Onboarding Initiative

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Welcome to todays Ask The Expert
Event Preparing for the Summer
Internship Recruiting Process
Well be starting shortly
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Well be starting shortlyin the meantime here
are some helpful hints
Hint 1 If you experience any problems with your
connection, use your telephone to hit buttons, 0
to ask for an operator. Hint 2 You can also
use the chat feature to communicate with the
operator or one of the facilitators. You should
have received a Welcome note already. Hint
3 Remember that this event, while virtual, is
still a platform for potential employers to
observe. All interactions should be collegial and
respectful because you never who might be on the
call.
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Well be starting shortlyin the meantime here
are some more helpful hints
One survey noted that in general, employers offer
full-time jobs to nearly two out of three of
their interns. ? More than 70 percent of the
full-time offers firms make to their summer
interns are accepted. ? Nearly 50 of the interns
who receive offers came on board as full-time
hires.
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Erica HamiltonFounder and DirectorCDG Perspecti
ves is a boutique, human capital
management consulting firm serving institutions
and individuals focused on improving the manner
in which talented diversity candidates are sourced
, recruited and retained in the corporate
sector. ? Ms. Hamilton spent several years
working at Goldman Sachs in the Investment
Banking Division in the area of Human Capital
Management. Among her many accomplishments at
Goldman Sachs, Erica built a successful diversity
recruiting practice and was the Co-Head of the
Analyst Recruiting Program. ? Ms. Hamilton has
spent the past twelve years assisting companies
and organizations source and evaluate candidates
and employees and assisting individuals define
their talents, identify their goals and create an
action, oriented blueprint for success. 
MBA
MPA
BA
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agenda
Overview of The Recruiting Process
Understanding How Firms Perceive Candidates
Strategies for Getting an Interview
Strategies for Advancing in The process
Strategies for Choosing an Offer
Closing
Q A
Good luck on Your Search!
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The Recruiting Process - Two Distinct Perspectives
Candidates Are Seeking

• Exposure, Information Awareness
• Developmental Opportunities
• Complementary Cultures Strong Networks
• Well Rounded Role Models

Candidates are grouped into 3 distinct categories

Shrinking Violets
Paper Tigers
Rock Stars
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Quick Poll
Have you begun the internship recruiting process?
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Offer Acceptance
Offer Extension
Interview Selection
Recruiting Events
Resume Drop

• Exposure to
• firms
• Exposure to groups
• Learning the job
• Access to a network
• EDUCATION

• Breadth of process
• Limited Network
• OPPORTUNITY

Challenge Inability to become actively
engaged in interview process
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Offer Acceptance
Offer Extension
Interview Selection
Recruiting Events
Resume Drop

• Goal Finding opportunities to develop requisite
  skills for
• industry of interest
• Tasks
• Confirm/reconfirm penetrability of industry of
  choice
• Sharpen your resume and cover letter
• Create target list of firms to approach within
  and outside of traditional
• hiring process
• Develop a list of champions and advocates
• Develop a fallback strategy
• Create a timeline
• Develop a memorable elevator pitch
• Resources
• Self diligence
• School-Individuals Alumni, classmates and
  friends working in the
• industry
• External ready-for-finance.com, Other NFP
  affiliations

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Q A
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Quick Poll
Have you been selected for 1st round interviews
but cant seem to get to the next step in the
process?
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Offer Acceptance
Offer Extension
Interview Selection
Recruiting Events
Resume Drop

• Moderate exposure
• Differentiating firms
• Differentiating groups
• EXPOSURE

• Focused process
• Good network
• Multi firm pursuit
• Multi industry pursuit
• CALCULABLE RISK

• Under prepared
• Lack of knowledge
• OPPORTUNITY COST

Challenge Inability to get past 1st Round
Interview session
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Offer Acceptance
Offer Extension
Interview Selection
Recruiting Events
Resume Drop

• Goal Sharpening the perception interviewers and
  influencers
• have of you
• Tasks
• Obtain general feedback from interviews
• Assess feedback and identify common themes
• Form
• Results
• Knowledge
• Schedule mock interview
• Leverage network to obtain one-off interviews
• Resources
• School-Groups/Offices Career Services Office,
• Toastmasters
• School-Individuals Alumni, classmates, friends
  working in
• the industry
• External ready-for-finance.com, Other NFP
  affiliations

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Preparing for Interviews

• Interview Purpose
• Interview Format
• Interview Focus

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Q A
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Quick Poll
Have you received a job offer for the summer?
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Offer Acceptance
Offer Extension
Interview Selection
Recruiting Events
Resume Drop

• Targeted resume drop
• No other industries
• Strong network
• Strong internal champions
• Limited firms
• 1 or 2 lines of business
• FORMALITY ONLY

• Extreme exposure
• Prior experience
• Differentiating a few firms and
• Differentiating between businesses
• Finalizing choice based on details
• SELL

• 1st Round Process may be waived
• Screening firms
• Screening cultures
• CALLED BACK

• Commitment to industry
• Relationships as proxies
• MULTIPLE OFFERS

Challenge Differentiating between
opportunities
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Offer Acceptance
Offer Extension
Interview Selection
Recruiting Events
Resume Drop

• Goal Selecting the right opportunity for your
  short and long term
• goals
• Tasks
• Determine your short and long term goals
• Create objective criteria for comparison
• Leverage assets to get the best offer possible
• Spend time in the office
• Speak with previous employees
• Consider impact of current market environment
• Resources
• School-Groups/Offices Career Services Office,
  Financial Services
• School-Individuals Alumni, classmates, friends
  working in the
• industry
• External ready-for-finance.com, Other NFP
  affiliations

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things to remember

• Opportunities can come from unexpected places
• This is your N1 course, treat it as
• such
• Hiring will be heavily influenced by
• the market
• Define and leverage your resources
• This is just a chapter, not the complete book

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