UBS to hold career workshop for female students
Accounting , Areas of Study , Finance , IT / Information Systems Marketing | Aug 29, 2012 | Nicole Gesualdo
Banking giant UBS is coordinating a program to help female undergraduates get ready to look for internships. Emily Bennington, an author and career expert who has been featured in major broadcast and print media, will help female college juniors to refine their personal brand and prepare for the internship search. Part of the program also will be devoted to networking with women from multiple UBS businesses.
Women in the Class of 2014 who have a minimum GPA of 3.0 may apply at www.ubs.com/graduates, using the job reference number 87907BR. Applicants will be asked to submit a résumé and an essay of no more than 500 words on this topic: “How would you describe your personal brand? Consider the following: how you market yourself to others, how you position yourself for success, and/or what reputation you want to define you as a professional.” The deadline is September 14.
Here are the details on the workshop:
Unlock Your Potential – Featuring Emily Bennington
Friday, October 12, 2012
12:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
UBS, 1285 Avenue of Americas, New York City
And here is the biography of Emily Bennington provided by UBS:
Emily Bennington is coauthor of Effective Immediately: How to Fit In, Stand Out, and Move Up at Your First Real Job. She is a frequent speaker on the topic of career success and has been featured on Fox Business, CNN and ABC, as well as quoted in publications including The Wall Street Journal, New York Post and Washington Post Express. Emily is a contributing writer for Monster.com and a featured blogger for The Huffington Post, Forbes Woman, and U.S. News & World Report. Her second book, Who Says It’s a Man’s World: A Girls’ Guide to Corporate Domination, will be published in January 2013 by AMACOM. Emily can be reached online at www.emilybennington.com, on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/EmilyBennington, or on Twitter @EmilyBennington.
Students who have questions or want help in developing their applications should contact Heather Krasna, director of personal and professional development, at hkrasna@fordham.edu.