By Caroline Hayes | July 31, 2015
It’s hard to believe the recruiting season is about to start for students as you are just finishing up your internships! I hope that students have had great experiences this summer, filled with lots of learning and building new relationships with colleagues, mentors and leaders. Please take some time to enjoy the last few weeks…
By Caroline Hayes | April 27, 2015
Sigma Phi Epsilon, Babson Investment Banking Association and the Undergraduate Center for Career Development came together and hosted an event last Friday with the goal of current students learning about Finance recruiting and internship experiences from their classmates. We want students to realize the access that they have to juniors and seniors that have gone…
By Peer Career Ambassadors | April 1, 2015
This post was written by Kayla Hale ’15, CCD Peer Career Ambassador It’s hard to believe that our final month as Babson Undergrads is here. This last month is crucial in keeping up your grades to ensure a May graduation & preparing for life after Babson. Whether or not you have after graduation plans, there are…
By Caroline Hayes | February 13, 2015
The Babson Latin American Club hosted a terrific program this past week as part of the Wall Street Speaker Series. The topic of conversation was focused on top level executives sharing with students how to succeed in the financial services industry. One of the speakers was Alex Ehrlich who is a Managing Director, Global Head…
By Caroline Hayes | December 9, 2014
I had the opportunity to participate in a Finance Interview Prep session organized by a Babson Faculty member. The 2005 alumnus gave such valuable advice to classroom full of undergraduate sophomore and junior students who were eager to ask questions and hear what those finance interviews are really like! The alumnus had been in the…
By Caroline Hayes | October 20, 2014
This post was written by Lisa Youxi Chen ’16, currently studying at LSE. Networking While Studying Abroad This year I am studying abroad at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) for a year. Before coming to LSE, some people have told me that it could be hard to pursue a finance summer…
By Caroline Hayes | October 14, 2014
There are more Financial Advisor opportunities available to college graduates than ever! After reading this article, it makes sense as to why we would see this increase. If you are interested in a fast growing career in the financial services industry, this might be the right career for you. As a Financial Advisor, you are able to…
By Caroline Hayes | September 28, 2014
Earlier this month, I attended the Babson Investment Banking Conference which is an annual conference planned & organized by the student-run, Babson Investment Banking Association. Every session I attended included pieces of advice or words of wisdom to those aspiring to start their careers in this field. Hiter Harris, Co-founder of Harris Williams, was one…
By Caroline Hayes | March 26, 2014
I have been meeting with many students over the past couple of weeks who come into the office and say “I know finance recruiting is over so I am not expecting to find a finance internship at this point”. My first response to these students is that it’s not over! Certainly, there are specific areas…
By Peer Career Ambassadors | March 10, 2014
This post was written by Jacob Vick ’15, CCD Peer Career Ambassador. Investment banking is, by far, one of the most competitive industries to break into as an undergraduate student; even when your school is a target for some of the top firms. Just recently, Fortune Magazine featured a story in which Goldman Sachs was…