Starting Line Consulting

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Starting Line Consulting

• Career Development Services

startingline.consulting_at_gmail.com
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About Us
Starting Line Consulting

• Founded in 2006, Starting Line Consulting
  utilizes the knowledge and experience of Michigan
  alumni and seniors to help undergraduates secure
  summer internships and full-time positions. At
  SLC we believe that students of all majors are
  qualified for the most prestigious jobs. With our
  help, students can present their talent and
  qualifications in a manner that exceeds employer
  expectations. Starting Line Consultants have
  extensive interviewing and counseling experience
  as well as established relationships with Wall
  Street and other employers.

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Our Mission
Starting Line Consulting

• Provide high value-added career advice and
  preparation
• Enable students of all majors to compete for the
  best positions at most prestigious firms
• Match students interviewing ability and
  knowledge with employer expectations
• Continue to improve University of Michigan
  reputation among recruiters as a premier
  institution with unparalleled talent
• Help students achieve personal goals and become
  true leaders and best!

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Our Business Model
Starting Line Consulting

• Starting Line Consulting offers a la carte career
  services and full preparation packages
• Packages provide students with customized
  long-term consulting services and guide them
  through the preparation and recruiting process
  depending on their field of interest
• Consultants will be available for appointments at
  reasonable times, 7 days a week

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Methodology
Starting Line Consulting
Assess
Conduct assessments of client opportunities as
well as long and short term career goals
Advise
Provide high value-added career advice customized
to client needs and interests
Prepare
Conduct extensive resume review, perform mock
interviewing sessions, and educate students on
the recruiting process
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Service Offerings
Starting Line Consulting

• General Career Assessment
• Overview of Opportunities and Recruiters
• Resume Review/Edit
• Resume Brainstorming and Creation (Optimal
  Resume/Impact)
• Cover Letter Review
• Cover Letter Creation
• Interview Etiquette and Style Workshop
• Networking Advice and Strategy
• Psychology of an Interview
• Career Path Development
• Consulting Frameworks and Case Approach
• Marketing Frameworks
• Valuation and Accounting Training
• Capital Markets Overview
• Mock Interviews Behavioral, Technical, Case,
  Industry

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Areas of Expertise
Starting Line Consulting

• Investment Banking
• Asset/Wealth Management
• Sales Trading
• Corporate Finance
• Public Accounting
• Strategy and Operations Consulting
• Marketing and Brand Management
• Software Development and Technology
• Engineering
• Government
• Non-Profit

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Detailed Services
Starting Line Consulting

• Attending Corporate Presentations
• Standing Out
• Developing Personal Relationships
• Organizing Contacts
• Creating Follow-up Communication
• Preserving Contacts and Relationships

Networking
Interviewing

• Overview of Interview Styles and Questions
• Step-by-Step Interview Practice
• Timed Mock Interview
• Detailed Feedback

• Analysis of Current Resume
• Discussion of Relevant Experiences
• Adjusting Content to Position
• Rewording and Polishing
• Creating Structure, Chronological Order,
  Prioritization
• Bullet Point Conversion to C-A-R or A-P-R
• Conversion into LSA
  or Business School

Resume
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Career Consultants
Starting Line Consulting
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Daniel Brachfeld
Starting Line Consulting

• Dan is a senior at the Ross School of Business
  with emphases in Finance and Business Information
  Technology. He spent this past summer interning
  in sales and trading at Bear Stearns and will be
  joining Bear Stearns full time at the conclusion
  of his senior year. Dan is extremely involved in
  the business school, as president of both
  Michigan Interactive Investments and the BBA
  Finance Club. Through these positions he
  regularly works with corporate recruiters to
  develop relationships between Michigan students
  and Investment Banks. Dan also serves as the BBA
  Chair to the Ross School of Business Alumni
  Development Commitment where he works as a
  liaison between the school and its alumni base.
• In addition to working at Bear Stearns, Dan also
  has the professional experience of interning with
  Legg Mason (Asset Management) and Fleishman
  Hillard (Public Relations). Dan has successfully
  interviewed for positions in Investment Banking,
  Sales and Trading, Private Wealth Management,
  Asset Management, and Public Relations.
• Dan provides general career counseling, resume
  and cover letter review, networking strategies,
  and interview tips. Dan is able to provide unique
  advice based upon his relationships with
  recruiters from various firms and industries. Dan
  will also be available to counsel students once
  they have accepted an internship offer on how to
  succeed as an intern and be asked back full-time

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Reuben Dvoretsky
Starting Line Consulting

• Reuben is a senior at the Ross School of
  Business, concentrating in finance, accounting,
  and Strategy. Reuben has shown high academic
  achievement throughout his college career. He is
  a recipient of the William J. Branstrom Freshman
  Prize as well as Robert Dort Nonna Petis
  Scholarship. Reuben is a Carson Scholar and has a
  strong interest in politics, law, and public
  policy.
• Reuben gained valuable corporate finance
  experience in the Treasury Department at Owens
  Corning where he helped execute a 2.4 billion
  financing deal. Furthermore, he had the
  opportunity to lead a team analyzing the cash
  management processes of a major Owens Corning
  subsidiary, in which his recommendations led to
  190,000 annual savings. As a result, Reuben is
  well-versed in corporate finance techniques and
  interviewing skills.
• Reuben has been working in the field of
  leadership development and executive coaching for
  over a year under Robert Pasick, PhD, a Harvard
  trained executive coach and consultant. In this
  capacity, he has tested his entrepreneurial
  abilities and gained leadership development
  insights.
• Reuben has interviewed extensively in the fields
  of corporate finance, investment management,
  consulting, and private equity. He will be
  joining the Financial and Economic Consulting
  practice at The Huron Consulting Group in New
  York.

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David Painter
Starting Line Consulting

• David is a Senior at the Ross School of Business
  with an emphasis in marketing. Furthermore, he
  is pursuing a dual-degree from the Business
  School and a B.A. in Spanish. Through his
  professional experiences he can provide counsel
  on the process necessary to starting a career in
  the area of marketing, advertising, or public
  relations.
• David has successfully interviewed for internship
  and full-time positions with Unilever, Procter
  Gamble, S.C. Johnson, American Express,
  Microsoft, and Kraft. He worked as an intern with
  Unilever in last summer working on the AXE Brand
  and will be joining Unilever full-time in their
  Chicago office.

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Adam Percy
Starting Line Consulting

• Adam Percy will graduate in April 2007 with a BBA
  from the Stephen M.Ross School of Business at
  the University of Michigan.  Adam
  hassuccessfully leveraged his resources from the
  University to gaininternship experience with
  both federal and state government.  In thesummer
  of 2006, Adam served as an intern to United
  States Senator JohnF. Kerry, assisting with
  business relationship development
  inMassachusetts.  He also worked as an intern
  with the MassachusettsState Legislature, serving
  in the House of Representatives.Additionally,
  Adam has experience in academics conducting
  research onHedge Fund Regulation at the Harvard
  Law School.
• Adam's long term goals include a life of
  professional public service.In preparation for
  graduate studies, Adam will spend two years
  aftergraduation as a Teach For America corps
  member in Phoenix, Arizona.  Inaddition to his
  professional pursuits, Adam is also a
  dedicatedmusician, an avid runner, and enjoys
  studying ancient history, Englishliterature, and
  global politics.

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Jackie Rocca
Starting Line Consulting

• Jackie is a senior at the Ross School of Business
  with emphases in strategy and finance. Jackie
  has prior work experience in corporate finance
  and accounting working at GMAC Financial Services
  and Ernst Young Transaction Advisory Services,
  respectively. She will begin working for the
  strategy consulting firm Bain Company in the
  fall. She is also a Career Counselor at the
  Office of Career Development at the Ross School
  of business and has over 100 hours of relevant
  consulting experience.
• Jackie has interviewed with the following
  consulting firms Bain Company, McKinsey,
  Boston Consulting Group, AT Kearney, Huron
  Consulting Group, Deloitte Consulting, ZS
  Associates, and CRA International. She has also
  interviewed with many of the Big Four Accounting
  firms and has experience in other behavioral
  interviews.
• Jackie provides general career assessments,
  resume brainstorming and review, cover letter
  brainstorming and review, networking strategies,
  and behavioral and case-based consulting mock
  interviews.

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George Rodnikov
Starting Line Consulting

• George has graduated with a BBA degree from the
  Ross School of Business in May, 2006. He has
  completed his bachelor degree in just 3 years and
  is currently pursuing a Master in Accounting
  (MACC) and later on the CPA certification. George
  has vast interviewing experience in the fields of
  public accounting, corporate finance, and
  consulting. He is ready to provide general
  behavioral interview tips, accounting interview
  preparation, and career advice in these areas.
• George has interviewed with all Big Four
  accounting firms, numerous corporate finance
  positions within Fortune 500 companies, and
  several consultancies. Georges professional
  experiences include corporate finance internships
  with Abbott Laboratories, one of the worlds
  largest pharmaceutical companies, and IWKA GmbH,
  a multi-billion Euro German holding corporation.
  He will be joining Huron Consulting Group in New
  York next summer.

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Mike Rozenfeld
Starting Line Consulting

• Mike received a BBA degree from the Ross School
  of Business in December, 2006 with emphases in
  Finance, Accounting, and Strategy. He has worked
  as an investment banking and consulting Career
  Counselor at the Office of Career Development
  during his senior year, helping business school
  juniors and seniors with the recruiting process.
  Mike provides general career counseling, resume
  brainstorming and review sessions, cover letter
  reviews, networking strategies, behavioral,
  financial, and case-based mock interviews,
  valuation training. He has over 100 hours of
  career consulting experience.
• Mike has successfully interviewed for both
  Internship and Full-Time positions. His interview
  experience includes A.T. Kearney, Bain Co.,
  Bank of America, BlackRock Financial Management,
  Boston Consulting Group, Citigroup, Credit
  Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Guggenheim
  Partners, Ernst Young, Jefferies, JPMorgan,
  McKinsey Co., MillerBuckfire, Morgan Stanley,
  Think Equity Partners, and UBS.
• Mikes professional experiences include working
  in retail banking in Russia, conducting
  pharmaceutical industry patent research at the
  Business School, corporate finance internship at
  Nike, Inc, creating an online e-commerce project,
  and investment banking internship in Media and
  Telecommunications at Deutsche Bank. He will be
  joining McKinsey Company as a Business Analyst
  in Corporate Finance and Strategy Practice at the
  New York office.

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Andy Shah
Starting Line Consulting

• Andy is a senior at the University of Michigan
  majoring in Economics. He is a transfer student
  from NYU Stern School of Business. Andy is an
  outstanding motivational speaker and an expert in
  self-directed career search. Andys focus is on
  case-based consulting interviewing process,
  capital markets positions, and interview style
  and etiquette. He has been advising students on
  career decisions and recruiting efforts for over
  a year.
• Andys professional experience includes
  consulting at A.T. Kearney in the Strategy
  Practice within the Healthcare/Pharmaceuticals
  Industry, devising Corporate Strategy for the VP
  of Finance, CFO, and COO at Computer Associates,
  now known as CA - the third largest software
  developer next to Microsoft and Oracle, working
  as a Trader in the Global Markets Division of
  Deutsche Bank. Currently, Andy has accepted a
  position with Lehman Brothers within their
  Investment Banking Division.
• Andy is a successful entrepreneur and the
  President of the Shah Group Inc., a holdings
  corporation which includes projects in web based
  startups and real estate. He holds distinctions
  as an All American Scholar (United States
  Achievement Academy) and Presidential Scholar
  (Executive Office of the United States).

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Allen Stuck
Starting Line Consulting

• Holding a strong entrepreneurial mindset and an
  exceptionally personable nature, Allen coaches
  confidence in the interview room and a superior
  approach to schmoozing. His formal study
  centers upon the financial and strategic
  challenges to growth, and features a certificate
  in international business from Tecnologico de
  Monterrey backed by three years of enterprise
  study at the University of Michigan.
  Professional experience includes a strong dose of
  payroll, sales, and inventory management duties
  within Northland Investments reinforced by 12
  months of competitive benchmarking within
  Mexicos leading aluminum manufacturer.
• Allens expertise lies in showing you the way to
  effectively cultivate relationships and subtly
  impress recruiters through a more direct and
  attractive manner of communication. His
  outstanding nature and well cultured perspective
  offer fresh angles and creative tips that are of
  value to anyone desiring to improve their poise
  and ability to grab the attention of would be
  employers.