a minimum of 24 hours notice
• You will receive an email from Carly with your document attached
• Please do not come to the front desk asking to have your document immediately. Follow the above procedure. 

Thank you for your cooperation,

Ian Christie, MBA                                                                                                                Director, Graduate Career Services