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week of September 08, 2009

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My Career

Click and Connect with Career Management

  • 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.

Find out more about the GBA Career Management Office by clicking here. You can also log on to Symplicity to RSVP for events and job opportunities.

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.


Career Bootcamp Saturday

Saturday, September 12, 10 AM - 2 PM
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.
**RSVP Required! Please RSVP on Symplicity**


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 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


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My Education

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.


MBA Designations
Did you know that in addition to your MBA concentration, you can also have an MBA designation? Designations allow you to fine-tune your degree even more. Find out about the following designations: Personal Finance Planning (PFP), Entrepreneurship (ENT), Electronic Business (EB), Global Sustainability (GS), and International Business (IB).


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My Community

Fordham Jewish Student Association Meeting
Monday, September 14, 8pm
Lowenstein, South Lounge
Stop by for the semester’s first meeting of the Fordham Jewish Student Association. If you are interested in this club but can’t make the meeting, you can also email Brad Spiegel at bradspiegel@yahoo.com.

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.


Free Six-Month Subscription to Crain’s New York Business
A special offer for Fordham GBA students: a free six month subscription to Crain’s New York Business, print and digital. Complete the form at www.crainsnewyork.com/subfordham to take advantage of this special student benefit. If the link doesn't work, please copy and paste it into your browser.

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
9/8 - Classes begin (100% refund begins)
9/15 - Last day of 100% refund – OASIS closed
9/16 - 70% refund begins
9/23 - 55% refund begins
9/30 - 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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