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Master of Finance Co-op Orientation
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• Largest business co-op degree program in Canada • More than 1,200 work terms annually • Undergraduate programs in Arts, Business, Economics
and Science • Three separate graduate programs within SBE • Leading organizations post more than 3,000 jobs
annually • Equates to more than 45,000 job applications
processed annually
A FEW FACTS…
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DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATIVE EDUCATION
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Master of Finance Work/Study Sequence
Fall Term Recruiting starts in early September –
two weeks into classes
Winter
Work Term 1
Spring Term
Recruiting starts first week in May
Fall
Work Term 2 (Grad recruiting starts)
Winter
Study Term
BIG PICTURE…
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MABE Work/Study Sequence
Fall Term Study 1
Winter Term
Study 2
Spring
Work term (4 or 8 month work
term)
Fall
Work Term (Grad recruiting
starts.)
Winter Study 3
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This Week
September & October
Resume review
Write a cover letter
Interview skills
Practice with Employers Sept. 14
Apply to jobs on Navigator Sept. 21
On-campus Interviews
Oct. 12 to 20
Toronto Interviews Oct. 7 & Oct. 11
Rank/Match Oct. 26
YOUR DEVELOPMENT AND THE “PRIMARY” RECRUITING
PROCESS
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Pre-match Match (Oct. 27) Early Dec. First wk Jan.
THE “CONTINUOUS” PROCESS
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EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY
January-April May-August September-DecemberEconomic Research !"% #$% !"%Finance - Securities/Investments %% & !"%Human Resources & Administration '% & &Information Technology (% & &Insurance (Non Sales) & %% #%Management Accounting !!% #)% #"%Marketing/Sales "$% #)% '(%Operations/Supply Chain %% %% !*%
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Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Business Management Co-op Barrick Gold, Treasury Analyst
Birch Hill Equity Partners, Analyst BMO Capital Markets, Investment Banking Analyst
CIBC World Markets, Fixed Income Analyst / Securities Lending Analyst CPP Investment Board, Portfolio Analyst
Deutsche Bank Securities, Trading Assistant Fidelity Investments, Treasury Analyst
Gluskin Sheff + Associates, Equity Research Associate / Fixed Income Goldman Sachs, Investment Banking Analyst Imperial Capital Group, Private Equity Analyst
JC Clark, Equity Research Analyst
FUNCTIONAL CHOICES
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Manulife Financial, Risk Analyst, Asset Liability Management ONCAP, Private Capital Analyst
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan - Fixed Income, Infrastructure, Private Capital Paradigm Capital, Corporate Finance
Raymond James, Real Estate Equity Capital Markets RBC Capital Markets – Risk Mgnt, Investment Banking, Sales & Trading Scotia Capital Markets – Equity Research, Investment Banking, Trading
Sentry Select Capital – Research Analyst TD Securities – Commercial, Trading, Investment Banking
UBS Securities – Equity Research, Sales & Trading (Equities) Waratah Advisors – Investment Analyst
FUNCTIONAL CHOICES
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Function High Average
Accounting - Management $850 $774 Business Development $1,058 $929 Consulting - Management $641 $641 Economic Research $727 $727 Finance - Banking $1,153 $954 Marketing $933 $759 Strategic Planning $800 $764 Supply Chain Operations $1,101 $883
Overall $1,153 $806
GRADUATE WEEKLY SALARY WORK TERM 1
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Week of Aug. 15 Orientation starts on Aug. 16 Week of Aug. 22 Schedule individual meeting with Laurie.
Research due - 1) functional areas of interest to you, 2) three companies, and 3) three position titles
Week of Aug. 29 Resume & cover letter due Aug. 31 Week of Sept. 5 “Mock” job postings on navigator Week of Sept. 12 “Mock” interview with an employer on Sept. 14 Week of Sept. 19 Job postings begin on Sept. 21 Week of Oct. 3 Toronto interviews on Oct. 7 Week of Oct. 10 Toronto interviews continue on Oct. 11; on-campus
interviews Oct. 12 to 20 Week of Oct. 17 On-campus interviews continue to Oct. 20; rankings available on Oct. 21 Week of Oct. 24 Student rankings due Oct. 24; results on Oct. 26
FALL CO-OP SCHEDULE
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• Analytical, logical & mathematical – accounting and finance knowledge, able to synthesize large amounts of information, attention to detail
• Financial valuation, modelling • Knowledge of global economy, markets, industry trends • Drive for results. Are you a goal setter? • Excellent communication skills – written and oral • Team-player, strong work ethic – how hard have you
worked in the past? • Record of achievement – your undergraduate grades • Well-roundedness (community & extracurricular) – “the
fit” • Do you have “safe hands”? Can you handle
responsibility or will you drop the ball? • A PASSION for the business
SKILLS TO EMPHASIZE
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Fees Assessed to recover a portion of the overall costs University does not receive funding to offer co-op Fee is amortized over two years Not a “placement fee”
Your participation Communication – Laurier e-mail, monitoring navigator Applying to postings, attending interviews Work terms – visit, work term report, evaluation of
performance Record of marks Academic standing Confidentiality
ADMISSION CONTRACT
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• Vault.com – industry and company guides (available through the Laurier Library)
• Wetfeet.com – Similar to Vault. • WallStreetOasis.com - Job board, interview guides, forums • Ibankingfaq.com – Interview and job search coaching • Job Juice – Interview practice • Globe Investor, Yahoo! Finance, Financial Post • Motley Fool. An Introduction to the World of Finance • Cavendar Park. Focuses on interview prep. CD’s available to
borrow from Laurie • Canadian Securities Institute (https://www.csi.ca) Many
students enroll while doing undergraduate degree. • CFA Institute and Toronto CFA Society
RESOURCES