Welcome back to Rochester! We hope that you had a great summer and a relaxing time away from U of R. Hopefully you had some amazing opportunities both professionally and personally, that are both personally rewarding and can be added to your amazing story on your journey to finding a career path. We are excited to welcome you back and look forward to working with you all this Fall!
We also have some new and exciting news in the CFOS Community, we would like to welcome Hannah Holland as our newest CFOS advisor. She brings an amazing wealth of knowledge and is eager to work with all our amazing CFOS students and all U of R students in general. We can’t wait to hear about your summer, and your future career plans. For a more comprehensive list of everything happening in the Consulting & Finance Career Community, login to your Handshake account.
Greene Center and Career Community Programs
Navigating Fall Career Week: Prep Session
Friday September 20, 12:00-1:00pm Dewey Hall 1101
Fall Career Week is coming soon! In order to set yourself up for success, we encourage you to attend this workshop to get the “inside scoop” on all of the exciting activities that will be happening throughout the week of September 30-October 4.
The Greene Center will host our annual Employer/Student Diversity Networking Event, our Fall Career Expo, which targets the engineering, finance, tech, business, and data science industries, a virtual career fair, on-campus interviews and more! Learn how to prepare for these events, pick up tips about meeting with employers, and what your next steps should be after participating in Fall Career Week.
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Business and Banking Bootcamp
Saturday September 21, 10am-1:30pm Gowen Room, Wilson Commons
Have you ever thought about working on “The Street”? Have you ever wondered what careers in business and banking might look like? Have you ever thought about a career in business, banking or finance, and want to know more? Then this exploratory Bootcamp is the right event for you! Come join us for an opportunity to interact with and hear from alumni across many business and banking roles. Learn some useful tips related to working in business and banking, and applicable skills that can be applied to many relevant fields. This session will include a fun, interactive panel with alumni currently working in business and banking, some useful excel tips and training, and an opportunity to learn how to evaluate investment opportunities and network with current bankers. No prior preparation or knowledge is required, just an appetite for learning more about business and banking and an actual appetite (Food will be provided).
Please Register Below
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Fall Resume Bundles
Don’t miss out on this opportunity to get your resume in the hands of our alumni! Submit your career advisor reviewed resume through Handshake by Sunday, September 8th to be included in our alumni resume bundles for internships Consulting firms.
Participation in the U of R Resume Books are in your best interest. Resume Books are designed to provide recruiters and hiring managers with exclusive access to resumes of University of Rochester students who are actively seeking job or internship opportunities. Only vetted employers who work closely with our Corporate Engagement team and the Greene Center will be sent the resume books.
Your resume will be included in a customized Resume Book if your profile criteria match the employer’s requests.
To be included in a customized Resume Book, follow these step-by-step instructions bellow to get started.
Follow the steps for success below:
- Review resume template that meets industry expectations.
- Get your resume ready to be reviewed by Application Tracking Systems, used by most banks and financial institutions, by utilizing Quinncia! Make sure to use your UofR e-mail when signing up.
- Make an appointment (in-person, Zoom) with a Career Advisor. Hannah Holland and Brad Rosenbaum are eager to meet with you!
- Research the industry and prepare for behavioral and technical interviews. Quinncia models asynchronous behavioral interviews used in most first-round interviews so practice using this tool!
- Connect with alumni through The Meliora Collective & LinkedIn.
- Submit resume to books on Handshake
Consulting – Deadline Sept. 8
- Class of 2026 Consulting Resume Book (Intern)
- Class of 2025 Strategy and Management Consulting Resume Book (Job)
- Class of 2025 Technology Consulting Resume Book (Job)
- Class of 2025 Economic and Litigation Consulting Resume Book (Job)
Banking & Finance (Class of 2027 – Interns) – Deadline Sept. 22
- Class of 2027 Corporate Finance Resume Book
- Class of 2027 Banking Research Resume Book
- Class of 2027 Capital Markets (Sales & Trading) Resume Book
- Class of 2027 Technology in Banking Resume Book
- Class of 2027 Investment Banking Resume Book
UR Alumni Banking Cohort (Class of 2027/28) – Deadline Sept. 29
Register for CASC 104: Designing Your Life
No matter what stage you’re at in your journey or what interests you may have, the Greene Center’s exploratory 1-credit course, CASC 104: Designing Your Life, could be a great option for you. The course is specially designed to provide a little more structure and support for you to explore your interests, to make sense of the resources and opportunities available at Rochester, and to begin crafting career goals that are unique to your interests and experiences. A Health Professions-specific and Engineering section will be offered as well. With fall semester registration coming up, we encourage students interested in this course to speak with their college advisors. Learn more about the course here.
Alumni Connected and Featured Opportunities
September 4 | Applications due for Deutsche Bank Investment Bank: Origination and Advisory
Our Origination and Advisory business provides the full range of advisory and financing products and services of a leading global investment bank. Our clients include large-cap and mid-cap corporates, financial institutions, governments, government agencies and financial sponsors.
September 27 | Applications due for Deutsche Bank Internship Program – Chief Financial Office
Our interns are given the opportunity to learn about our business from different viewpoints, giving you a career advantage. You will work on current projects and develop an understanding of our culture, methods and systems by collaborating with a broad range of colleagues in order to provide accurate financial results and insights. The internship is an ideal way of finding out whether a career in Finance meets your needs and aspirations.
This program is constructed of 2 rotations across various areas of Finance. Each rotation will provide insight into one of Finance’s many distinct core responsibilities. Finance activities in which you could work include: financial and regulatory reporting, treasury and liquidity reporting, maintenance of the firm’s official books and records, as well as any related special projects.
October 18 | Applications due for Strategy & Management Summer Analyst Program at Bank of America
The Strategy and Management Summer Program is our 10-week Internship. This provides an exclusive preview of the elite, two-year development training program (recently recognized in 2023 with a Brandon Hall Group Gold Award for most innovative or unique talent acquisition program), which prepares teammates to become future corporate leaders at Bank of America by providing you with direct experience in Digital Technologies, FinTech, Strategy, Innovation, and Management
To discuss these opportunities or more, schedule an appointment with a Greene Center advisor through Handshake.
Have a great week!
Hannah Holland| Career Advisor
Brad Rosenbaum | Advising Program Director
Consulting & Finance Community
