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  • Facebook
    Click in to our new Facebook Group to manage your career from A-Z and get the latest information on job postings and upcoming events.  Join our group by searching “Groups” for Fordham University MBA Career Management.
  • Instant Messenger
    Why call? Connect instantly and conveniently for answers to quick questions.  We are online from 11am to 5pm, Mon.-Fri. Use AIM or Yahoo: Screen name FordhamMBACareer, or MSN Messenger: Screen name: FordhamMBACareer@hotmail.com .

Log onto Symplicity to RSVP for events and job opportunities.

2009 MBA Career Management Fall Workshop Series

See Symplicity for dates, times, locations, and to RSVP. Please call 212-636-7796 if you have any Symplicity issues. Please note we are offering multiple dates on the same topic.

  • Written Communication - What you write and how you write it says a lot about you to a future employer. Find out what to include and not include in different correspondences.
  • Resume Writing - Your resume is a marketing piece on YOU! Come learn the techniques to make sure your resume stands out in the crowd.
  • Pro-Active Job Search - This workshop will give you the tools you will need to manage your job search from A-Z. Topics covered include networking tips, Career Management offerings and advice on steps toward a successful job search.
  • Networking Technique - This workshop focuses on all things networking. Learn about various networking avenues to help in your search, networking etiquette and networking on-line.
  • Interviewing Technique - The interview is your opportunity to sell yourself to a potential employer. Come learn the different interview styles and receive valuable guidance on some of the most challenging questions.
  • Career Bootcamp Saturdays -Knock the most critical career pieces out in a day! Join us for “Career Bootcamp”! Spend 4 hours and get the ‘best of the best’ including an Intro to the Office, Resume Writing, Cover Letters and Interview Technique.

GBA Finance Society: The Changing Landscape of Careers in IB/Financial Services
Thursday, September 10, 6:30 – 8:00 PM
Amphitheatre of Fordham Law School, 140 West 62nd Street, New York
Speakers - Thomas Mann, Managing Director and Head of Financial Institutions Group, Societe Generale, and Joseph Zirpolo, Principal,Training the Street, Inc., Adjunct Prof. of Finance, Fordham GBA.

Reception at 6:00 PM. GBA Students RSVP via Symplicity. Alumni and Law Students, please RSVP to: mbacareers@fordham.edu

BHMBAA Pre-Conference Workshops
NBMBAA Workshop
September 12, 11 AM – 1 PM
12th Floor Lounge

Are you a career changer? Looking for an internship or a job next year? The National Black MBA Association and National Society of Hispanic MBAs bring you the two biggest networking and career conferences this fall. See below for details, and register by August 15 to lock in the rates! NSHMBA workshop details TBD.

National Black MBA Association 31st Annual Conference & Exposition (NBMBAA)
September 22-26
New Orleans, LA
$295 for the full conference for Members; $50 for the career fair (September 24 & 25)
www.nbmaa.org

National Society Of Hispanic MBA’s (NSHMBA)
October 9-10
Minneapolis, MN
$205 for the full conference; $100 for the career fair (October 9 & 10)
www.nshmba.org

Second Annual Health Care Business Alliance - Leading Change: The Future of Health Care
October 1-2, 2009
Nashville, TN
http://www.owenhcba.com

The Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University is proud to host the second annual Health Care Business Alliance. The Health Care Business Alliance offers current and future health care leaders a dynamic networking and educational event that encourages solutions regarding the health care industry’s sustainability, growth outlook, and future innovations. HCBA is a significant opportunity for MBA and MHA candidates to interview with leading health care companies across the nation and increase their future employment prospects.

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International Exchanges

Global business savvy has become a crucial element for MBAs and business masters graduates, and Fordham GBA provides access to two key locations.

  • Peking University, Beijing International MBA (BiMBA): Spend a semester in Beijing, China at a top-ranked international business program!
  • ESADE International Exchange: ESADE is listed as one of the top MBA programs in the world, and Fordham GBA students can apply to spend a semester at their campus in Barcelona, Spain.

Contact Program Management at gbastudents@fordham.edu for more information about these opportunities.

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Student Business Cards
You now have the opportunity to order business cards.  If you are interested in having GBA business cards, please click here to place your order with Dash Printing:

  • Home address is not included on the cards for your privacy.
  • Cards must use your fordham.edu email addresses.
  • If you have a dual concentration, separate the two by typing in an "and" or a "&".
  • Please be certain to review your proof before submitting your order.
  • Your order is placed when you hit "Send" even though you will not receive a confirmation email.

The order you are placing is for 500 cards at a cost of $50 plus $3 shipping.  Email gradbusiness@fordham.edu with questions.

Student Volunteers Needed
The admissions team is requesting volunteers among the current student population to help promote the Fordham MBA at the monthly information sessions. Any interested students should contact Cynthia Perez, Director of Admissions, at 212-636-6200 or perez@fordham.edu

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Welcome back to our current students, and welcome to our incoming class! Be sure to keep updated on events and club activities by visiting FBdirect at gbadirect.bnet.fordham.edu

Fall 2009 Calendar - Upcoming Important Dates
The entire academic year calendar is available at gbadirect.bnet.fordham.edu

September
7 Labor Day – University closed
8 Classes begin (100% refund begins)
15 Last day of 100% refund – OASIS closed
16 70% refund begins
23 55% refund begins
30 40% refund begins


Student Business Cards

The 11th Annual Fordham Women in Business (FWiB) Fall Conference
Friday, October 2, 6:00 PM
NYAS
Email: fordhamwib@gmail.com with questions.

Why Loyalty Matters
Friday, October 9, 6pm – 8pm
Associate Professor of Marketing Lerzan Aksoy’s most recent book, Why Loyalty Matters, draws from the most comprehensive study of loyalty ever conducted to show why loyalty is critical to our personal and professional success and happiness, and to our ultimate success as a society.

Financial Intimacy: How to Create a Healthy Relationship with Your Money and Your Mate
Tuesday, October 27, 6:30 PM
Presentation and Book Signing with Jacquette Timmons, GBA ‘92
Email cziczo@fordham.edu with questions.


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